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9:59 pm

A Mysty-cal adoption!

We are so grateful to our incredible, loving adopters who are the piece of this puzzle that makes all the effort pay off! It is a special treat when

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6:50 pm

Fix Houston Visits Pasadena

Fix Houston™ is a Friends For Life program that provides free spay, neuter, and vaccination services to the animals of residents in underserved

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Nemmy: from Feral to Adopted!

Very grand things sometimes come from the smallest movements. Nemmy was a dog who lived on the streets for years—eluding capture by neighbors and

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4:29 pm

It’s All Water.

“What fresh hell is this?” is the way that the immortal Dorothy Parker answered her phone. That was her “default setting.” I have certainly had my own

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7:36 am

The Prodigal Daughter

Marilyn is back. Her adopter returned her. And I have been thinking about this parable. Sometimes you relate to us with a sense of transience and

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7:38 pm

Born this way, Baby.

Cricket here. I was thinking... Why is Gay Pride in such a hot month? Why we can’t just agree to do this in the Fall? Step back, Your

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3:03 pm

Anastasia’s Story

The odds are against a tiny kitten surviving in the woods. Period. Add to it, for a tiny kitten unable to move her back legs. Anastasia was found on

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1:29 pm

Healthy Pets, Healthy Streets

Since 2013, Friends For Life and BARC have partnered with Houston low-cost clinics SNAP and Emancipet to provide free spay/neuter surgeries and

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5:24 pm

Learning Puppy Lessons: Gus Gets A Second Pawportunity

Gus, a boxer mix, was brought to Friends For Life as a very sick and weak puppy, taking many weeks to recover. Because of his unfortunate start to

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