{"id":76581,"date":"2025-07-19T23:31:09","date_gmt":"2025-07-19T23:31:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/76581\/"},"modified":"2025-07-19T23:31:09","modified_gmt":"2025-07-19T23:31:09","slug":"houstons-rescued-pets-movement-faces-setback-after-van-accident-calls-for-donations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/76581\/","title":{"rendered":"Houston\u2019s Rescued Pets Movement faces setback after van accident, calls for donations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\"><strong>HOUSTON<\/strong> \u2013 A Houston animal rescue group is asking for the community\u2019s help after one of its most vital transport vans was totaled in a crash late Friday night.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">The organization said that its drivers are safe and no animals were on board at the time of the crash. <\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">\u201cWe are grateful for that,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/rescuedpetsmovement\/posts\/pfbid08ihtDUe8fy9EPU3vwFz41uUZkt2Hc2a1eneiodc7qaH6RXdWDmdbx74QrUpnyQPDl?rdid=5FjM4qqZnyIgnJph#\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/rescuedpetsmovement\/posts\/pfbid08ihtDUe8fy9EPU3vwFz41uUZkt2Hc2a1eneiodc7qaH6RXdWDmdbx74QrUpnyQPDl?rdid=5FjM4qqZnyIgnJph#\">the post<\/a> read. \u201cBut the van is a complete loss.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">The wrecked van wasn\u2019t just any vehicle &#8212; it was the most reliable in the group\u2019s five-van fleet, making weekly trips from Houston to northern rescue partners\u2014sometimes twice a week\u2014carrying dogs and cats who had run out of time at the city shelter. <\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">\u201cIt never sat still for long. It was the workhorse of our program. And now it\u2019s gone.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">According to the rescue group, the accident happened when the van collided with a disabled, unlit vehicle left in the middle of the road. They said the crash was unavoidable, and the damage was beyond repair.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">The organization says replacing the van quickly is critical to keep up with weekly transports. <\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">\u201cWe can\u2019t afford delays, not when lives are on the line,\u201d the post read.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">The group is now urgently seeking donations to help purchase a new van and resume their life-saving work. Community members can contribute via the following methods:<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">\u201cYour support keeps our mission moving forward\u2014literally,\u201d the group said. \u201cWe are counting on our community to help us get back behind the wheel and continue the life-saving work this van made possible every single week. Please share and donate if you are able!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Copyright 2025 by KPRC Click2Houston &#8211; All rights reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"HOUSTON \u2013 A Houston animal rescue group is asking for the community\u2019s help after one of its most&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":76582,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5130],"tags":[718,4345,425,50,358,3187],"class_list":{"0":"post-76581","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-houston","8":"tag-community","9":"tag-houston","10":"tag-local","11":"tag-news","12":"tag-texas","13":"tag-tx"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/114882509761717397","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76581","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=76581"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76581\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/76582"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=76581"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=76581"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=76581"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}