SPCA of Texas

ANIMAL SHELTERS, REHABILITATION AND ADOPTIONS: FOUNDED IN 1938, THE SPCA OF TEXAS IS A 501(C)(3) NON-PROFIT ANIMAL WELFARE ORGANIZATION THAT OPERATES TWO ANIMAL SHELTERS AND A RESCUE CENTER: THE DALLAS ANIMAL CARE CENTER IN WEST DALLAS, THE ELLIS COUNTY ANIMAL CARE CENTER IN WAXAHACHIE, AND THE RUSSELL E. DEALEY ANIMAL RESCUE CENTER IN WEST DALLAS, TEXAS. THESE FACILITIES PROVIDE SHELTER, REHABILITATION, AND CARE FOR ANIMALS IN NEED, WHICH COME TO THE SPCA OF TEXAS FROM A VARIETY OF SOURCES, INCLUDING STRAYS FROM UNINCORPORATED DALLAS COUNTY AND ELLIS COUNTY, RESCUED BY AND AWARDED TO THE SPCA OF TEXAS IN CASES OF ABUSE OR NEGLECT, TRANSFERRED FROM MUNICIPAL SHELTERS AND RESCUE GROUPS, SURRENDERED BY THEIR OWNERS, AND TRANSFERRED FROM OTHER SHELTERS IN THE WAKE OF NATURAL DISASTERS. THE SPCA OF TEXAS DOES NOT PLACE TIME LIMITS ON ANIMALS ACCEPTED BY ITS SHELTERS AND DOES NOT EUTHANIZE ANIMALS FOR LACK OF SPACE. THE SHELTERS ALSO SERVE AS ADOPTION CENTERS WHERE THE PUBLIC CAN MEET AND ADOPT PETS. ADOPTABLE SHELTER PETS ARE SPAYED OR NEUTERED, VACCINATED, MICROCHIPPED, AND KEPT HEALTHY AND HAPPY BY SPCA OF TEXAS SHELTER VETERINARIANS, MEDICAL STAFF, BEHAVIOR STAFF, SHELTER STAFF, AND DEDICATED VOLUNTEERS. TOGETHER WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS FOR MOBILE AND OFFSITE ADOPTIONS, AND GENEROUS PARTNERSHIPS WITH NORTH TEXAS MEDIA, THE SPCA OF TEXAS TRASFERRED TO OTHER SHELTERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND FOUND LOVING HOMES FOR MORE THAN 7,000 ANIMALS IN 2024. THE SPCA OF TEXAS' FOSTER DEPARTMENT PLACED MORE THAN 2,200 ANIMALS INTO TEMPORARY CARE IN 2024.

PUBLIC VETERINARY CLINICS AND PET RESOURCE CENTER: THE SPCA OF TEXAS OPERATES ONE LOW-COST VETERINARY CLINIC, THE MYRON K. MARTIN SPAY/NEUTER AND WELLNESS CLINIC IN WEST DALLAS. THE CLINIC PROVIDES HIGH-QUALITY SERVICES AT LOW COSTS SO EVERYONE CAN AFFORD TO CARE FOR THEIR PET. SPCA OF TEXAS VETERINARIANS AND MEDICAL TEAMS SPAY OR NEUTER, VACCINATE, AND MICROCHIP EVERY ADOPTABLE ANIMAL IN ITS ANIMAL SHELTERS, AND ALSO PROVIDE SERVICES TO PET OWNERS IN NEED WITH FREE OR LOW-COST SERVICES THROUGH ITS RUSSELL H. PERRY PET RESOURCE CENTER, AT THE CLINIC, AND MOBILE VACCINE CLINICS. IN ADDITION, THE PET RESOURCE CENTER PARTNERS WITH INDIVIDUALS, OTHER ANIMAL WELFARE ORGANIZATIONS, AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO PROVIDE FREE FOOD AND OTHER SERVICES TO UNDER-RESOURCED PEOPLE AND THEIR PETS. IN 2024, THE SPCA OF TEXAS' VETERINARY AND PET RESOURCE CENTER PROGRAMS HELPED MAKE LIFE BETTER FOR PETS AND THE PEOPLE WHO LOVE THEM BY PROVIDING MORE THAN 7,500 WELLNESS VISITS, MORE THAN 10,000 SPAY OR NEUTER SURGERIES, AND ALMOST 200,000 POUNDS OF FREE FOOD.