“Exposé of Street Dogs in Houston, Texas” Debuting in Londonon Tuesday, April 30, and Open to the Public from 1 to 6 p.m. GMT
London, UK (April25, 2024) — The faces of homeless companion animals fending for themselves and roaming the streets and vacant lots of the fourth largest city in the United States are the focal points of a new international photography exhibition: Exposé of Street Dogs in Houston, Texaswill be on display for two, one-day only showings on April 30 at Home House in London, UK.
Exposé of Street Dogs in Houston, Texas is open to the public from 1 to 6 p.m. and to invited guests from 7 p.m. to midnight GMT at Home House, a private club that is located at 21 Portman Square in London. Donations from exhibit patrons will benefit Houston PetSet, a nonprofit organization working to end Houston’s homeless animal crisis. Curators of this exhibit are Tama Lundquist and Tena Lundquist Faust. Lundquist and Lundquist Faust are passionate animal welfare advocates, philanthropists and identical twin sisters who are also co-presidents of Houston PetSet and co-founders of the non-profit film company RouTTe One Productions.
The purpose of this photo exhibit is to bring international awareness of the plight of strays on the streets who are struggling to survive in Houston. This debut exhibition features the work of award-winning photographer Jack Opatrny along with scenes from RouTTe One’s For the Animals documentary. This powerful film, which screened in the United States and London in 2023, garnered extensive news coverage as well as an Oscar consideration.
More About the Exhibit
The exhibit showcases the heartbreaking realities of the catastrophic number of strays on the streets in the greater Houston area. The exact number of homeless companion animals is difficult to calculate although estimates range from 300,000 to well over 1 million. Lundquist and Lundquist Faust are planning to host this exhibition in Houston and other U.S. cities this summer. Most of the photos in the exhibition have been captured by Opatrny, who is an award-winning Houston photographer. Opatrny’s heartfelt love for dogs also his photography project, Street Dogs of Mexico.
Patrons of the photography exhibit will also see that there is hope for the animals. “Before and after” images of street dogs who have been successfully rehabilitated and rehomed are included in the exhibit. One is a pit bull named Sonny who was adopted by Lundquist, and the other is a “Heinz 57” mix breed named Benjamin who was adopted by Lundquist Faust.
“Tena and I hope that our film and this companion photo exhibit will ignite compassion in the hearts of animal lovers everywhere. We hope that the images that we are spotlighting in both the film and the photo exhibit will urge people to act, both as individuals and entire communities, to work together toward meaningful change. Anything anyone can do to help the animals makes a positive difference for the animals,” Lundquist commented.
What many people around the world are shocked to learn is that Houston, Texas, has one of the highest populations of homeless, discarded, and neglected animals in the world. Hundreds of thousands of homeless dogs and cats are wandering the Houston streets – fending for themselves and, if they are lucky, benefitting from the benevolence of kind “street feeders” and private animal rescue organizations.
According to statistics provided by Houston PetSet, Houston area non-profits spent more than $121 million in 2023 to address the animal welfare crisis whereas the City of Houston only budgeted $13 million for animal control and care.
“Animal shelters are stretched to overflowing, making humane euthanasia necessary for many healthy dogs, cats, puppies, and kittens. News reports of stray dogs attacking, injuring or killing adults and children are being reported more frequently. In some neighborhoods, children are afraid to go outside or to walk to school because they might be attacked by a stray dog. And many elderly citizens are fearful and are prisoners in their own homes,” Lundquist Faust commented.
ExhibitionComplements Documentary Film Released in July 2023
For the Animals is a 73-minute film produced by RouTTe One Productions that tells the story of Tama and Tena, identical twin sisters who bravely combat the abuse and neglect of companion animals that are discarded in the streets of Houston. The animal overpopulation crisis is referred to by these crusaders as “Houston’s dirty little secret.”
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Thank you,
Glenda, Charlie and David Cates
