{"id":134669,"date":"2026-01-23T05:09:09","date_gmt":"2026-01-23T05:09:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/134669\/"},"modified":"2026-01-23T05:09:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T05:09:09","slug":"houston-winter-storm-local-non-profit-working-to-save-stray-dogs-cats-ahead-of-freezing-temperatures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/134669\/","title":{"rendered":"Houston winter storm: Local non-profit working to save stray dogs, cats ahead of freezing temperatures"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/7ofy1aqg8x6solfc.jpg\" alt=\"Freeze threatens Houston's stray animals\" class=\"sr-only\" data-v-4292be72=\"\"\/>  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox26houston.com\/video\/fmc-lid3v1bkdhw4jl72\" data-v-4292be72=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Freeze threatens Houston&#8217;s stray animals<\/a> <\/p>\n<p data-v-4292be72=\"\">Freezing temperatures are expected this weekend in the Houston area which could mean death for stray dogs and cats in the area. FOX 26 Reporter Randy Wallace explains.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-6c8e215c=\"\">HOUSTON &#8211; The freezing temperatures can mean death for Houston&#8217;s growing number of stray dogs and cats.<\/p>\n<p original-article-post=\"\" origination_station=\"KRIV\" data-v-ec26887a=\"\" data-v-6c8e215c=\"\">What they&#8217;re saying:<\/p>\n<p data-v-6c8e215c=\"\">PetSet is hoping to save as many lives as possible by putting out dog houses primarily in Houston&#8217;s northeast side, including the area known as the &#8220;Corridor of Cruelty.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-v-6c8e215c=\"\">The non-profit is also providing low-income families with houses so they can comply with the Safe Outdoor Dog Act, which requires dog owners to have a warm shelter for animals when temperatures reach 32 degrees and below. Food has been placed in the houses put our for start animals living in the streets.<\/p>\n<p data-v-6c8e215c=\"\">&#8220;What we are doing is a drop in the bucket. There are tens of thousands of dogs that need to be helped and saved,&#8221; said Tena Lundquist Faust, co-founder of PetSet.<\/p>\n<p data-v-6c8e215c=\"\">Volunteers with PetSet are out trying to capture as many strays as possible and get them into shelters before the freezing temperatures arrive.<\/p>\n<p data-v-6c8e215c=\"\">Pet owners need to take caution when walking their pets during the freeze.<\/p>\n<p data-v-6c8e215c=\"\">Dogs can suffer hypothermia when temperatures fall below 20 degrees.<\/p>\n<p data-v-6c8e215c=\"\">Also, remember to clean your pets paws after walks as chemicals used to treat roadways can cause injuries to paws.<\/p>\n<p data-v-6c8e215c=\"\">Finally, limit the amount of time your pets are outside and dress dogs with short fur in a sweater or shirt.<\/p>\n<p class=\"group-source-paragraph\" data-v-4fbf7207=\"\">The Source: FOX 26 Reporter Randy Wallace spoke with Tena Lundquist Faust, co-founder of PetSet.<\/p>\n<p>    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox26houston.com\/tag\/news\" class=\"tags-tag\" data-v-6c8e215c=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">News<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox26houston.com\/tag\/top-stories\" class=\"tags-tag\" data-v-6c8e215c=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Top Stories<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox26houston.com\/tag\/us\/tx\/houston\" class=\"tags-tag\" data-v-6c8e215c=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Houston<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox26houston.com\/tag\/pets-animals\" class=\"tags-tag\" data-v-6c8e215c=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Pets and Animals<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Freeze threatens Houston&#8217;s stray animals Freezing temperatures are expected this weekend in the Houston area which could mean&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":134670,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[56,58,57,223,5163,2053,216,393],"class_list":{"0":"post-134669","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-houston","8":"tag-houston","9":"tag-houston-headlines","10":"tag-houston-news","11":"tag-news","12":"tag-pets-animals","13":"tag-top-stories","14":"tag-tx","15":"tag-us"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/134669","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=134669"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/134669\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/134670"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=134669"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=134669"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=134669"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}