K-9 Angels Rescue NEWS and PRESS March 28 2018 18 puppies and 2 adults headed to iresq in Colorado. Whew! Thank you, Annette, for all your help. The driver, PJ, says, Man, it s humid in Texas. Yep, we were sweatin! iresq Colorado Mary Tipton Annette Thomas Isbell K-9 Angels Rescue iresq We recently teamed up with iresq in Colorado to help with transporting 18 puppies and 2 adults in search of their FURever homes. This was a giant undertaking. We hope that all the pups will quickly find loving homes in Colorado. Our missions are similar do not discriminate against any age, breed or health status. iresq is also all foster based, but unlike K-9 Angels, they do not have a weekend adoption center. We are ecstatic to work with them and get some of the pups from Houston in need of homes matched up with some deserving families in Colorado. To find out about iresq, check out their website or their Facebook page.
Adoption Center has Relocated! March 2, 2017 WE HAVE A NEW ADOPTION CENTER! We are so happy to report that we have found a new location for our adoption center! 1215 W. 19th Street Houston TX 77008 (between E. TC Jester Blvd. and N. Durham) Saturdays: 10:00 am - 6:00 pm Sundays: 11:00 am - 3:30 pm We are ready to get back to saving more dogs! No matter our physical location, we will always be saving the lives of those who cannot speak for themselves and have some exciting things coming this year! Stay with us! We are thankful for you! We are thankful for adoptive families, for our dedicated volunteers, fosters and generous donors. The best thing about K-9 Angels Rescue is that it's our people, not our place, that define us! We appreciate your patience during this transition and are looking forward to new and exciting opportunities for K-9 Angels!
"Skinny Vinnie the Dachschund: From Overweight to Inspiration" April 29 2016 - PetMD, by Aly Semigran http://www.petmd.com/news/dog/skinny-vinnie-dachshund-overweight-inspiration-34085?mobi_bypass=true "Animal Shelter at Capacity After Hoarder Dumps More Than 70 Dogs" August 11 2015 - ABC13 (KTRK), by Deborah Wrigley video: http://abc13.com/922366/ HOUSTON (KTRK) -- The Harris County Animal Shelter is said to always be at capacity, which is why a single person surrendering more than 70 dogs in a short period of time poses such a problem. Since June, a man described as a hoarder, has delivered 78 "Chi-Weenies" to the facility in northeast Houston. The dogs are a mixture of Dachshund and Chihuahua. The man who turned them over to the shelter is not being identified by the county. By law, the shelter cannot refuse to take in any animal surrendered by residents of unincorporated Harris County. According to shelter director Dr. Michael White, the hoarder was recently evicted from his home, and had to get rid of the animals. "How can you live with 70 animals in your house?," White asks. The dogs were not spayed or neutered. "It may have started off with a couple of dogs, and they breed, and a couple can turn into 60." White says there's nothing to suggest the man was a breeder, but a hoarder. More than two dozen were dropped off this past Saturday, including a mother and nine, tiny puppies, all of which appear friendly and healthy. A few dozen more are housed in three large kennels at the shelter. None seem to have health problems. For some, human attention seems new to them. The problem is that so many animals from one source creates problems for other shelter dogs, which have been housed longer. When space disappears entirely, euthanasia can be part of the discussion. It is something Dr. White, who comes from a background of having a private veterinary practice, prefers not to do. "There are plenty of adoptable animals here, and this affects the ones already here. If you're going to be a responsible pet owner, you need to spay and neuter your dogs. That's the conversation we need to be having." Mary Tipton, of K-9 Angel Rescue, is a fixture at the shelter taking animals, some of which are scheduled to be euthanized on the day she pulls them from the list. "I met him, the hoarder, on the day he dumped 19 animals here on a Saturday afternoon," she says. "I offered to help him have his dogs neutered and spayed. He seemed offended that I thought he didn't love them." A rescuer who recently moved from Wyoming to Bellaire took five of the dogs. Her daughter took another five. Dale Jones has taken the pups in for their shots, spaying and neutering. She also has a Facebook page: "Save the Chiweenies!" The county shelter on Canino Road will have a half-price adoption event this Saturday, featuring cats, dogs and the Chiweenies.
"Local School Helps Rescued Dogs Find Homes" April 24 2015 - ABC13 (KTRK), by Deborah Wrigley http://abc13.com/society/local-school-help-rescued-dogs-find-homes/680489/ The Student Paws Chapter partnered with K-9 Angels Rescue during the Kinkaid School's spring production, 101 Dalmatians. The timeless tale of dozens of puppies without a home fit right in with the organization's rescued puppies in need of a home. "The kids loved it and we talked about spaying and neutering and stopping the overpopulation of dogs and I hoped we reached some kids," said Lauren Friedman of K-9 Rescue Angels. The musical is performed in communities where schools have cut back on arts programs. The rescue puppies trigger talks about how pets should be treated and properly cared for. "Not only making a difference in theater education but also in terms of rescue education," said Josephine Ganner of Kinkaid. An adoption event was held after the performance at the Kinkaid School. K-9 Angles Rescue pups are there for students and their families to see and consider giving them homes. Adoption Center is Relocating! November 23, 2014 Sunday, Nov 23rd was our last day at our Adoption Center located at 2125 W. Alabama St. video: https://www.dropbox.com/s/manxm1mq6150mp0/k9%20angels.m2t?dl=0 We have found a temporary (approx. 3 months) location at 2409 Montrose Blvd (at Fairview) Houston TX 77006. We are actively looking into other (temporary and permanent) options and will announce our next move on Facebook and in our Newsletter once it is official. No matter our physical location, we will always be saving the lives of those who cannot speak for themselves and have some exciting things coming in 2015! Stay with us! We are thankful for you! Meanwhile, know that our adoptable dogs are looking for the love of a new family and the comfort of a new home each day they remain in our rehoming program whether or not we are holding official adoption events. We are thankful for adoptive families, for our dedicated volunteers, fosters and generous donors. The best thing about K-9 Angels Rescue is that it's our people, not our place, that define us! We appreciate your patience during this transition and are looking forward to new and exciting opportunities for K-9 Angels! Adoption Fee Increase February 2014 As of February 1, 2014, the adoption fee for all dogs at K-9 Angels Rescue is $200. The adoption fee pays for the dog's spay/neuter, microchip, shots and any necessary medicines or other medical procedures needed for the dog. "A cat rescue and a dog rescue get along for the sake of the animals." November 2013 - Houston Chronicle, by Kyrie O'Connor http://www.houstonchronicle.com/life/columnists/oconnor/article/a-cat-rescue-and-a-dog-rescue-get-along-for-the- 4964728.php?t=c3344c7d6a#/9 Mary Tipton, the director and intake coordinator for K-9 Angels, isn't around this day because she is off to check Harris and Montgomery county shelters for adoptable dogs, but her husband, Randy Kissling, the board president, is. He says she first looks at the dogs who are next in line for the blindfold and cigarette.
Houston PetTalk magazine Readers' Choice Awards July 2013 http://editiondigital.net/publication/?i=164813&p=65 K-9 Angels Rescue, voted best animal rescue (no animals on premises) and Mary Tipton, voted best pet ambassador Donations, volunteers make dog rescue group possible January 8, 2013 - Houston Chronicle, by Tom Behrens http://www.chron.com/memorial/news/article/donations-volunteers-make-dog-rescue-group-4175620.php