The current fate for most of the homeless animals of Harris County is grim indeed. Fending for themselves in the wild, they suffer needlessly while creating health and nuisance risks. Those taken in by caring citizens create financial burdens for those whose hearts cannot tolerate to see an animal suffer. Unspayed and unneutered animals create a population explosion of unwanted pets that create expanding costs for our municipal agencies. Euthanasia has become a primary solution for this unwanted pet population.

In February, 2009 the Humane Society of Harris County launched an ambitious campaign to raise the $1.2 million dollars needed to build the HSHC Adoption and Education Center. This privately funded facility, the only one of it’s kind in Harris County, will close the gap in services and aid that exists in the county for animal welfare and care.

The Humane Society of Harris County is dedicated to making this facility a reality, to provide safe and secure housing for homeless animals while they await adoption, to create public programs to improve concepts of pet ownership, to reduce animal cruelty and ultimately eliminate euthanasia as an animal population control method.

Please join us in this mission. We encourage you to contact us, to speak about your concerns and needs and to donate now to this must important project.

A building must provide more that just the shelter and adoption outlet for animals in our care. It must provide the creative environment to address the underlying causes of our homeless animal population and the solutions for those problems. The Humane Society of Harris County promises that this facility will provide that environment so that we may:

• Reduce euthanasia of adoptable pets in our community by 50 percent in the first three years of operation.
• Introduce a comprehensive education for elementary age students of Harris County to encourage responsible pet ownership and foster respect and kindness of all living beings.
• Improve the reclamation rate of lost pets in Harris County by 100 per cent in the first year.
• Create a comprehensive program of owners partnering with pets for the betterment our community.

In November, 2008 the Humane Society of Harris County and the Harris County Commissioners entered into a long-term ground lease for 4.44 acres of county land on Barnes Mill Rd., 4 miles east of Hwy 27. This acreage will be the future home of the HSHC Adoption and Education Center. Building is planned for two phases.

Completion planned for Early 2010

• Complete all engineering for site.
• Install infrastructure (septic and water) for total project
• Build 12’ by 20’ foot metal building for office, medical, laundry and storage use (as required by County)
• Move 2 mobile buildings (already owned by HSHC) and install as cat housing and additional storage
• Build 40’ by 15’ covered kennels for housing of dogs.
• All above sited to allow for continued operation during Phase Two
• All above will be integrated into the final permanent campus and will remain active after completion of Phase Two

Expected expense: approximately $150,000

Completion planned for Fall, 2012

• Build 7,000 square foot structure to house 20 to 25 dogs, 25 cats, administration, medical facilities and approximately 1,200 square foot training and community center.
• Phase One buildings will become storage and overflow or quarantine space for special situations.
• Create walking trails and dog park for potential adopters and prospective pets and the public

Expected expense: approximately $770,000 ($110 per sq. ft.)

Naming Opportunities for our facility –

# of units	Gift Size	Facility	Available
16	$ 1,000	Cat Cages
16	$ 1,500	Dog Kennels	15
3	$ 1,500	Cat Condos
1	$ 5,000	Cat Get Aquainted Room
1	$ 5,000	Dog Get Aquainted Room
1	$ 5,000	Shelter Manager's Office
1	$ 5,000	Director's Office
1	$ 10,000	Medical treatment Area
1	$ 7,500	Dog Isolation/Quarantine Area
1	$ 7,500	Cat Isolation/Quarantine Area
1	$ 5,000	Animal Care Food Prep Area
1	$ 10,000	Volunteer/Staff Room
1	$ 50,000	Lobby
1	$ 100,000	Training and Community Center
1	$ 700,000	Entire Campus