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Good morning, Houston. Nothing to lol at here: the Houston SPCA is rolling out a new policy for pet owners who drop off their pets. From now on, there will be a fifteen minute "counseling session," during which the owners will know if the pet is going to be a candidate for adoption or if it's going to the big litterbox in the sky. The policy is meant to make it harder for owners... more ›

The shot from flickr user and Houstonist photo contributor erinen31. more ›

Two children drowned in unrelated incidents in Richmond on Sunday, bringing the number of kids who have drowned in the area this year to 16, compared with 20 in all of 2005 The investigator looking into problems at the HPD crime lab said he'll need $1.5 million ot finish his work, a price the city may not pay A high-speed police chase ended early this morning with a crash on the East Freeway at the... more ›

We all learned from Patrick Dempsey that you Can't Buy Me Love, well that also applies to the love of your four legged friends. Even so, local multi-millionaire Bernard Aptaker has thrown caution to the wind and is donating 60 acres near George Bush Intercontinental Airport for creation of the Freedom Farm refuge to the Houston SPCA. The refuge will releave overcrowding at the current Portway St. 5 acre shelter that has been home... more ›

We here at Houstonist are a sucker for animals, especially strong willed cute ones that have lived through hell and survived. Perhaps you remember Harley; a black lab mix who was found wandering the streets after Hurricane Rita with his back badly burned from a fire. The kind people at the Houston Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals took the poor guy in and got him back to good health. He became a... more ›

Mayor Bill White proposed a $3 billion FY 2007 city budget today, a 7.5 percent increase over last year's A Splendora man, two of his daughters and a couple from Tyler were killed last night in a fiery head-on crash on Highway 105 near Moss Bluff Three suspects have been arrested in connection with 28 robberies on the north side between August and March Speaking of robberies, do you know what might happen to your... more ›

Don't let the name fool you. There is nothing mysterious about this pup. more ›

City Councilwoman Shelley Sekula-Gibbs said today she'll seek the nomination for Tom DeLay's seat in the November election The mother of missing 3-year-old Kendrick Jackson is standing by Kendrick's dad, Roderick Fountain, the prime suspect in the disappearance Community leaders said they'll work to increase support of the TSU/HISD Lab School, which is included on the school district's list of campuses to close A man was rescued from his car last night after driving into... more ›

We're supposed to have excellent springtime weather this weekend — so why not take advantage of it by grabbing your tennies, leash and four-legged friend (we're talking about your dog) and heading downtown tomorrow for the Houston SPCA's Mutt Strut? more ›

Buddy is rounding out week two of Pet of the Week. He is a little bit shy, but once you get to know him, Houston SPCA folks say you'll love him. more ›

There's a warm place in Houstonist's heart for man's best friend. We wish all Houston-area animals had a home of their own, but unfortunately, they don't. Houstonist wants to change that, which is why we're diving into the files of the Houston SPCA to bring you our Pet of the Week. more ›

Perhaps Houstonist was naive in thinking animal shelters were safe places, or maybe (more likely) we'd just never thought about it, but in either case we almost cried in our Cap'n Crunch this morning when we read about the euthanasia rate in Houston's major shelters. A city task force has been looking at the number of animals who are killed rather than being put up for adoption: More than 80,000 animals that entered the area's... more ›