Texas Litter Control

01/01/2025

Just a reminder that all clinics will be closed tomorrow, January 1st. Happy New Year!!

23/12/2024

Adopted!!

Tomorrow is the last day for Peanut to find her home for the holidays. Please share!!!

Adopted!!

Can we get another Christmas miracle? Peanut was adopted from us in 2017 and was found roaming as a stray a little over three years later. She was quickly adopted again due to her sweet nature, but was returned four years later due to circumstances within the family. Now, after two months of hanging out with us, this sweet ten year old gal would really love to find a home that will commit to her furever. Her first ten years have been pretty hectic, nine of them have been in and out of our care. She loves churro treats and to be pet. She just needs a quiet home with someone looking for a furever companion. She is very sweet, quiet and tidy. She has definitely outgrown the crazy kitten years and just wants a best friend. If you think it could be you, please fill out an application at https://service.sheltermanager.com/asmservice?account=ds1082&method=online_form_html&formid=1

Peanut comes with her emotional support pumpkin. It is her favorite thing. Adopters must like the color orange 😉

19/12/2024

Adopted!!

Can we get another Christmas miracle? Peanut was adopted from us in 2017 and was found roaming as a stray a little over three years later. She was quickly adopted again due to her sweet nature, but was returned four years later due to circumstances within the family. Now, after two months of hanging out with us, this sweet ten year old gal would really love to find a home that will commit to her furever. Her first ten years have been pretty hectic, nine of them have been in and out of our care. She loves churro treats and to be pet. She just needs a quiet home with someone looking for a furever companion. She is very sweet, quiet and tidy. She has definitely outgrown the crazy kitten years and just wants a best friend. If you think it could be you, please fill out an application at https://service.sheltermanager.com/asmservice?account=ds1082&method=online_form_html&formid=1

Peanut comes with her emotional support pumpkin. It is her favorite thing. Adopters must like the color orange 😉

09/12/2024

Update!!! Adopted!!!

Meet Estella. This sweetheart needs a Christmas miracle. Her owner passed away and she found herself struggling to survive on the streets. While she greatly appreciates being back inside and safe here at the clinic, we can not give her the attention she craves and deserves. Estella is EXTREMELY friendly and outgoing. As such, she does not do well caged away from her people. The resulting stress is starting to take a toll on her. Although we have given her a room all to herself and keep her with us in the office when we can, she deserves so much more. This is a young kitty with so much love to give, there is a family out there that just needs her, we know it!! If you think it might be you, please fill out an application at https://service.sheltermanager.com/asmservice?account=ds1082&method=online_form_html&formid=1

03/12/2024

03/12/2024

Thank for supporting Texas Litter Control! YOU MAKE ALL OF THIS POSSIBLE! TLC would not be able to do everything we do without your support. Donate now and DOUBLE YOUR DONATION. We have a donor who is matching all donations throughout the month of December. This includes revenue we generate from vehicle (running or not) donations. Vehicles include RVs, boats, and pretty much any other motorized vehicle.

Even if you can't donate, using our clinics for your pets' annual healthcare needs provides revenue for our programs.

We cannot thank you enough for your support!!!!!

23/11/2024

They say there is a seat for every, um, derriere. Well then, certainly, there must be a throne for every queen. Let's find this beautiful Russian Blue mix hers. Please share Chispita far and wide!!!

Update: Adopted!

Hi! I’m Chispita and I am the queen of my castle!! I know what I like and I’m not afraid to let you know!! I’m a calm, quiet girl and I just want a comfy place to settle in. I would really like to be in a home that matches my energy, calm, quiet and peaceful. If you are looking for a ruler of your domain, come check me out!!

If you are interested in meeting Chispita, please fill out an application at https://service.sheltermanager.com/asmservice?account=ds1082&method=online_form_html&formid=1

20/11/2024

Update: Adopted!

Hi! I’m Chispita and I am the queen of my castle!! I know what I like and I’m not afraid to let you know!! I’m a calm, quiet girl and I just want a comfy place to settle in. I would really like to be in a home that matches my energy, calm, quiet and peaceful. If you are looking for a ruler of your domain, come check me out!!

If you are interested in meeting Chispita, please fill out an application at https://service.sheltermanager.com/asmservice?account=ds1082&method=online_form_html&formid=1

05/11/2024

Happy Fall Friends! 🍂

Check out these two cuties, and please be sure to message our Help Me Keep My Pet Team if you’re interested in fostering or volunteering to help families in need!

23/10/2024

Another Update on TLC’s Bid to Manage the Conroe Animal Shelter
We were under the impression that the bid had already been rejected due to a conversation with the PD. Evidently, the vote is tomorrow, and they held a workshop today. We didn’t attend the Council Workshop this week because the last time we attended, we were told they couldn’t speak with us because we are a vendor. The entire interaction was very awkward, so we didn’t think we were welcome at this meeting. We did watch online though and another 3 items came up today. These items were never brought to our attention to discuss with anyone.

They claimed that TLC required that we have no oversight. This statement is 100% false. TLC welcomes oversight. We will not have a municipality dictate private, internal policies meaning adoption policy, transport policy, etc. We never stated anywhere in the proposal that we would not welcome inspection of the shelter. Oversight to us means, the animals are being cared for properly and we are breaking no laws, but the city should not intervene with other policies. The statement was taken totally out of context.
Here is the statement from our proposal: “TLC’s policies are set up for maximum life-saving efforts. The City will not intervene or dictate TLC policy unless it is in violation of a law.”

They also brought up that the ordinance changes may violate state law, and we put a timeline on them. First, the ordinance changes have already taken place in other parts of Texas. We are not worried about them violating State law as they have already been tested. The timeline was in the proposal if they wanted us to take over the shelter by December 1st. The City’s RFP asked for whoever was bidding to take over immediately. There is some important groundwork that needs to be done before we could take over. Because they have dragged their feet for so long, we would likely have to push back until January 1 anyways. It takes time to hire and train employees. TLC does not make rash decisions without thinking of the consequences.
Here are the ordinance changes we are asking for in the proposal:
“The establishment of a Community Cat Program.
The allowance of finder fosters after a found pet has been photographed and input into online websites for reuniting pet owners with missing pets.
No stray holds on medical cases or injured animals.
No stray holds on animals under 4 months of age.
No stray hold on visibly pregnant animals.
Incorporate breeding licenses if puppies are to be sold.
Change the rabies tag/collar rule. Cats lose collars. Add micro-chip.”

The Council insinuated that TLC would abuse funding. Since there are no programs at the shelter, we asked for us to be able to shift funds between programs as we develop them. For example, if we were to get grant funding for free services to TNR cats, we would use that money for another program to help the shelter. All funds would be used for shelter programs. We also intend to write grants, and we had intended to run some low-cost public services to offset the cost. Grants will take a year, and we don’t know what kind of revenue a clinic will generate. There’s a lot of catch up we will have to do on the shelter animals, and we don’t know how long that will take. We may be so busy with the shelter animals that we may not be able to get to public animals for some time. We offered to reevaluate the contract in a year and hopefully reduce the cost to the City.
Here are the statements concerning funding from our proposal:
“Through no fault of the City or the PD, we are not confident in the data provided to Texas Litter Control. We have based our budget on averages. It will also take about a year to establish “credit” with funders in the sheltering world. I would like to revisit the budget in September 2025. My hopes are that we can lower the cost to the city and increase funding through services, grants, and donations.”
“Texas Litter Control reserves the right to shift funding within the above provided budget. Funding will be used to create programs, provide enhancements to the shelter, provide lower cost and free services to City of Conroe residents, etc. as we see fit. As we decrease intake numbers, funding will be shifted to programs. For example, as the cat intake goes down, these funds will be used for spay/neuter of Community Cats and targeted spay/neuter.”
“Texas Litter Control will be responsible for the operating costs. We will retain any adoption fees, intake fees, and revenue from public spay/neuter and wellness services to offset the difference between what is contracted with the City of Conroe and the actual costs. Texas Litter Control will also administer any grants awarded to our organization for helping the community and shelter pets.”

It would have been really nice to have been able to sit down with the committee and go through the proposal with them so they could better understand it, but it feels like minds were already made up. We received one phone call from one member of the PD and he brought up only the 5 points we explained before.

The impression we got today is that the City is not willing to get with the times. They will likely put the ACO who was in charge of oversight for Care Corp over the shelter and it will be business as usual.

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21/10/2024

Texas Litter Control is now set up to receive vehicle donations (running or not) including Cars, Trucks, Motorcycles, Boats, RVs, Campers, ATVs, Planes, Heavy Equipment, Farm Machinery, and other motorized vehicles! Click here to find out how your old vehicle can help animals in your community! https://texaslittercontrol.org/donate

Thank you for your support!

19/10/2024

Our Help Me Keep My Pet program was created to help keep pets out of shelters, off the streets, and in their homes with their families where they belong! Please kindly share to assist our team in finding a foster home for these three littles. This is a time-sensitive situation, and we really need your support!

Anyone interested in fostering should message the Help Me Keep My Pet Team asap. Thank you!

17/10/2024

UPDATE ON THE BID FOR THE CONROE ANIMAL
The City of Conroe has DENIED our proposal to operate the Conroe Animal Shelter. The following 5 reasons were cited:
1. They do not want the addition of a building on site for a small wellness clinic for the public.
*This is not a big deal for TLC, and we would omit this from our proposal.

2. The City does not want TLC to operate a low-cost clinic for the public at the shelter. They say that it would be unfair competition for local veterinarians.
*This does not make any sense for several reasons. The main reason is that we already operate 3 low-cost clinics for the public that Conroe residents already use. It would also allow us to generate revenue to bank against shelter expenses saving the taxpayers money. This item is not a deal breaker for TLC, and we would be willing to omit this from the proposal. Alternatively, we would just lease a space near the shelter to provide much needed low-cost services to the public.

3. The city does not want to be responsible for after-hours veterinary care.
*This is something that is an animal cruelty issue. If they want TLC to staff a veterinarian 24/7, it will add at least another half a million dollars to the proposal. Fiscally it just doesn’t make sense. There’s nothing we can do about this one. The city would have to provide emergency care to an animal coming in injured. An ACO can’t just dump an injured animal in a cage on Saturday night and have it wait for care until Monday morning. It puts TLC and the City in a liability situation. The ACO could be prosecuted for animal cruelty. We don’t want anyone put in a bad situation…Also, keep in mind that is why the shelter is in the situation it’s in now.

Now for the 2 deal breakers…
4. The City will not commit to TNR for cats.
*There is no way the shelter will ever get to a 90% save rate without it. When I spoke with the City yesterday, they told me that they weren’t having problems adopting cats. Unfortunately, they are basing their assessments on the fact that they are not taking owner surrenders and the ACOs are not picking up strays. In addition, this is not kitten season. Talk to me next April about this one. Catch and kill does not work. The City of Conroe is living proof of this. If it worked, the City should not be seeing any stray cats entering into the shelter.

5. TLC has no say in ACO policy. We were informed that ACOs should not be spending time trying to find pet owners in the field. They are supposed to just pick the pet up and dump it at the shelter for the shelter to sort out.
*This is a huge deal breaker for TLC. The pet always has a better chance of getting returned to its owner with a little work in the field when the pet is found. We have researched several business models in getting shelters to a 90% save rate and every one of them explained that the ACOs will either make or break you. An attitude of getting the pets back to their owners and a partnership must be formed to be successful. So this one is definitely a deal breaker and it shows TLC that the City of Conroe is not ready for change.

We put the proposal together as a guide to a 90% save rate. We advised the City to hire a WELL QUALIFIED Shelter Director and then LISTEN TO THEM! We also feel they need take a good, hard look at existing staff and realize that it does not matter how long someone has been in a position. If people are not willing to change with the times, it means they have outlived their usefulness. You can’t hold back what is best for the animals and the citizens of the City of Conroe because a couple of people can’t manage needed and wanted change.

We are here to help in whatever capacity we can, and we welcome the City to ask for whatever help they need. If you are a resident of the City of Conroe, feel free to reach out to the Mayor and City Council. Your opinion matters.

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16/10/2024

Hello!! We are getting ready for our year end raffle and are looking for donations to offer to our supporters. Things like the items listed below, art, jewelry, handcrafted and local, etc. We are planning to run the raffle from 11/15-12/31 and funds will be used to support our shelter intervention program, Help Me Keep My Pet, and our Veterinary Expansion Program. If would be interested in donating, please email [email protected].

01/10/2024

Like us on Facebook and follow us on X. Receive 50% off your vet exam Mondays - Fridays during the month of October. Just mention to the staff that you are following us on social media.

26/09/2024

FINGERS CROSSED! TLC submitted a bid to the City of Conroe to manage the animal shelter. If you would like to read our proposal, we have posted it to our Projects Page of our website. https://texaslittercontrol.org/life-saving-projects If the City Council doesn't accept the proposal, they can still use it as a guide to get back on track. We are looking forward to helping the Conroe PD however we can.

06/09/2024

Looking to add some class to your pad? Check out supermodel, Mira. She is guaranteed to level up your style with her stunning good looks. If you would like to meet this gorgeous young lady, fill out an application here, https://service.sheltermanager.com/asmservice?account=ds1082&method=online_form_html&formid=1