Bureau of Animal Regulation and Care

Additional links of interest

Note: some of these links will take you outside of BARC's web pages on the City of Houston web site - www.houstontx.gov. BARC's provision of these links does not imply approval, warrant the accuracy of any information or endorse any opinions expressed on any of these outside web sites.

www.AVMA.org - American Veterinary Medical Association - Established in 1863, the AVMA is a not-for-profit association representing more than 75,000 veterinarians working in private and corporate practice, government, industry, academia, and uniformed services. Structured to work for its members, the AVMA acts as a collective voice for its membership and for the profession.
www.friendsofbarc.org - Friends of BARC is a nonprofit corporation that supports the humane care and treatment of animals at BARC. Volunteers staff off site adoption programs at several PetsMart stores at selected hours. Visit the web site for more information.
www.nal.usda.gov/awic/companimals/travelpets.htm - Information about traveling with pets - this page is provided by the United States Department of Agriculture - it includes links to many resources on how to travel with your pets, such as importing pets, screening pets, traveling with various types of birds, traveling by air, pet secrurity and a wealth of other pet travel links.
http://houston.kpft.org/site/PageServer?pagename=adopt_a_friend - KPFT-FM 90.1 radio station's Adopt a Friend Show is part of a community effort by KPFT listener sponsored radio and the Houston area animal rescue groups. The show introduces animal friends for adoption that are in need of a loving forever home. Each week KPFT features several animals from BARC as well as animal friends from other animal control facilities and animal rescue groups.
www.beloblog.com/KHOU_Animal_Attraction/ - KHOU-TV Channel 11's Lisa Foronda's animal attraction news
http://savinganimals.org - Saving Animals Across Borders - their mission is "to eliminate financial, geographical and cultural barriers that cause animal suffering. Saving Animals provides sterilization and veterinary services for dogs and cats and promotes their physical and emotional well being through education and adoption.
www.petfinder.com - Petfinder is a web site where one can search for more than 220,000 adoptable pets nationwide
www.aspca.org - The mission of the American Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) is “to provide effective means for the prevention of cruelty to animals throughout the United States.”
www.akc.org - American Kennel Club - includes a section with photographs and descriptions of many breeds of dogs - may be helpful in identifying a lost or found dog.
www.petdata.com - PetData®, Inc., headquartered in Irving, Texas, provides animal licensing services for municipalities and animal welfare agencies throughout North America. The company, a member of the National Animal Control Association, administers animal licensing programs for animal control and humane organizations across the country.
www.petswelcome.com/milkbone/map.html - Petswelcome.com is a web site where you can search lodging facilities (motels, hotels, etc.) by city and state to see if the facility allows pets. Information includes whether the facility requires a fee for keeping the pet and the weight limit on the size of the pet.
www.petfriendlytravel.com/ - Petfriendlytravel.com is another web site that has information regarding pet friendly hotels and pet travel. Also has information on pet friendly beaches, parks and campgrounds.
www.ddfl.org/tips.htm - Dumb Friends League - despite the name, it offers a wealth of tips on dog behavior and cat behavior plus other small pets as well. Some of the topics include barking dogs, keeping your dog confined, why dogs bite, litter box problem prevention and discouraging roaming cats.

This page was last updated 8/30/2006.