Eldridge December 2017

LOVING ARMS PET PLACEMENT
DONATE WITHOUT SPENDING MONEY
People often say “I wish I could donate to
your organization, but I’m low on funds.”
That’s alright. How would you like to help
Loving Arms Pet Placement rescue on a
regular basis without spending a cent?
To donate painlessly, go to www.krogercommunityrewards.com,
enter 84029, click
on Loving Arms Pet Placement to attach
our rescue to your Kroger card. Each time
you use your Kroger card, LAPP gets money
donated to our vet bills from Kroger.
CUSTOM GIFT WRAPPING! As our final fundraiser,
from December 17th-24th, we will be
happy to wrap purchases from Barnes and
Noble as well as other gifts you bring in. Gift
Wrapping at Barnes and Noble Champions
Shopping Center, 5303 FM 1960,
Houston, TX 77069.
Loving Arms Pet Placement is a non-profit
foster-based dog and cat rescue in the
Copperfield area. Visit Loving Arms Pet
Placement website at www.lovingarmspetplacement.com
or visit us at Petsmart on
Highway 6 and FM 529 each Saturday from
11 AM until 5 PM.
ATTENTION! PET POOPS / YOU SCOOP
Please be respectful of community grounds
and neighbors’ yards. If your pet poops
during your walk, be prepared to scoop and
trash. Come with a scooper and a recycled
grocery bag or anything else. It may not be
the most fabulous way to walk your pet,
but it does show your respect for every
homeowner and our beautiful community.
VETERINARY PUBLIC
HEALTH DIVISION
(Formerly called Harris County Animal Control)
The Veterinary Public Health Division posts
photos of all animals found on their website
and updates it twice daily. If you have lost
your pet, please check this website,
www.hcphes.org/vph.
Have you lost a pet?
Start your search immediately,
don’t wait to make flyers.
Contact all possible animal control or animal
welfare agencies in the area. Visit each
location at least every other day.
Call your pet’s veterinarian and the microchip
company to make sure they have current
contact information for you. A citizen
may try to call the veterinarian’s office or
microchip company themselves from your
pet’s tags.
Call all the veterinarians in your area to alert
them to the description of your lost pet in
case someone brings it to their clinic.
Check with your neighbors, especially families
with children and ask if they’ve seen a
pet that looks like yours.
Search your neighborhood on foot, your pet
maybe be nearby but is injured and unable
to get back home.
Leave a towel or article of clothing with your
scent on it outside of your home. Your pet
may be disorientated and will be attracted
by your scent.
Have you found a pet?
First, think of the animal as lost and not
abandoned and make every effort to reunite
the animal to an owner.
Contact the HCPH VPH office by telephone
and report the animal as found.
Bring the animal to the HCPH VPH facility or
check with a local veterinarian to scan the
animal for a microchip.
Return to the place where you found the
animal and put up a found pet poster near
that location.
If you find the owner, especially off a newspaper
or website posting, ask them to provide
a picture of the animal and meet in a
public place like a police station.
More information about Microchips
& Microchip companies
A microchip is a small device (size of a grain
of rice) that is permanent and implanted
with a needle under the skin of pets.
Pets do not have to be given any pain medication
or anesthesia to implant a microchip.
Microchips are not likely to move or need
repair if implanted correctly.
Microchips, when scanned, show a unique
code. The microchip must be registered with
the corresponding microchip manufacture
to record any owner and animal data.
Microchips do not work like GPS locators or
LoJack and cannot give a signal to find the
location of your lost pet.
SOURCE
Harris county Public Health Department,
Veterinary Public Health (formerly called
Harris County Animal Control), 612 Canino
Road, Houston, Texas 77076, 281-999-3191,
www.hcphes.org/vph.
HARRIS COUNTY LEASH LAW
Animals that are not properly restrained pose
a threat to all our residents. While you may
know your pet is friendly, an animal running
at someone who is walking by is very scary
for that person. Many children are afraid of
animals and become frightened, which could
result in the child getting hurt trying to avoid
the animal.
Harris County Animal Control advises, “All
dogs and cats must be kept under restraint
while in the unincorporated areas of Harris
County, Texas. The custodian of a dog or cat
is not authorized to have, harbor or keep any
unlicensed dog or cat nor to allow any dog
or cat to become a stray.”
Restraint is defined as “the control of a dog
or cat under the following circumstances:
1. When it is controlled by a line or leash not
more than six (6) feet in length, if the line
or leash is held by a human being, who is
capable of controlling or governing the dog
or cat in question
2. When it is within a fully enclosed vehicle
3. When it is on the premise of the custodian
and the animal does not have access to
sidewalk or street.”
While it may be nice to have your animal
out in the yard while you work or play, it is
against the law, unless the animal is properly
restrained.
Let’s all help keep our community a safe and
comfortable place for all our residents by being
responsible pet owners. This will not only protect
anyone who may be walking or bicycling
in the area, but also the pet owner who could
be held legally responsible or possibly sued for
failing to properly restrain their pet.
Please remember that cats fall under the same
laws as dogs and must be licensed and kept
restrained when not on the premises of the
owner. We’ve been told that spreading moth
balls in flower beds might keep cats away.
To make a complaint or report an animal that
is not properly restrained please contact:
Harris County Precinct #5, Contract #87:
281-463-6666
Harris County Animal Control: 281-999-3191
Harris County Health Department,
Rabies/Animal Control Section
2223 West Loop South, Houston,
Texas 77027-3588
www.countypets.com
28 December 2017 | Community Newsletter