HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Houston has a stray dog problem. From bites and attacks to disease, letting stray dogs run wild can be dangerous for people, but it also leaves countless dogs in dangerous situations.

Eyewitness News joined BARC Houston, the city's animal enforcement team, as they crawled under homes, into culverts, and dished out tins of cat food. It's all part of the job as they respond to 311 calls for stray animals.

Hector Estrella is a full-time enforcement officer with the city's animal shelter, BARC Houston. From wrestling alligators to locating iguanas, Estrella said he has seen a lot on the streets of Houston, but a lot of his work is responding to calls from the community about stray dogs.

One dog picked up during ABC13's ride-along with Estrella was called in by the

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