Harris County has authorized construction of a $600,000 Petco Foundation Transfer Center. The new transfer center helps save the lives of thousands of animals per year. Petco Foundation donated $180,000 to Harris County Pets and Commissioners’ Court followed with an additional donation of $420,000.

The funds were used to construct the Petco Foundation Transfer Center, which holds adoptable animals to ensure they are disease-free and healthy enough to be transferred to another city or state. The center resides on the same property as the new county animal shelter financed by a $24 million in bonds approved by voters in November, 2015.

Construction of the Petco Foundation Transfer Center is expected to begin in late summer of 2017.

"We are very excited that our Harris County officials will augment the Petco Foundation's generous gift to build a permanent facility that will increase capacity and allow our shelter to save more homeless pets," said Dr. Umair A. Shah, the Executive Director of Harris County Public Health, which oversees animal control in the county.

None of this would be possible without the Lifesaving Impact Investment Grant from the Petco Foundation. We are honored to have them as a partner and look forward to the great work that we will do together in the coming months. Learn more about the Petco Foundation here.

Thank You to our Volunteers
We could not have had such a successful event without the support of our dedicated Harris County Pets volunteers. With the creation of The Petco Foundation Transfer Center, there will be an even more crucial need for dedicated volunteers. Learn more about volunteering with Veterinary Public Health and what services we provide to the community.