Your contribution, large or small, will allow Citizens for Animal Protection to save helpless animals from needless suffering. We invite you to visit CAP’s shelter and see for yourself how people like you have made a difference for animals. CAP receives no government funding and relies solely on private donations and fundraising efforts.
11/20/2025
📣 Join us at Raising Cane’s for our fundraiser today! 🐔❤️ We’ll be at the 1740 Fry Road location until 7:30 PM (but the event wont end until 9 PM)—come grab some Cane’s and support a great cause!
Simply mention Citizens for Animal Protection at checkout — or use code RCFUND96 when ordering online or through the app — and 15% of net sales will be donated to help our pets in need. 💛🐾
11/19/2025
Alex just wants to be a helpful boy and find his purpose...along with a family, of course!
11/19/2025
Don’t forget! 💛🐾
Our Dine for a Cause fundraiser with Raising Cane’s is happening TONIGHT from 4–9 PM! Grab some delicious chicken and support the animals at CAP at the same time.
Just mention us at checkout or use code RCFUND96 when ordering online or through the app, and 15% of net sales will be donated to help our pets in need.
This sweet kitty is reminding you to stop by one of the four participating locations and show some love. 🐱✨
Thanks for helping us make a difference, one meal at a time!
11/19/2025
It's our Community/Feral Cat Day at our CAP Clinic and we have started spaying and neutering these kitties! They are all also receiving their rabies vaccine.
11/19/2025
🍗✨ Dine for a Cause TOMORROW! ✨🍗
Join us at Raising Cane’s and help support the animals of CAP with every delicious bite!
Simply mention Citizens for Animal Protection at checkout — or use code RCFUND96 when ordering online or through the app — and 15% of net sales will be donated to help our pets in need. 💛🐾
You can stop by any of these four participating locations between 4–9 PM:
📍 1105 Dairy Ashford Rd
📍 12201 Westheimer Rd
📍 1740 Fry Road
📍 410 S Mason Rd
Enjoy some Cane’s, support homeless pets, and make a difference with your dinner! 🐶🐱💙
11/18/2025
Meet Alex, a sweet boy looking for his forever home. This 1-year-old, 62 pound boy is ready to give his adopter a lifetime of love and loyalty.
11/18/2025
✨ What an unforgettable night! ✨
Thank you to everyone who attended our Gala and showed their incredible support — because of YOU, we raised over $1 million for the animals at CAP! 🐾💛
A heartfelt thank you to our event chairs, event sponsors, honorees, CAP management team, and every single person who helped bring this special evening to life. Your dedication, teamwork, and love for animals made this night truly shine.
And a BIG congratulations to Iraida Brown, our newly crowned Pet Celebrity of the Year AND winner of the new Subaru BRZ! 🎉🐶💖 Her passion, advocacy, and unwavering support for CAP over the past year have made such a meaningful impact. We are so grateful for you, Iraida!
11/16/2025
✨🎉 Final touches are in place and we’re just 30 minutes away from opening the doors to our gala! Our team has poured so much love into every detail, and we cannot wait to welcome you for an unforgettable night celebrating the animals of CAP. 💛🐾
Let the magic begin! ✨
11/15/2025
👑 King Tigger is holding court!
Our handsome 8-year-old senior, Tigger, would like to remind everyone that he has always been royalty—and today’s photo proves it. When you sit just right behind your crown, the world knows exactly who you are. 👑✨
This gentle king is still waiting for his forever throne, and Adopt a Senior Pet Month is the perfect time to bring home a regal companion. Senior pets have so much love (and wisdom!) to give.
Come meet Tigger and let him charm you—he’s ready to rule your heart! 💛🐾
11/14/2025
Preview our silent auction items and start bidding early!
Citizens for Animal Protection
11/14/2025
🐾 Big news for cats! California has officially banned elective cat declawing — a huge step forward for animal welfare. 💛
Declawing isn’t just trimming nails — it’s the amputation of the last bone of each toe, which can cause lasting pain, behavioral changes, and other health issues. Nationally, veterinarians overwhelmingly oppose this inhumane practice, and now California joins New York and several cities in saying “no more.”
At CAP, we support compassionate care for all pets — and we encourage cat parents to explore humane alternatives like scratching posts and regular nail trims. 🐱✨
California has banned elective cat declawing with the signing of AB 867, allowing the procedure only when medically necessary to protect the cat’s health.
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In 1972, a group of concerned Houstonians founded Citizens for Animal Protection (CAP) a non-profit, 501(c)(3), in response to the pervasive problem of thousands of neglected and abused animals in Harris County. The majority of animal shelters, including the city’s program, had few standards for animal care or adoption procedures and were in deplorable condition. These selfless volunteers had a vision of a community that cared for and protected homeless, helpless animals. That vision included pioneering programs such as the creation of the first comprehensive pet adoption screening system, pet facilitated therapy for patients at the VA hospital and the elderly in nursing homes and the first feral cat assistance program in the Houston area.
From rescuing animals with their own cars, caring for them in their own homes and using mobile facilities at shopping centers for adoption centers, the founders raised enough to rent a small shelter space on the Katy Freeway in 1981. Since then, CAP has grown to become a major force in animal care and adoption, with humane education to promote responsible pet ownership and to prevent animal cruelty. In the early 90’s, CAP was able to rent a larger facility at the Katy Freeway location and then moved to its permanent home at I-10/Barker-Cypress.
CAP is committed to sheltering, rescuing and placing homeless animals in loving homes. CAP advocates respect and compassion for all animal life - we speak for those who cannot speak for themselves. CAP also provides humane education to prevent animal cruelty and raise awareness in the community of the needs of animals.
To fulfill our mission, CAP has developed and established many successful programs and services to enhance the lives of pets and people in the Greater Houston Area and surrounding counties, including animal shelter & care, adoptions, lost & found pet matching, humane education, children’s programs, low-cost wellness & vaccination clinic, low-cost spay/neuter services, Weekend Sponsor Program, Feral Cat Assistance Program (FCAP) and many more.
CAP has received numerous awards for its shelter operations including the National Humane Award of Excellence from PetsMart Charities and the Exceptional Adoption Placement Program Award from the New York ASPCA.
CAP has the distinction of earning a 4-star rating from CharityNavigator. Only 1% of the charities rated nationwide have achieved this exceptional distinction.
