FREE HELP: Texas Wildlife Commission: (512) 389-8092

The Texas Wildlife Commission, also known as the Texas Department of Fish & Game or the Texas Wildlife Conservation Office, provides free resources for pest wildlife, or conflict or nuisance wildlife, as it is also called. They can send an officer to address certain wildlife issues, or provide other resources for the control of nuisance wildlife species, and provide help to the residents of Houston with certain wildlife problems. You can reach their offices by calling (512) 389-8092. Visit them at https://tpwd.texas.gov/

FREE HELP: Harris County Animal Control: (281) 999-3191

Harris County Animal Control Services most commonly help with domestic animals, such as stray cats or dangerous dogs. They also might help with wildlife issues in various capacities. Call your local office for a description of services. Visit www.houstontx.gov/barc/index.html. If that doesn't work, click here for the Houston police dept, who can provide free Houston wildlife control - but read my explanation.

FREE HELP: Houston Wildlife Rehabilitation: (713) 468-8972

Houston Wildlife Rehabilitators usually work with injured, orphaned, or sick wildlife. They will often help with wildlife issues and concerns. It is nice to give them donations for their help and wildlife rehab efforts. Visit Texas Wildlife Rehab Coalition at https://www.twrcwildlifecenter.org/

PAY SERVICE: A All Animal Control: 713-244-6679

A All Animal Control is a private wildlife control business that charges for critter removal in Houston. A All Animal Control is available 24-7-365 and provides same-day wildlife removal services, including the removal of animals inside attics, rodent removal, and more.



If you have an animal problem and need assistance, there are several free animal control resources in Houston, Texas. The first thing you can try is your local Harris County animal services, or the free Houston animal control services by calling (281) 999-3191. They may be able to help you with your critter problem, and possibly offer free raccoon removal or free snake removal. But they primarily deal with dogs and cats, and might not help with wildlife. For wildlife-specifice issues, try the Texas Wildlife Commission at (512) 389-8092. They do free wildlife control in Houston and all of Texas. But they often deal with special cases like bears, or illegal hunting. They might not help you with specific cases in your house, like free rodent control or free squirrel removal. At a more local level, you can call Houston Wildlife Rehabilitation at (713) 468-8972 for local free animal removal and trapping, and they may help with providing free critter removal in Houston. But this organization, like all wildlife rehab, mostly focuses on healing and caring for sick or injured wildlife. There's no business that provides free pest control in Houston that will remove wild animals that I know of, like free bat control or free rat removal. Sometimes, for a case of animals in an attic, or wildlife problems on private property, you need to hire and pay for wildlife removal, and if so, I recommend A All Animal Control at 713-244-6679. Some people wonder if animal control costs money, or how much does animal removal cost. For that, call 713-244-6679 and ask. Of course, you can be sure to get free pest wildlife removal if you solve the problem yourself, so read my Do-It-Yourself page for more hints. Finally, you can call the local Houston police department. Click here for Houston police department animal removal and for a short explanation.

Houston wildlife issues:

Place the Houston wildlife trap in the ground capture it in a direction that will cover the cloth. This cloth will be smoldering from the heat of the explosion. Place this smoldering cloth in contact with the bark and powder, using sticks to handle the burning cloth and being careful to keep the hands and face away from the flash fire which is almost sure to result. Powder will not actually explode in the open air but will burn very rapidly with an intense heat which will ignite the bark, leaving a mound of glowing coals that can be utilized to start a blazing fire. The fire should be located with the thought of some sort of shelter in mind.

A shelter is almost a must on a stormy night. A log at the back is better than nothing. A vertical ledge or rock is better, and a small cave is probably the best of all-natural shelters. Lacking a natural shelter, a neighborhood lean-to can be made. These are far from perfect shelters but can be made quite snug if the materials are handy and there is enough time for good construction. Fir boughs are the best thatch, but other soft Houston critter traps branches can be used. If fir is scarce, it might be better to use some other material for thatch and have the fir boughs for a bed. Some insulation between the body and the ground is almost a necessary on a cold and damp night. Before a person retires for the night, the boots should be removed and the socks dried, if such a thing is possible. Usually the feet will be warmer if the boots are left off during the night. The arms should be removed from the coat sleeves and the coat buttoned with the arms and hands inside next to the body.

Sleep should be possible if the fire continues to burn. Usually the increasing cold will awaken the sleeper before the fire is entirely out and replenishing the fuel will increase the heat enough so that additional sleep will be possible. The night may seem long and uncomfortable, but there is no real danger of any serious results from cold or exposure. I would not care to minimize the danger of cold and exposure, but this difficultly is often exaggerated by many writers of stories of the out-of-doors. A man's physical condition and the clothes which he is wearing, together with his regular living habits, have a great deal to do with his ability to resist cold and exposure. The city man who works in a heated office and lives in a heated home will experience greater danger when exposed to cold than will the man who works Houston animal habitat and who is conditioned to winter weather. I have slept out many times without the benefit of a fire when the temperature was below freezing.

FREE HELP: Texas Wildlife Commission: (512) 389-8092
FREE HELP: Harris County Animal Control: (281) 999-3191
FREE HELP: Houston Wildlife Rehabilitation: (713) 468-8972
FREE HELP: Houston police department: (832) 395-1500
PAY SERVICE: A All Animal Control: 713-244-6679