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Houston’s BARC Trying To Push Live Release Rate To 90 Percent
Posted on · Partnership with rescue groups has helped the shelter bring down the number of euthanizations.
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How Realistic Would It Be for More Animal Shelters to Become No-Kill?
Posted on · Greater Houston has a well-documented stray animal problem. And area animal shelters face the challenge trying to care for and place many of those animals. The city’s Bureau of Animal Regulation and Care, or BARC, is required to accept stray animals. BARC has the capacity to care for about 550 at a time, but collects […]
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Homeless Count, No Kill Animal Shelters, and Zola Jesus: Houston Matters for Friday, Jan. 30, 2015
Posted on · Last night, more than 500 volunteers took to the streets throughout Houston as part of an annual homeless count undertaken by the Coalition for the Homeless, to collect hard data about the number and characteristics of the areaâs homeless community. That data is expected to be released in a few months. On this edition of […]
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Friends For Life: No-Kill Animal Shelter
Posted on · We learn more about the Friends for Life, a no-kill animal shelter in Houston, from the organization’s Meredith Wierick.