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Saturday, May 9, 2026

Long-time volunteers say Harris Co. Animal Shelter Interim Director's claims are false, dogs paying the price - FOX 26 Houston

Long-time volunteers say Harris County Animal Shelter Interim Director making false statements about some animals

FOX 26 Reporter Randy Wallace spoke with the volunteers about what they've seen regarding the Harris County Animal Shelter.

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas - In a report last month, we told you how the county's animal shelter called, Harris County Pets, was sending euthanasia lists to rescue groups in hopes of saving as many lives as possible.

We asked Rebecca Bridges, a 6-year volunteer with the shelter, how many euthanasia lists she's seen since our report aired.

"None. We haven't received any euthanasia lists from the shelter since October," she said.

Three women have volunteered at the county shelter for many years. They work with four social media rescue pages that reach about a quarter of a million people.

"These are people who share donate, help us find fosters, help us find adopters," Bridges said.

The shelter's interim director, Max Vigilant, told us last month the shelter is completely transparent.

"He says he wants transparency and wants to work with us, but that's not what we've seen at all," said volunteer Sandee Roquemore-Maxwell. "We've seen the exact opposite of that."

Instead of sharing information about the dogs shelter, employees now read from a script that gives those who call little or no information.

"We're not sure why the shelter refuses to work with us, but it's a very different tone and style under this new management," said Bridges.

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