One group estimated more than 568,000 cats and dogs entered shelters in 2023. About 82,000 cats and dogs were euthanized.
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The decision was made in an effort to get a handle on the “crisis-level overcrowding” of more than 250 animals at the rescue, they wrote in the social media post. To that end, Chavez and other animal advocates across the state will take the issue to Austin when lawmakers reconvene for the next legislative session in 2025.
But unable or unwilling to take on the responsibility of the dogs, the previous owner took the pups and shot them. Today, the organization — the Spay Neuter Network — has four clinics across the state along with a mobile clinic. They also mobilize five vehicles every day that travel to low-income areas as part of their transport program. The goal is to make a dent in Texas’ ballooning stray animal population.
Vinnie Lopez, surgical technician, cleans and disinfects a puppy from an animal rescue organization in preparation to be neutered at the Spay Neuter Network clinic in Crandall."It was just really hard," Hill said."We all just said that it just doesn't work for us. We can't do it. There's easier money to be found elsewhere."
The law, known by its opponents as the “Death Star” bill, prevents cities and counties from passing local ordinances that go further than what’s allowed under state law. State Republican lawmakers approved the legislation after many of the state’s largest cities, often run by Democrats, approved local policies they deemed too progressive and a threat to the state’s pro-friendly business climate.
A handful of cities in Texas, including Dallas and Houston, adopted similar"humane pet store" ordinances in 2022 that were grandfathered into the bill.
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