休斯顿BARC新领养中心破土动工：造价约3100万美元、容纳逾125只动物，2028年11月开放
位于德克萨斯州哈里斯县的休斯顿市11月12日为新的BARC动物领养中心破土动工。市长 John Whitmire、H区市议员 Mario Castillo、休斯顿BARC基金会执行主任 Brittany Amend 与BARC收容所主任 Jarrad Mears 在仪式上讲话，并与其他官员一同象征性铲土奠基。
新领养中心面积3.3万平方英尺，可容纳超过125只动物，将增加现有BARC动物收容所的收容能力，该收容所位于 Carr 街3300号。项目造价约3100万美元，资金来自休斯顿选民在2022年通过的一项债券提案，该提案专为新建一座动物领养设施筹款。
Mears 表示，新中心临近休斯顿市中心、沿 Buffalo Bayou 而建，以 Buffalo Bayou 公园和市中心天际线为背景，位置居中，方便领养人在休闲环境中看望待领养宠物并与之互动。他说，约125只动物转移到新设施后，现有收容所能腾出更多笼位，安置工作人员从街头救回的犬猫。
市政府还计划在同一地块建设一座狗公园和一座多层停车库等配套设施。新领养中心定于2028年11月开放。
（来源：休斯顿市长办公室）
Houston Breaks Ground on New BARC Adoption Center: $31 Million Facility to House More Than 125 Animals, Opening November 2028
The City of Houston, in Harris County, Texas, broke ground on November 12 on a new BARC Adoption Center. Mayor John Whitmire, District H Council Member Mario Castillo, Houston BARC Foundation Executive Director Brittany Amend and BARC Shelter Director Jarrad Mears spoke at the ceremony before joining other officials to symbolically break ground on the site.
The new adoption center will be a 33,000 square-foot facility housing more than 125 animals, increasing the capacity of the city's existing BARC Animal Shelter at 3300 Carr St. The project will cost approximately $31 million, funded by a 2022 bond proposition approved by Houston voters for the construction of a new animal adoption facility.
Mears said the new building, near downtown Houston and along Buffalo Bayou, is centrally located against the backdrop of Buffalo Bayou Park and the Houston downtown skyline, giving potential adopters convenient access to view and interact with adoptable pets in a recreational setting. Shifting about 125 animals to the new facility, he said, will free up kennel space at the existing shelter for dogs and cats that rescue teams bring in from the streets.
The city also plans to build a dog park and a multi-level parking garage with other amenities on the same site. The BARC Adoption Center is scheduled to open in November 2028.
(Source: Houston Mayor's Office)
来源：休斯顿市长办公室
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图片来源：图：休斯顿 Buffalo Bayou 与市中心天际线，新领养中心沿 Buffalo Bayou 而建、以 Buffalo Bayou 公园和市中心天际线为背景。照片：Michael Barera，CC BY-SA 4.0，经 Wikimedia Commons。 / Buffalo Bayou and the downtown Houston skyline; the new adoption center will sit along Buffalo Bayou against the backdrop of Buffalo Bayou Park and the downtown skyline. Photo: Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
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