Getting ready for a hurricane’s landfall means making sure everyone in your household is prepared, including your furry family members.

Authorities are reminding pet owners of the dangers heat poses to outdoor animals after they said five puppies died from heat distress in west Houston.

With Hurricane Ida heading towards Louisiana, dozens of shelter pets in the storm's path are heading towards Houston.

HOUSTON – The Houston SPCA said people need to prepare to bring their pets inside to a warm, dry place as temperatures drop in the Houston area. “Here’s the bottom line, if it’s too cold for you to stay outside, it’s too cold for your pets, we recommend that you bring your pets in,” said Julie Kuenstle with the Houston SPCA. Also, Kuenstle said owners should feed pets more and give them plenty of water because they burn more energy trying to stay warm. There are places that you can help your pet stay warm,” said Kuenstle. For more cold-weather tips for pets, visit the ASPA’s ‘Cold Weather Safety Tips’ webpage.

The day started early for the Houston SPCA as crews loaded up pet crates before heading east. Just like how our friends helped us during Harvey, we’re there to help them as well,” said Julie Kuenstle, the vice president of communications for the Houston SPCA. After meeting up in Boyce, Louisiana, the animals were carefully transferred for their return trip to Texas. It’s amazing to know that we have a great partner like Houston SPCA that’s helping us to do that as well,” Destreza said. “We all have the same mission and that is to take care of the animals who need us,” Kuenstle said.

HOUSTON – A female baby horse, also known as a filly, was born on Memorial Day to a horse rescued from a neglect situation in La Porte last September. It’s a happy conclusion for a story that began in the public eye in September when the filly’s mother and 10 other emaciated horses were removed from a property in La Porte in the 1700 block of Sens Road after the owners failed to properly care for the animals. Lavender and her mother (Houston SPCA)Julie Kuenstle, a representative of the Houston SPCA, told KPRC 2 that the baby’s name is Lavender and that she was born at the Houston SPCA Equine Center. READ KPRC 2′s ORIGINAL REPORTING ON THE LA PORTE ANIMAL SEIZURE.