Animal Investigation & Response

👉Share this post to remind everyone to be vigilant and keep their pets safe in the summer heat. 🐾 🧡 ☀️

1️⃣ Never, ever leave your pup alone in a parked car, even for a quick errand. It can be fatal in minutes.

2️⃣ Provide plenty of fresh water and shade when your pet is outside. Remember, hydration is key!

3️⃣ Plan your walks during cooler parts of the day, like early mornings or evenings, to avoid pavement burns and overheating.

4️⃣ Protect those sensitive paws! Hot surfaces like asphalt and sand can burn your pup's paw pads. Test them with your hand before going for a walk.

5️⃣ Consider cooling accessories, such as cooling mats, bandanas, or misting fans.

6️⃣ Watch for signs of overheating: excessive panting, drooling, weakness, vomiting, or difficulty breathing. If you suspect heatstroke, seek veterinary help immediately!

Pets go missing more on July 4th than any other holiday throughout the year!

With firework celebrations happening all around, it’s time to start taking precautionary steps to make sure your pets stay safe! The loud sounds and flashing lights can be terrifying and overwhelming.

🔶Keep pets indoors throughout the celebration (as well as the days leading up to the holiday and a few days after).

🔶Keep your pets entertained with sensory toys and treats to keep their mind occupied.

🔶Create a safe space for your furry friend — this can look like a cozy carrier or crate. This will help make them feel safe and comfortable.

🔶Make sure your pet’s ID tags and microchip information are up to date in case of an unexpected escape.

🔶Exercise your pets prior to festivities to keep their energy low during stressful times, but do so indoors or in the early morning hours while the weather is cooler.

🔶Refill or prepare any medication your pet may need to help remain calm during stressful times. Or reach out to your vet now to see if medication might help ease your pet's nerves.

It’s heartbreaking to see just how much love and comfort these displaced animals needed. 🧡

Our team stood by them day in and day out to help with snuggles, walks, socialization, treats, and more…

While our daily care team comforted displaced animals, our medical team worked on getting dogs and cats that had already been at the shelter prior to the tornadoes, ready for transport to make room for the displaced animals. The process leading up to transport can take anywhere from days to weeks… and we remained on-site until every animal reached their destination.

Please consider donating to help support our critical efforts for these and other storm impacted animals in North Texas.

No two responses are alike & our Tornado response effort in Denton County is no different!

We partnered with All American Dogs Shelter to allow their team some relief while our team helped with the tornado impacted animals.

PLOT TWIST: The constant storms caused All American Dogs facility to flood and our team was there to help address the emergent situation for the affected buildings and animals.

This is exactly why we stay ready to respond for whatever comes our way - the animals safety and dignity come first, and YOUR urgent donations help us get these animals the care they need!

‼️ Breaking news ‼️ BOOTS ON THE GROUND! Our team has been requested to assist ANOTHER shelter due to the storms!

We currently have two teams on the ground today! We need your help to cover our expenses to help animals that have been affected by the severe weather.

was one of our hardest cases to date, and one that we will hold very close to our hearts for the years to come. Because of YOUR help, we were able to remove over 100 animals from unsafe and unlivable conditions.

Our ability to care for these animals is a direct result of your generosity, so from all of our responders, THANK YOU to everyone who contributed a donation to help these deserving animals regain their dignity and a second chance at finding a loving home.

AIR’s very own, Mo, will be speaking this Saturday at Humane Tomorrow about disaster planning with your pets. Humane Tomorrow’s, Shelly Meeks, will be discussing financial planning for your entire pet family.

When: June 8 - 2 PM to 5 PM
Where: Humane Tomorrow - 1601 Arrowhead Dr. Flower Mound, Texas

🌪️After recent tornadoes that tore through North Texas, it’s important to talk about ways to plan in the case of a natural disaster to protect your pets and keep them safe. Click here to RSVP for this FREE event ⬇️

https://humanetomorrow.salsalabs.org/Planningforthefuture

Partnerships saves lives! Our team has been on the ground assisting with animals that were affected by the tornadoes and flooding! We were able to get some dogs from All American Dogs Shelter out this morning through our partnership with the ASPCA 🧡🧡 We still have more to come! Please consider a donation to help us continue the life saving work we do!

Homeless animals to be moved after shelter floods The All American Dogs Shelter in the Denton County city of Pilot Point has rescued dozens of pets and accepted others that were dropped off after storms in Texas.

This month we have something BIG to CELEBRATE! 🎉

In just ONE WEEK, we will be turning 9 years old, and we can’t think of a better way to commemorate the year than to ask for 9 new monthly donors!

AIR has responded to 34 cases, saving OVER 8,000 animals over the past 9 years, and we hope to continue our mission, but we need YOUR HELP!

We’re asking for just 9 people to become monthly donors as our birthday gift this year 🎁 so we can continue the work we’ve been able to accomplish so far.

animalinvestigationresponse.ddock.gives/

Another tremendous adoption story from . Alfred found his forever home through Humane Society of Wichita County! We are wishing him all the love and bellyrubs!

P.S. June is National Foster a Pet Month, show us your foster friends in the comments, or consider fostering first to help relieve some of the over population from local shelters across the country! 🧡

STANDBY: Our Team of trained responders are on the ground! Animal Investigation & Response has been requested to deploy our team and resources to the disaster zone that recently received severe damage and destruction across multiple North Texas counties.

When human lives are affected, animals are also affected. The human/pet bond is strong and we are here to assist the animal component to this disaster because when we help the animals, we are also helping their people.

Because of support like yours, we provide our services at no cost to the requesting agency. To support our efforts, please consider a tax deductible donation today.

Our hearts are with all of those who have lost so much in the tornadoes that tore through North Texas Saturday night.
Our Emergency Service Department members are in close contact with multiple jurisdictions in the impacted counties providing direction and limited resources. The affected counties are still in the assessment phase.
Our Response team stands by ready to render assistance for animals when needed.

Brag on your animal adoption stories for ! We want to see your pictures and stories in the comments below ⬇️ Here’s ours:

Montana (AKA Winnie) was one of the animals found at . She was taken in by Humane Tomorrow, and we are so happy to share that she has now found her forever home. ❤️And guess what? She LOVES to snuggle with her new brother, Oliver.

It is through your generosity we are able to give these deserving animals a second chance. More tail-wagging endings are on their way, so stay tuned!

Last month, AIR attended the Texas Unites Conference in ATX where we had the opportunity to speak and learn from so many dedicated animal welfare professionals from across the state!

These opportunities are vital to our own growth and fostering relationships in our communities to continue to defend animal dignity. 🧡

Next stop… San Antonio for the Animal Care Expo!

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AIR was featured in ’s latest issue 🗞️, and we could not be more excited to get the word out about the important work we do for animals!

Subscribe to their newsletter to stay up to date on all things Tarrant County business, and let us know if you were able to spot us in the most recent issue! ⬇️

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Find us at this year’s Animal Care Expo in San Antonio next week! Stop by and say hi, we’ll be exhibiting in Booth 1317!

Get tickets or learn more: https://humanepro.org/expo

It seems so fitting to share these wonderful happy endings for some of the animals from our recent response today, because it’s Day!

🐐 2 Goats were adopted from Second Chance Farm Granbury
🐀 Kevin the rat was adopted from Humane Society of Wichita County
🐶 And sweet Oliver was adopted from Humane Society of Wichita County as well!

We are so grateful to all of our placement partners for helping these animals find their furrever homes! 🧡

More happy endings are on the way, so stay tuned for even more updates from !

In honor of World Veterinary Day, we wanted to take a minute to highlight some of the incredible Veterinarians and Vet Techs that we have had the pleasure of working with during our 34 deployments over the years.

Immediately after getting animals to safety, our team must do medical assessments and determine treatment plans for each individual animal. 99% of the time, this isn’t happening in your typical vet’s office type scenario… we’re stationed in fields, barns, trailers, tents, and often on the go. It is fundamental to each case to document, immunize, and care for these animals - many of which may have never been handled or had a proper assessment done before in their lives.

Thanks to the kindness of our donors we are able to provide the supplies, but we rely on Vets and Vet Techs to volunteer their time and expertise to offer these animals dignity and a chance at a future full of adequate care, attention, and love. These skills, passion, and kindness do not go unappreciated by our team, the agencies we work with, or the animals. 🧡From the bottom of our hearts, Thank you!

In honor of Earth Day and in Texas, we want to introduce one of the animals rescued from .

After all the animals left, including the pigs, dogs, and hybrids, there was all but one lone dog — a Chow!

Our team gave all the love and kindness they could offer while she waited for her knight in shining armor (her personal transport) to drive her to her foster mom withHouston Chow Chow Connection.

Long gone are the days of living tethered to a tree with a plywood dog house surrounded by bodies of decaying animals. This beautiful girl has a new beginning with a new name. Can you guess what her new name is? Bluebonnet!

To donate to Bluebonnets continued care click here: hccchou.org/

Monthly Donors are our HEROES! When you give monthly, you become part of a special group of animal advocates making a difference in the lives of the furry and feathered friends that we aid in our responses.

For just $1 a day ($30 a month), you’re directly supporting our efforts to assist law enforcement, animal control agencies and communities with animal abuse related issues and provide new beginnings for cats, dogs, pigs, chickens and all creatures in need.

With your support, we can continue to provide hope and care to those who rely on us.

Become a monthly donor TODAY ➡️animalinvestigationandresponse.org/donate/