Special Pals took in nearly 70 dogs and cats in the weeks following Hurricane Harvey in 2017. Most of these lost souls were reunited with their families in the weeks after the storm. A year later, some rescued animals have never been claimed and are still waiting for a second chance. Can you help these […]
Special Pals is participating with shelters all across the nation for Clear The Shelters on Saturday, August 18, Adoption fees are reduced to $20 to help Clear The Shelters after a busy summer. Special Pals is teaming up with NBC Universal for another annual Clear The Shelters event. Other Houston-area community partners supporting the adoption […]
From June 27 to July 3 at Special Pals, adoption fees are covered by generous animal lovers who are Paying It Forward to help 10,000 pets get adopted. Special Pals is teaming up with Best Friends Animal Society and more than 270 other partner rescue groups across the country to offer fee-waived adoptions, in hopes […]
We are searching for 13 area first responders to be featured in our 2019 Red White & Rescue calendar. The calendar will include male and female first responders from the Greater Houston area (including Fort Bend, Harris, and parts of Waller counties) along with dogs from the shelter. Special consideration will be given to first […]
For one day only, Special Pals is charging 25-cents for a spay or neuter surgery. During the 25 For 25 event, pet parents will pay just one quarter, thanks to a very generous donor and animal welfare advocate. The donor approached Special Pals with an offer to cover the remaining cost of the 25 spay and […]
Wanna go halfsies? To celebrate National Pet Month, half the cost of most pet adoption fees will be on the house all the way through May 31, 2018. Our kennels and catio are busting at the seams, and the only way we can say yes to saving more lives this summer is by getting our […]
Saving baby kittens takes time, patience, and practice! Learn how to bottle feed a kitten and help increase their chances of growing up healthy.
April 15 is Microvolunteering Day, an awareness day that reminds us all to take just a few moments out of our day to support nonprofits we love… like Special Pals! So what is microvolunteering anyway? Micro means small, and “microvolunteering” is simply volunteering in small ways! These ideas don’t take much time or planning, but […]
Special K from 104 KRBE has been a pal of ours for many years. He’s hung out with us at events, given us plenty of shout outs, and supported us on behalf of his two pups, Sammy Jo and Rocco. The fine folks at Houston Pet Talk Magazine featured Special K along with many other […]
