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Party Animals! Howl-O-Ween Bash Raises Nearly $1M for SPCA

Jacob Power & Wilson Parish
Party Animals! Howl-O-Ween Bash Raises Nearly $1M for SPCA

Brady & Zane Carruth, Brittany & Adam Clark

THE HOUSTON SPCA campus off Old Katy Road is state-of-the-art — and, it turns out, a great place to throw a party. Friday night’s annual Howl-O-Ween Ball took place at the organization’s open-air Equine Rescue Arena.

Chaired by Zane Carruth and Cheryl Byington, the bash welcomed more than 350 animal-lovers, outfitted in Halloween-chic attire and ready to paw-ty.

A cocktail reception featured spooktacular décor a la gauze ghosts and creepy-cool candelabras, and included a silent auction. The live auction, as well as dinner, followed. The after-party included “puppy cuddles” in the Adoption Center — and three dogs found their forever homes that night!

The evening raised more than $900,000 for the SPCA’s mission to save animals from abuse and neglect.

Abria Flowers, Onyinyechi Muilenburg, TJ Robinson

Carmen Thompson, Mark Anawate

Cameron and Tia Johnston

Cheryl Byington, Deborah Duncan, Zane Carruth

Cynthia Wolff, Mary Fusillo, Beth Wolff

Dr. Anna Joy Jackson, Dr. Carter McAdoo

Emily Gollady, Brooke Barit

Eric & Diane Jansen

Evelyn Griffin, Robert Wick, Carol Bardon

George Schalles & Maria Lacy

George and Jessica Foster

Giselle and John Greenwood

Kristen Cannon, Monique Wyatt, Lara Bell

Laird & Helena Doran

Leslie and Dane Johnson

Mark and Erin Packwood

Sarah Collins, Betsy Montgomery, Kristen Collins

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