Sundown Glen February 2018
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PET INFORMATION<br />
ATTENTION! PET POOPS / YOU SCOOP<br />
Please be respectful of community grounds and neighbors’ yards. If<br />
your pet poops during your walk, be prepared to scoop and trash.<br />
Come with a scooper and a recycled grocery bag or anything else. It<br />
may not be the most fabulous way to walk your pet, but it does show<br />
your respect for every homeowner and our beautiful community.<br />
HARRIS COUNTY LEASH LAW<br />
Animals that are not properly restrained pose a threat to all our residents.<br />
While you may know your pet is friendly, an animal running<br />
at someone who is walking by is very scary for that person. Many<br />
children are afraid of animals and become frightened, which could<br />
result in the child getting hurt trying to avoid the animal.<br />
Harris County Animal Control advises, “All dogs and cats must be<br />
kept under restraint while in the unincorporated areas of Harris<br />
County, Texas. The custodian of a dog or cat is not authorized to<br />
have, harbor or keep any unlicensed dog or cat nor to allow any dog<br />
or cat to become a stray.”<br />
Restraint is defined as “the control of a dog or cat under the following<br />
circumstances:<br />
1. When it is controlled by a line or leash not more than six (6) feet in<br />
length, if the line or leash is held by a human being, who is capable<br />
of controlling or governing the dog or cat in question<br />
2. When it is within a fully enclosed vehicle<br />
3. When it is on the premise of the custodian and the animal does<br />
not have access to sidewalk or street.”<br />
While it may be nice to have your animal out in the yard while you<br />
work or play, it is against the law, unless the animal is properly<br />
restrained.<br />
Let’s all help keep our community a safe and comfortable place for all<br />
our residents by being responsible pet owners. This will not only protect<br />
anyone who may be walking or bicycling in the area, but also the pet<br />
owner who could be held legally responsible or possibly sued for failing<br />
to properly restrain their pet.<br />
Please remember that cats fall under the same laws as dogs and must<br />
be licensed and kept restrained when not on the premises of the owner.<br />
We’ve been told that spreading moth balls in flower beds might keep<br />
cats away.<br />
To make a complaint or report an animal that is not properly<br />
restrained please contact:<br />
Harris County Precinct #5, Contract #87:<br />
281-463-6666<br />
Harris County Animal Control: 281-999-3191<br />
Harris County Health Department,<br />
Rabies/Animal Control Section<br />
2223 West Loop South, Houston,<br />
Texas 77027-3588<br />
www.countypets.com<br />
VETERINARY PUBLIC HEALTH DIVISION<br />
(Formerly called Harris County Animal Control)<br />
The Veterinary Public Health Division posts photos of all animals<br />
found on their website and updates it twice daily. If you have lost<br />
your pet, please check this website, www.hcphes.org/vph.<br />
Have you lost a pet?<br />
Start your search immediately,<br />
don’t wait to make flyers.<br />
Contact all possible animal control or animal welfare agencies in<br />
the area. Visit each location at least every other day.<br />
Call your pet’s veterinarian and the microchip company to make<br />
sure they have current contact information for you. A citizen may try<br />
to call the veterinarian’s office or microchip company themselves<br />
from your pet’s tags.<br />
Call all the veterinarians in your area to alert them to the description<br />
of your lost pet in case someone brings it to their clinic.<br />
Check with your neighbors, especially families with children and<br />
ask if they’ve seen a pet that looks like yours.<br />
Search your neighborhood on foot, your pet maybe be nearby but<br />
is injured and unable to get back home.<br />
Leave a towel or article of clothing with your scent on it outside of<br />
your home. Your pet may be disorientated and will be attracted<br />
by your scent.<br />
Have you found a pet?<br />
First, think of the animal as lost and not abandoned<br />
and make every effort to reunite the animal to an owner.<br />
Contact the HCPH VPH office by telephone and report<br />
the animal as found.<br />
Bring the animal to the HCPH VPH facility or check<br />
with a local veterinarian to scan the animal for a microchip.<br />
Return to the place where you found the animal and put up<br />
a found pet poster near that location.<br />
If you find the owner, especially off a newspaper or website posting,<br />
ask them to provide a picture of the animal and meet in a public<br />
place like a police station.<br />
More information about Microchips<br />
& Microchip companies<br />
A microchip is a small device (size of a grain of rice) that is<br />
permanent and implanted with a needle under the skin of pets.<br />
Pets do not have to be given any pain medication or anesthesia<br />
to implant a microchip.<br />
Microchips are not likely to move or need repair<br />
if implanted correctly.<br />
Microchips, when scanned, show a unique code. The microchip<br />
must be registered with the corresponding microchip manufacture<br />
to record any owner and animal data.<br />
Microchips do not work like GPS locators or LoJack<br />
and cannot give a signal to find the location of your lost pet.<br />
SOURCE<br />
Harris county Public Health Department, Veterinary Public Health<br />
(formerly called Harris County Animal Control), 612 Canino Road,<br />
Houston, Texas 77076, 281-999-3191, www.hcphes.org/vph.<br />
SPECIAL PET SHELTERS<br />
DREAM Dachshund Rescue is a local, non-profit 501(c)(3) organization<br />
committed to rescuing abandoned, stray and owner-surrendered<br />
Dachshunds. We are an all-volunteer rescue and we’re looking for qualified<br />
foster homes to provide food, water, shelter and love to rescued<br />
Dachshunds while they wait for a loving forever family to fall in love and<br />
adopt them. All DREAM Dachshunds are spayed and neutered, current<br />
on all vaccines, receive dental care if needed and are fully examined<br />
and treated - if necessary, by our certified veterinarians. DREAM covers<br />
30 <strong>February</strong> <strong>2018</strong> | Community Newsletter