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 Did
you lose your dog in the storm?
We have a little pit bull
puppy that the water department and LPD rescued by digging it out
from under a pile of debris on Lubbock street after the
tornado. We don’t know who owned it. It won’t go up for
adoption because of the breed, but we are holding it longer
than normal because of the circumstances. He will likely be
transferred to the Humane Society for adoption if he isn’t
reclaimed. If you know who owns this puppy please call
Animal Control at 633-0218 |
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The Kurth Memorial Animal Shelter recently
received a donation of pet care items from Amy Brinson, 12,
who is a member of Girl Scout Troup 9067 in Huntington. Amy
selected Animal Control as her service project to achieve
her Junior Level Bronze Award. She collected dog & cat
food, news paper & towels for our shelter.
 The
Girl Scout Bronze Award, the highest honor a Junior Girl
Scout can earn, requires her to learn the leadership and
planning skills necessary to follow through on a project
that makes a positive impact on her community. Working
towards this award demonstrates her commitment to helping
others, improving her community and the world, and becoming
the best she can be.
A special thanks to Amy and Girl Scout Troop 9067!
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Animal Control is
now running "Chameleon" which is a new suite of software
that has some really nice features. We now photograph
every animal coming into the shelter that is being held
for adoption or reclaim and it goes onto Chameleon’s
website, "Pet Harbor". The photos update on the website
within an hour of submission. It’s going to be great
for our citizens because they can go to the website and
see if their missing pet is being held here, as well as
see every animal up for adoption. They’ve never been
able to view our animals being held for reclaim before.
The link to Pet Harbor is
http://www.petharbor.com/ Once you are on
PetHarbor, simply put in your zip code and you are ready
to find your pet!
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City of Lufkin Animal
Services employees are members of the Southwest Texas Animal
Care and Control Association. Animal Service employees are
also certified with the association.
City of Lufkin Animal
Services employees are also members of the National Animal
Control Association
Texas Department of Health
Zoonosis Control - Diseases transmisable to man from
animals.
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 The City Lufkin Animal
Services is located at the
Kurth Memorial animal Shelter 1901 Hill Street. Animal
Services is a support division of the Lufkin Police
Department. Animal Services enforces city ordinances and
state laws inside the city limits of Lufkin.
Kurth memorial Animal
Shelter Business Hours
ADOPTIONS:
Monday-Saturday 10:00am to 4:45pm
Closed Sunday
SURRENDERS:
Monday-Friday 7:00am to 5:00pm
Saturday 10:am to 5:00pm
Closed Sunday
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 Be
sure and watch the pet adoption segment on
City hall Update. City Hall Update
airs monthly on Suddelink Channel 15.
Animal Control Director Rhonda McLendon
brings several adorable pets that are up for
adoption each month. Rhonda and the
host Yana Ogletree show off a variety of
dogs and cats each show.
We have had a high success
rate adopting these pets but there are many
more available for adoption. We have
also had pets returned to their owners after
they saw them on the show. Click on
the graphic to watch this month's show.
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 The
Kurth Memorial Animal Shelter has registered
with WirelessFundraiser.com which allows the
shelter to collect cell phones donated by
citizens, either locally or virtually.
Wireless fundraiser pays the shelter for
each phone donated (amounts vary according
to the particular phone). Click on the
button to donate your old phone! The button
takes you to their site and allows you to
virtually donate a phone. They mail you a
prepaid shipping box to mail in the cell
phone and once you mail it in, Wireless
fundraiser sends Kurth Memorial Animal
Shelter a check for the phone. Don't throw
away that old phone - donate it. |
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The Kurth Memorial
Animal Shelter is now posting adoptions on
Petfinder.com. This service will provide maximum
exposure for our adoptions. Click on the logo or
use the above "information" menu to go to our
adoption pages on
petfinder.com. |
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