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Thank you for attending our 2024 gala

Thank you for bringing your disco energy to our gala. We have raised $301,000 — meeting our $300,000 goal! We're very grateful for your time and

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3:41 pm

Robert Fisher, RN: A Life Dedicated to Compassion

Friends For Life supporter and advocate Robert Fisher, RN, embodies a lifetime of service and dedication to animal welfare. As a registered nurse and

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11:04 pm

Paraplegic Lyssa flies home

"Oh, you poor thing!" A white kitten brought into our lobby was not looking good. She was skinny, shivering, and had severe urine scalding on her

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1:59 pm

“Shelter hippo Appa saved my life”

Syaz was overwhelmed with emotion when she took to Reddit last week. She titled her post "Shelter hippo Appa saved my life yesterday" and typed

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9:45 am

Ellie

Ellie lost her beloved human after they shared nine years together.As if that wasn't hard enough, with her owner's passing, Ellie suddenly had no

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4:05 pm

The girl who lived

We pulled Taylor from BARC. She was a senior with a major mouth infection and had a slim chance of surviving in a municipal shelter. We rushed her to

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here for our neighbors, rain or shine

3:00 pm

70% chance of thunderstorms. 0% chance we were going to let our community down.

Last night, we went to bed looking at the 70% chance of thunderstorms predicted for today. But we also knew we had a fully booked clinic today and

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2:47 am

We have some wonderful friends.

It's the end of a 12-hour Sunday. An exhausted, but fulfilled, team took a pause after the last client of the day. It was a moment to do 6-foot-apart

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Cortez Parvo Dog

6:23 pm

Essential Means Lifesaving

The weekend of the first clinic, a family of four waited patiently in a line of more than 150 cars. Two young girls, Miranda and Melody, shared the

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Houston, TX 77008

713-863-9835

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2902 S Shepherd Drive
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