We've been homing & rehoming Houston's
dogs & cats since 2012!
Only online applications are accepted.
In-person, paper applications are NOT accepted.
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We will contact you via email with approvals
and/or requests for additional information.
We will continue to schedule appointments
for pre-approved adopters for puppies.
Since 2012, K-9 Angels has rescued
and re-homed 9,556 dogs (EOY 2023).
The constraints that the 2020 pandemic brought on gave us an opportunity to evaluate where our time, energy and resources are spent. While continuing to offer adoptions and transport we are emphasizing spay/neuter. In an effort to save as many dogs and cats as possible we have partnered with a number of rescues & shelters in northern states where they do not have the homeless and stray population that we experience in Houston. Many of these partners have approved adopters waiting for a new furry friend. With the help of a generous donor we purchased a transport van and have successfully transported ~350 dogs/cats since 1Q21.
In 2017, K-9AR started The Empty Shelter Project (TESP). We have always said that we will never adopt our way out of this problem and this last year allowed us to realize our efforts may be better spent on the prevention of unwanted litters which ultimately leads to many homeless and stray animals in the Houston area. To date (EOY2023), TESP has performed 16,415 free spay/neuter surgeries preventing over 86,000 first generation and nearly 390,000 1st and 2nd generation offspring from entering our neighborhoods and shelters. By preventing just the 1st generation litters we conservatively have saved tax-payers over $7M in Public Shelter costs.
We continue to expand TESP and always have a great need for foster homes to help us prepare the animals for transport to our rescue and shelter partners.
We are, and always will be, a 100% volunteer based organization and 100% of donations will continue to go directly to the animals in our program and our spay/neuter expenses.
K-9AR feels strongly that this new direction will have a greater impact on Houston's stray animal problem. We hope that you will continue to follow and support us in our journey forward!