Grace

Grace was a homeless and sick German shepherd that was rescued June19, 2012 from the 8300 block of Navigation near Hidalgo Park and the Ship Channel. Grace died a few hours after she was rescued; her body was too sick and emaciated to survive.

News about Grace spread quickly via the internet and Barrio Dogs was overwhelmed with inquiries and offers to donate to her care from throughout the country as well as from Canada, England and Australia. Many people expressed shock that animals lived in such conditions in a city as wealthy as Houston. Grace is a reminder of the urgent need to raise awareness about proper animal care in our community and to place greater emphasis on spay and neutering.

Grace may have lost her battle but her legacy and influence will live on. In honor of Grace, we have made her the mascot for our FixIt! East End Spay Neuter project. Grace’s ashes were blessed by Father Salvatore DeGeorge at Barrio Dogs’ Freedom for All community march in Hidalgo Park on July 4, 2012.

Grace was living near the Houston Ship Channel

Father Sal blessing Grace's remains with Gina Damian Moreno and Mike Moreno; when Gina and her husband Mike saw Grace, they immediately helped her and made arrangements to rescue her

Rest in Peace Sweet Puppy

On Sunday evening, January 29, 2012, a puppy was dumped in a resident’s front yard in the Mason Park-Greater East End neighborhood. The resident told us the puppy had a t-shirt on when found. He tried to feed the pup but he would not eat. Dumping animals is a common occurrence in this area.

We felt we owed this poor pup a chance and took him to VERGI 24/7 Pet Hospital. The vet said there was a 50/50 chance the puppy would survive; they needed to stabilize him and hope for the best. The vet guessed the puppy was only 8 weeks old. By 1:00AM, the puppy was having a difficult time with nasal discharge and seizures and it was recommended by the doctors to put to him to rest.

We are only touching the surface of this continued despair and sadness that goes on in the Greater East End Community. Animal abuse and neglect are a way of life and we are fighting for a change but it seems very little people care. Do you care?

Bless Lawrence Benavides, Eva Belendez and this caring family for letting this sweet puppy know he was loved. Sadly, everything happened so fast that we weren’t able to take a proper photo or give him a special name. He will always be remembered in our hearts as the puppy that deserved a home and special name. Rest in peace, sweet baby.