The Points February 2018

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.
PLEASE NOTE - PETS ON LEASHES
It is the law in Fort Bend County that all pets must be vaccinated for
rabies, registered and restrained. All animals, when outside of an
owner’s means of restraint (i.e., in a fenced back yard), must be on a
leash. For the safety of all residents, please use all precautions with
your pets and keep them on leashes when walking pets in the community
EVEN IF YOU FEEL YOUR PET IS HARMLESS. If you see ANY animal
roaming freely in the neighborhood, immediately call Animal Control
at 281-342-1512. Even if you recognize the animal, be very careful
approaching it, as you do not know how it will react; if you can safely
retrieve the animal, then call the owner. Otherwise, Animal Control is
your best and safest option.
FORT BEND COUNTY “LEASH LAW”
Animal control authorities are permitted to enter your Property to patrol
and remove pets. Pets must be registered, licensed and inoculated
as required by law.
As a dog owner, you are responsible for the control of your dog. If your
dog is one that ‘makes objectionable noise,’ you must make every effort
to respect your Neighbor’s right to their ‘peace and quiet.’
When your dog is not in your yard, it is imperative that you keep your
dog on a leash at all times. While your dog is friendly to you and your
family, imagine the consequences if it were to harm someone while it
was ‘roaming free.’
Please respect other resident’s right to walk the common area ground
without fear of attack from an unleashed dog.
Laws are written to ensure that owned animals are confined to their
property or kept on a leash to free a community of unrestrained and
free-roaming animals. Although most dog bites occur on the property
where the dog lives, unrestrained or free-roaming dogs do pose a substantial
threat to the public. In addition, unrestrained animals are at
increased risk of being bitten by rabies infected wildlife. Enforcement
of restraint laws is essential in enhancing the animal control program’s
efforts to reduce the risk of rabies in our community.
LICENSING OF DOGS AND CATS
The primary benefit of licensing animals is identification,
should that animal become lost. Licensing also:
• Ensures that rabies vaccination are current.
• Allows for quick identification in case of a bite incident.
• Provides revenue to offset the administration costs of the
animal control program.
VACCINATION
Rabies vaccinations are a prerequisite for licensing dogs and cats
because they are an important control measure for the public health
threat of rabies. In addition to protecting pets, rabies vaccinations
provide a barrier between infected wild animals and humans.
SPECIAL PET SHELTERS
DREAM Dachshund Rescue is a local, non-profit 501(c)(3) organization
committed to rescuing abandoned, stray and owner-surrendered
Dachshunds. We are an all-volunteer rescue and we’re looking for qualified
foster homes to provide food, water, shelter and love to rescued
Dachshunds while they wait for a loving forever family to fall in love and
PET INFORMATION
adopt them. All DREAM Dachshunds are spayed and neutered, current
on all vaccines, receive dental care if needed and are fully examined
and treated - if necessary, by our certified veterinarians. DREAM covers
the cost of any and all medical treatment and monthly heartworm preventative
while dogs are in foster care. If you are interested in fostering
or adopting a DREAM Dachshund, please visit our website and fill out
our easy online application. You can also view the over 65 adorable
Dachshunds we currently have on our foster-roster! Find us on the web
at www.DreamDachs.org and “Like” us on Facebook at www.Facebook.
com/DreamDachshundRescueEducationAdoptionMission. If you have
any questions, please send us an email to
Contact-Us@DreamDachs.org.
PugHearts of Houston - PugHearts of Houston is a non-profit rescue
dedicated to giving unwanted and neglected Pugs a second chance. It is
staffed by a network of volunteers in and around the greater Houston,
TX area. All of our dogs are in private foster homes throughout the area
where they learn to live (some of them for the first time) in a home with
foster siblings and parents who teach them how to be part of a loving
family. There are many ways in which you can donate to PugHearts
of Houston, be it with your time, your skills, adopting, fostering or by
making a financial donation. For more information, please visit
www.pughearts.com.
RESCUE - REHABILITATE - REHOME LONE STAR BOXER RESCUE Lone
Star Boxer Rescue is a nonprofit 501(C)(3) organization dedicated to the
health and well being of the boxer breed. LSBR is run and managed by
volunteers. Our main objective is to rescue, rehabilitate, and re-home
boxers that come to us from many sources including local animal
shelters, owner surrenders, and strays. Call 713-464-1381 or visit our
website - www.lsbr.org, P.O. Box 541286
Houston, TX 77254-1286, email - info@lsbr.org.
ADOPT A PET - ADOPT A CAT, a non-profit cat shelter, has cats available
for adoption at the Petco at Hwy. 6 and FM 529 on the 1st and 3rd
Saturdays of each month from 12:30 to 5:00 PM. Pets of the Week are
always at Petco and available for adoption. The $70 fee includes spay
/ neuter, FeLV and FIV testing, some shots and de-worming.
Call 281-580-6652 for more information.
CITIZENS FOR ANIMAL PROTECTION IS A NON-PROFIT SHELTEr -
Make a Ddfference in the life of an Orphan Animal - Adopt - Located at
17555 Katy Freeway, Houston, TX 77094. We are a unique example of
humane housing for homeless animals & open 7 days a week. CAP’s
Pet Supply Shop has everything you need for your pet or for the people
that love them and at a reasonable price. Monday - Friday, 11 AM - 5 PM,
Saturday 10 AM - 4 PM and Sunday, 1 PM - 5 PM. For more information,
call 281-497-0591, www.cap4pets.org.
DACHSHUND RESCUE OF HOUSTON - We are a small group of volunteers
right here in Houston and the surrounding areas and we love
dachshunds! Our primary mission is to rescue (from pounds and
shelters) purebred (and a few mixed) dachshunds that end up alone,
abandoned and/or abused and for many of them, it can be an 11th
hour rescue. All of our rescued dachsies receive a complete health
evaluation by our accredited veterinary clinics and are either spayed
or neutered (if not already), given immunizations, dental care and are
started on any necessary medical treatment(s). Our focus following
rescue, is rehabilitation and relocation into a safe and loving foster
home. If you think you might be interested in fostering or maybe even
adopting, please join us at Dachshund Rescue of Houston on Facebook
or visit us and our “dachsies in waiting” on our website at www.dachshundrescueofhouston.org.
DRoH is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.
All donations are tax-deductible, no matter the amount.
ALL TEXAS DACHSHUND RESCUE is a non-profit organization consisting
of volunteers dedicated to the rescue and placement of Dachshunds
and Dachshund mixes into foster or permanent homes. If you would like
to become a foster parent or adopt one of these wonderful little dogs,
please check us out on the web at www.ATDR.org or email info@atdr.
org. FRIENDS OF BARC - a 501c(3) non-profit corporation that supports
the humane care and treatment of animals. Cats and dogs at BARC are
longing for forever homes. Visit BARC at 3200 Carr St., Monday - Friday,
11:30 AM -5:30 PM, Saturday - Sunday, noon – 4 PM. Or you
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