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Blogs
August 13, 2009
An Interview With BARC's Change Agent
Photo by allygirl520BARC could install a 3,000-square-foot building to house cats within a month, interim chief Gerry Fusco and Health and Human Services Spokeswoman Kathy Barton told Hair Balls Wednesday. It was a bit of welcome concrete information, something that's been scarce since Fus ... More >>
News
July 16, 2009
We Apply to Be BARC's Top Dog. Plus: 10,000-person-strong tea party. maybe.
Highlights from the Blog at HOUSTONPRESS.COM
Blogs
July 7, 2009
BARC Chief Is Fired, With Little In The Way Of Explanation
BARC Bureau Chief Ray Sim was fired today, spokeswoman Kathy Barton confirmed. She would not give specific reasons, saying only "I think it was just an issue of timing...[it was] not the right time for this guy." Sim began his job in May, after the Department of Health and Human Services conducted a ... More >>
News
July 2, 2009
Getting the Spin from BARC: Things are just rosy at the pound, according to the Chronicle
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Blogs
June 25, 2009
The Chronicle's Columnist, Buying BARC's Spin
Photo by elvissaToday's Chron column by Lisa Falkenberg, headlined "Finally, a bit of good news out of BARC," might have been more accurately titled "When Public Relations Attacks!" What the column lacks in actual news value and insight, it makes up for by highlighting what might be one of BARC's th ... More >>
Blogs
June 15, 2009
BARC Comes Up With Some Answers, Of A Sort
Photo by R'eyesWe've got updates on last week's BARC stories; the delays of which could have easily been avoided by proactive public relations, which is apparently anathema to the animal control department of the nation's fourth-largest city.Last week's photo of exposed canine cadavers in the ... More >>
Blogs
May 22, 2009
An Interview With The New Head Of BARC: This Time, Things Really, Really Will be Fixed. Really
Photo by Craig MalisowAs BARC's new bureau chief, Ray Sim has his work cut out for him. He now heads an organization that has historically resisted change and ostracized volunteers who have made claims of cruel conditions, with the full support of an administration and city council that believes the ... More >>
Blogs
May 12, 2009
More (Somewhat Meandering, But Nevertheless Entertaining) Tales Of BARC Incompetence
Photo by Daniel KramerWe're pretty sure the dude who coined that phrase about a hard task being akin to "nailing jelly to a wall" wasn't referring to getting news out of BARC, but he could've been.For one thing, Health and Human Services did not tell the media when BARC hired its new chief, Ray Sim. ... More >>