HOPE News

HOPE at Cantoni Posh Paws Events in June!

Tue, 06 May 2008 22:14:35 -0600

HOPE is excited to be one of three groups who will be benefiting from Cantoni Furniture's support of Houston's fostering groups. We, along with Homeless Pets Placement League and Friends For Life, will be at Cantoni Furniture every Saturday in June from 10 am to 2 pm. Dogs for adoption will be present at the event, and our cats will be shown "virtually" through a presentation and other materials.

Every Saturday has a special theme:

June 7: Kick-Off Event featuring 25 vendors of pet products and services
June 14: Dog Training
June 21: Alternative Medicine
June 28: Pet Art and Gala Night!

The series of events will be capped by the Gala Night on the 28th. For a nominal fee, attendees will be treated to beverages and appetizers, as well as a doggie couture fashion show and an auction including contemporary dog sculptures (donated by Cantoni), each painted or decorated uniquely by local artists and celebrities.

This is a huge event and we are grateful to participate. Please come out and join us!

For more details, please see the official site at: http://www.cantoni.com/poshpaws

2/28: Girl Scouts Help At Weslayan

Thu, 28 Feb 2008 06:59:01 -0600

February was a fun month at the PetCo on Weslayan. We had girl scout troop number 2381 volunteering at our site for 3 weeks. Our foster cats got more love and attention than they ever have before at an adoption site. The dogs walked so much they were all tuckered out. Much thanks to Hannah, Emma, Abby, Rory, Colleen, Mallory, Alyssa, Natasha, Sarah and their moms and dads for their great help. While on site the girls decorated some cat and dog ornaments that Tammy made. We plan to sell the cat ornaments at the WCC Cat Show. Marcy Martin gave a great talk with question and answer on spay/neuter. She also discussed the criteria for an evaluation and was able to demonstrate thanks to 2 of Carole Brunstings new intakes. Cindi Tharpe, their leader has asked if they can do a few more hours of volunteer with HOPE. It was decided that we do an educational class, and Marcy and Tammy have volunteered to head that up. Besides the onsite stuff they did, the Girl Scouts also did a blanket drive for the dogs, made dog biscuits and catnip toys. From The Field graciously donated 2 pounds of catnip for the project. As an unexpected bonus, two kittens--Palmer and Daphne were adopted by girl scout families.

12/16: Santa Photos

Sat, 15 Dec 2007 06:52:14 -0600

Have your pet photographed with Santa at the PetSmart on 12/16 from 11 AM to 3 PM. Located at 8380 Westheimer (at Dunvale) the cost is $9.95 ($8.95 with a Petperks card). Santa photos are a great way to remember the holidays and help HOPE at the same time. Hope to see you there! Ho Ho Ho

12/9: HOPE at Bed & Biscuits Pet Spa

Sat, 24 Nov 2007 20:53:41 -0600

HOPE will be at Bed & Biscuits Pet Spa on Sunday, December 9th, from 1 pm to 4:30 pm. We will be participating in a day full of events, guest speakers, and, of course, dogs looking for homes! Other no-kill organizations will be participating as well, including HPPL and Friends for Life.

Location Information:

Bed & Biscuits Pet Spa
1612 Waugh @ West Gray
Houston, TX
713-520-5535

Visit http://www.adoptapethouston.org for more event information, including a list of demonstrations and speakers.

1/5 and 1/6: HOPE Cats at the Houston Cat Club's Charity Cat Show!

Fri, 23 Nov 2007 10:17:37 -0600

The Houston Cat Club's 56th Annual Charity Cat Show is coming to the George R. Brown on January 5-6. HOPE will be present with information about volunteering and adoption, and we will have cats available for adoption at the show as well. Houston Cat Club’s 56th Annual Charity Cat Show George R. Brown Convention Center Saturday and Sunday, January 5-6 For more info: http://www.houstoncatclub.com There will be plenty of vendors as well as many interesting cats to see. In addition, if you haven't ever seen it, they will be conducting Feline Agility Trials which are quite entertaining.

11/11: HOPE Dog Adoptions at My Dog and Me

Mon, 15 Oct 2007 17:25:36 -0600

Come To Meet, Greet and Adopt A Four Legged Friend Looking For A Loving Home!

Join us at My Dog and Me and Houston’s All- Breed, No-Kill Rescue Groups:

Renowned Pet Intuitive Myra Logan will be conducting mini sessions to talk to your pets!

Bring your dog to find a new playmate and check out the Agility Course and Fetch Lane and Toys! My Dog and Me was named one of Houston’s Ultimate Locations.

Get out of the Heat, Come Inside and Adopt A Dog And have some Fun!

Sunday, November 11th 1:00 to 4:00 pm

My Dog and Me
2215 Lawrence, Houston, TX 77008
713-864-3436

9/29: Pagan Pride Day Supports HOPE!

Sat, 15 Sep 2007 22:49:11 -0600

Over the past several years, the organizers of Pagan Pride Day have selected HOPE as their charity beneficiary. They have selected us once again in 2007. This means that attendees to their event are being asked to bring donations of cash, premium pet food and pet care items to help HOPE in its mission to assist fosters in the care of homeless pets until they can be adopted to good homes. We appreciate this support. HOPE will be present during most of the event and will be passing out literature about our group. Pagan Pride Day will be celebrated at The Last Concert Cafe at 403 Nance Street from noon until midnight. Visit www.houstonpaganpride.org for more information.

HOPE Foster Dogs at Houston Dog Ranch!

Fri, 14 Sep 2007 14:28:04 -0600

Houston Dog Ranch, a beautiful doggie day care and training facility, will be hosting HOPE Foster Dogs for its Open House on 9/15 from 11 am to 3 pm. This opportunity allows some lucky HOPE foster dogs to meet people who are also interested in this high-quality facility. Visit http://www.houstondogranch.com for more information about Houston Dog Ranch. We appreciate the opportunity to come out and show off our foster dogs!

Merrill Lynch Commodities Women's Professional Network raise $2445 for HOPE

Sun, 11 Mar 2007 13:09:09 -0600

The Women's Professional Network at Merrill Lynch Commodities, Inc. in Houston organized a fund raiser for HOPE which gathered $2445 in donations from ML employees.

The event also served as a means to educate fellow employees about HOPE's mission and the advantages of adopting from an organization that foster its animals.

Pictured are members of the committee along with HOPE President Paula Cuccaro.