Pet Microchip Program
All nine Spring Fire Stations are equipped with pet microchip readers and over a hundred animals have been reunited since this program began in 2019.
Here is how it works. Anyone who finds a lost dog or cat can take the pet to the nearest Spring Fire Station where firefighters can check the animal for a microchip.
If no one answers the doorbell, the crew may be on an emergency call. You can come back later or try another station. However, for their safety pets cannot be left at any fire station.
If the microchip reader displays a number, the American Animal Hospital Association’s PetMicrochipLookup.org should show which microchip company may have registration information for the animal.
If the pet is (1) found within Spring Fire’s response territory, (2) checked for a microchip at a Spring Fire Station and (3) the rescuer, or a local rescue or foster, is willing to hold the pet, then the Spring Fire Department can post photos of the animal on social media in an attempt to find their family. Unfortunately, Spring Fire cannot accept photos of missing pets for posting.
Rescuers are not asked to hold any animal longer than a week. Pet reunions and vetting of ownership are handled by the rescuer once the owner is located.
What about dangerous, wounded or abused animals?
Keep your distance from any animal that appears to be dangerous and contact Harris County Pets at (281) 999-3191.
If an animal is wounded, cannot eat, drink, or move normally, or has been trapped, contact the Houston SPCA at 713-880-HELP (4357) immediately for an animal ambulance. Wounded animals can also be dangerous.
Texas Health and Safety Code Title 10, Chapter 821, Subchapter A is Texas law for treatment of animals. If you witness animal abuse, cruelty or neglect, file a report with the Harris County Animal Cruelty Taskforce. Call 888-7-SETACT (888-773-8228). All reports are reviewed by an investigator with the animal crimes unit.
What about Wild Animals?
Contact the Wildlife Center of Texas located at 7007 Old Katy Road, Houston, TX 77024.
Their phone number is 713-861-9453 and they are open from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily.
Resources for Lost or Found Animals
Check and post on lost pet websites such as Pawboost, my lost pet alert, Pet FBI, Petco Love Lost, Lost My Doggie, Pet Amber Alert, and PawMaw.
Check and post on local lost pet social media pages, such as Spring Texas Lost and Found Pets, SPRING and MORE-Lost and Found Animals, Lost & Found Pets of Spring, TX, Lost & Found Pets -The Woodlands, Spring, Tomball, TX, Lost & Found Cats – Spring, The Woodlands, Conroe and Nearby Places, and CyFair Spring Tomball Lost & Found Pets. There are also many breeds specific lost animal pages on Facebook alone, so this list while not inclusive is a good start.
Posting a lost or found animal any or all of these places, on your personal social media or social media tied specifically to Spring, such as nextdoor and Ring.com can dramatically increase your chances of finding the family.
Flyers and posters can also be valuable resources when placed near where the pet was lost or found. Make one on 24PetWatch, Poster My Wall, Canva, Pet FBI or your favorite design program.
Can’t foster your rescue? Searching for your lost animal?
Here is a list of area no-kill rescues and shelters.
Location: 2608 Industrial Lane Conroe, TX 77301
Email: chancetobloom@gmail.com
Phone: 936-333-1416
Location: 202 W. San Augustine Deer Park, Texas 77536
Phone: 281-904-0280
Email: newdawnpetadoption@att.net
Location: Spring
Email: Public_Relations@smartpetz.com
Phone: (281) 875-0100
Location: 32632 Wright Road, Magnolia
Email: info@aartexas.org
Phone: 281-789-4142
Adore Houston (All Dogs Official Rescue Enterprise)
Location: 5225 Katy Freeway Suite 500 Houston, TX 77007
Email: info@adorehouston.org
Email: rescueforlife@hotmail.com
Amazing Grace Pet Rescue *dogs only
Email: amazinggracepetrescue@yahoo.com
Location: Houston
Email: info@animaljusticeleague.org
Email: wingsforpaws@gmail.com
Email: Beautifuldisasteranimalrescue@hotmail.com
Phone: 713-553-8573
Blue Guardians Rescue
Email: blueguardianrescueinc@gmail.com
Phone: 832-209-0725
Camo Rescue *small dogs only
Email: hollydrool@hotmail.com
Email: cheveyohorsehaven@yahoo.com
Phone: 832-814-6762
Citizens for Animal Protection
Location: 17555 Katy Freeway, Houston, TX 77094
Phone: (281) 497-0591
Location: Houston
Phone: info@corridorrescue.org
Email: luckymuttrescuecypress@gmail.com
Day of the Dogs
Location: 11702–B Grant Rd #432 Cypress, TX 77429
Email: info.dayofthedogs@gmail.com
Phone: 346-800-PETS (7387)
Email: donna@dlpr.org
Phone: 832-236-6122
Email: fpsrescue@outlook.com
Happy Cat Adoptions *cats only
Location: Houston
Email: adoptme@happycatadoptions.org
Phone: 713-385-1798
Homeless & Orphaned Pets Endeavor (HOPE) (Foster Based)
Location: Houston
Email: hope@homelesspets.net
Phone: (713) 622-HOPE (4673) or 713-622-4673
Homeless Pet Placement League (HPPL)
Location: 1603 Shepherd Drive Houston, TX 77077
Email: hpploffice@yahoo.com or hppl@hppl.org
Phone: 713-862-7387
Houston Animal Rescue Team (HART)
Location: Tomball
Email: Ihartrescue@gmail.com
Location: Spring
Email: hhpprescue@yahoo.com
Email: Houstonk911rescue@gmail.com
Location: Houston
Phone: 832-786-9310
Houston Street Dogs (Bully breeds)
Location: Houston, Texas
Email: Houstonstreetdogs@gmail.com
Location: 77353 Nichols Sawmill Rd. Magnolia, TX 77355
Email: ZoeyHelps2@gmail.com
Phone: 832-533-6049
Email: jamiesanimalrescue@yahoo.co
Text: 713-557-8373
Joyrides Rescue
Email: info@joyrides.org
Jurassic Bark Rescue (Dogs Over 80lbs.)
Email: jurassicbarkrescue@yahoo.com
Phone: 832-243-6090 / 713-438-3623
www.kittenhouserescue.org *kittens only
Location: 5050 FM 1960, Suite 103 Houston TX 77069
Email: kittenhouserescue@yahoo.com
Phone: 832-236-2643
Location: 1215 W. 19th St Houston TX 77008
Email: foster@k-9angelsrescue.org
K-9 Corral
Location: Kingwood, TX
Email: skipandsusan@msn.com
Phone: (281)354-9546
LMN Feline Rescue *cats only/Saturday adoption events @ Petco Atascocita
Location: Huffman
Email: lmnfelinerescue@hotmail.com
Location: Magnolia
Email: info@newbestfriend.org
Paw Huggers Animal Rescue *abused, abandoned & neglected dogs & cats
Location: Tomball
Email: PawHuggers@gmail.com
Pet Love Rescue
Email: petloverescue@aol.com
Pup Squad Animal Rescue *puppies only
Location: Houston
Email: info@pupsquad.org or PupSquadAdoption@gmail.com
Location: 26519 Interstate Hwy 45 Woodlands, TX
Email: adopt@puremuttsanimalsanctuary.com
Phone: 832-955-8100
Purr Paws Rescue, Inc. *cats only
Location: 18062 FM 529 Rd, Ste 161 Cypress, TX 77433
Email: info@purrpawsrescue.org
Phone: 281-826-2287
Purrfect Pets *cats only
Email: purrfectpetsrescue@yahoo.com
Red Collar Rescue *abused and abandoned animals
Location: Houston
Email: info@redcollar.org
Phone: 713-209-5981
Red White and Rescue
Email: board@specialpalsshelter.org
Reggie’s Friends
Location: Conroe
Email: info@reggiesfriends.org
Rescued Pets Movement, Inc.
Location: 3139 W. Holcombe Blvd. #135 Houston, Texas 77025
Email: info@rescuedpetsmovement.org
Phone: 713-965-9345
Rural Dog Rescue
Email: GulfcoastBTrescue@gmail.com
Text: 832-338-7041
S.A.F.E House Rescue & Adoption *dogs only
6315-B FM 1488 #131 Magnolia, TX 77354
Email: director@safehouserescue.org
Phone: 281-370-0133
Save a Purrfect Cat Rescue
Location: 2618 Newman St Houston, TX 832-930-1228
Email: saveacat@comcast.net org
Scout’s Honor
Location: 1302 Waugh Drive, Box 245 Houston, TX 77019
Email: info@scoutshonor.org
Shaggy Dog Rescue
www.houstonshaggydogrescue.org
Email: Kathy@houstonshaggydogrescue.org
South Texas Animal Rescue (S.T.A.A.R.) *dogs only
Email: staar_pals@yahoo.com
281-392-0927
Special Pals Animal Rescue
www.specialpalsshelter.org
Location: 3830 Greenhouse Rd. Houston, TX 77084
Email: specialpals@yahoo.com or info@specialpalsshelter.org
Phone: (281) 579-PETS
St. Jude’s Safe Haven for Little Paws *dogs only www.petfinder.com/shelters/st-judes.html
Location: Humble
Email: StJudeDogs@aol.com
Stretch for Strays Inc.
Location: Houston
Email: info@stretchforstrays.com
Texas Litter Control *cats only
Phone: 832-510-7622
Tiny Paws & Chi Rescue *small breeds only
Location: 308 E Main St Tomball, Texas
Email: contactus@tinypawsrescue.com
Twyla’s Friends *dogs only
Location: 526 Kingwood Drive, #321 Kingwood, TX 77339
Email: twylasfriends@yahoo.com
Phone: (832) 488-7937
Volunteers for Animal Protection
Location: Kingwood
Email: vap_shelter@yahoo.com
*If you want your rescue included or want to help with the program. Please fill out this online form: https://www.springfd.org/contact-us/.
