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Shelter Best Practices

If you are beginning, improving or evolving a shelter, reach out to us. Over the years, we have had the honor of working with the best minds in the field and the great gift of beginning without being tied to “the way it’s always been done.”

From architecture to cat litter, we are happy to share what we’ve learned.

Would you like a speaker or a workshop? Let us know.

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January 15, 2019

Community Cats: Discover the truth about the vacuum effect

Organizations like Alley Cat Allies and Friends For Life have long been proponents of TNR (trap-neuter-return) efforts. Friends For Life does this in

Category iconShelter Best Practices Tag iconcat,  community cats,  TNR

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December 27, 2018

Hand Raising Orphaned Kittens

Kathleen M. Gallagher put together this manual on how to care for orphaned kittens: “in celebration of the hundreds of orphan kittens that I have

Category iconShelter Best Practices,  Wellness Tag iconcat,  community cats,  kitten

July 25, 2018

The Friends For Life #FraidyCat Program: One Slow Blink

When we met Genever over a year ago, she was so afraid and defensive that we weren’t sure whether she was feral or not. Typically, it’s better for

Category iconBehavioral Resources,  Shelter Best Practices,  Success Stories,  Unsheltered Tag iconbehavior_training,  community cats

September 8, 2017

Harvey Response

On Sunday, August 27, while the storm was still raging and waters were still rising, we were asked to manage the care for animals arriving with

Category iconBehind the Scenes,  Disaster Preparation & Emergency Care,  Shelter Best Practices,  Success Stories,  Unsheltered Tag iconcommunity,  disaster relief

April 15, 2016

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

May 1, 2015

Why adopt from a No Kill shelter if everyone there is safe?

In short, because they are safe and you want to clear the way for the next animal to enjoy that safe spot. There is a heightened

Category iconBlog,  Shelter Best Practices,  Unsheltered

February 13, 2015

Fix Houston: Crushing the Groove of Tomcats Since 2013

February 14th, Valentine's Day our team will be at the Hiram Clarke Multi-Service Center (3810 Fuqua, Houston, 77045) wrecking the love life of cats

Category iconBlog,  Shelter Best Practices,  Unsheltered Tag iconcommunity cats,  TNR

November 6, 2014

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

Category iconBlog,  Shelter Best Practices,  Unsheltered Tag iconcat,  community,  community cats,  TNR

cat kennel

July 12, 2013

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

Category iconEvents,  Shelter Best Practices,  Wellness Tag iconcommunity,  community cats,  TNR,  wellness

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