BARRIO DOGS INC
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Mission Statement
Barrio Dogs has been working in Houston’s Greater East End since 2010 with the mission of raising awareness about proper animal care and the importance of spaying and neutering pets. We teach residents that animal birth control and humane treatment and care of pets will create safer, healthier, higher property value communities for themselves and their families. Click the movie poster at right to watch our new video: A Tail of Two Cities While we are not a rescue group, we have rescued many street dogs that were in especially bad physical condition, nursed them back to health and found them homes. By focusing on the reasons why homeless animals exist, we shed light on other community problems and possible long-term solutions.
About This Cause
Barrio Dogs is a non-profit, animal welfare organization based in Houston, Texas. We focus on community education as the most effective tool to end the intractable problem of stray and abused animals in Houston, currently estimated to number as high as 1.2 million. All our programs are designed to raise awareness in low-income communities about proper animal care. We put special emphasis on encouraging pet owners to spay or neuter their pets. In many cases, problems are caused not by a lack of caring for these animals, but the absence of resources like proper education and affordable and easily accessible veterinarian services. To assist these owners, we raise funds to provide access to low cost vet care. A special part of our organization reaches out to children, using the natural connection between children and animals to influence pet owners of tomorrow. We provide programs in schools teaching responsible pet care and even helping children learn to read. We encourage children to be the messengers of loving pet care to their parents, siblings and communities. Although Barrio Dogs is not a rescue organization, we work closely with many local animal rescue groups to deal with the immediate crisis of street dogs in especially bad physical condition, helping to nurse them back to health and finding foster care and permanent homes. The problem of strays, however, is far too large in Houston for rescue alone to work. That's why Barrio Dogs' educational programs are so critical for finding a permanent solution.