Houston Stories

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Superhero volunteers save shelter pets

Superhero volunteers donate their time to help pets and Best Friends Animal Society. Cape or no cape, they prove compassion for pets is a superpower.
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 other states, where the demand for dogs to adopt is higher.
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A volunteer hero for Houston’s pets

Best Friends event volunteer Deyra Galvan helps with dog and cat adoption events in Houston, Texas. Read her interview.
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Good news in Texas and California for shelter pets

Texas & California make up about 25 percent of the shelter animal killing happening in the US. Best Friends helps implement strategies to change this.
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Cat and dog fostering in Houston

Dog and cat foster home volunteers help save pets at the Harris County Animal Shelter in Houston, Texas.
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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 implementation of community cat, kitten foster and other strategies.
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11 moments of animal holiday joy

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

Check out nine "aww"-worthy moments with kittens, puppies, a photo-bombing horse and other animals.
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One small step for Houston, one giant leap for no-kill 2025

Best Friends Animal Society gets closer to opening a much-needed, and strategically important, animal lifesaving center in Houston, Texas.
Julie Castle Blog
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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 Hurricane Harvey in 2017 and plans to create a Houston regional center.
Julie Castle Blog
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Dog saved from homelessness and heartworm disease

Dog with heartworm surrendered to a Houston animal shelter is transported to Best Friends in Utah, where she receives treatment and an adoptive home.
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How a blind, deaf cat found happiness after Hurricane Harvey

Displaced by Hurricane Harvey, blind, deaf cat, with a neurological condition (cerebellar hypoplasia) finds a forever home in Denver, Colorado.
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Hurricane Harvey animal rescue — one year later

Nearly 3,000 Hurricane Harvey pets were rescued by Best Friends and our partners with the help of 120+ animal welfare groups and 2,800+ volunteers.
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Mama dog saved her puppies after Hurricane Harvey

A mama dog and her puppies are saved from the rising Hurricane Harvey floodwaters. Now all have been adopted into forever homes in Los Angeles.
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How a dog went from Hurricane Harvey to life in a five-star hotel

Dog who survived Hurricane Harvey now living high life with his adoptive family at the James NoMad, a pet-friendly boutique hotel, in New York City.
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