Friends of BARC's "Sixth Annual Mutts, Meows & Margaritas"

04.20.13

This sixth annual gala raises funds to support animals at BARC, the City of Houston animal shelter. Each year, more and more supporters join the party for great company, food, auction surprises and

Seeking "Unity for a Solution”

Don't look the other way: Houston’s homeless and abandoned animals need help now

By Jodie Eisenhardt

02.04.13 | 11:09 am

I wasn’t even a “dog person” until my 30's, but my first “accidental” rescue, a Shepherd/Lab-mix named Lucky, changed me – for the better. For the past ...

Helping Hens

Chickens in the city: Campaign to treat the birds like cats or dogs makes big strides

By Whitney Radley

01.19.13 | 12:04 pm

Hens for Houston believes that the current city ordinance outlawing chickens within a 100 feet of a neighboring home, school, church or business is behind the times. And, as evidenced by a strong s ...

heart-melting pics included

Love at first sight: Mayor Parker falls for "Jax" during her Pet of the Week photo shoot

By Tyler Rudick

09.24.12 | 3:02 pm

It was only a matter of time, really . . . After nearly two months of posing for the BARC "Pets of the Week" series — part of the shelter's effort to arrange 2,100 ...

Adoption Olympics

Houston's BARC goes for the gold in Rachael Ray's national pet adoption challenge

By Tyler Rudick

08.02.12 | 4:03 pm

Annise Parker took to her mayoral podium with Mindy the dog to kick off one of the most competitive events this Olympics season — the ASPCA Rachael Ray Challenge to arrange 2,100 pet ado ...

Hard Knock Life

BARC on Broadway: Houston dog rescued from death is set to star in big-time Annie revival

By Whitney Radley

07.19.12 | 12:46 pm

One of Houston's own will be listed in the playbill for an upcoming revival of Annie on Broadway. But it's not a dramatist or a vocalist, a thespian or a set designer. It's a c ...

Don't lose your dog

A pet's most dangerous holiday? Fourth of July blows the rest of them away

By Whitney Radley

07.03.12 | 5:19 pm

Even if Independence Day falls in a most inconvenient mid-week slot, the holiday tends to be so dangerously full of booze, pyrotechnics and patriotism that one tends to lose one's sense of resp ...

Fifth Annual Friends of BARC Silent Auction "Mutts, Meows and Margaritas 2012"

05.19.12

This animal-friendly fundraiser begins with an endless and diverse silent auction where guests can bid on entertainment packages, animal related goods, works by local artists, luxury services and r

BARCitecture

Troubles gone? BARC hopes swanky new center will create "the greatest animal shelter" in North America

By Tyler Rudick

03.20.12 | 5:50 pm

After decades of internal troubles, charges of animal cruelty and plenty of bad press, BARC — the animal shelter run by the City of Houston — is hoping to get back on its feet with the ...

Sentimental Value Counts

How much is a beloved pet worth? A heartbreaking unauthorized euthanization could change Texas law for the dogs

By Tyler Rudick

11.13.11 | 1:57 pm

Brace yourselves . . . this one's a tear-jerker. Kathryn Medlen adopted Avery from a homeless man when he was just a puppy. After she married and had two kids, Avery became a full-fledged m ...