Severely Overcrowded Animal Shelter: $1 Pet Adoptions This Weekend

HOUSTON, TX — To say BARC Animal Shelter is a little overcrowded would be a gross understatement. Already bursting at the seams, the shelter still takes in more than 100 pets a day, and the shelter is asking Houstonians to help take care of the problem. There will be a special this weekend with pet adoptions for just a dollar.

BARC is dropping adoption fees for adoptable dogs (5 months and older) and all cats/kittens to $1 this Saturday and Sunday (Aug. 5-6). Regular adoption fees are as follows: Dogs are $50, cats and kittens are $20, and puppies 4 months and younger are $75. BARC's pet adoption package includes spay/neuter surgery, age-appropriate vaccinations, a one-year city pet license and a pre-registered microchip with lifetime registration.

“BARC’s capacity is 550 and we are taking in between 100 and 150 animals almost every day,” said Ashtyn Rivet, BARC Deputy Assistant Director. “You can imagine how quickly our shelter fills to the brim. 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 new family.”

Pets currently available for adoption can be found on BARC's website, but BARC encourages all Houstonians to stop by BARC at 3300 Carr Street, Houston, TX 77026 and meet each animal in person. The shelter is open for adoption seven days a week from noon - 5 p.m.

The shelter's capacity is 550 animals, but right now it has more than 200 cats and more than 500 dogs.

Some puppies and kittens that enter BARC are too young for adoption and must be fostered before they can go home with a permanent family. By getting these animals out of BARC and into foster homes, BARC has more space for additional animals as they enter the shelter.

Visit www.houstonbarc.com or www.Facebook.com/BARCHouston for more information.

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