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Animal rescue resources

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Gulf Coast

 * National Weather Service Forecast Office
 * Tallahassee, FL
 * Mobile/Pensacola, AL,FL
 * New Orleans/Baton Rouge, LA
 * Lake Charles, LA
 * Houston/Galveston, TX
 * Corpus Christi, TX
 * Brownsville, TX

Orange County

 * Orange County
 * Office of Emergency Management
 * Hurricane Watch
 * Cities and Towns: Bridge City | Little Cypress | Mauriceville | Orange | Pine Forest | Pinehurst | Rose City | Vidor | West Orange

Bridge City
Bridge City Animal Shelter Bridge City, TX 409-735-8898
 * Bridge City

Jefferson County

 * Jefferson County
 * Hurricane Watch
 * Cities and Towns: Beaumont | Bevil Oaks | Central Gardens | China | Fannett | Groves | Nederland | Nome | Port Arthur | Port Neches

Beaumont
Humane Society of SE Texas 2050 Spindletop Ave, Beaumont, TX 409-833-0504
 * Beaumont (pop. 114K)

Port Arthur

 * Port Arthur (pop. 58K)

Chambers County

 * Chambers County
 * Cities and Towns: Anahuac | Baytown | Beach City | Cove | Highlands | Mont Belvieu | Old River-Winfree | Seabrook | Shoreacres | Stowell | Winnie

Baytown

 * Baytown (pop. 67K)

Galveston County

 * Galveston County
 * Office of Emergency Management
 * Galveston County Daily News
 * Cities and Towns: Bacliff | Bayou Vista | Bolivar Peninsula | Clear Lake Shores | Dickinson | Friendswood | Galveston | High Island | Hitchcock | Jamaica Beach | Kemah | La Marque | League City | San Leon | Santa Fe | Texas City  | Tiki Island

Dickinson
SPCA 3000 Ave R, Dickinson, TX 281-339-2086
 * Dickinson (pop. 17K)

Galveston
Animal Shelter & Adoption 6814 Broadway St, Galveston, TX 409-740-1919
 * Galveston (pop. 57K)
 * City Government

Texas City

 * Texas City (pop. 42K)

Galveston County Animal Shelter Manager: Michele Reynolds 3412 Loop 197 North Texas City, TX 409-948-2485 or 409-740-1919 281-734-0918 Cellular http://www.gcas.petfinder.org/ The shelter is overflowing with animals from Hurricane Katrina. Please help them foster animals or call to locate your lost pet.

Whiskerville Sanctuary 1112 - 6th Street North Texas City, TX 77590 409-948-1112 409-682-5584 http://www.whiskerville.org/

Brazoria County

 * Brazoria County
 * Cities and Towns: Alvin | Amsterdam | Angleton | Arcola | Bailey's Prairie | Bonney | Brazoria | Brookside Village | Clute | Damon | Danbury | Freeport | Hillcrest | Holiday Lakes | Iowa Colony | Jones Creek | Lake Jackson | Liverpool | Manvel | Oyster Creek | Pearland | Quintana | Richwood | Rosharon | Surfside Beach | Sweeny | West Columbia | Wild Peach Village

Angleton
SPCA of Brazoria County 17000 Highway 288 # B, Angleton, TX 409-849-6900
 * Angleton (pop. 18K)

Freeport
Freeport Animal Shelter Freeport, TX 409-239-4133
 * Freeport (pop. 13K)

Matagorda County

 * Matagorda County
 * Cities and Towns: Bay City | Blessing | Markham | Palacios | Van Vleck

Bay City
Bay City Animal Shelter 4201 Avenue F, Bay City, TX 409-245-1396
 * Bay City (pop. 19K)

Jackson County

 * Jackson County
 * Cities and Towns: Edna | Ganado | La Ward | Lo lita | Vanderbilt
 * Edna (pop. 6K)

Calhoun County

 * Calhoun County
 * Cities and Towns: Point Comfort | Port Lavaca | Port O'Connor | Seadrift
 * Port Lavaca (pop. 12K)
 * Port O'Connor

Aransas County

 * Aransas County
 * Cities and Towns: Aransas Pass | Fulton | Rockport
 * Rockport (pop. 7K)

San Patricio County

 * San Patricio County
 * Cities and Towns: Del Sol-Loma Linda | Doyle | Edgewater-Paisano | Edroy | Falman-County Acres | Gregory | Ingleside on the Bay | Lake City | Lakeshore Gardens-Hidden Acres | Lakeside | Mathis | Morgan Farm Area | Odem | Portland | Rancho Chico | Sinton | St. Paul | Taft Southwest | Taft | Tradewinds
 * Sinton (pop. 6K)

Nueces County

 * Nueces County
 * Cities and Towns: Agua Dulce | Bishop | Corpus Christi | Driscoll | Ingleside | La Paloma-Lost Creek | North San Pedro | Petronila | Port Aransas | Portland | Rancho Banquete | Robstown | San Patricio | Sandy Hollow-Escondidas | Spring Garden-Terra Verde | Tierra Grande

Corpus Christi
Animal Care Division 2626 Holly Road - Corpus Christi, TX 78415 Call Center 361-826-2489, 361-882-6082 After hours 361-886-2600
 * Corpus Christi (406K)

Compassion For Animals PO Box 72064, Corpus Christi, TX 512-852-6573

Paws-Gulf Coast Humane Society 1101 Navigation Blvd, Corpus Christi, TX 512-884-0366

Robstown
Nueces County Animal Control 1427 FM 892, Robstown, Texas 78380 361-387-5701, Emergencies: 361-886-2800
 * Robstown

Kleberg County

 * Kleberg County
 * Cities and Towns: Kingsville
 * Kingsville
 * Map

Kenedy County

 * Kenedy County (pop. 414)

Willacy County

 * Willacy County
 * Cities and Towns: Bausell and Ellis | Lasara | Los Angeles Subdivision | Lyford | Lyford South | Port Mansfield | Ranchette Estates | Raymondville | San Perlita | Santa Monica | Sebastian | Willamar | Zapata Ranch
 * Raymondville (pop. 10K)

Cameron County

 * Cameron County
 * Cities and Towns: Arroyo Alto | Arroyo Colorado Estates | Arroyo Gardens-La Tina Ranch | Bayview | Bixby | Bluetown-Iglesia Antigua | Brownsville | Cameron Park | Chula Vista-Orason | Combes | Del Mar Heights | El Camino Angosto | Encantada-Ranchito El Calaboz | Grand Acres | Green Valley Farms | Harlingen | Indian Lake | La Feria | La Feria North | La Paloma | Lago | Laguna Heights | Laguna Vista | Las Palmas-Juarez | Lasana | Laureles | Los Fresnos | Los Indios | Lozano | Olmito | Palm Valley | Port Isabel | Primera | Rancho Viejo | Rangerville | Ratamosa | Reid Hope King | Rio Hondo | San Benito | San Pedro | Santa Maria | Santa Rosa | Solis | South Padre Island | South Point | Tierra Bonita | Villa del Sol | Villa Pancho | Yznaga

Brownsville
Animal Shelter 164 Military Hwy, Brownsville, TX 210-544-7351
 * Brownsville (pop. 140K)

Humane Society 1845 N Expressway, Brownsville, TX 210-544-0414

Humane Society & Shelter 3016 Milam Dr, Brownwood, TX 915-646-0617

South Padre Island

 * South Padre Island

Harris County

 * Harris County
 * Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Management
 * Cities and Towns: Atascocita (uninc) | Barrett (uninc) | Baytown | Bellaire | Bunker Hill Village | Channelview (uninc) | Cloverleaf (uninc) | Crosby (uninc) | Cypress (uninc) | Deer Park | El Lago | Friendswood | Galena Park | Hedwig Village | Highlands (uninc) | Hilshire Village | Houston | Humble | Hunters Creek Village | Jacinto City | Jersey Village | Katy | Klein (uninc) | La Porte | League City | Missouri City | Morgan's Point | Nassau Bay | Pasadena | Pearland | Piney Point Village | Seabrook | Sheldon (uninc) | Shoreacres | South Houston | Southside Place | Spring (uninc) | Spring Valley | Stafford | Taylor Lake Village | Tomball | Waller | Webster | West University Place

Houston

 * Houston (pop. 2012K)
 * Houston Chronicle Newspaper
 * Craigslist.org Houston > Pets
 * Harris County Rabies/Animal Control 612 Canino - Houston Texas 77076 - Phone:281-999-3191 Fax:281-847-1911
 * baileyindy.com Houston area pet boarding: Individuals, pet groups, and businesses which have volunteered to provide temporary housing for pets of Hurricane Katrina evacuees
 * Houston SPCA - 900 Portway Drive - Houston, Texas 77024 - Hotline: 713-802-0555 (9-5) - 713-869-7722 (general info)
 * The SPCA took in over 600 displaced pets on Sunday, 9/4/05. Lots of these animals came from those now evacuated and staying at the Astrodome. The shelter is in urgent need of supplies, donations. Also coordinate with them to furnish a foster care home.

Pasadena

 * Pasadena (pop. 142K)

Tomball

 * Tomball (pop. 9K)
 * Lone Star Equine Rescue, Tomball Texas, 713-467-3444 (Lonestar) and/or John or Jodie Arrington 281-426-3451. The group has been called in to help with the horse rescue efforts after the storm hits. They have requested supplies and manpower.

Bryan
Brazos Animal Shelter 2207 Finfeather Rd, Bryan, TX 409-775-5755
 * Bryan (pop. 66K)

College Station

 * College Station (pop. 80K)
 * Texas A&M Vet School

Conroe
Humane Society of Montgomery 1016 E Dallas St, Conroe, TX 409-756-3914 http://www.petfinder.com/shelters/TX279.html
 * Conroe (pop. 37K)

Hempstead
Country Paws Rescue Shelter & Sanctuary 22271 Kmiec Rd. Hempstead, TX 77445 (979) 826 -9996
 * Hempstead (pop. 5K)
 * Country Paws Rescue

Huntsville
Rita B. Huff Animal Shelter 530 Bearkat Boulevard, off Sycamore Street Huntsville, Texas Phone: (936) 295-4666 The Huff shelter is accepting animals; owned animals will be either placed in foster homes, kept at the shelter, or housed at the fairgrounds.
 * Huntsville (pop. 35K)
 * 45 miles north of Houston
 * PasadoRescue: Huntsville, TX Triage (Sept. 23, 2005)
 * Rita B. Huff Animal Shelter

Sugar Land

 * Sugar Land (pop. 73K)

San Marcos
San Marcos Animal Shelter 750 A River Rd. San Marcos, Texas Phone: (512) 393-8340 The shelter is accepting and holding animals for evacuees who are staying/residing in San Marcos.
 * San Marcos (pop. 35K)

Victoria

 * Victoria (pop. 112K)

North East Texas

 * Cities and Towns: Bedford | Greenville | Jacksonville | Longview | Lufkin | Marshall | Mount Pleasant | Nacogdoches | Palestine | Paris | Texarkana | Tyler

Bedford
Homeward Bound Animal Rescue P.O. Box 210157 Bedford, TX 76095 817-792-5122 mailto:srich@flash-dot-net (@flash.net)
 * Bedford (pop. 47K)

Longview

 * Longview (pop. 73K)

Marshall

 * Marshall (pop. 24K)

Nacogdoches
The Nacogdoches County EXPO Center 3895 NW Stallings Drive on the Nacogdoches Loop Nacogdoches, Texas Phone: (936) 564-0849
 * Nacogdoches

Texarkana

 * Texarkana (pop. 131K)

Tyler

 * Tyler (pop. 184K)

Austin

 * Austin (pop. 657K)
 * Austin American-Statesman Newspaper

Austin SPCA 124 West Anderson Lane Austin Convention Center 500 East Cesar Chavez Street. Phone: 512-646-7387

Austin Humane Society 124 W. Anderson Lane Austin, Texas Phone: (512) 646-7387, press 1 for Hurricane hotline The Austin Humane Society will match foster homes for animals of evacuees.

Animal Shelter of Austin 1156 W Cesar Chavez St, Austin, TX (512) 972-4738

Animal Trustees of Austin 5002 Lucas Ln, Austin, TX 512-302-0388

EmanciPet & The Mobile Spay/Neuter Clinic Serving Austin & the surrounding area. 2729 Exposition Blvd, #124, Austin, TX 78703 (512) 587-SPAY http://www.emancipet.com/ mailto:EmanciPet@yahoo-dot-com

Humane Society-Spca Austin 124 W Anderson Ln, Austin, TX 512-478-9325


 * Paws of Austin

Pet Registration Hotline 1156 W Cesar Chavez St, Austin, TX 512-472-5678

Wildlife Rescue PO Box 806, Austin, TX 512-472-9453

Killeen

 * Killeen (pop. 90K)

Round Rock

 * Round Rock

Temple

 * Temple (pop. 55K)

Waco

 * Waco (pop. 219K)

North Texas plus Panhandle

 * Cities and Towns: Amarillo | Arlington | Breckenridge | Cleburne | Corsicana | Dallas | Denison | Denton | Ennis | Forestburg | Fort Worth | Frisco | Gainesville | Graham | Granbury | Greenville | Hillsboro | Irving | Mineral Wells | Plano | Sherman | Stephenville | Waxahachie | Weatherford | Wichita Falls

Amarillo

 * Amarillo (pop. 233K)

Amarillo-Panhandle Humane Society 3501 S Osage St, Amarillo, TX 806-373-1716

Amarillo SPCA S Coulter St, Amarillo, TX 806-353-4770

Animal Rescue Shelter 12500 S Washington St, Amarillo, TX 806-622-1082

Arlington

 * Arlington (pop. 333K)

Arlington Animal Shelter 5920 W Pioneer Pkwy, Arlington, TX 817-451-3436

Cleburne

 * Cleburne

Cleburne City Animal Shelter 508 W Industrial Blvd, Cleburne, TX 817-645-2710

Johnson County Humane Society 908 W Henderson St, Cleburne, TX 817-641-2900

TRI-County Humane Society PO Box 2232, Cleburne, TX 817-373-2003

Dallas

 * Dallas (pop. 1200K)
 * Dallas Morning NewsPets

Animal Connection of Texas (not a Shelter) An animal rights group promoting low cost/free Spay/Neuter programs in the Dallas area. 660 Preston Forest Center, Box 121, Dallas, TX 75230 http://www.animalconnectiontx.org/ mailto:ACT@animalconnectiontx-dot-org

Human Society of the United States Southwest Regional Office 3001 LBJ Freeway, Suite 224 Dallas, TX 75234 972-488-2964 Fax: 972-488-2965

Humane Society 7203 Skillman St # 106, Dallas, TX 214-343-3666

Humane Society 3001 Lyndon B Johnson Frwy, Dallas, TX 972-488-2964

Humane Society-Greater Dallas 2317 Lakeland Dr, Dallas, TX 214-321-4007

SPCA of Texas 362 S Industrial Blvd, Dallas, TX 214-651-9611

Humane Society of Dallas County 2719 Manor Way, Dallas, TX 214-350-7387

Luv-A-Pet 4830 Village Fair Dr, Dallas, TX 214-372-9999

Metroplex Animal Coalition 8333 Douglas Avenue, Suite 1350 Dallas, Texas 75225 Phone: 972-669-5000 http://www.metroplexanimalcoalition.org/

Texas Cares 18504 Featherwood Dr, Dallas, TX 972-985-3858

Denison

 * Denison (pop. 23K)

Denton
Denton Humane Society PO Box 1972, Denton, TX 817-382-7387
 * Denton (pop. 81K)

Forestburg
Serenity Springs Sanctuary & Rescue 2162 Merritt Road Forestburg, TX 76239 940-964-2318 http://www.serenityspringssanctuary.org/
 * Forestburg (approx 60 mi NW of Dallas)

Fort Worth
Fort Worth Animal Care and Control Division (817) 392-3737
 * Fort Worth (pop. 603K)
 * Star Telegram

Humane Society of North Texas 1840 E Lancaster Ave, Fort Worth, TX 817-332-5367 http://www.hsnt.net/

Gainesville
Cooke County Humane Society PO Box 543, Gainesville, TX 817-668-6309
 * Gainesville (pop. 16K)

Grand Prairie
Animal Services Prairie Paws Adoption Center 2222 W. Warrior Trail Grand Prairie, TX 75052 Phone: 972-237-8575 Fax: 972-237-8579
 * Grand Prairie halfway between Ft. Worth and Dallas.

Irving

 * Irving (pop. 192K)

Plano

 * Plano (pop. 222K)

Sherman

 * Sherman (pop. 33K)

Wichita Falls

 * Wichita Falls (pop. 149K)

Brownsville

 * Brownsville (pop. 140K) see Cameron County
 * Brownsville Herald Newspaper

Corpus Christi

 * Corpus Christi (pop. 406K) see Nuesces County
 * Corpus Christi Caller Times Newspaper

Eagle Pass

 * Eagle Pass

Edinburg

 * Edinburg (pop. 49K)

Harlingen

 * Harlingen (pop. 58K)

Laredo

 * Laredo (pop. 213K)

Mcallen

 * Mcallen (pop. 106K)

Mission

 * Mission (pop. 45K)

San Antonio

 * San Antonio (pop. 1820K)
 * Animal Defense League of Texas
 * 11300 Nacogdoches Road
 * San Antonio, Texas 78217-2318
 * 210 -655 -1481
 * mailto:bjohnson@adltexas-dot-org

South Padre Island

 * South Padre Island see Cameron County

Weslaco

 * Weslaco

Abilene
Taylor-Jones Humane Society 3811 N 1st St, Abilene, TX 915-672-7124
 * Abilene (pop. 158K)

El Paso
Humane Society of El Paso 325 Shelter Pl, El Paso, TX 915-532-6971
 * El Paso (pop. 705K)

Lubbock

 * Lubbock (pop. 257K)

Midland

 * Midland (pop. 118K)

Odessa

 * Odessa (pop. 122K)

San Angelo

 * San Angelo (pop. 105K)

= See also =
 * Shelters
 * Texas main page