Show Your Dog Or Cat A Howling Good Time At The BARC Senior Prom

HOUSTON — You can teach an old dog new tricks, and you can also take them to their very own prom. Houston’s BARC Animal Shelter is hosting the 3rd Annual Senior Prom. The senior prom, for senior pooches and kitties too, will be held at the shelter on Friday from 6-8 p.m.

Pet owners are encouraged to bring their senior pets — 5 years and older — to partake in festivities, and if you don’t have a senior pet and would love to take one home, you can adopt one on the spot for just $5.

The Senior Prom Event highlights will include:

• $5 adoption fees for all adoptable senior pets
• Pets available for foster care
• Official prom portraits by Nature Dog Photography
• Gifts, giveaways, and prizes for senior pets donated by PetSmart, Kriser's Natural Pet, Pur•E•Sense, and more!

Although the event is come as you are, patrons who plan to bring their canine or feline date are encouraged dress them up in their favorite prom attire. There will be a “best dressed” prom costume contests for both human and pet, and of course food and dancing too.

“We are very excited to host such a unique event for the community and for our own senior pets. We hope the community opens their homes to senior pets,” said Jennifer Barrera Wandrey, Outreach Manager at BARC.

BARC, the City of Houston’s Animal Shelter and Adoption Center, takes in more than 25,000 animals annually regardless of behavior, breed, or medical condition. The simplest, but most powerful thing Houstonians can do to help BARC and pets throughout the community is to foster, volunteer, donate and adopt.

To learn more about BARC, click here.

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