BARC, the City of Houston's animal shelter, is fighting a capacity crisis. BARC has received an abnormally high number of dogs due to law enforcement activity, and has exhausted its capability to ...

BARC took in more than 20,000 animals in 2024 with a daily kennel capacity of 400. Nearly 20% of those animals were euthanized — up from 4% in 2020 but significantly down from 57% in 2012.

HOUSTON – Houston’s BARC Animal Shelter is warning of a scam that has targeted several people, including the owner of one dog that’s been missing for more than a week.. Pipa, a 10-year-old ...

BARC implemented policy changes meant to increase oversight over dog rescues after reports of abandoned, abused or otherwise mistreated animals, Houston's municipal animal shelter announced recently.

BARC will be among the 400 shelters across 45 states to offer free adoption for kittens as well as adult cats and dogs during the event, which runs from Dec. 1 to Dec. 17.

In 2022, BARC had a little over 16,000. The shelter has a little over 350 dogs and 109 cats ready for adoption as of this week. “We’re an open intake shelter.