Calling all Houston residents! Two minutes of your time can help secure a solution to Houston’s animal welfare crisis! The election for a new mayor and city council will take place on November 3, 2015. The people we elect into office will decide which issues affecting our city will receive funding and in what amount. As you may already be aware, homeless and unwanted dogs and cats wander the streets and live in parks and along the bayous, especially in low income areas. According to BARC (Houston’s animal welfare agency) there are more than 1 million homeless animals on Houston’s streets. Worsening the problem are the number of cases involving animal cruelty and neglect. Houston’s animal welfare groups regularly encounter abused or neglected animals and the Houston SPCA reports over 9,000 animal cruelty cases in 2014 alone. Not only are these animal welfare issues a concern for animal lovers, they are a public health, public safety and public relations problem for Houston and its residents. Without additional action being taken by our city government, Houston’s animal welfare crisis will continue, and in all likelihood, worsen.
How can you help? In two quick and easy ways!
- Sign and share this petition by email, Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram AND/OR
- Post a photo of your pet to your favorite social media account(s) along with a caption including the tag #MyPetVotesHouston. Feel free to get as creative as you’d like!
The more signatures there are on the petition and photos tagged with the campaign name, the better chance we have of showing the mayoral and city council candidates that working toward a solution to our city’s animal overpopulation and cruelty crisis is important to the residents of Houston.
For more information about this issue, please see unityforasolution.org
Updates
Reached 1,000 supporters
October 16, 2015
October 6, 2015
The increase in momentum brings a formal request for a meeting with the mayoral candidates to the top of the agenda. I am drafting a summary of our documented concerns to ensure these priorities remain central during the upcoming debates.
September 20, 2015
We have reached one hundred signatures. I am compiling this list to present at the next city council session.
Reached 100 supporters
September 17, 2015
September 16, 2015
We are approaching one hundred signatures which is the threshold required to trigger a formal response from the municipal office. I am finalizing the briefing document to present to the city council candidates once we hit this target. Please direct this link to colleagues in your district so we can finalize the submission packet today.
296 Comments
I just moved here from Germany and it is very disheartening and gravely concerning to see that there are known abandonment sites in this city. Something must be done to protect those without a voice and punish those who choose to abuse.
I thought I had signed, but just in case, signed again today. Houston must address this crisis, and we need a Mayor who agrees. Too many on our City Council don't seem to think this is important, but thankfully Houstonians don't agree and WANT SOMETHING DONE!!
To all elected officials, and to all officials who hope to be elected.. it is time for you to step up and help solve the problem with animal overpopulation in Houston. If you can't solve problems we can't vote for you.
A stray dog has no chance in the east end. Overpopulation, lack of education/practice to spay and neuter, and harsh conditions plague a dogs life. I'm not asking everyone to rescue or adopt one, I'm just sting we can make sure new litters of puppies don't suffer.
We need to be informed about what the new mayor will do to push for a No Kill City. We got plenty promises from our current mayor, but she was more interested in building businesses and giving them tax breaks. She let us down big time
Can you post the city council members who will be running for office so we can contact them. And who running for Mayor is Pet friendly to the cause? And will it help if out of area voters join in the cause? Thank You
This is a shame that nothing is being done about this dog in a the cage. Do you really think its enough to have food and water. Is this humane? I am going to start circulating this picture and have everyone see how heartless the police department on texas is.
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Calling all Houston residents! Two minutes of your time can help secure a solution to Houston’s animal welfare crisis! The election for a new mayor and city council will take place on November 3, 2015. The people we elect into office will decide which issues affecting our city will receive funding and in what amount. As you may already be aware, homeless and unwanted dogs and cats wander the streets and live in parks and along the bayous, especially in low income areas. According to BARC (Houston’s animal welfare agency) there are more than 1 million homeless animals on Houston’s streets. Worsening the problem are the number of cases involving animal cruelty and neglect. Houston’s animal welfare groups regularly encounter abused or neglected animals and the Houston SPCA reports over 9,000 animal cruelty cases in 2014 alone. Not only are these animal welfare issues a concern for animal lovers, they are a public health, public safety and public relations problem for Houston and its residents. Without additional action being taken by our city government, Houston’s animal welfare crisis will continue, and in all likelihood, worsen.
How can you help? In two quick and easy ways!
- Sign and share this petition by email, Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram AND/OR
- Post a photo of your pet to your favorite social media account(s) along with a caption including the tag #MyPetVotesHouston. Feel free to get as creative as you’d like!
The more signatures there are on the petition and photos tagged with the campaign name, the better chance we have of showing the mayoral and city council candidates that working toward a solution to our city’s animal overpopulation and cruelty crisis is important to the residents of Houston.
For more information about this issue, please see unityforasolution.org
Updates
Reached 1,000 supporters
October 16, 2015
October 6, 2015
The increase in momentum brings a formal request for a meeting with the mayoral candidates to the top of the agenda. I am drafting a summary of our documented concerns to ensure these priorities remain central during the upcoming debates.
September 20, 2015
We have reached one hundred signatures. I am compiling this list to present at the next city council session.
Reached 100 supporters
September 17, 2015
September 16, 2015
We are approaching one hundred signatures which is the threshold required to trigger a formal response from the municipal office. I am finalizing the briefing document to present to the city council candidates once we hit this target. Please direct this link to colleagues in your district so we can finalize the submission packet today.
296 Comments
Houston needs a REAL solution to the pet overpopulation problem, it is our responsibility to make sure that the death, neglect, cruelty and needless suffering stops. It IS possible, with free spay and neutering of all pets and specially with education of young children and teens.
I just moved here from Germany and it is very disheartening and gravely concerning to see that there are known abandonment sites in this city. Something must be done to protect those without a voice and punish those who choose to abuse.
I thought I had signed, but just in case, signed again today. Houston must address this crisis, and we need a Mayor who agrees. Too many on our City Council don't seem to think this is important, but thankfully Houstonians don't agree and WANT SOMETHING DONE!!
To all elected officials, and to all officials who hope to be elected.. it is time for you to step up and help solve the problem with animal overpopulation in Houston. If you can't solve problems we can't vote for you.
A stray dog has no chance in the east end. Overpopulation, lack of education/practice to spay and neuter, and harsh conditions plague a dogs life. I'm not asking everyone to rescue or adopt one, I'm just sting we can make sure new litters of puppies don't suffer.
We need to be informed about what the new mayor will do to push for a No Kill City. We got plenty promises from our current mayor, but she was more interested in building businesses and giving them tax breaks. She let us down big time
Can you post the city council members who will be running for office so we can contact them. And who running for Mayor is Pet friendly to the cause? And will it help if out of area voters join in the cause? Thank You
This is a shame that nothing is being done about this dog in a the cage. Do you really think its enough to have food and water. Is this humane? I am going to start circulating this picture and have everyone see how heartless the police department on texas is.
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Houston needs a REAL solution to the pet overpopulation problem, it is our responsibility to make sure that the death, neglect, cruelty and needless suffering stops. It IS possible, with free spay and neutering of all pets and specially with education of young children and teens.