Mission
Houston PetSet was founded in 2004 with a mission to end homelessness and suffering of companion animals and elevate their status in society.
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Houston PetSet's 2020 Impact on Houston - 7,210 Animals Directly Impacted by Houston PetSet Programs - 165,000 Animals Indirectly Impacted by Houston PetSet’s Grant Program in 2019 - Nearly 3,000 Free Spay and Neuter Surgeries for Pets of Low-Income Pet Owners Through the Mobile Unit Program - 532 Animals Provided Care for Through the Urgent/Emergency Care Mobile Program for Economically Disadvantaged Pet Owners - More than 2,000 Animals Transported to Hopeful New Forever Homes in the Midwest; over 5,000 since 2017. - Seventy (70) Animal Welfare Nonprofits Funded with Grants Totaling $200,000 + Proceeds from the Virtual Soiree - Close to 5,000 Cruelty Cases Investigated through Houston PetSet’s Funding of Harris County Anti-Cruelty Officers
Ruling year
2004
Co-President, Board of Directors
Mrs. Tena Lundquist Faust
Co-President, Board of Directors
Tama Lundquist
Main address
C/O 1302 Waugh Drive No 825
Houston, TX 77019 USA
EIN
20-0800623
NTEE code
Animal Protection and Welfare (includes Humane Societies and SPCAs) (D20)
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Programs and results
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Our programs
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Mobile Spay and Neuter Program
The organization was founded in 2004. Since that time, Houston PetSet has evolved from solely a grant making nonprofit supporting other animal welfare groups from proceeds from its annual Soiree, to a comprehensive, data-driven organization that has made a significant impact on animal welfare in Houston/Harris County and recognized by the Mayor’s office and County leaders.
Houston PetSet launched its first mobile spay and neuter unit in 2020. This unit helped Houston PetSet remove the barriers faced by so many low-income pet owners including affordability, access and proximity. In 2020, Houston PetSet invested more than $300,000 in the neighborhood of Sunnyside in South Houston by providing nearly 3,000 free spay and neuter surgeries, vaccines, microchips and pet food for pets of low-income Houstonians. Houston PetSet acquired a second mobile spay and neuter unit in October 2020. The 2021 goal is to focus on the high need, low-income area of East Houston to provide an additional 3,000 free spay and neuter surgeries, vaccines and microchips to owned pets.
Through both of its mobile units, Houston PetSet’s goal is to provide low-income pet owners in Houston 6,000 free spay and neuter surgeries in 2021. No other organization in Houston or Harris County is making this type of long-term commitment to break down barriers of affordability, access and proximity for economically disadvantaged pet owners.
Rescue, Adopt & Transport Program
Houston PetSet’s Transport Program helps to find forever homes for rescued animals that would otherwise be euthanized in shelters or left on the streets to be abused, hit by cars or starve. It is short-term because rescuers immediately remove the unwanted animals from neighborhoods, find foster homes and prepare the pets for adoption out of state. Since 2017, Houston PetSet has transported more than 5,000 unwanted pets to potential new forever homes to partners in the Midwest.
In 2021, Houston PetSet is committed to another 24 transports. These transports will provide 2,500 dogs, cats, kittens and puppies rescued from the streets of Houston/Harris County a second chance for a forever home outside of Texas.
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Houston Petset
Board of directorsas of 6/14/2021
Mrs. Tena Lundquist Faust
Houston PetSet
Ms. Tama Lundquist
Houston PetSet
Purvez Captain
Cecilia Alatriz
Gina Bhatia
Teena Davis
Ellen Weitz
Shelley Ewart
Elaine Day
Ann Kaesermann
Dr. Jonathan Cooper
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Ethics and transparency
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Board composition
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Board performance
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