{"id":5848,"date":"2022-04-19T06:32:49","date_gmt":"2022-04-19T06:32:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/is-houston-barc-a-kill-shelter\/"},"modified":"2022-04-20T12:16:54","modified_gmt":"2022-04-20T12:16:54","slug":"is-houston-barc-a-kill-shelter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/is-houston-barc-a-kill-shelter\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Houston BARC a kill shelter?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_17 counter-hierarchy counter-decimal ez-toc-grey\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" style=\"display: none;\"><i class=\"ez-toc-glyphicon ez-toc-icon-toggle\"><\/i><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class=\"ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1\"><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/is-houston-barc-a-kill-shelter\/#Is_Houston_BARC_a_kill_shelter\" title=\"Is Houston BARC a kill shelter?\">Is Houston BARC a kill shelter?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/is-houston-barc-a-kill-shelter\/#Is_Harris_County_Animal_Shelter_a_kill_shelter\" title=\"Is Harris County Animal Shelter a kill shelter?\">Is Harris County Animal Shelter a kill shelter?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/is-houston-barc-a-kill-shelter\/#How_much_does_it_cost_to_adopt_a_dog_from_a_shelter_in_Texas\" title=\"How much does it cost to adopt a dog from a shelter in Texas?\">How much does it cost to adopt a dog from a shelter in Texas?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/is-houston-barc-a-kill-shelter\/#Does_the_Houston_SPCA_euthanize_animals\" title=\"Does the Houston SPCA euthanize animals?\">Does the Houston SPCA euthanize animals?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/is-houston-barc-a-kill-shelter\/#Is_the_Houston_Humane_Society_a_no-kill\" title=\"Is the Houston Humane Society a no-kill?\">Is the Houston Humane Society a no-kill?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/is-houston-barc-a-kill-shelter\/#Is_Houston_SPCA_a_kill_shelter\" title=\"Is Houston SPCA a kill shelter?\">Is Houston SPCA a kill shelter?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/is-houston-barc-a-kill-shelter\/#Is_Harris_County_animal_shelter_a_kill_shelter\" title=\"Is Harris County animal shelter a kill shelter?\">Is Harris County animal shelter a kill shelter?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/is-houston-barc-a-kill-shelter\/#Does_Texas_have_kill_shelters\" title=\"Does Texas have kill shelters?\">Does Texas have kill shelters?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/is-houston-barc-a-kill-shelter\/#Are_there_kill_shelters_in_Texas\" title=\"Are there kill shelters in Texas?\">Are there kill shelters in Texas?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Is_Houston_BARC_a_kill_shelter\"><\/span>Is Houston BARC a kill shelter?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>BARC achieves a &#8216;no-kill&#8217; label that local animal activists have long sought.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Is_Harris_County_Animal_Shelter_a_kill_shelter\"><\/span>Is Harris County Animal Shelter a kill shelter?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The Harris County Animal Shelter has released its live release numbers for 2019, and the results for March were a jaw-dropping 95.7 percent. This technically puts <b>the shelter in a no-kill status, by shelter standards.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_much_does_it_cost_to_adopt_a_dog_from_a_shelter_in_Texas\"><\/span>How much does it cost to adopt a dog from a shelter in Texas?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The fees to adopt a dog in Texas vary by age of the dog and the organization from which you adopt. If you visit a regional shelter or city-run animal care facility, the fees are typically <b>between $50 and $150. If you go through a private rescue, including breed-specific rescues, the fees could be much higher.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Does_the_Houston_SPCA_euthanize_animals\"><\/span>Does the Houston SPCA euthanize animals?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Please note, <b>we do not humanely euthanize animals for space or at the end of a certain time period. Appointments cannot be made online, so please call (713) 869-7722 between 8:30 AM and 5:00 PM for scheduling.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Is_the_Houston_Humane_Society_a_no-kill\"><\/span>Is the Houston Humane Society a no-kill?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The Houston Humane Society will intake your pet if space is available and by appointment only. <b>We will not euthanize a healthy\/adoptable animal to make space for another animal. We accept pets Monday through Saturday &#8211; By Appointment Only, and there is a $35.00 fee for all animals accepted into our adoption program.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Is_Houston_SPCA_a_kill_shelter\"><\/span>Is Houston SPCA a kill shelter?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>BARC, Harris County Animal Control (HCPHES), Montgomery County Animal Control, Citizens for Animal Protection (CAP), <b>Houston SPCA, the Houston Humane Society, etc.<\/b><b>are all shelters that euthanize (kill) large numbers of animals every day<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Is_Harris_County_animal_shelter_a_kill_shelter\"><\/span>Is Harris County animal shelter a kill shelter?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The Harris County Animal Shelter has released its live release numbers for 2019, and the results for March were a jaw-dropping 95.7 percent. This technically puts <b>the shelter in a no-kill status, by shelter standards.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Does_Texas_have_kill_shelters\"><\/span>Does Texas have kill shelters?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Two Houston-area shelters are among the top 10 in the state that helped Texas decrease its shelter euthanasia ranking. New data shows <b>Texas now ranks No.<\/b><b>2 in the country for shelter pet deaths and euthanasia in 2019, down from the No. 1 spot.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Are_there_kill_shelters_in_Texas\"><\/span>Are there kill shelters in Texas?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>BARC, Harris County Animal Control (HCPHES), Montgomery County Animal Control, Citizens for Animal Protection (CAP), <b>Houston SPCA, the Houston Humane Society, etc.<\/b><b>are all shelters that euthanize (kill) large numbers of animals every day<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Table of Contents Is Houston BARC a kill shelter?Is Harris County Animal Shelter a kill shelter?How much does it cost to adopt a dog from a shelter in Texas?Does the Houston SPCA euthanize animals?Is the Houston Humane Society a no-kill?Is Houston SPCA a kill shelter?Is Harris County animal shelter a kill shelter?Does Texas have kill&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_post_transparent":"default","_kad_post_title":"default","_kad_post_layout":"default","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"default","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"default","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"spay_email":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[619],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5848"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5848"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5848\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":67411,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5848\/revisions\/67411"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5848"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5848"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5848"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}