BARC Drops Pet Adoptions To $1 Through Sunday

HOUSTON — If you're looking for a furry friend to bring home, a visit to BARC should be on your list this weekend. Dozens of dogs and cats are looking for their new human and from June 27 through June 30, the City's animal shelter is dropping their adoption fees to just $1.

The shelter, which has a capacity of just 550, has been taking in at least 700 dogs, cats, puppies and kittens each week since May, and BARC needs your help to give one of these fur babies a new home, or consider becoming a foster

The adoption fees to take home a new pet is usually $75 and up and includes a spay/neuter surgery, age-appropriate vaccinations, a one-year city pet license, and a preregistered microchip with lifetime registration.

The adoption package, sponsored by Proler Industries, would cost hundreds of dollars if purchased independently, so at just $1 it's a happy yappy deal for dog lovers, and is purr-fectly fine for cat lovers too.

See the adoptable pets before you get there by checking out the dogs and cats online on BARC's website, and then swing by BARC at 3300 Carr Street get those tails wagging. BARC is open for adoptions noon to 5:00 p.m. every day. Get adoption forms here.

"We desperately need the community’s help this weekend," said Mayor Sylvester Turner. "Each day more and more animals arrive. We don’t typically drop adoption fees to $1, but we want to give the animals in our care the best possible to chance to find a home."

If you are unable to permanently adopt a pet but would like to help animals in need, BARC encourages you to consider becoming a BARC volunteer or pet foster parent. Click here if you're interested in fostering a pet.

Many dogs and cats at the shelter are too young for adoption or have treatable conditions that must be taken care of outside of the shelter before adoption. By getting these animals out of BARC and into foster homes, BARC has more space for additional animals are brought to the shelter.