The City of Houston’s Bureau of Animal Regulation and Control (BARC) encourages spaying/neutering dogs and cats to maintain a healthy animal population in Houston.
It is required by City Ordinance tolicense your pet. Licensing prevents the spread of rabies, a constant health threat. Annual vaccinations keep your pet healthy. Licensing allows BARC animal officers to return your lost pet safely to you. Remember: All dogs must be confined to a yard or on a leash.
BARC will also investigate animal bites.
Adoption Center - to adopt a dog or cat
Location: 3200 Carr (the front entrance of BARC)
Hours: Mon-Fri. 11:30-5:30pm
Sat & Sun noon- 4pm
(Adoptable dogs are housed in the South Kennel)
Animal Regulation/Control - to drop off a sick or injured animal
Location: 3200 Carr (the front entrance of BARC)
Hours: 7 days a week 8 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
BARC News (updated May 14, 2009)
Intake/Outtake Report at BARC- January 2009-March 2009 (This is a report of the intake of animals and outtake of animals at BARC.)
BARC
desires to reunite as many pets and owners as possible. BARC
posts pictures of impounded animals on its website to help facilitate
the search for lost pets. The posted pictures do not guarantee
that these animals are suitable for adoption. Due to retrieval
of animals by their owners or because of health reasons, some
animals may not be in the possession of BARC when a person visits
the shelter. Since many animals look alike, the only way a person
will know whether a pictured animal is the person’s pet
is through a personal visit to the shelter. BARC endeavors to
have a photograph of each animal in the shelter posted on its
website; however, BARC cannot guarantee that a picture of each
animal at the shelter will be posted.
