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HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Several injured and malnourished horses were rescued on Thursday afternoon by the Houston SPCA from a Sunnyside property. The rescue happened just days before a winter freeze is expected in the Houston area. SPCA representatives told they received a cruelty report from a community member who spotted the eight horses in a debris-filled field on Scott Street …

ALVIN, Texas (KTRK) — Several exotic cats were saved from a home in Alvin on Wednesday after authorities say they were found living in deplorable conditions. According to the Houston SPCA, the organization rescued 49 Bengal and Asian leopard cats, including a litter of 4-week-old Bengal kittens, one dog, and two domestic cats at an Alvin property near the 1900 block …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Several pelicans and other water birds were hurt in last week’s extreme weather when temperatures reached below freezing, according to the Houston SPCA. The HSPCA’s Wildlife Center of Texas said they have been taking ill birds with mild frostbite, emaciation and parasites. Experts said the frostbite can be caused when pelicans have to dive deeper into frigid …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A puppy is recovering after she was thrown 15 feet down over an apartment’s second-story balcony, according to the Houston SPCA. On Wednesday, the Houston SPCA shared a release and a video of Tuesday’s incident. The video, which is too graphic to show, shows throwing the Husky puppy over the balcony. He is then seen walking back …