{"id":4301,"date":"2026-06-12T04:01:19","date_gmt":"2026-06-12T04:01:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/?p=4301"},"modified":"2026-06-12T04:01:19","modified_gmt":"2026-06-12T04:01:19","slug":"houston-dog-rescue-seeks-help-after-screwworm-restrictions-halt-out-of-state-adoptions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/?p=4301","title":{"rendered":"Houston dog rescue seeks help after screwworm restrictions halt out-of-state adoptions"},"content":{"rendered":"<div> <!-- --> <!-- --><\/p>\n<p><span><strong>HOUSTON<\/strong> &#8211; <\/span>A Houston-area nonprofit dog rescue is urgently seeking adopters, foster families and donations after new restrictions tied to Texas screwworm concerns abruptly halted plans to transport 16 rescued dogs to approved homes outside Harris County.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/?p=4299\">Texas man declared dead by Social Security forced to prove he was alive after benefits stopped<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Screwworm restrictions leave 16 rescue dogs needing homes<\/h2>\n<p> <!-- --><\/p>\n<p>What they&#8217;re saying:<\/p>\n<p> <!-- --><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p> <!-- --><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;There has been a stoppage of transports of dogs out of state because of the screwworm epidemic, but why are they stopping the transfer here with so few cases?&#8221; said Mike Hood, co-founder of Sunnyside Street Dogs 501(c)(3). &#8220;We have gotten all 16 of these dogs, their health certificate, and they\u2019re all fixed. 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