Emmy's Hope Rescue

01/01/2023

26/09/2022

BARC in Houston Tx is one of the highest kill shelters in the Nation. With an annual budget of OVER $14 MILLION taxpayer money, we (316 signatures on petition)

04/07/2022

Keep your fur babies safe
INSIDE tonight! ❤️🐾

01/07/2022

FIREWORKS ARE SCARY FOR PETS!
Keep your dogs and cats SAFE and stress-free this 4th of July.

TIPS to diminish your pet’s Fireworks frenzy ~

Get plenty of exercise with your pet during the day to decrease any pent up nerves/energy when the fireworks start.

Provide a SAFE PLACE for your pet in a familiar and comfortable room INSIDE. Play some anti anxiety / calming music, white noise, or the TV to help drown out the fireworks.

Ensure all doors and windows are closed.

Distract with high value treats and toys (try a Kong with frozen peanut butter to keep them busy and happy).

Consider an anti-anxiety wrap like the Thundershirt to provide gentle pressure that helps decrease anxiety and stress for some pets.

Make sure your pet has proper identification - Check your pet’s ID tag for up to date contact information. (Tip: If you don’t have time to order a tag with accurate information, you can always use a luggage tag to add your info and attach it to the collar.)

Microchip your pet! Help your local officials get your fur-baby back to you in the chance they do fearfully flee. Make sure your contact information is up-to-date.

08/05/2022

Come on Moms ~
show us your fur babies!
❤️🐾

14/02/2022

HAPPY VALENTINE’S DAY❣️

10/02/2022

05/02/2022

I RESCUED A HUMAN TODAY.
Her eyes met mine as she walked down the corridor peering apprehensively into the kennels. I felt her need instantly and knew I had to help her. I wagged my tail, not too exuberantly, so she wouldn't be afraid.

As she stopped at my kennel I blocked her view from a little accident I had in the back of my cage. I didn't want her to know that I hadn't been walked today. Sometimes the shelter keepers get too busy and I didn't want her to think poorly of them.

As she read my kennel card I hoped that she wouldn't feel sad about my past. I only have the future to look forward to and want to make a difference in someone's life.

She got down on her knees and made little kissy sounds at me. I shoved my shoulder and side of my head up against the bars to comfort her. Gentle fingertips caressed my neck; she was desperate for companionship.

A tear fell down her cheek and I raised my paw to assure her that all would be well. Soon my kennel door opened and her smile was so bright that I instantly jumped into her arms. I would promise to keep her safe. I would promise to always be by her side. I would promise to do everything I could to see that radiant smile and sparkle in her eyes.

I was so fortunate that she came down my corridor. So many more are out there who haven't walked the corridors. So many more to be saved. At least I could save one. . . By Janine Allen

23/01/2022

“PETS also have LAST WISHES before they die, but only known by veterinarians who put old and sick animals to sleep. Twitter user Jesse Dietrich asked a vet what was the most difficult part of his job.

The specialist answered, without hesitation, that it was the hardest for him to see how old or sick animals look for their owners before going to sleep. The fact is that 90 % of owners don't want to be in a room with a dying animal. People leave so that they don't see their pet leave. But they don't realize that it's in these last moments of life that their pet needs them most.

Veterinarians ask the owners to be close to the animals until the very end. ′′It's inevitable that they die before you. Don't forget that you were the center of their life. Maybe they were just a part of yours. But they are also your family. No matter how hard it is, don't leave them.

Dont let them die in a room with a stranger, in a place they dont like. It is very painful for veterinarians to see how pets cannot find their owner during the last minutes of their life. They don’t understand why their owner left them. After all, they needed their owner’s consolation.

Veterinarians do everything possible to ensure that animals are not so scared, but they are complete strangers to them. Don't be a coward because it's too painful for you. Think about the pet. Endure this pain for their sake. Be with them until the end.” ❤️🐾

04/01/2022

Noooo! Please don’t make me go outside. It’s so COLD this morning!

01/01/2022

Emmy’s Hope Rescue wishes all of you, humans and fur babies, a healthy and happy 2022! ❤️🐾

30/11/2021

Hooray for Giving Tuesday!
This global day of compassion and goodwill happens just once a year! Together, we can ensure that homeless dogs and cats receive love, care and lifesaving second chances this holiday season and throughout the year. Every Giving Tuesday donation made today is matched, so your generosity has twice the impact. ❤️🐾

25/11/2021

Happy Thanksgiving from Emmy’s Hope Rescue.
We are so thankful for the love and care you give your sweet adopted fur babies everyday. ❤️🐾

31/10/2021

🎃HAPPY HALLOWEEN🎃
from Fleetwood the mad scientist and all his friends at Emmy’s Hope Rescue.
* Fleetwood was adopted from Emmy’s Hope in 2017.
Everyone BE SAFE tonight!
If your fur baby is dressing up, please SHARE THEIR PICTURE!

28/10/2021

UPDATE ~
We’ve named our new baby girl, PEPPER! ❤️🐾
Thanks for all the great name suggestions!

Please HELP US NAME
our new baby girl at Emmy’s Hope Rescue. She’s only about 4 months old and weighs 7 lbs. We think she may be a chihuahua - terrier mix, so she probably won’t get very big. She is a little sweetheart. ❤️🐾

20/10/2021

05/10/2021

HAPPY ENDING ❤️🐾

A dog went missing last night and the owner was advised to put an item of clothing down in the area where it was lost (for the scent). Lots of people searched for the dog but to no avail. Then, first light in the morning, the dog was found, sitting on the owner’s coat.

30/09/2021

NYC subway has banned dogs unless they fit inside a bag. New York commuters did not disappoint.. 😊😍🐶

14/09/2021

September is 📆

Humane pet stores DO exist, and their business model WORKS! The pet services and products industry (not including the sales of live animals) is a $103 billion industry. Pet stores in and outside of Texas have transitioned entirely away from selling puppy mill puppies and remain successful businesses that are essential parts of local animal rescue efforts. Many counties across Texas face a pet overpopulation issue, for example; some of our largest animal shelters can take in up to 40,000 homeless animals every year and adopt puppies from many local, humane sources.

Selling puppies (particularly from large-scale commercial breeding facilities) is NOT necessary to run a thriving pet store. For more information about Puppy Mills in Texas, watch our Free Webinar at www.thln.org/the_abc_s_of_texas_puppy_mills

Photo courtesy of Animal Investigation & Response

13/09/2021

Where is your dog on the spectrum?

13/09/2021

❤️🐾 HAPPY TAILS 🐾❤️
from Piper.

08/09/2021

❤️🐾 HAPPY TAILS 🐾❤️
from Sonny.

31/08/2021

❤️🐾 HAPPY TAILS 🐾❤️
from Gus.

27/08/2021

Hoping you had a HAPPY
NATIONAL DOG DAY!❤️🐾
National Dog Day is celebrated annually on August 26th. It was founded in 2004 by Pet & Family Lifestyle Expert, Animal Rescue Advocate, Conservationist, Dog Trainer and Author, Colleen Paige. She’s also the founder of many other holidays such as National Puppy Day, National Mutt Day, National Cat Day,
National Wildlife Day and many more philanthropic days to bring attention to the plight of animals around the globe and encourage adoption.
National Dog Day celebrates all dogs, mixed breed and pure. The mission is to help the public recognize the number of dogs that need to be rescued each year and to acknowledge family dogs and dogs that work selflessly each tday to save lives, keep us safe and bring comfort. Dogs put their lives on the ree every day...for personal protection, for law enforcement, for the disabled, for our freedom and safety by detecting bombs and drugs and pulling victims of tragedy from wreckage. They can detect cancer and seizures...things even humans cannot do.
National Dog Day is against any kind of breed ban. "Dogs should not have to lose their lives because of the atrocities they have been forced to endure at the hands of man", says Colleen Paige.
While people have the choice to purchase a pure breed dog, buying dogs from pet stores supplied by puppy mills, backyard breeders, the internet and newspaper ads is discouraged. If you are seeking a new canine companion, please consider ADOPTION. If you'd like a pure breed dog, look into a pure breed rescue, to see if they might have some little furry soul just waiting to make your life complete. Many large chain pet stores host adoption drives f or local shelters and rescues.
All a dog wants to do is love you and be loved by you. Dogs are our best friends. They are the perfect companion ~ loyal, happy and non-judgmental.

25/08/2021

The Governor signed the Courthouse Dogs Bill in early June! 🖊 This law OFFICIALLY goes into effect September 1st and will ensure that therapy dogs can accompany abuse, assault, and trauma victims in a courtroom!

How do therapy dogs help those testifying in court? 🤔

Therapy dogs not only help traumatized victims who may experience anxiety while giving witness testimony, but it improves cardiovascular health, mental stimulation, and Oxytocin production. HB 1071 will allow specially trained dogs to accompany vulnerable witnesses in Texas state courts. A dog’s calming presence can help get vital testimony into the record so that justice can be served. ⚖️

Special thanks again to Stacy Sutton Kerby and Natalie Lynch, who testified in support of the bill, and the authors, Reps. Harris, Allison, Ramos, Leach, Collier, co-author Rep. Ashby, and Senate Sponsor Whitmire! We are so excited to see this law come to life this coming September.