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Harris County Pets

CANINE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT

As a position with the Harris County Sheriffs Office Neighborhood Policing Division. We have several outreach and education departments for animal law, animal cruelty disaster plans and veterinary public health.

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What Our community
Means for to us

  • Canine Behavior - Safety Techniques
  • Canine Laws
  • Animal Cruelty
  • Harris County Animal Control Officers
  • Crime Prevention
  • Harris County Pets Services

Home Owners Association

Harris County Pets collaborates with HOAs to promote responsible pet ownership, educate residents on local animal laws, and address issues like backyard breeding and roadside sales through community meetings and outreach.

Neighborhood Safety Meetings

Sending animal control officers to discuss local pet laws, backyard breeding risks, roadside animal sales dangers, bite prevention, stray animal issues, and community safety strategies with residents.

Community Events

Providing educational booths, presentations, or animal control officer attendance to inform residents about responsible pet ownership, local animal laws, backyard breeding risks, and public safety measures.

Business Organizations

Chambers of commerce, and professional groups to deliver animal welfare education, discuss pet-related laws, and address community concerns like stray animals and illegal sales through targeted outreach sessions.

Harris County Pets

Canine Education to local schools

Our Canine Education Program travels to local schools for our main goal of SAFETY. With lessons plans  and Goal Objectives

  • Pet Care
  • Canine – Unfriendly / Aggressive Behavior Awareness
  • Canine Safety Measures
  • Bite / Scratch Procedures

Law Enforcement

The Canine Education Deputy travels day and night to District Roll-Calls, HSCO Academy, outside law enforcement agencies to educate all law enforcement deputies/officer on the following.

  • Most Common Canine Law Violation - Citations
  • Backyard Breeders / Roadside Vendors - Solutions
  • Canine Behavior - Safety Techniques
  • Canine Bite Procedures
  • Dangerous Dog Procedures
  • Animal Cruelty Procedures
  • Community Cat Procedures
  • Rabies
  • Emotional Support Animal - Service Animals
  • Harris County Animal Control Officers - Cohesive Effort
  • Harris County Pets Services

Our Mission

BACKYARD BREEDER

The mission of this operation is to stop, prevent and / or reduce backyard breeders from continuing to commit offense.

TO INFORM

ROADSIDE VENDORS

To continue educate the offenders and suspects of the law and potential issues of live animal sales on roadways.

sale of live animals on roadways

WHY INITIATIVES

  • Backyard breeders who sell on the side of the road contribute to the overpopulation crisis of dogs and cats in Houston and Harris County. When they are not sold, they are dumped at shelters or worse on the side of the road or used to breed more unwanted animals.

  • Backyard Breeding – not only skirt sales taxes but the breeders also skirt licensing and regulations. Since there are not professional breeders and only looking to make a quick buck, they don’t get licensed which is required by state law.

  • These type of breeding often do not pay for the proper vaccinations for puppies and take puppies too early from their mothers which make them susceptible to diseases. A MAJOR consumer protection along with the animals. If you buy a puppy from a breeder on the side of the road, they will not be there tomorrow. So if the puppy is sick and dies which happen quite often, there is no recourse for the consumer.

  • Selling Animals on the side of the road or in the parking lots cause accidents. Look-Loo slow downs and cause driving hazards.

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have questions? contact us today.

Need to report illegal roadside breeding or dog fighting areas? Let us know.

helpful hotlines

Crime Victim Assistance: 713-274-9369
Homicide Division: 713-274-9100
Adult Sex Crime: 713-274-9370
Domestic Violence Unit: 713-274-9369

helpful hotlines

Crime Victim Assistance: 

713-274-9369
Homicide Division: 

713-274-9100
Adult Sex Crime: 

713-274-9370
Domestic Violence Unit: 

713-274-9369

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