Shelters are often inundated with pet surrenders, and do not want to provide a simple outlet that takes away the obligation of responsible pet ownership. Therefore, they would prefer that people try hard to find a solution before resorting to surrendering their pet to a shelter. If you must find a new home for a pet, please try posting to our adoption portal before placing the burden on the shelter. Direct adoptions work well and allow everyone to share in the accountability of their community!
No-kill shelters do wonderful work, but as a result, are often inundated with pet surrenders. In the unfortunate scenario that you have to find a new home for your pet, please read through the rehoming solution and articles on this page before contacting the shelter.
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posted by PosForceHouston,
on 2014-01-23 12:45:35
I rescued 5 puppies and 2 adult dogs from Pasadena during the polar vortex that came through Houston in December. I knew I couldn't keep the dogs myself but I had to make sure they were in a safe place. I contacted Special Pals and asked if they could help. They not only said yes, but offered to stay open late so that I could drop off the dogs after I came back from Pasadena to get them. I met a wonderful vet tech around 9 p.m. that night and we got the dogs into a safe, warm place. They had everything ready for the dogs when I got there. I was relieved to know that these little ones have a safe place to be until they can be adopted into a new home. Thanks to Special Pals for all they do for the animals in our community!