The Dog Nanny, a blogger for PetsHouston, writes about the condition of dogs at BARC, as they appeared at an adoption event Saturday in the Heights:
These are all dogs who had been at BARC (our city pound) for weeks or months.  No record is made of their weight at in-take (and why not , I’d like to know) but according to volunteers and medical records that show the amount of medication needed, their weights have all decreased dramatically.  Even if they had come in like this, their weights could have …

 
Bett Sundermeyer, President of No Kill Houston will be on KPFT, 90.1 FM on Monday, June 29th from 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.  He will be discussing no kill initiatives in Houston and at BARC, a new low cost spay/neuter clinic in Houston and leadership at City Hall to support humane initiatives.
Special guests will include:
Nathan Winograd, Dir of the No Kill Advocacy Center;
Deanna Sellens, Dir of Fundraising for Adopt A Cat, Inc. & Clinic Director for Spay/Houston; and
Kelly Cripe, Campaign Treasurer, Noah’s Ark PAC.

 
Meet Barney!
This sweet little boy of about 2 years weighs 30 lbs. Barney looks like a cross between a white lab and a basset hound with his low slung, long body. He is a handsome fellow, in great health and loves to be around people and dogs. Barney loves to go on walks, play with toys and eat! 
Shaggy Dgo Rescue is a 501 (3)(c) non-profit rescue group dedicated to saving Shaggy Dogs from B.A.R.C and H.C.P.H.E.S., restoring them to good health and readying them to go to new, loving homes. …

The dogs compete to retrieve toys thrown in the water by trainers. It starts on Friday, June 26 at Discovery Green and it’s a blast!

Last year, the story of Jasmina Ristic, a Chicago woman struggling with cancer whose cat Spodee offered needed love and support, inspired a partnership between Purina Cat Chow and the Susan B. Komen Race for the Cure.
Ristic’s story is featured with other Stories of Hope. “Once my treatment began, I struggled to cope with the pain and exhaustion. But somehow my cat, Spodee, knew I was suffering. It didn’t make sense. There was no way for her to know. But she just did,” she writes. “She snuggled up with …