Mass adoption ceremony performed in downtown Houston

  HOUSTON (KTRK) -- This Christmas will be extra special for almost 90 children who now have new permanent families.

A mass adoption ceremony was held Tuesday at the Juvenile Justice Center in downtown Houston. The children range in age from one to 17. Some were adopted by relatives, others have brand new parents.

The Haight family adopted a fourth son, giving the couple seven children now.

"It's amazing," said Charity Haight. "We've been waiting a long time and finally the day is here and we're going to go out for pizza now. That's what he wanted to do."

"You get a lot of people in a little place, but, you know, basically everybody's got a buddy and they just love hanging around each other," David Haight said.

Children's Protective Services officials say there are more than 1,700 children in its care waiting to be adopted.

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Pets affected by Isaac up for adoption in Houston

  HOUSTON (KTRK) -- More pets from animal shelters affected by Hurricane Isaac are headed to Houston -- and they'll be up for adoption.

The Humane Society of Southern Mississippi and The Louisiana SPCA both reached out to the Houston SPCA asking to bring their adoptable animals to the Bayou City.

The Houston SPCA says 17 dogs, 4 puppies, 4 cats, 8 kittens and 11 rabbits from Mississippi, and 25 cats, 14 canines and 1 rabbit from the Louisiana arrived at their facility Monday evening.

Over the weekend, more than 200 animals, including some that were evacuated from St. Bernard Parish Animal Control Center, were adopted by Houstonians. The space freed by those adoptions will now go to house the new evacuees.

The Houston SPCA is located at 900 Portway Drive, Houston, TX 77024.

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BARC runs cat adoption special

  HOUSTON (KTRK) -- Fifty cats -- all of them found in one apartment -- were brought to the BARC animal shelter, bringing their kitty count to more than 400.

In an effort to decrease their cat population at the shelter, BARC is offering a $5 cat adoption special Sunday. All animals come spayed or neutered.

From 11am to 3pm Sunday, BARC will be set up inside white tents in the Kroger parking lot on Sabo Rd. and South Beltway 8.

You can also visit the shelter at 3200 Carr St. to take advantage of the special.

The adoption fee is usually $75.

For more information, call 713-229-7300.

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