You may already know that the City of Houston's animal pound, otherwise known as Bureau of Animal Regulation and Care (B.A.R.C.), systematically kills over 30,000 healthy and treatable dogs and cats EVERY year (this affects every breed)!

Nathan Winograd is our nation's gold standard in No-Kill sheltering ( www.nokilladvocacycenter.org ) and he presently has a formal proposal/contract being reviewed by the Legal Dept. at the City of Houston. By invitation of Stephen Williams and Michael Terraso of the Dept. of Health and Human Services, he is proposing :

• Winograd perform a brief assessment of B.A.R.C. (full access to premises, staff, records, computers, etc.)
• Winograd writes and submits report to City of Houston indicating his findings, as well as his short and long-term recommendations to help B.A.R.C. achieve No-Kill status (of healthy and treatable companion animals)
• Winograd gives a public presentation, to all who wish to attend, teaching us HOW we CAN build a No-Kill community

The cost for this brief assessment, report and presentation is only $5,000 and we're assuming Mr. Winograd's travel expenses will be around $2,000, so WE, those of us who care about the welfare of OUR companion animals, need to raise $7,000, in a timely manner, to ensure Mr. Nathan Winograd's assessment and guidance.

ALL ANIMAL LOVERS are, hereby asked to please help make this a reality for all of our beloved companion animals and the very future of No-Kill in Houston, TX, by donating directly to the City of Houston at the following address and with the following provisions:
Business Management
Department of Health and Human Services
8000 N. Stadium Drive, 7th Floor
Houston, TX 77054