Humane Society of Southeast Texas

09/10/2025

🌪️ Pet of the Week 🌪️

Meet our very own Looney Tunes character come to life — a 1 year, 7-month-old Collie mix who channels his inner Tasmanian Devil every chance he gets! 🌀 At 52.6 lbs, he’s got the zoomies down to an art form, complete with spins, dashes, and a whirlwind of energy that will leave you laughing.

Just like Taz, he’s a little wild, a lot lovable, and 100% unforgettable. 💙

Here’s the scoop:
• 🐱 Cat Friendly (even this “tornado” respects cats!)
• 🐕 Best as the only dog in the household
• ⚡ Endless energy = perfect for an active family who’s ready for adventures

If you’ve been searching for a sidekick who can turn an ordinary day into a Saturday morning cartoon, this boy is ready to star in your life’s next episode!

💵 Adoption Fee: $99 (includes neuter, vaccines, and microchip)

👉 Apply to adopt or see more photos here: https://humanesocietyofsoutheasttexas.org/adopt/ &page=shelterluv_wrap_1733410037%2Fembed%2Fanimal%2FHSST-A-134302

09/09/2025

We had the BEST time with our CKI volunteer groups recently! They jumped right in and tackled every task we threw their way. 🐾

🐕 Dog wrestling? ✔️
💩 P**p scooping? ✔️
😺 Kitten corralling? ✔️

Our volunteers make such a difference in our day, and we’re so grateful for their time and energy. 💛 Massive thank you to CKI for all your hard work!

Want to join in on the fun (and cuddles)? Learn more and sign up here: www.HSSET.org/volunteer

✨ Don’t forget — our adoption special is happening now! Through September 14th, kittens ages 3–7 months have a $59 adoption fee. Come meet your new furry friend today! 🐾

09/09/2025

👀 …uhhh, hello internet. the humans left the computer unlocked, so we’re making an announcement. (turns out stepping on the keyboard really does things.) anyway—before they notice:

📅 sept 9–14
💲 kittens (3–7 months) = only $59

we’re tired of staring at these walls. we want OUT. adopt us. take us home. we’d much rather be plotting new adventures on your couch. consider this your official notice: come spring us.

oh, and the humans say we come fully loaded: microchipped, spayed/neutered, and up to date on our age-eligible vaccines. pretty good deal, huh?

– the kittens 🐾

www.HSSET.org/adopt

09/08/2025

🐾 Happy Tails This Week at HSSET! 🐾

What a week it’s been—full of wagging tails, playful purrs, and hopeful hearts! These sweet pets are ready to find their forever homes, and they can’t wait to meet YOU. 💛

Adopting a pet means gaining a loyal friend, a cuddle buddy, and a lifetime of unconditional love. Every adoption makes room for another furry friend to start their journey toward happiness. 🐶🐱

📌 See who’s waiting to meet you and find your perfect match:
www.HSSET.org/adopt

💛 This week was one filled with happy beginnings!

09/06/2025

School’s back in session, and love is on the syllabus! 🍂🐾 Our sponsored dogs and cats are all ready to charm their way into your heart with some ‘purr-fectly’ corny pickup lines. Each one is looking for their forever home! So whether you’re team dog or team cat, we’ve got a furry friend ready to ace your heart exam.

Adopting one of these sweethearts means you’re giving them an A+ in second chances. 💕 Take a peek, have a laugh, and maybe… fall in love this season. 🍁

09/05/2025

*UPDATE! Adopted*

Some of you may remember a post not too long ago for our boy Loki. He wagged his tail so hard against the kennel walls that he injured it again and again until it could no longer be saved. Thankfully, Loki has since been adopted and is living his best life, but now we see the same story starting again with Zeus.

Zeus is a big, beautiful German Shepherd, 71 pounds of gentle giant with the sweetest heart. Behind that strong frame is a dog who hides during thunder and scary sounds, and who just wants to be close to people. His tail, thick and powerful, beats like a drum against the walls whenever he sees a friend coming. What should be a joyful wag has turned into a painful injury that worsens by the day.

We can give him bandages. We can give him medicine. But what Zeus truly needs is something we cannot provide inside these walls:
✨ A home
✨ A family
✨ A soft place to lay his head where wagging his tail will not hurt him

The best cure for happy tail is not surgery. It is adoption. And if an adopter cannot come along right away, a foster home could quite literally save his tail in the meantime. Fostering costs nothing but space in your home and love in your heart, and for Zeus it could mean the world.

💛 Zeus is just 3 years old, heartworm positive but treatable, dog and cat friendly, and already neutered. He has not been formally tested with children, but he has shown no negative reactions to kids passing through our kennels or volunteers. His adoption fee is only $99.

He came to us from another local animal control facility. He has waited long enough. What he needs now is love.

Please consider adopting or fostering Zeus. You could be the reason his story ends in joy instead of heartbreak.

Want to see more of Zeus? https://humanesocietyofsoutheasttexas.org/adopt/ &page=shelterluv_wrap_1733410037%2Fembed%2Fanimal%2FHSST-A-134382

Interested in fostering Zeus or one of our other eligible pets? www.HSSET.org/foster

09/04/2025

You’ve probably seen this Pawpsicles for Pups sign plenty by now, but it really did turn out SO cute. It even held up to all the traffic of people and pets coming through the shelter! Huge thanks for making the banner and to our board members for putting in the work to source materials and plan this fun fundraiser.

09/02/2025

✨ Pet of the Week: Moonbeam! ✨🌙

This pretty girl is the daughter of our sweet Luna Mae, and just like her mama, she’s ready to light up someone’s life. 💛 At only 7 months old, Moonbeam is still figuring out the world around her. She’s a little shy and can be easily frightened in the shelter, but don’t let that fool you—she has the sweetest heart and so much love to give.

Moonbeam is a spectacular car rider 🚗💨—perfect for road trips or quick coffee runs! She’s met both cats and dogs here at the shelter. While she was indifferent to cats (they’re just… so boring), she’s made several friends in our play yard with dogs. Just keep in mind that Moonbeam thinks she’s a tiny lapdog—sometimes she doesn’t realize she could smush her smaller buddies in all her excitement. 🐾

Because Moonbeam is on the sensitive side, we love to share the 3/3/3 rule with her future family:
• 🏡 3 days to decompress
• 🐕 3 weeks to learn your routine
• ❤️ 3 months to fully feel at home

She’s dog-friendly, cat-friendly, foster-eligible, and play yard approved. Most importantly, she’s a young pup with so much potential—she just needs someone patient enough to let her shine.

🐶 Breed: Mixed Breed (Medium)
🎀 S*x: Female
⚖️ Weight: 40.6 lbs
🎂 Age: ~7 months
💲 Adoption Fee: $159

Come meet Moonbeam or check her out online and apply to adopt and see if she’s the missing piece of your family!

https://humanesocietyofsoutheasttexas.org/adopt/ &page=shelterluv_wrap_1733410037%2Fembed%2Fanimal%2FHSST-A-134269

09/01/2025

🐾 Clear the Shelters Wrap-Up! 🐾

What an incredible week it has been! Thanks to our amazing community, several of our dogs and cats packed up their toys and strutted off to their fur-ever homes. 💛

We want to give a huge shout-out to everyone who made Clear the Shelters such a success — from those who adopted, interacted with our posts, or cheered us on from the sidelines, to the local businesses and organizations who lent their support. You all help keep tails wagging and whiskers happy!

Congratulations to all of the pets who have now found families of their very own! 🐶🐱 We hope to keep this momentum rolling right through the end of the year — because every pet deserves a second chance at love.

As we celebrate Labor Day, we’re reminded that when we all purr-severe and work together, the payoff is pawsitively priceless. 🐾❤️

08/31/2025

💙🐾 Thank You SETX Appliance Depot! 🐾💙

At HSSET, the work never stops and neither does the laundry. Every day we care for 100+ animals across five banks of dog kennels, our cat room with 18 two-sided kennels, two cat colonies, and the kennels in our clinic (cat holding, cat isolation, dog isolation, and community clinic kennels for surgery days). That means nonstop loads of laundry from morning until close.

Earlier this month, right before our busy Clear the Shelters event, one of our washers broke down. With a full facility, things backed up fast.

Thankfully, we knew just who to call. Baylor Wortham does so much for Jefferson County and SETX, and he also owns SETX Appliance Depot at 1315 South St. in Beaumont. (Just down the road from us!) He stepped in and helped us get a replacement washer within just a few days so we could keep caring for the animals without missing a beat.

Animal rescue is close to Baylor’s heart too. His own pup, Biscuit, was once a stray who bounced around the neighborhood. Biscuit was a high-energy escape artist with some abandonment issues, but Baylor and his family gave her the happy home (and fence) she needed. 🐶❤️

We are so grateful for SETX Appliance Depot and their continued friendship and support of HSSET, for keeping us running (literally), and for reminding us that rescue comes in many forms.

Thank you, Baylor and SETX Appliance Depot, for being a part of so many happy tails!

08/28/2025

🚨🐾 Clear the Shelters isn’t over yet! We’re going strong through the end of August! 🐾🚨

So far this month, 69 lucky pets have found their forever homes 🎉 … but as of Thursday morning(this morning), we had just 4 dog kennels left before hitting full capacity again. 😬

That means YOUR new best friend could be waiting right now! 💕 Whether you’re looking to adopt, foster, or just come visit, this is the perfect time to jump in.

✨ Adoption discounts are happening all month long → www.HSSET.org/adopt

CLEAR THE SHELTERS | The Humane Society of Southeast Texas is approaching maximum capacity again despite placing 69 pets in homes this month, with only four empty dog kennels remaining as of Thursday morning.
https://www.12newsnow.com/article/news/local/outreach/clear-the-shelters/humane-society-of-southeast-texas-faces-overcrowding-despite-recent-adoption-success/502-103ed5de-9de5-420a-ad36-8143e6314802?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook_12NewsNow

08/28/2025

From STINKY😷 to ✨stylish✨
And BUSTED👀 to 🥰beautiful🥰

Thank you Port Arthur PetSmart you did that bestie💅

Did they catch your eye? It’s okay, don’t be shy. They’re for 🐾adoption🐶 check them out because we have a few more days to Clear The Shelter: www.HSSET.org/adopt