Aransas County Animal Care Services

02/12/2025

"🎉 Adopted! 🎉

Introducing Noir, the latest pup to find their forever home—and they’re not flying solo! This charming, mysterious dog now has a whole family to share their adventures with, including a canine sidekick and a feline accomplice. 🐶🐱

Noir may have arrived with a cool, brooding demeanor, but he will quickly warm up to his new furry siblings, showing them that teamwork makes the dream work. Whether it’s chasing toys, taking naps, or plotting their next snack heist, this trio will be ready to take over the household (in the cutest way possible, of course). 🐾💫

Congratulations, Noir! We’re so excited to see you thrive in your new home with your doggy and kitty companions. Here’s to many more tail wags, purrs, and belly rubs ahead! 🖤

02/11/2025

02/07/2025

Guess who now has a new name, new dad, new life. Our sweet shy Boo found his forever home. His dad gave him the name Phoenix. We think that it fits him perfectly. Congratulations Phoenix.

02/01/2025

Texas State Law Definition of Owner

Texas Health and Safety Code
Chapter 821
Section 821.021 Definitions
(3) "Owner" includes a person who owns or has custody or control of an animal

Legal Definition of Custody
Custody is the state of physically holding or controlling a person or piece of property , or of having the right to do so. A person who has custody over property or another person often has affirmative duties to protect and care for those in their charge.

https://www.law.cornell.edu

Aransas County Orders Definition Of Owner

Section 2.5 Animal Owner. Any person(s), partnership, corporation, association, or legal entity that owns, keeps, or has custody or control of an animal for a period of three (3) days or more, including the person(s), partnership, corporation, association, or legal entity in control or having custody of, or feeding or harboring such animals.

City of Rockport Ordinances

Chapter 18
Sub chapter 26

Owner - means any person, who has a right of property in an animal, or who keeps an animal in his care, harbors an animal, acts as custodian for an animal, or who permits an animal to remain on or about his premises. An animal is harbored if it is fed or sheltered.

Town of Fulton Ordinances

Owner means any person, firm or corporation who has right of property in an animal or who harbors an animal or allows an animal to remain about his premises for a period of ten (10) days.

Harboring means the act of keeping and caring for an animal or of providing a premises to which the animal returns for food, shelter or care for a period of ten (10) days.

We are posting these to explain the Importance of reporting a loose animal the moment you see them. We will try to locate an owner. If no owner is found then we do request for the finder to fill out our finder form. If finder doesn’t want our help and deny us to pick up the animal. Then an owner responsibility form will be issued as well.

It’s very important for the animals safety and public safety to report these animals. If you do not want to be held responsible, report that animal within the three days if not immediately.

01/20/2025

Due to inclement weather we will be expecting tomorrow Tuesday January 21, 2025. Aransas County Animal Care Services will be closed. We will still have our 24 hour on call officer for emergency services. Thank you and please keep your animals and family warm.

01/19/2025

Update: Denim whose real name is Gino found his missing family. He’s been missing for a little while. His family is so happy to have him home.

Do you recognize me? Found out near Kingfish in Holiday beach. Suspected upper respiratory but upon further examination the vet believes kitty was hit by a car or could have fallen out of somones car engine, trailer or truck. Very sweet neutered male. He could have come from anywhere in the county if he was traveling by vehicle and fell out. Please call us on Tuesday if this could be your baby. Currently with a rescue taking care of him.

01/17/2025

With the coming cold weather approaching, us this week we wanted to let everyone know that its best to bring in your pets inside to keep them warm and safe. If you are unable to you must provide them with a proper shelter and a way for them to get out of the elements.

Here is the Texas State Law on the Out Door Dog Act. https://www.thln.org/a_brand_new_day

Quick reference on how to properly restrain your dog.
https://d3n8a8pro7vhmx.cloudfront.net/texashumane/pages/775/attachments/original/1641416964/THLN_SB_5_ProperRestraints_ENGLISH.pdf?1641416964

What the Outdoor dog act does
https://d3n8a8pro7vhmx.cloudfront.net/texashumane/pages/775/attachments/original/1641416964/THLN_SB_5_ProperRestraints_ENGLISH.pdf?1641416964

Exemptions for restraint
https://d3n8a8pro7vhmx.cloudfront.net/texashumane/pages/775/attachments/original/1641416965/THLN_SB_5_RestraintExceptions_ENGLISH.pdf?1641416965

Aransas County Orders
https://www.aransascountytx.gov/main/docs/ordinances/O-03-2024_Aransas_County_Animal_Control_Order.pdf

01/13/2025

We have received information on the owner of this dog. If anyone else knows of any more information on Lupe’s owner please give us a call.

12/31/2024

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12/23/2024

Psa: Aransas County Animal Care is currently closed for the holidays. We will return to regular business hours on Thursday. We ended on a wonderful note with an adoption of a dog and 2 kitties

Congratulations Sarah and Sake and Gin

12/18/2024

Thank you to our local Lamar Womans Club for the wonderful donation of food and treats for the pups and kitties of Aransas County Animal Care Services.

12/17/2024

The office staff and director had an adventure today. This cutie was found in the dumpster at the transfer station. We suspect that it hid in the many boxes that were transported to the dump. Doesn’t appear to be done on purpose. Perhaps this baby might be missing from a loving home and hid in some boxes and thier owner didn’t know. The one identifiable box was a wheelchair box. If you happened to throw one away today you might also be missing a cat or your neighbor might be missing a cat if it was outside at anytime. At this time we suspect the kitty is not a feral but someone’s beloved pet. If you are missing a kitty please give us a call at 361-790-0151.

12/09/2024

Found near Oyo hotel this morning. Being kept at this time by the person who found him. If he is yours please contact us at 361-790-0151 so we can get you in contact with his finder so this handsome fellow can go home.