ANIMALS
7 tips for keeping pets safe during Houston heat waves
| July 21, 2025
Community | CULTURE | HARDGATE | heat waves | houston heat | HOUSTON LEAD STORY | HTX | humid | humidity | LIFESTYLE | pet safety | pets | summer | TEXAS
Keep pets safe from dangerous temperatures in Houston summers with these essential safety strategies, from hydration tips to recognizing heat stroke symptoms.
Dallas achieves unprecedented growth in pet adoptions
| July 3, 2025
CULTURE | DALLAS | dallas animal services | DFW | DFW Lead Story | dogs | LIFESTYLE | pet adoption | pets
Dallas pet adoptions shatter adoption records with 12,261 pets finding homes in 2024 — a 41% increase from the previous year. This makes Dallas Animal Services a national leader in animal welfare.
A pup’s review of Yardstick, Dallas’s boutique dog hotel
| June 25, 2025
Yardstick has opened two locations in Dallas this year. Here’s a peek inside the boutique dog hotel and what your pup (and you) can expect during a visit.
Telehealth for pets? It’s the cat’s meow, a Texas lawmaker says.
| April 1, 2025
funding | HEALTH | HEALTHCARE | HEALTHCARE | lawmakers | laws | politcal | political | politics | state legislature | TEXAS | TEXAS LEGISLATURE | TEXAS POLITICS
Animal health care experts raised concern that telehealth would lead to misdiagnosis and erode what little care already exists in rural Texas.
Flying with pets for the holidays? Check pet policies on the largest airlines in the US
| December 12, 2024
Here's what to know when flying with pets this holiday season.
Doggone: November is National Adopt a Senior Pet month
| November 12, 2024
This November, celebrate the beauty of older pets with National Adopt a Senior Pet month.