The Best Texas Dog Rescues & Shelters in 2025

Scout's Street Smart Rescue

My name is Wendy Patterson. I am the founder of Scout’s Street Smart Rescue, a 501c3 Non-Profit Organization, in Amarillo, TX. When I moved to Amarillo in 2018, I was absolutely shocked at the amount of homeless, abandoned, owner-surrendered, and injured dogs and puppies. The numbers were, and still are, staggering. My mission is two-fold. One, to rescue and to get these animals’ immediate needs met. Their needs range anywhere from immediate medical intervention to getting fosters lined up. So, when they’re ready, they can be placed in their approved adoptive homes. Secondly, my mission is to go into our community to provide basic health care needs. I will provide Parvo Distemper shots, Bordetella shots, and microchips and I will try to educate the community as much as possible, by providing educational pet health and welfare materials. My goal is to continue recruiting volunteers and team leaders in all areas, based on statistical needs. Scout’s Street Smart Rescue will be one of the leading, progressive rescues in the Panhandle. I have no doubts. We aren’t just moving dogs; we are truly committed to assisting the community by helping to address the needs of its residents. I am determined and designed to be part of the solution. Together, we will continue making a difference.

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Panhandle Paws of Hope

We are a small volunteer based animal rescue. We do not have a facility. All of our animals are in a foster home. Because of this, we have several adoption events each month and schedule meet and greets based on our foster's availability. Our dogs are posted on Petfinder and on our Facebook pages. ​Our fosters work hard on basic manners such as crate training, potty training, and socialization. Many of our animals are fostered with other animals in the home, however we always require a meet and greet before finalizing any adoption. If there is a certain animal you are interested in meeting and adopting, please fill out our preliminary adoption application and we will have the foster get in touch with you to discuss a possible meet and greet.

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Amarillo spca

The Amarillo Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals is a non- profit animal shelter serving our community since 1988. We are not affiliated with the national SPCA and receive no funding from them or any other federal or state organization. As a 501(c)3 non-profit organization, we rely on our community to keep our doors open through donations of goods, cash and volunteer time. We currently care for about 100 dogs & puppies and 40 cats & kittens. It is our desire to find perfect homes for each of our shelter animals and they will remain with us until that happens, as we are a no-kill shelter. We are advocates for spay and neuter programs and urge our community to assist in our overpopulation problem by sterilizing family pets as well as the stray animal community.

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Top of Texas Corgi Rescue

Top of Texas Corgi Rescue was officially launched and formally organized in 2013. However, we've been helping corgis long before then.

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Gracie's Project

Gracies Project is a 501C3 non-profit organization dedicated to rescuing and rehabilitating animals in the Texas Panhandle who would otherwise be at high risk of euthanasia. We provide spay/neuter, shots, vet care, housing, and other necessary essentials until our animals are rehabilitated and adopted by a forever family. Our organization relies solely on the communities help to volunteer or help fund our endeavors so that we may continually save and help our communities forgotten animals.

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Austin Pets Alive!

Austin Pets Alive! is a unique 501(c)(3) nonprofit animal shelter pioneering comprehensive, innovative programs designed to save the animals most at risk for euthanasia. We provide public adoption services for companion animals which includes lifetime behavior support, as well as community support in re-homing or obtaining resources for companion animals through our Human and Animal Support Services program.

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Austin Bulldog Rescue

ABR is dedicated to the rescue, rehabilitation, and re-homing of unwanted English Bulldogs, education of owners on responsible dog ownership, and education of the public on the English Bulldog breed. ABR takes in adoptable English Bulldogs from animal shelters, other rescue groups, and owners who can no longer properly care for their English Bulldogs. We provide for their medical and behavioral needs. Considering the Bulldog's background and your family's needs, we intend to make the best match. Every Rescue Bulldog is different: personality, temperament, energy, comfort with kids and other animals, medical needs, and more. We take all of these factors into consideration when making a furever-home match. We take our responsibility of finding forever homes for Rescue Bulldogs very seriously. All our rescued dogs live with families in foster homes in Austin, Texas. We often operate statewide and occasionally take in dogs from other areas of Texas, but we primarily service the Austin/NW San Antonio area. We do not run a shelter that you can visit.

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Austin Animal Center

Austin Animal Center is the municipal shelter for the City of Austin and unincorporated Travis County, providing shelter to thousands of animals annually as well as providing animal protection and pet resource services. We accept stray and owned animals regardless of age, health, species or breed. Our goal is to place all adoptable animals in forever homes through adoption, foster care, or rescue partner groups. Animal Services has numerous programs and partnerships designed to help pets in the shelter, in the community, and in your home.

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Austin Sheltie Rescue Inc

Austin Sheltie Rescue is a 501(c)3 corporation. Our mission is to place homeless shelties into forever homes with loving families. Since January 1, 2006, we have rescued over 400 shelties from local shelters, surrendered from owners, and found as strays. We have been able to do this because of the wonderful network of volunteers that help us with rescuing, transporting, fostering, nurturing, healing, and providing loving and caring homes. Our rescue is run by the generosity of others. We are always in need of families to foster our rescues. Being a foster home means sharing your home with a rescued dog: providing food, shelter, toys, walks (after the dog is well from heartworm treatment or more confident if shy), and lots of attention, until a permanent home for the dog is approved.

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Haven Animal Rescue of Texas

Haven Animal Rescue of Texas is a non-profit organization formed to prevent cruelty to animals by rescuing abandoned or homeless animals and subsidizing spaying and neutering as well as further vetting. We strive to help people obtain further education to provide the proper care for their pets and offer assistance to those needing a helping hand. Our goal is to help people find ways to properly care for and keep their pets even if they’ve fallen on hard times. Helping families find their perfect furry family member and dogs find their forever homes is our main goal for the abandoned, homeless, and neglected animals we save.

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Texas Husky Rescue

Texas Husky Rescue, Inc. was created in May 2009 as a non-profit 501(c)3 animal rescue organization that is run entirely by volunteers and does not have a paid staff or a shelter. Texas Husky Rescue, Inc relies solely on volunteer foster families to take huskies into their homes until permanent, qualified, and loving homes can be found. Texas Husky Rescue, Inc. is a responsible animal adoption agency and ensures that none of our dogs will ever contribute to the overpopulation of dogs in our community. The work of Texas Husky Rescue, Inc. is supported by tax-deductible contributions by individuals, corporations, and grants. Our initial goal when we began in 2009 was to save 30 huskies from area shelters. We have rescued over 2,500 and counting.

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Fort Worth Animal Care and Control

We are a full-service animal shelter, which includes adoptions, reclaims, rescue, foster/volunteer opportunities, out-of-state transports, low-cost vaccine clinics, animal ordinance enforcement and public education.

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Humane Society of North Texas

The Humane Society of North Texas (HSNT) provides services such as pet adoptions, free or low-cost spay/neuter surgeries and vaccinations, returning lost pets to their owners and cruelty investigations. HSNT is much more than an animal shelter, we're a resource to our entire community, offering various innovative, affordable and lifesaving programs and services.

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North Texas Australian Shepherd Rescue

SAVING AUSSIES IN THE DFW & SURROUNDING AREAS Two young women were helping out with two separate rescues when they crossed paths trying to help a dog for one another. They quickly became close friends. After they agreed that they each had a conflict of interest with the rescue they were helping they decided to work together to start their very own rescue and that was the day NTASR was born. While the president has amazing experience in the breed, the vice president has great experience in animal welfare administration so together they made the perfect pair. NTASR helps Australian Shepherds, Border Collies, and mixes of the two. They are open to working with other working or herding dogs as well depending on the circumstances. Don't think for a second these two women won't jump to help a dog in emergent need. Thus far, several other breeds have made their way through the rescue because of their kind and caring hearts including a doodle, a dachshund, a frenchie, and a shar pei. NTASR takes behavioral and medical dogs and gets them the appropriate rehab to be able to find them the perfect forever home. Aussies are such special breeds and deserve very particular and experienced homes.

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Doodle Rock Rescue

Doodle Rock Rescue is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit dog rescue located in Dallas, Texas. Our team is entirely volunteer-based and we are funded solely on donations from our generous Doodle Rock community and supporters. We rescue, rehabilitate, and rehome abused, neglected, and abandoned poodle mixes from all over the United States. Many of our dogs come from the streets or shelters and are often in critical condition and/or on the euthanasia list. Our dogs are placed in loving foster homes where they receive all required medical care and/or behavioral modification until they are placed into their perfect forever homes.

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Law N Paws Animal Rescue

Founded in 2017 under the blessing of former Chief of Police, the late Gregory Allen, Law N Paws has rescued over 500 victims of abuse, abandonment, and neglect in the El Paso community. Each rescue entering Law N Paws receives medical attention from one of our partnered veterinarians and follows a treatment plan in accordance with their injuries and needs. Violent offenses towards animals have a high probability of being transferred to humans--specifically children, elderly, and spouses/partners of the aggressor. This correlation called Detective Vanessa Acosta to act and create a shelter that would rescue and rehabilitate victims of abuse while educating the public on animal cruelty prevention, reporting, and rehoming of rescued dogs. As a no-kill shelter, we take in rescues that other local shelters–including El Paso Animal Services–would euthanize because of the specialized and expensive medical attention needed to rehabilitate the abused and neglected pups. Due to the depth of injury and sickness our rescues are found in, veterinary bills are exceptionally high when compared to other shelters. Each rescue pup receives all required vaccinations and medication and are spayed/neutered. Specific medical attention an abused or neglected rescue may need includes x-rays, blood work, and biopsies. Because the collective El Paso community has had an increase in animal cruelty cases, a second shelter location has been opened and needs additional kennels and repairs/renovations to current kennels. Although partnered with the El Paso Police Department Animal Cruelty Unit and El Paso Animal Services, Law N Paws is an independent entity that receives no funding from city, state, or federal entities. We are a 501c (3) non-profit organization that relies strictly on donations and grant money to continue operations. We hope our combined visions of bettering the El Paso community.

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Humane Society of El Paso

The Humane Society of El Paso is a private, non-profit animal shelter that does not receive any city, state, or federal funding. We rely on grants, adoption fees, private donations, and fundraising events for all of our operating expenses.

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El Paso Animal Services

Our goal is to make El Paso a lifesaving, “no-kill” community — but we need your help! Join our lifesaving mission by adopting, fostering, volunteering or donating.

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From the Heart Rescue

There are many rescues and shelters which take readily adoptable pets; but so many times, animals are rejected because they may need extra care before they become adoptable, they are disabled, or they are seniors. That’s where From The Heart comes in … Founded in 2004, From the Heart Rescue is a rehabilitative, life-enhancing rescue dedicated to caring for the hurt and frightened victims of accident, disease, cruelty and neglect. We provide life-saving surgeries, medications and special care which other organizations are unable or unwilling to give. In fact, over 80% of the dogs entering our rescue are medically or physically challenged, disabled and senior -- all of which are considered by other rescues to be "unadoptable." From the Heart focuses on dogs, no matter the breed or species, giving each individual attention in a loving foster home while recovering physically or emotionally from their previous lives. Every day, our animals — those once abandoned, left to die on the streets, abused, neglected, sick or injured — learn the lessons of kindness and care. Our volunteers and fosters work diligently to make sure each one is given the respect and love it so richly deserves. While we may not place hundreds or thousands of animals a year, each one of the animals with which From the Heart Rescue works is ensured of a loving, thoroughly screened forever home, where they will get the second chance they deserve. It does not come cheaply to us — either to our hearts or our wallets. Each animal tugs at our heartstrings each minute of every day, as we nurse the scared, shy, injured or sick animals, working toward the day they will be wonderful, healthy creatures. While From the Heart Rescue has won many local and national awards for its work, there is nothing more rewarding to us than watching that once abused, injured or senior dog we have fought so hard to save, go off to its new loving home. These second-hand dogs are so grateful for the chance they have been given, they wish to repay that kindness with their love — given freely and unconditionally to their new family.

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Animal Rescue League of El Paso

While trying to rescue a neighborhood stray that had been picked up by animal services, Loretta Hyde accidentally came across a storage freezer containing hundreds of animals that had been recently euthanized. To add to her horror, she was informed that the euthanizing process often occurred twice a day. Loretta knew then that she had to do something to make a change in the community and in 1995 she started Animal Rescue League of El Paso, a nonprofit, no-kill shelter. In the time since, ARLEP has rescued an estimated 1,200 animals each year and extended their reach from Las Cruces, NM to Fabens, TX, sometimes going further in the event of natural disasters such as hurricanes. ARLEP community programs include pet vaccination clinics, annual adoption events, ARLEP Play for Paws (formerly known as Rescue Runners) and the PAWS Program — a program for low-risk inmates at the county jail that results in trained, adoptable dogs and inmates with job skills and newfound confidence. ARLEP’s profound community impact and commitment to its mission has sparked national notice from organizations like National Geographic, which filmed an episode of Dog Town, USA at the shelter, and a visit from renowned dog trainer, César Millan. Animal rescue is a full-time, year-round effort that’s made possible by the generosity of the community. ARLEP is governed by a volunteer board and managed by a small group of full-time staff. The operations are sustained by volunteers, grants and donations. Contact ARLEP to find out how you can join the lifesaving work and make a difference in the lives of vulnerable animals.

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Friends For Life Animal Shelter

We're here for the undercat and underdog, regardless of their breed, age or condition. Houston-grown, we're here to help our neighbors care for the pets they love. We're not done until every animal has a safe home. Until then, we'll be innovating, improving and tracking results to find the most effective ways to save lives.

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THREE LITTLE PITTIES RESCUE

Three Little Pitties Rescue is a non-profit, 501c3 all-breed dog and cat rescue dedicated to saving animals out of desperate situations, primarily in the Houston, Texas area. From 2018 to 2024 the rescue has saved 13,000+ animals and delivered them to better lives up north.

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Donna's love pet rescue

Our charitable, tax-exempt mission is to save as many lives as possible by giving homeless and lost animals a warm and special touch to show them that they are loved so they can trust again and return that love. I served in the military (Navy) from 1989 till 1993. My passion in life has always been to work with and care for animals. I have 7 dogs of my own (Palen, Rocsco, BK, Chico, Beau, Star and Annie). All of my dogs, except Palen, were found and taken in by my facility, The Dog House Pet Salon. If I could take every rescue home with me, I would. We have taken in over 290 homeless and lost animals since we opened our doors for business at The Dog house Pet Salon in 2009. We have re-homed 289 of them. Dash has been with us for one year. Dash needs a little more training to become confident and trust humans again. If I cannot re-home one of my loved ones, they will stay with me and live a good life. We believe that every lost animal with a microchip, rabies id/vet tag number or a name tag should be able to be identified and the parents contacted in a matter of seconds. We created the innovative My Pet Credentials mobile app for that very reason ‚an easy to use digital platform to empower the parents of lost pets with a means to find their lost pet quickly and efficiently without the need of calling, faxing or emailing. Pet owners, pet salons, rescue shelters and veterinarians can download the MPC app or register at www.mypetcredentials.com. The cost to pet owners is $16.99 annually. The platform is free for pet salons, rescue shelters and veterinarians. I am most proud of the lost and found function that is part of the MPC pet service platform. Pet owners enter the microchip number or rabies id/vet tag number in their pet's profile. If someone finds the pet, they can use the MPC mobile app or go to www.mpclost.com to identify the lost pet by entering any one of three tracking numbers. The MPC platform will immediately display: A picture of the pet (front, left and right Image) The pet's name, age, gender, breed, color and markings The pet's most current vaccinations A button to contact the owner who will receive a text, email and mobile app notification with the good Samaritan‚ name, phone number, email and message When someone finds a pet, MPC‚ lost and found function assists in reuniting the lost pet with their family, quickly and efficiently, by giving the Samaritan the ability to enter the lost pet's name, age, gender, breed, color and any markings along with any microchip, rabies id or vet tag number (tracking numbers) and upload an image of the lost pet. Once the tracking information has been entered by the Samaritan the family of the lost pet will be able to go to our universal lost and found website, www.mpclost.com, to input their pet's tracking information and our platform will display to the family an image of their pet, the pet's name as reported by the good Samaritan, age, gender, breed, color and any markings and the name, address and phone number where the pet can be reunited with their family. This innovative process reunites lost pets found with a microchip or rabies id or vet tag number with their families quickly and efficiently by eliminating the need to post lost and found flyers or waste time calling animal shelters, city pounds or veterinarians to locate their lost pet. I could go on about all the features of the MPC platform such as transfer of ownership, vaccination records storage, vaccination reminders and scheduling appointments with your pet salon. We created Donna's Love Pet Rescue for people who want to help end homelessness for animals and provide an easy to use digital platform to help identify pets, contact owners of lost pets quickly and efficiently and allow owners of lost pets with a microchip or rabies id or vet tag number to be registered with MPC for a quick and joyous reunion! The donation we receive from you helps with. Vetting Food Training Fostering Transportation Spay and neuter Our goal is also to educate the community on the importance of spay and neutering, having dogs vetted and properly trained and provided with appropriate identification markers. Animals are family too. To make a tax-deductible donation by mail: Donna's Love Pet Rescue 5917 Richmond Ave. Houston, TX 77057

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Texas Sled Dog Rescue

Texas Sled Dog Rescue is a small rescue focusing on finding fur-ever homes for sled dog types (Siberian huskies and Alaskan Malamutes, and mixes). While in rescue, we will place them in foster homes, provide basic training as needed, and vetting which includes vaccinations, spay or neuter, microchip and other medical services as needed. Our volunteers are involved in all facets of rescue including but not limited to fundraising, transporting, evaluating dogs, respresenting the rescue at local dog events, fostering, etc.

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Caitie's Foster Fam Rescue

Founded in May 2021, we are a non-profit 501(c)3 rescue made up of animal-loving individuals. Our team consists of animal rescuers who have been making a difference in the lives of homeless pets for over a decade. We each started as volunteers and fosters, specializing in medical needs cases. Because of the high demand for more medical fosters and rescuers, we decided to join together and start our own non-profit rescue. We are an entirely foster-based organization, so we do not have a physical shelter. All animals are kept in loving foster homes. Our founder, Caitie, has been fostering medical cases in the Houston area for over ten years.

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Great Pyrenees Advocates of Texas

Great Pyrenees Advocates of Texas (GPAT) is a foster based, 501c3 rescue group operating throughout Texas. We were established to respond to the extreme numbers of at-risk Great Pyrenees dogs and Great Pyrenees mixes that need our help. Hands on rescue assistance is the cornerstone of our rescue and answers the immediate need of Pyrenees in distress. We also believe that community outreach and education about the breed is very important to help alleviate the future, long term suffering of Great Pyrenees.

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2 Many Dogs Rescue

We are a small rescue dedicated to the welfare of unwanted dogs in our part of rural southeast Texas. All of our dogs are located in Texas and we prefer to adopt directly to out-of-state homes to leave more homes available for the other dogs in our area. We can transport almost anywhere within the continental US and to Canada through the port of entry in Buffalo NY. All dogs are spayed/neutered, tattooed, fully vaccinated (Rabies, DAPPvL2, Bordetella), microchipped, negative for parasites and heartworms, and current on heartworm and flea prevention per transport regulations. All transport costs are included in the adoption fee. Dogs are sent via ground transport with a number of reputable rescue transports.

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Navasota Animal Services

The city's Animal Control Officer enforces the animal control ordinances and takes care of the animals placed in the animal shelter. The Navasota Police Department operates the animal shelter at 1607 Nolan Street, for animals picked up by animal control personnel, to assist with the recovery of lost animals, and to find homes for animals that can be adopted.

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Almost Home Pet Rescue

Almost Home Pet Rescue is an all foster based, 501c3 non-profit charity. This means there is no facility where the animals in the rescue are kept - they are with fosters. Our mission is to save as many dogs as possible by rescuing from high kill shelters and the streets of Houston. Our rescues are placed into foster homes until they are adopted. We rescue from most of animal controls in the Greater Houston and Southeast Texas areas. Our adoption events are in Katy, TX every weekend. All our animals are vaccinated, spayed/neutered and micro chipped.

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Berg Foster Life

What is Berg Foster Life 501c3 EIN 87-1555598 After several years of working with other rescues in the Houston area as well as across the US, in July of 2021 we officially opened Berg Foster Life. The original idea was to be a middle place for dogs that were getting ready to transfer to rescues in places that had a greater demand for dogs than dogs available for adoption. We quickly learned that there were more dogs in need here in Houston than we could transfer out and the medical expenses of getting them ready for adoption weren’t easily sustainable. We then decided to adopt some dogs out locally to help us provide the medical expenses for transport dogs as well as provide community outreach that is much needed in this area. It also allowed us to intake dogs regardless of heartworm status since we can now provide the costly treatment for these dogs and adopt them locally if we are unable to transport them due to heartworm status. We also recognize that while this area is a tough place for dogs, there are still many wonderful adopters that should have the chance to adopt a loving family member. In our first year we saved over 500 dogs and a few cats, and are looking forward to continuing our mission. We couldn’t continue to do what we do without the support of our adopters, partner rescues and shelters, donors, fosters, and amazing team members.

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Pearl's Place

Pearl's Place was named after Pearl, a 12+ year old yellow lab that I pulled from the Harker Heights, TX animal shelter the day before she was to be euthanized. Pearl lived with us and loved to be in the grooming shop until she passed away 4 years after she was rescued. During the outbreak of COVID and the grooming business having to be closed for a while, I was left pondering what to do with the empty boarding kennels and I decided to officially register Pearl's Place as a 501c3 nonprofit, which was IRS official in February 2021. My focus is senior and other special needs dogs to have a place to recover, heal mentally, physically and decompress. We take in all kinds of special needs dogs at Pearl's Place; dogs with demodectic mange, bacterial, yeast or fungal infections, long term shelter residents, and even dogs from the street that are found and no one will claim. Since 2018, under the guidance and training of Dr. Faver and Suzanne Marchetti, I have been using top-quality products from Iv San Barnard that are imported from Italy, along with the revolutionary hydro-massage ozone bath. The shampoo and hydro-massage ozone bath helps to heal the dog's skin that have demodectic mange, bacterial, yeast or fungal infections, to name just a few. We have recently added another qualified pet aesthetician to Pearl's Place so we can help even more dogs get the care they need.

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Snip & Tip

Our mission is to transform the challenge of free-roaming cats from a reactive problem to a community-driven initiative. We achieve this through Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR), public awareness campaigns, and providing sterilization services for those who need it most.

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Killeen Animal Services

Services Provided Adoption services Care for sick or injured animals Investigate animal bites Investigate animal cruelty Offer microchipping Pick up stray animals Promote animal retention Provide education Reunite owners with lost animals Take in owner surrenders

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Pet Connect Rescue, Inc.

Founded in 2009, Pet Connect Rescue, Inc. is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization registered in the state of Texas. Employer Identification Number 32-0280836. We are a non-profit, 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to rescuing, fostering and finding permanent loving homes for abandoned, homeless, and stray animals. Most of our pets live in foster homes before they are available for adoption to ensure they are healthy, socialized, and ready to become a part of your family. All of our pets are spayed or neutered, microchipped, vaccinated, dewormed, and given a flea preventative before they are available for adoption. Cats and kittens are also tested for feline leukemia and the feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV) and must be negative to enter the adoption program.

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The Widdle Foundation

The Widdle Foundation is a tax-exempt 501(C)(3) nonprofit organization based in Central Texas. Here at The Widdle Foundation, we have an amazing team of volunteers who are taking their convictions and turning them into action. Their compassion and commitment to helping animals is the core of our foundation. Our History The Widdle Foundation was created to honor the memory of our founder’s sweet, loving yorkie named Selena, affectionately nicknamed “Widdle,” who lost her struggle with a recurring medical issue – in spite of all the care and attention she received. This experience spurred the vision for an energetic, nonprofit to support our community's animals through rescue & shelter, funding to assist with veterinary expenses, research into pet illnesses and other medical conditions, and education about the care and training of dogs.

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K9's For Warriors Petco Love

K9s For Warriors serves our Veterans as honorably as they served their country. Our lifelong program is provided to Warriors at no cost and is designed to deliver maximum benefit with minimum administrative costs. We are proud that generous supporters trust us to do the right thing with their contributions, and we have received widespread recognition for our stewardship. Impacting the lives of Veterans will always be our greatest reward. Their continued participation in the program is the only validation we need.

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Critter shack

Critter Shack Rescue is an all-volunteer organization and with two paid veterinarians on staff at our low cost spay/neuter clinic. Funded by donations, fund-raisers, adoptions, and grants, the organization has been successful in rescuing thousands of adoptable animals. All of the pets offered for adoption are spayed/neutered/vaccinated, furthering the goal of reducing the numbers of homeless pets in need of rescue. Many of the rescued animals come from area shelters throughout the Concho Valley and many had been scheduled for euthanasia. Critter Shack advocates for the humane treatment of animals, works to prevent the abandonment of animals, facilitates a spay and neuter program, and provides education in animal care, behavior, and humane treatment, along with establishing an ongoing adoption program designed to find caring homes for rescued animals. As part of these efforts, Critter Shack is a partner with PetSmart Charities, which provides an on-site area for adoptable cats and offers space at the PetSmart in San Angelo for dog adoptions twice a month; PetSmart Charities also makes a monetary donation for each animal adopted on-site. Critter Shack volunteers recognize education and free or low cost spay/neuter, along with a robust adoption program are the solutions to pet overpopulation and abandonment.

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Concho Valley PAWS

Concho Valley PAWS (Pets Are Worth Saving) is dedicated to the missions of saving homeless animals from euthanasia, finding loving homes for adoptable pets, and encouraging public awareness of spay and neuter to control the unwanted pet population. PAWS makes it possible to save even more pets and reach out to even more people in the community. We can do more together than we can do alone. Please consider joining our efforts by donating your time or money to save an animal’s life today. Concho Valley PAWS is the area’s largest non profit 501(c)3 organization dedicated to pets. Our mission is to end the euthanasia of all adoptable animals. We feature pet adoption services, a low cost spay and neuter voucher program, training classes, activities for kids and teens, and opportunities for fosters and volunteers. We rely on the generous support of the community to continue and enhance our efforts to make life better for pets and people. We are located next to the City of San Angelo Animal Shelter at 3134 N US Highway 67, San Angelo, TX, 76905.

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Cassies Place Rescue

The mission of Cassie’s Place is to rescue and rehabilitate animals who suffer from life-threatening accidents, cruelty, neglect and abuse in order to find them the perfect family and a loving forever home. Cassie’s Place was found through the love of all animals and the passion for caring for others. The owner of Cassie’s Place has been lucky enough to know the love of several family pets. One in particular was like no other, and touched her heart so deep, her West Highland Terrier, Cassie. After Cassie passed, the best way she thought to honor her was to put her passion for animals in to a rescue named after her beloved Westie. “Every single person can make an impact on the live’s of animals. It starts with education, empathy and taking action.” Every Pet needs and deserves a good home. We understand that it can be a big commitment taking on a rescue so we are always open to volunteering your time and donating to Cassie’s Place. Animals need people as much as we need them. They need our care and kindness too.

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San Antonio pets alive

San Antonio Pets Alive! is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization. Due to alarming euthanasia rates, San Antonio Pets Alive! (SAPA!) was founded in 2011. SAPA! is unique, it is the only high-paced, high-volume rescue in San Antonio, saving 5,000 at-risk cats and dogs from euthanasia annually. Since its inception, SAPA! has saved more than 70,000+ dogs and cats. SAPA! provides safety nets for the dogs and cats that fall through the cracks of all other lifesaving options and end up on the euthanasia list at the city shelter, often with just hours to be saved. SAPA! promotes the availability of these dogs and cats to other rescues, adopters, and fosters.

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Humane Society of the New Braunfels Area

While we are not funded by the city, the county, or any national humane organizations, the Humane Society of New Braunfels, a 501c3 non-profit, contracts with the City of New Braunfels and Comal County to house stray animals brought in by their Animal Control Divisions. We also accept stray pets brought in by citizens and if space allows, pets whose owners can no longer care for them. A small portion of our operating budget comes from the city and country contracts. We handle approximately 4,000 animals a year and at any given time care for approximately 100 cats and 100 dogs. The revenue we collect from our contracts covers approximately three days of care per animal and their intake vaccinations. If the animal stays longer, or needs any veterinary care, we rely on donations and adoption fees to cover those costs.

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SNIPSA

Our mission is fourfold: to Rescue, Rehabilitate, and Rehome adoptable animals from high kill shelters and the community, and to encourage Responsibility within the pet owning population. By providing rescue, adoption, and offering low cost spay/neuter options, we are able to connect with our community and enrich the lives of our pet population.

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Abandoned Pet Project Rescue

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Etosha Rescue and Adoption Center

Etosha was named after a salt pan and wildlife preserve located near Namibia, South Africa. Our founding director chose the name to honor her first love since childhood -- a Rhodesian Ridgeback, whose origins are So. African. Once considered rare, the Ridgeback is now a popular companion for many Americans and, unfortunately, also a target for unethical breeders and puppy mills. Texas currently has eight Ridgeback puppy mills that we're aware of, more backyard breeders than any other state, and tops the list for the highest number of purebred Ridgebacks in rescue. Etosha saves and finds homes for hundreds of Ridgebacks every year. Etosha was established in 1988 as a sanctuary for homeless Ridgebacks, Greyhounds, Mastiffs, Great Danes, abandoned hunting dogs and other large breeds. In 1990, Etosha became an all-breed 501c3 rescue that accepted mixed breeds, domestic cats, and exotics such as ferrets and guinea pigs. We also occasionally rescue injured or orphaned rabbits, deer, raccoons, birds and farm animals. Wildlife is returned to its natural habitat or transferred to other sanctuaries as soon as possible and farm animals are eventually moved to other, more appropriate facilities as well. Like most grass roots organizations, Etosha was created in a rural setting by simple country folks. What set us apart in the early years was a diverse membership that included dog show fanciers, hobby breeders, horsemen and women, environmentalists and volunteer firefighters. Having a diversity of personality and character in its membership was exactly what Etosha needed as a fledgling rescue to instill a sense of purpose and dedication which has served us well for more than twenty years. Etosha has evolved over the years to become one of the largest no-kill shelters in Texas, with the ability to house and care for up to 300 dogs and 100 cats year round. We are one of only a few organizations in a five-county area to offer immediate assistance for animals displaced by natural disasters. In the aftermath of hurricanes, Etosha typically rescues enough dogs from coastal areas of Texas to put us at maximum capacity for at least two months. Seasonal flooding in Guadalupe and surrounding counties also increases our number of animals once or twice each year. As a group, we invested many years in building relationships with other rescues and volunteers nationwide, which now allows us to place pets in permanent, loving homes in almost every state in the U.S., and a fair number in Canada as well. Etosha is forever grateful to our rescue partners, foster homes, foundations and animal lovers all over the country that believe in us and support our cause.

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