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Texas Humane Society and Animal Shelters
Adopt a Dog Pound Dog
Adopt-A-Pet
A non-profit, tax-deductible community service organization in Victoria.
Pictures and descriptions of dogs and cats available for adoption,
ways to help the shelter, lost and found tips, spay/neuter program,
and newsletter.
Alpine
Animal Control
List of adoptable pets and contact information.
Amarillo
Panhandle Humane Society
Provides information on pet adoption services, lost and found assistance,
pet therapy program, animal cruelty investigations, emergency veterinary
care, and pictures of available animals.
Anderson
County Humane Society
Photographs of pets to adopt, list of adoption fees, volunteer opportunities,
and information about long distance adoptions.
Angels Haven
Animal Rescue Ranch
An independent no-kill and non-profit farm and domestic animal rescue/shelter
ranch in Edinburg.
Animal
Adoption Center of Garland
A no-kill animal shelter in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex area which
accepts pets as space becomes available. Shelter hours and volunteer
opportunities.
Animal Angels
Provides rescue, rehabilitation and adoption services for abused and
abandoned animals. Volunteer spotlight, photographs of available animals,
adoption application, and memorials. Jacksboro.
Animal Defense
League of Texas
A no-kill, non-profit animal shelter in San Antonio. Pet personals
for adoptable cats and dogs, information about adoption, volunteer,
boarding, and older pet programs, news, and events.
Animal
Friends Humane Society
Non-profit animal adoption shelter advocating the non-euthanasia of
healthy animals. Volunteer application and wish list. San Antonio.
Animal Guardians
of America
A no-kill, non-profit organization in Plano. Pictures and information
on available cats and dogs, adoption agreement, list of events, and
volunteer opportunities.
Animal Outreach
Association
A small non-profit foster organization in Midland. Includes list of
adoptable pets and contact information.
Animal Rescue League
A non-profit organization in Lewisville. List of adoptable cats and
dogs, events and activities, news and information, volunteer opportunities,
and extensive list of animal-related links.
Animal Rescue
League of El Paso
A non-profit organization with the goal of finding good homes for
animals. Intake procedures and priorities, volunteer opportunities,
and contact information.
Animal
Rescue Page
Rescue organizations in the North Texas area who are dedicated to
finding homes for abandoned animals. Debunks myths about spaying and
neutering, lists lost and found pets, and links to many area rescues.
Animal Trustees
of Austin
Pictures of doptable animals, spay and neuter clinic information,
articles, introduction to rescue, and how to get involved.
Animal Welfare Society of
Bandera County
Pictures of available pets including those with special needs, information
on upcoming events, and photographs of pets with Santa.
Arlington
Humane Society
Teaching responsible pet ownership through training, low cost spay/neuter,
low cost vaccinations, adoptions, and community education. Wish list,
adoption policy, obedience class information, and tips for finding
a lost pet.
Arrival Ranch Rescue
Offers pets for adoption, children's education, and resources for
pet owners in the San Antonio area. Photographs of pets of all types
in need of homes, referral service for pets being placed by other
agencies or individuals, and foster opportunities.
Austin
Pets Alive
Volunteer organization supporting Austin's no-kill Millennium campaign.
List of dogs and cats available for adoption, list of pet-friendly
places to rent, options and resources for pet owners, and volunteer
opportunities
Austin SPCA
Non-profit organization re-homing orphaned animals. Information on
programs involving pet behavior training, humane education and pet
loss support, adoption guidelines, pictures of available dogs and
cats, and volunteer opportunities.
Azle
Animal Shelter
List of adoptable pets, wish list, and contact information.
Bastrop
County Animal Control
Pictures of animals available for adoption, and shelter location,
hours and fees.
Beeville
Humane Society
Adoption policies, donation wish list, and photographs of available
animals.
Best
Southwest Humane Society
A non-profit organization dedicated to the prevention of cruelty to
animals and to educate the public in humane treatment of animals and
in pet care. Pet list of adoptable cats and dogs and contact information.
Duncanville.
Brazos Animal Shelter
Available pet list with pictures, contact information, and adoption
and volunteer applications.
Burleson
Animal Society
List of adoptable pets, contact information, and directions to the
shelter.
Canyon Lake Animal Shelter Society
No-kill, non-profit shelter. Photographs of available animals, calendar
of events, newsletters, volunteer opportunities, and ways to help.
Carrollton
Animal Services
Municipal animal shelter with photographs of available dogs and cats,
adoption information, and a map.
Casa de Critters
Rescue organization in Sanger. Pictures and description of adoptable
cats and dogs and spay/neuter contact information.
Cedar
Park Animal Control
A city maintained facility. Pictures of adoptable pets and contact
information.
Central Texas
SPCA
A no-kill, limited intake animal shelter located in Leander. Adoption
guidelines, lists and some pictures of available dogs and cats, and
ways to help the organization.
Citizens For Animal Protection
Shelters, rescues, and finds homes for homeless animals. Located in
Houston. Includes disaster planning tips, news and mobile adoption
locations, tips for locating lost pets, and pictures of adoptable
cats, dogs, and rabbits.
City of
Arlington Animal Services
Encourages responsible pet ownership by offering licensing programs,
field enforcement services, and educational programs. Includes adoption
policy and fees, local laws, and link to list of pets available for
adoption.
City
of Coppell Animal Services and Adoption Center
Provides adoption information, pictures of available cats, and contact
information.
City
of Irving
Includes list of adoptable pets and contact information.
City of Pearland
Animal Control
Pet list of available animals, adoption fees, and contact information.
Coastal
Bend Small Breed Rescue
Rescue taking in small dogs and cats and finding them new homes. Photographs
of available dogs, list of upcoming events, and contact information.
Located in Corpus Christi.
Coppell Humane
Society
All volunteer, no-kill animal foster center in the Dallas-Ft. Worth
area. Contact information, photographs and descriptions of available
cats and dogs, and adoption application.
Country
Paws Rescue & Adoption Shelter
Located in Hempstead. Includes pictures and descriptions of available
pets, donation and volunteer needs, and contact information.
Denton
Humane Society
Foster organization devoted to the care, rescue, and placement of
companion animals. Pictures of adoptable dogs and cats, pledge pal
information, spay/neuter, community education programs, and emergency
assistance.
DFW Humane Society
Includes pictures and descriptions of homeless animals for adoption,
volunteer opportunities and application, news, and events.
Dilley
Animal Adoption Foundation Inc.
Located in Pearsall. Includes pet list of adoptable animals and contact
list.
Disco Doggy
& Kitty Pet Rescue
Photographs and profiles of available dogs and cats available, adoption
schedule, and map. Located in Dallas.
East Lake
Pet Orphanage
Non-profit shelter rescues and rehabilitates adandoned dogs, cats,
puppies, and kittens in the Dallas area. Includes photographs of animals
for adoption, staff, and services.
Fayette
County Animal Shelter
A non-profit community service organization. Includes pictures and
descriptions of adoptable pets and contact information.
Ferris
Animal Control Shelter
Includes photographs and contact information.
Flower Mound Humane Society
Includes list of adoptable animals including those with special needs,
searchable database of rescue groups and legislative issues, adoption
and spay/neuter information, volunteer opportunities, and donation
wish list.
Friends
for Animals Adoption Shelter
A small non-profit, no-kill shelter located in Granbury. Pictures
and descriptions of pets available for adoption and contact information.
Friends for Life Animal
Shelter and Sanctuary
No-kill animal care facility in northwest Houston. Printable donation
form, wish list, information on their events, ways to help, drawings
of their future sanctuary, and a volunteer questionnaire.
Friends of Farmers Branch
Animal Shelter
Volunteer organization formed to help the abandoned dogs and cats at the
Farmers Branch Animal Shelter. Includes photos of available animals, photos
of the shelter, volunteer opportunities, donation information and wish list,
pet care tips, and a list of low-cost spay and neuter service providers.
Furever Friends
A non-profit animal rescue organization located in Fort Worth. Includes
photos and descriptions of adoptable cats and dogs, wish list, calendar
of events, animal health care information, and volunteer opportunities.
Fuzzy Friends
Rescue
Listing dogs and cats for adoption. Also provides information on their
community events, wishlist, newsletter, and hours of operation for
their Barkin Basement. Located in Waco.
Genesis 1:26 Dog
and Cat Rescue
Pictures of available animals, poems, and news. Garland.
Georgetown Animal
Outreach
Volunteer organization supporting and enhancing the services provided
by the Georgetown Animal Shelter and other local organizations. List
of events, volunteer needs, contact information, and links to area
shelters.
Georgetown
Animal Shelter
The municipal animal shelter for the city. Includes pet list, with
pictures and descriptions, of adoptable animals and contact information.
Granbury Friends
for Animals
A no-kill animal shelter. Includes photographs and information on
available dogs and cats, adoption policies and cost, and volunteer
opportunities.
Guardian
Angels Animal Rescue
A non-profit organization dedicated to rescuing unwanted animals from
Dallas/Ft. Worth area animal shelters. Adoption locations, pictures
and descriptions of available dogs and cats, and contact information.
Harris County Rabies/Animal
Control
Adoption information, applications in English and Spanish, animal
regulations and license application, and volunteer and employment
opportunities.
Heaven's
Creatures
A non-profit foster organization located in Rowlett. Includes list
of pets available for adoption and contact information.
Help for
Helpless Animals
Non-profit animal rescue and medical care organization in Dallas.
Photos of available pets, success stories, and volunteer opportunities.
Hill Country Humane
Society SPCA
Operates The Christ-Yoder Animal Shelter and Adoption Center in Buchanan
Dam. Adoption policy and forms, FAQs, wish list, ways to help, and
link to pictures of available animals.
Hill
Country SPCA
Located in Fredericksburg. Includes descriptions and pictures of available
cats and dogs and contact information.
Homeless & Orphaned
Pet Endeavor (HOPE)
An all-foster, no-kill animal adoption group based in the Houston
area. Adoption information, photos of available animals, and medical
advice.
Homeless
Pet Placement League
A non-profit animal welfare organization located in Houston. Photographs
and descriptions of adoptable cats and dogs and contact information.
Homes for Pets
All-volunteer organization helping homeless companion animals in Schertz
and surrounding areas. Pictures and descriptions of available pets,
adoption and foster application, upcoming events, and online donation
button.
Homeward
Bound Animal Rescue
An all volunteer, non-profit, no-kill organization dedicated to rescuing
companion animals based in Bedford. Pictures and descriptions of pets
available for adoption, wish list, and contact information.
Houston Humane Society
A non-profit animal shelter dedicated to eliminating cruelty, abuse,
and the overpopulation of animals. Includes adoption information and
pictures of available dogs and cats, spay/neuter clinic, policy regarding
working with breed rescue groups, and employment opportunities.
Houston
SPCA
A private, non-profit charity. Shelter news, adoption services, featured
cats and dogs available for adoption, disaster preparedness suggestions,
humane education programs, pet loss support group, and volunteer opportunities.
Howard
County Humane Society
A non-profit, no kill shelter. Pictures and descriptions of adoptable
cats and dogs, news, and contact information.
Humane Animal Rescue Team
Non-profit organization dedicated to rescuing adoptable companion
animals. Adopt-a-Pet events, pictures and descriptions of available
animals, volunteer opportunities, and general pet care articles. Located
in Irving.
Humane Society
& SPCA of Bexar County
About services provided, newsletter, events, pet care tips, and volunteer
opportunities.
Humane Society of Dallas
County
A no-kill, non-profit organization which operates Dog and Kitty City
shelter. Photographs and descriptions of available pets, events calendar,
volunteer opportunities, and pre-adoption questionnaire.
Humane Society of
Erath County
Includes photos of animals currently available for adoption and information
about donations, adoption and spaying and neutering.
Humane Society of Gregg
County
A non-profit organization. Includes contact information and list of
services.
Humane Society of Lewisville
Includes photographs and information on adoptable dogs and cats, membership
and volunteer information, and calendar of events.
Humane Society
of McAllen
Includes adoption policy, list of available animals, and volunteer
opportunities.
Humane Society of North Texas
Photographs of animals available for adoption, adoption policies,
volunteer opportunities, and calendar of events.
Humane Society of Smith
County
Includes photos of animals available for adoption, lost and found
listings, donation information, and volunteer and fostering opportunities.
Humane
Society Of Southeast Texas
Includes pictures and information on adoptable cats and dogs and contact
information. Located in Beaumont.
Humane Society
of Tom Green County
Shares space with the City of San Angelo Animal Control. Includes
contact information.
Humane Society of Vernon
Photographs and information on dogs and cats available for adoption,
rescue stories, and contact information.
Humane
Society of Wichita County
Includes list of available dogs and cats, adoption policies and contact
information.
Humane Society of Williamson
County - http://hswc.net/
Provides mission statement, hours of operation, volunteer and membership
information, and photos of available animals.
Humane
Society of Young County
A non-profit organization dedicated to the welfare of all animals.
Includes pet list, with descriptions, of animals available for adoption,
volunteer opportunities, and contact information.
Johnson
County Humane Society
A non-profit foster organization. Adoption information, pictures of
available dogs and cats, and contact information.
Justin
Animal Control
Includes list of adoptable pets and contact information.
Kingsville
Animal Rescue Kleberg
A small non-profit organization. Includes adoptable pet list with
pictures and contact information.
Lago Vista PAWS Animal
Shelter
Photographs and descriptions of available dogs and cats, adoption
information and locations, and volunteer needs.
Laguna Madre Humane
Society
Pictures of adoptable animals, monthly newsletter, shelter information,
and a schedule of events.
Lake
Whitney Humane Society
Contains adoption policies, volunteer opportunities, donation needs,
and pictures and descriptions of available cats and dogs.
Little
Orphan Angels Animal Rescue
A non-profit humane animal organization dedicated to the rescue and
adoption of companion cats and dogs located in Southlake. Includes
pet list, adoption application, and contact information.
Lubbock Animal Services/ARK
Includes photographs and information on available cats and dogs and
adoption information, list of services, calendar of events, animal
friendly car license application, volunteer opportunities, and wish
list.
Lucky Mutts
Rescues and fosters dogs and cats. Also works with local trainers
and behaviorists to resolve behavior issues with dogs in the program.
Includes list of dogs and cats to adopt, adoption procedure and application,
information about fostering and donating, and success stories. Located
in Austin.
Metroport
Humane Society
All-volunteer, non-profit agency. Includes photos and information
about adoptable pets, adoption policies and application, a list of
programs, and contact information.
Mr.
Ks Halfway House for Hounds Kitties Shelter
A non-profit, no-kill organization in Tomball. Includes adoption policies,
pictures and descriptions of available pets, and contact information.
Nacogdoches
Animal Shelter
Includes adoption policy, events, pictures and information on available
pets, and volunteer and contact information.
Noah's Ark
Animal Sanctuary
A no-kill non-profit organization in Houston. Pictures and information
on available cats and dogs and adoption policies, preventive care,
ways to help, lost pets, and links.
Operation Kindness
Nonprofit animal-welfare organization that cares for homeless or unwanted
cats and dogs in a no-kill environment. Pictures of available pets,
adoption guidelines, pet tips, wishlist, and many volunteer opportunities.
Located in Carrollton.
PALS: Pets and Animals
Life Shelter
About the group, needs list, adoption fees, and contact information.
Located in Corpus Christi.
Paws 4 Life
Rescue and sanctuary organization in San Angelo. Includes images and
profiles of adoptable pets, and contact information.
PAWS Animal Shelter
Presents adoption policies, application and contract, pet care information,
list of volunteer opportunities, and contact details for this shelter
in Kyle.
Pet
Assistance Association of South Texas
An organization in Bee County. Includes list, with pictures, of adoptable
dogs and contact information.
Pet
Connection
A non-profit animal rescue group based in the Dallas/Fort Worth area.
Pet list with pictures and descriptions of adoptable cats and dogs
and contact information.
Pet Guardian Angel Welfare Organization
A non-profit group in San Angelo. Pictures and information on adoptable
dogs and contact information.
Pet Helpers of Austin
Available pets, adoption days, how to help, and rescue information
for a group devoted to helping both cats and dogs.
Pet Lady -
Volunteer organization in Azle. Pictures and information on available
cats and dogs and adoption procedures.
Petmobile Pet Hospital Adoptions
This veterinarian practice has rescued dogs and cats that were abandoned.
Pictures of pets available for adoption, mobile clinic locations,
and contact information.
Pic-A-Pal
A no kill, non-profit, foster organization located in Dallas. Includes
pictures and descriptions of available dogs and cats, adoption applications
and agreements, events, wish list, volunteer needs, and happy endings.
Pick of the Litter
A non-profit organization in Longview. Includes pictures and descriptions
of adoptable dogs and cats, volunteer opportunities, and contact information.
Plano Animal Services
Includes list services, adoption and redemption fees, state and local
ordinances, and contact information.
Plano
Animal Shelter Friends
Helps the shelter and engages in educational and community outreach
activities. Includes photos of animals available for adoption, pet
care tips, ways to help, and a calendar of events.
Pride & Pack Exotic
Animal Sanctuary
Non-profit, charitable organization in Terrell. Featuring photographs
of the lions, tigers, cougars, and wolfdogs that reside at the sanctuary.
Protective
Animal League
A non-profit organization located in Richardson. Includes list, with
description of adoptable pets and contact information.
Puddins Place
A no-kill animal shelter for abandoned dogs and cats located in Beaumont.
Photographs of available pets, policies, volunteer opportunities,
and pet owner pointers.
Red River SPCA
No-kill organization in Cooke County. Includes lost and found, events,
spay/neuter dates, rabies information, and featured pets.
Rescue The Animals:
Friends Of The Abilene Animal Shelter
Pictures of available dogs and cats, adoption information, news and
events, and volunteer opportunities.
Richardson
Humane Society
Includes ways to help, information about low-cost spay and neuter
services, photos of animals available for adoption, fostering and
volunteer information, and lost and found listings.
Rock the Ranch
Non-profit ranch for abused animals and children. Includes ranch events
and photo gallery.
Rowlett
Animal Adoption -
A non-profit, no-kill, all volunteer rescue group. Includes adoption
policies and fees, pre-adoption form, and pictures and information
on available dogs and cats.
Rowlett
Animal Shelter
Includes pictures and descriptions of dogs and cats available for
adoption, hours of operation, and contact information.
San Antonio
Animal Control
Contains information about services and fees, city regulations, adoption
contract, and contact details.
San
Patricio County Humane Society
A volunteer, foster organization. Includes list of pets available
for adoption and contact information.
Sanctuary
For Unwanted Animals and Care
No kill shelter takes in, cares for, and adopts out as many homeless
animals as funds are allow. Photographs of pets available, adoption
procedures and fees, and volunteer needs. Located in Brookshire.
Save the Animals Rescue
Society
Rescues young, sweet, small (under 25 lbs.) dogs and young healthy
cats from shelters. Pictures and information on adoptable dogs and
cats, success stories, and contact information. Located in Lewisville.
Schertz
Animal Control
Includes pictures of adoptable dogs and contact information.
Second
Chance Pets
Non-profit foster care organization. Images of available cats and
dogs, pet health articles, and news. Located in Houston.
Six
Flags Humane Society
A non-profit organization located in Victoria, which finds homes for
unwanted animals. Includes pictures and descriptions of available
pets, adoption policies, and contact information.
South Texas Animal Adoption
Resource
A no-kill foster care organization in Houston. Includes photographs
of available pets and pre-adoption form, how to help, and STAAR tails.
Southern Animal
Rescue Association
Non-profit, no-kill animal shelter serving Seguin, San Antonio, and
central Texas. Includes adoption application and information, animal
care articles, photos of available cats and dogs, and news and events.
Spay Neuter Your Pet
A non-profit organization in the Dallas-Ft. Worth area. Includes list
of adoptable dogs and cats, spay/neuter resources, and contact information.
SPCA of Bell County
Includes pictures of available animals, adoption policy, wish list,
and membership and volunteer information. Located in Temple.
SPCA
of Montgomery County Texas
A non-profit, no-kill, foster organization. Contains mobile adoption
sites and dates, pictures of available cats and dogs, and adoption
and contact information.
SPCA
of San Angelo
A non-profit organization. Contains pictures and descriptions of adoptable
cats and dogs and information about the compassionate pet visitor
program.
SPCA of Texas
About the organization and its facilities in Dallas and McKinney,
adoption policies and procedures, pictures and descriptions of available
pets, educational programs, schedule of off-site adoption events,
and volunteer opportunities.
Special Pals Houston
Animal Shelter
A private, non-profit charity. Pictures and information on available
dogs and cats, volunteer application, news and calendar of events,
and classifieds listing lost and found pets.
Straydog
Non-profit organization that rescues dogs and offers them for adoption.
Includes photos and information about available dogs. Located in Gun
Barrel City.
Talk
To The Animals Rescue Ranch
Located in Nevada. Includes pictures and information on adoptable
pets and contact information.
Tara's Grove Pet Rescue
A foster organization located in Richardson. Pictures of pets available
for adoption, ways to help, and contact information.
Taylor-Jones
Humane Society
Offers dog and cat adoptions as well as low cost spays and neuters.
Features contact information, hours, history, pet adoption information,
and supporters.
The
Animal Haven Rescue
Pictures and descriptions of animals available for adoption. Grand
Prairie.
The Haven Animal Care
Shelter
A no-kill, non-profit organization located in Lubbock. About the facility,
pictures of available dogs and cats, Critterchat newsletter, and adoption
option and pet therapy programs.
The Humane Society
of Southeast Texas
Serves Jefferson County. Includes adoption policies and application,
pet care tips, calendar of events, membership information, volunteer
opportunities, and donation information.
The Queso Fund
Founded to help raise funds for the Waco Humane Society and Animal
Shelter in reaction to an act of cruelty against a cat named Queso.
Includes donation information.
Town and Country Shelter
Rescue
A small, all-volunteer animal rescue organization located in Fort
Worth. Includes pet list with pictures and descriptions of adoptable
cats and dogs.
Town Lake
Animal Center Services
Includes information about pet registration, injured animal rescue,
and spay and neuter education services, pictures of available dogs
and cats, cold and hot weather tips, and minutes of the Animal Advisory
Commission meetings. Located in Austin.
Treasured Friends
A not-for-profit, no-kill animal rescue for all breeds of dogs and
cats. Contains pictures and descriptions of available pets, pre-adoption
form, volunteer opportunities, wish list, and news.
Tri
County Animal Rescue
An all-breed, all-animal organization located in Royse City. Includes
pictures and descriptions of adoptable pets and contact information.
Upper
Valley Humane Society
Located in Edinburg. Includes adoptable pet list with pictures, and
contact information.
Upton
County Animal Control
Includes list, with pictures, of adoptable pets and contact information.
Waco Humane
Society and Animal Shelter
Includes photos of animals available for adoption, donation information,
volunteer opportunities, and a calendar of events.
Wags to Whiskers
Rescue
We are a no-kill, mixed breed rescue group fostering animals in San
Antonio. Photographs of animals awaiting adoption, success stories,
adoption application, and volunteer and foster needs.
Wild Animal
Orphanage
Located in San Antonio. Dedicated to giving quality lifetime care
to unwanted, abused, and non-releasable wild and exotic animals. Includes
current projects, information on the primate sanctuary, guided tours,
and image gallery.