{"id":218658,"date":"2026-03-24T21:17:26","date_gmt":"2026-03-24T21:17:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/218658\/"},"modified":"2026-03-24T21:17:26","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T21:17:26","slug":"pet-of-the-week-chica","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/218658\/","title":{"rendered":"Pet of the Week: Chica"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas \u2014 Looking for a new furry best friend? Well, now is the perfect time to adopt a pet from your local animal shelter because you could help save a precious life from the euthanasia list!<\/p>\n<p>Let us introduce you to Chica \u2014 she is the KRIS 6 Pet of the Week! <\/p>\n<p>Chica (A386003) is a female black and brown Rat Terrier and Harrier. She is about 10 months old, weighs 32.8 lbs., is spayed, and has a heartworm status below detectable limits. <\/p>\n<p>Chica&#8217;s first day at the City of Corpus Christi Animal Care was Jan. 16, 2026, and the staff have had the opportunity to get to know her a little more.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;She&#8217;s friendly with staff but a bit anxious when meeting a new dog. She is still learning to walk nicely on a leash,&#8221; said Matilda Perez, Community Relations Specialist at the City of Corpus Christi Animal Care Services. <\/p>\n<p>Chica is a little shy at first, but opens up with patience. She absolutely loves treats!<\/p>\n<p>Go visit Chica and all the other available pets Monday through Saturday from 12:00 pm to 5:30 pm. You may find the paw-fect companion for you!<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/24petconnect.com\/DetailsMain\/CRPC\/A386003\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/24Petconnect.com\/DetailsMain\/CRPC\/A386003 [24petconnect.com]<\/a><\/p>\n<p>            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1774387046_656_.png\" alt=\"Pet of the Week: Chica \"  width=\"1280\" height=\"720\"\/><\/p>\n<p>CCACS\/KRIS 6 News <\/p>\n<p>For the latest local news updates, <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kristv.com\/news\/local-news\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">click here<\/a>, or download the <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kristv.com\/about-us\/kris-6-apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">KRIS 6 News App. <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Catch all the <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/KRIS6News\/videos\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">KRIS 6 News stories and more on our YouTube page<\/a>. Subscribe today!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas \u2014 Looking for a new furry best friend? Well, now is the perfect time to&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":218659,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[155,157,156],"class_list":["post-218658","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-corpus-christi","tag-corpus-christi","tag-corpus-christi-headlines","tag-corpus-christi-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/218658","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=218658"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/218658\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/218659"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=218658"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=218658"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=218658"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}