Wildlife & Pets

As Hurricane Season Approaches... Are your pets ready? The month of May brings many things to Southeast Texas! One that is foremost on our minds...

Cancer and Pets The existence of cancer has been known for 2,000 years and there are over 100 different types of cancer.  It is believed...

Going Hog Wild If you’re new to Texas or a city-dweller, you may not be familiar with feral hogs, also known as wild pigs. Growing...

The Joy of Fostering Homeless Pets  Animal Shelter Volunteers of Texas is a foster based rescue organization. We depend on foster parents to help us...

Bird Love & Bluebonnets in the Air If you’ve been outdoors in the past month, you couldn’t have missed the bird action on the water,...

Shelters are Overcrowded… How can you help? Animal Shelter Volunteers of Texas (ASVT) has found homes for more than 400 animals during 2021 in our foster...

Common House Sparrows. Angry, Angry Birds! “Without question the most deplorable event in the history of American ornithology was the introduction of the English Sparrow.” –W.L....

Barred Owls Spring is in the air, and baby animals are starting to appear everywhere.  Although owlets are seldom seen until they leave the nest,...

The Elusive Feline Because I live in the suburbs just north of Houston, I feel fortunate to be able to observe many native species of...

Click Your Way Thru Training People want their pets to have some degree of manners.  People do not want to be jumped up on when...