Our Vision is to end the needless killing of homeless pets in our community.
Why? Because it's the right thing to do. Because we know it can be done. And because we believe that every pet is an individual, and every life matters.
We know that it can be done because we have already done it in the cities of Clute, Freeport, and Lake Jackson, Texas. Now we want to spread that success through all of Brazoria County, Texas. Please join us.
Our History
The SPCA of Brazoria County is a 501(c)(3) non-profit established in 1974. In 2003, the Cities of Clute, Freeport, and Lake Jackson formed a coalition to create the Southern Brazoria County Animal Shelter. The SPCA-BC operates the open-admission municipal animal shelter for the three cities. Open admission means that no homeless pet from any of our partner cities is ever turned away, even if we are already at capacity. The SPCA-BC also offers other programs and events to all of Brazoria County, including a high-volume, low-cost spay and neuter clinic, educational programs, and adoption events, just to name a few.
Our Progress
In the Fall of 2012, the SPCA-BC Board of Directors was faced with an alarming and horrifying reality. Almost three out of every four pets who came into our shelter left through the back door in body bags. The volume of incoming animals was growing at an alarming rate, and it seemed that there were just too many homeless pets and not enough homes for them all. We knew there had to be a better way. We knew there had to be a solution.
So we scoured the internet, talked to animal welfare advocates, went to conferences, and learned a better way to do things. We discovered that homeless pets don't have to be killed simply for being homeless. We discovered that pet overpopulation is a myth. . . there actually are enough homes for them all. We learned that becoming a no kill community was within our grasp. Communities all across the nation and similar to ours had achieved no kill, so we knew we could end the killing as well. All we needed to do was implement an eleven-step program. The program is simple and easy to follow, but change is hard, and the path to no kill was even harder. But we did it.
November 25, 2014 was the last day that a pet died at the Southern Brazoria County Animal Shelter for no good reason. We have faithfully kept the course since that time, and we are proud of our progress.
What Does "NO KILL" mean?
No Kill does not mean No Euthanasia.
Euthanasia is Greek for "good death." A good death is when a pet is euthanized to alleviate suffering. It is something that is done out of love for the pet. A good death is also possible if a pet is too dangerous to be adopted and there is not a safe home for the pet. Everything else is killing. And it must stop.
No Kill means implementing the following programs:
- Comprehensive adoption programs and events to get pets into forever homes.
- Partnerships with local and national rescues.
- An army of volunteers to be our hands and stretch our resources.
- A vast network of fosters to expand the walls of our shelter into homes across our community.
- Trap, spay/neuter, and release of outdoor cats to keep un-socialized cats out of the shelter and help lost cats return home.
- Pet retention programs to provide the resources pet owners need to keep their pets out of the shelter.
- Public relations and community involvement to spread awareness.
- Medical and behavior rehabilitation for homeless pets to get them ready for forever homes.
- High-volume, low-cost spay and neuter programs to reduce the number of unwanted pets.
- Proactive redemptions to help lost pets get back home.
- A committed and compassionate shelter director to lead the way.
Join us. . . you can choose to be a part of the solution!
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