Houston’s BARC shelter has already euthanized more animals in 2022 than it did in all of 2021. According to the most recent data released by BARC September 30, the shelter has put down 1,556 dogs and ...

On May 22, Lola's online fans got the most exciting update when Caitie's Foster Fam helped break the dog out of the shelter ...

BARC says it’s key for a new parent of a pet to meet the animal before adoption to make sure it’s a good match. The City of Houston's animal shelter is waiving adoption fees for dogs and cats during ...

BARC, Houston's municipal animal shelter, euthanized more than 4,000 adoptable pets in 2025, the most than any other city shelter in Texas, according to new study.

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- BARC, the city of Houston's animal shelter and adoption center, is making it easier to adopt a pet this holiday season. The shelter is teaming up with the BISSELL Pet ...

BARC staffers ensure everyone who comes in to adopt a pet will not give that pet as a surprise gift to a friend or relative. Houston's BARC Animal Shelter is reducing its "rescue notice period" from ...

Any resident of Houston is welcome to attend the drive-thru event to get the pet microchipped by a BARC veterinarian. Credit: Photo by Cory Stottlemyer BARC, Houston’s animal shelter and adoption ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- BARC Houston's animal shelter will temporarily be closing due to an "unusually high presence of upper respiratory illness and confirmed case of distemper." The shelter ...

HOUSTON – BARC, the City of Houston’s Animal Shelter and Adoption Center, said Monday that it will temporarily suspend public dog intake appointments for the next few weeks and is activating ...

HOUSTON — If a puppy is on your Christmas list this year, you still have time to adopt from Houston-area shelters with many of them at, or near, capacity. "I've been begging him for a while. She's ...

HOUSTON – BARC, Houston’s city animal shelter, saw a significant uptick in the number of animals euthanized from April to June of this year, over last year. Over the same three-month period, fewer ...