Best Friends Animal Society partners with animal shelters and rescue groups for Bring Love Home Challenge, to increase pet adoptions December 1-31.
-- HOUSTON, TX, November 25, 2025 ─ Houston Pets Alive! (HPA!) will participate in the Bring Love Home Challenge, a nationwide effort to help more cats and dogs find homes this December. Led by Best Friends Animal Society, a leading national animal welfare organization working to save the lives of cats and dogs in America’s shelters and take the country no-kill*, the challenge aims to increase lifesaving, and participants will be eligible to receive grant funding.
HPA! is joining nearly 300 animal shelters and rescue groups across the country to address the critical need for increased pet adoptions by piloting data-backed changes to help more pets get adopted or fostered — such as reducing adoption fees, eliminating home checks, and offering multilingual customer service for adopters and fosters.
In conjunction with the challenge, HPA! will host a multi-shelter adoption event on Saturday, December 6, with adoption fees lowered to $25, thanks to generous sponsorship from Trust Guss Injury Lawyers. All pets adopted at the event will be spayed/neutered, microchipped, and up to date on vaccines, ensuring they are ready to safely join their new families.
“Trust Guss Injury Lawyers is proud to support Houston Pets Alive! during the Bring Love Home event by sponsoring the adoption fees for participating dogs, helping more pets connect with families this holiday season,” the organization shared. “To make the day even more special, Trust Guss is also bringing Santa to the event so newly adopted pups can commemorate their fresh start with a festive photo.”
The adoption event will take place from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at HPA!’s location: 2800 Antoine Dr., Suite 2854.
When Best Friends launched its first Bring Love Home Challenge in June 2024, the response was extraordinary — 34,557 cats and dogs found loving homes, an impressive 3,548 more than the same time the year before.
“We’re thrilled to be part of this challenge,” said Shannon Parker, Executive Director, HPA!. “Removing barriers to adoption allows more deserving pets to find homes faster, and that’s what this event is all about—opening doors, creating connections, and giving every animal the chance they deserve.”
“More adoptions and pets being fostered means more lives saved,” said Whitney Bollinger, Director of Strategy & Network Operations, Best Friends Animal Society. “We selected Houston Pets Alive! for the Bring Love Home Challenge because of their commitment to making adoptions and fostering more accessible in their community and helping more cats and dogs find the homes they need and deserve.”
To learn more about the pets available for adoption and fostering at HPA!, and how to support lifesaving, visit www.houstonpetsalive.org, Petfinder, Instagram, or Facebook — where HPA! will be sharing Bring Love Home Challenge updates.
Learn more about Best Friends at bestfriends.org.
*No-kill is defined by a 90% save rate for animals entering a shelter and is a meaningful and common-sense benchmark for measuring lifesaving progress. Typically, the number of pets who are suffering from irreparable medical or behavioral issues that compromise their quality of life and prevent them from being rehomed is not more than 10% of all dogs and cats entering shelters. For any community to be no-kill, all stakeholders in that community must work together to achieve and sustain that common goal while prioritizing community safety and good quality of life for pets as guiding no-kill principles. This means cooperation among animal shelters, animal rescue groups, government agencies, community members and other stakeholders, all committed to best practices and protocols.
About Houston Pets Alive!
Houston Pets Alive! (HPA!) is a nonprofit animal welfare organization committed to saving the lives of at-risk cats and dogs in local shelters. By working alongside shelters and other animal welfare partners across the Greater Houston area, HPA! plays a vital role in reducing pet homelessness and alleviating shelter overcrowding. HPA! envisions a future where every adoptable cat and dog has the chance to thrive in a safe and loving home. To learn more, visit houstonpetsalive.org.
About Trust Guss Injury Lawyers
Trust Guss Injury Lawyers is a dedicated personal injury law firm committed to standing up for individuals and families across Texas. The team provides compassionate guidance and strong legal advocacy while focusing on delivering real results for clients. With a firm belief in their motto, “We Fight for the Underdogs”, Trust Guss is deeply rooted in community involvement and proudly supports local organizations, events, and initiatives that strengthen the communities they serve. To learn more about our services, visit attorneyguss.com.
About Best Friends Animal Society
Best Friends Animal Society is a leading animal welfare organization dedicated to saving the lives of dogs and cats in America's shelters and making the entire country no-kill. Founded in 1984, Best Friends runs lifesaving facilities and programs nationwide in partnership with more than 5,500 shelters and rescue organizations. From our headquarters in Kanab, Utah, we also operate the nation's largest no-kill animal sanctuary — a destination that brings our mission to life for thousands of visitors each year. We maintain the most comprehensive animal sheltering data in the country and make it accessible to the public — empowering communities with critical insights into the needs of their local shelters and how they can help. We believe every dog and cat deserves a home. And we believe that, by working together, we can Save Them All®.
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Name: Hillary Neese
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Organization: Houston Pets Alive!
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Website: http://houstonpetsalive.org
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