it was 1924 when the Houston SPCA began
their mission to help local animals in
need
back then they were based in a small
house near the ship channel now nearly a
hundred years later things are very
different they've just completed a
multi-year multi-million dollar
expansion that will allow them to have
an even greater impact on the community
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today I'm seeing the finished product
for the first time my first stop the
adoption center Julie from the Houston
SPCA showed me around hi puppies here
dogs and cats have plenty of room to
stretch out and play and even space
where they can get acquainted with
potential new owners outside there's
plenty of space to run around so not one
dog park but two dog barks laughs got to
keep it real they're gonna have so much
room to run around and play so I could
bring Tex and he could hang out there oh
I can't wait
but of course dogs and cats aren't the
only animals here
the Houston SPCA also helps rehabilitate
livestock wild animals and even birds
fly complex
it's going to allow us to rehabilitate
wild animals including rehabilitating
bald eagles and at their own pace
learn to fly again as they heal next to
the flight complex for birds a haven for
farm animals this is your equine Center
where you keep the horses this is a safe
haven for our horses and our farm
animals 25 stalls a lot of our horses
and our farm animals come in as you know
through our animal cruelty yeah
or their owner surrender coming from the
animal cruelty cases to I know a lot of
these animals come from heartbreaking
situations so you want to make sure that
when they arrive here at the eastern
SPCA they have a comfortable place to to
call home
this horse mr. sprinkles was gentle as
can be he's healthy and calm but just a
few months ago things were very
different he was severely malnourished
and underweight but now months after
being rescued by the Houston SPCA he's
healthy and happy and ready to be
adopted into a loving home
maybe text needs a Big Brother do you
want a little brother he's a Maltipoo
next stop the Wildlife Center here
rescued animals are nursed back to
health look at those eyes he seems
pretty chill and he is an educational
tool for you I think you just winked at
me Brooke in the Wildlife Center showed
me the fancy new homes for the education
Birds it almost looks like this bird is
wearing a bit of a toupee this is a bird
that we actually hatched here in our
Center in April of 2014 and this guy
seems super chill is it because he was
raised in captivity or is that just the
nature what's really remarkable about
the fact that you guys have this new
building is you were able to create
these custom habitats for the birds you
already have what kind of difference in
these animals lives do you think it
makes for them to have their own
habitats maybe I think it's
it's much more natural I think they feel
much more happy healthy and home
my buddy yeah hey what's happy
for nearly 100 years the Houston SPCA
has been protecting all kinds of animals
and now they have a new facility that
works as hard as they do it's a
privilege and an honor to be able to
serve these animals in such a beautiful
place yeah
I always fall in love and want to take
each animal home also we do want to
thank seed Baron photography for
providing some of the footage for that
story