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Tracks & Tails

Category: Horses & Farm

Houston SPCA Wins Custody of Six Starving Horses

(March 13, 2024) Six emaciated horses, including five Thoroughbreds, were rescued from a property scattered with rusted metal debris with no...

(March 13, 2024) Six emaciated horses, including five Thoroughbreds, were rescued from a property scattered with rusted metal debris with no...

How You Can Help Keep Horses Safe

(February 29, 2024) On National Horse Protection Day, we are reminded of the importance of advocating for the welfare of these loyal compani...

(February 29, 2024) On National Horse Protection Day, we are reminded of the importance of advocating for the welfare of these loyal compani...

Celebrating National Arabian Horse Day

(February 19, 2024) Today is National Arabian Horse Day, and it’s the perfect time to celebrate one of the most iconic and beloved bre...

(February 19, 2024) Today is National Arabian Horse Day, and it’s the perfect time to celebrate one of the most iconic and beloved bre...

Eight Starving Horses Rescued From Muddy, Debris-Filled Property

(January 11, 2024) Houston SPCA Animal Cruelty Investigators worked with Harris County Constable Precinct 1 to rescue eight emaciated horses...

(January 11, 2024) Houston SPCA Animal Cruelty Investigators worked with Harris County Constable Precinct 1 to rescue eight emaciated horses...

Adopting A Pig: What You Need to Know

(September 11, 2023) Pigs, often associated with their adorable appearance when they’re young, have become increasingly popular as pet...

(September 11, 2023) Pigs, often associated with their adorable appearance when they’re young, have become increasingly popular as pet...

Rescued Sows Give Birth to Piglets

(September 1, 2023) In a heartwarming turn of events, two farrows of piglets were birthed at the Houston SPCA campus less than a week after ...

(September 1, 2023) In a heartwarming turn of events, two farrows of piglets were birthed at the Houston SPCA campus less than a week after ...

10 Emaciated Cows, 1 Longhorn Rescued Among Animal Carcasses in Liberty County

The starving animals were left to fend for themselves, living among partially decomposed animal carcasses.

The starving animals were left to fend for themselves, living among partially decomposed animal carcasses.

Horses & Farm
27-year-old Horse Beats the Odds After Severe Neglect

Keebler was seized by the Houston SPCA in June 2021. He was emaciated with overgrown hooves that curled out front, the picture of horse negl...

Keebler was seized by the Houston SPCA in June 2021. He was emaciated with overgrown hooves that curled out front, the picture of horse negl...

Horses & Farm
40 Horses Rescued from Pasture of Bones, Now Rehabilitated and Adopted

Houston SPCA removed over 40 emaciated horses from a property in Washington County in March 2021 and discovered multiple carcasses and score...

Houston SPCA removed over 40 emaciated horses from a property in Washington County in March 2021 and discovered multiple carcasses and score...

Horses & Farm
Emaciated Racehorse Transforms at Houston SPCA

Yosemite was rescued by Houston SPCA cruelty investigators after he was found chewing bark off of trees in his paddock. The emaciated raceho...

Yosemite was rescued by Houston SPCA cruelty investigators after he was found chewing bark off of trees in his paddock. The emaciated raceho...