Houston Stories

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Meet the underdogs who are heroes for homeless pets

Animal shelter employees are unsung heroes dedicated to the dogs and cats in their...
Best Friends Magazine
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Shelter dog turned service dog helps his teenage girl conquer depression, PTSD

Empathetic shelter dog receives training to become a service dog and is now helpin...
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Almost two years after Hurricane Harvey, one amazing organization is still helping pets in Houston

Rachel Ray Save Them All Grant awarded to Austin Pets Alive helps organization sav...
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Big love for homeless pets at the first Best Friends Super Adoption in Houston

Best Friends holds Super Adoption at NRG Arena in Houston, where 300 dogs and cats...
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Rescued kitten madly in love with his little blue blanket

Little tabby kitten has a best friend: a little blue blanket. He loves cuddling in...
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Big love for a big shelter dog

Big shelter dog is transported from Houston to Salt Lake City, where he is being f...
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Superhero volunteers save shelter pets

Superhero volunteers donate their time to help pets and Best Friends Animal Societ...
Best Friends Magazine
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Shelter dog transports to Minnesota

Shelter dogs in Texas and other regions are being transported to Minnesota and oth...
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A volunteer hero for Houston’s pets

Best Friends event volunteer Deyra Galvan helps with dog and cat adoption events i...
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Good news in Texas and California for shelter pets

Texas & California make up about 25 percent of the shelter animal kill...
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Cat and dog fostering in Houston

Dog and cat foster home volunteers help save pets at the Harris County Animal Shel...
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Six months and thousands of cats saved in Texas

The shelter save rate for cats in Harris County, Texas, climbs dramatically with i...
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11 moments of animal holiday joy

See photos and videos of animals - pigs, parrots, puppies and a pony - enjoying so...
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Nine “aww”-worthy moments with kittens and other pets

Check out nine "aww"-worthy moments with kittens, puppies, a photo-bombi...
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Looking back at Hurricane Harvey and looking forward in Houston

Review of Best Friends Animal Society's involvement in rescue efforts after H...
Julie Castle Blog