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3:17 pm

Jacob’s Odyssey

We met Jacob on one of our “freedom rides” when we head to the City of Houston shelter and pull animals from its kill list to place them for adoption.

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8:29 pm

Dominion

Today, Celia moved from the senior room to a cozy home where she will receive hospice care from one of our truly amazing longtime volunteers. Celia

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7:45 pm

The Trust Fall

Don has a painful condition and requires specialized surgery on both eyes. Though his eyes hurt him all the time, you couldn’t ask for a friendlier

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1:25 pm

Old Dogs

By the time a dog has a muzzle as white as Maisie's they've lived to see a lot of things.  You hope the white muzzle represents years of

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4:38 pm

YOU ARE NOT A ROBOT

FFL ARMY, This is Salise Shuttlesworth, your Reliant Gives Night Owl Facebook DJ. Some of you also know me as the founder and director of Friends

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3:33 pm

Two Seniors. One story. 13 years.

You want to do an extreme sport? Try being over 50. Like Bette Davis said, "Getting old is not for sissies." I remember looking at the brightly

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4:09 pm

Start with protecting life. Go from there.

Tarleton looked like he might have just been lying curled up in any cat bed. Except that it had been a bucket of molten roof tar when he first

Category iconBlog,  Shelter Best Practices,  Success Stories,  Unsheltered

Tosca cat photographed by Isa Leshko

11:02 pm

Tosca’s Room

At Friends For Life, we have a special place called Tosca’s Room. It is a peaceful space where shy cats can take their time to feel safe and

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10:21 pm

Time is on our side

Not every animal that needs help is visibly hurt. Some are just afraid. They take time to trust us. In sheltering, time is life. But at traditional

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Houston, TX 77008

713-863-9835

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2902 S Shepherd Drive
Houston, TX 77098

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