Animal Rescues in Texas
Listings updated 06/02/2023
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Texas Rescues Listed by City or Town
| City | Category | Name | Address/Location | Zip Code | Phone | Web Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Worth | Cats + Dogs | TAO (The Abandoned Ones) | 3515 Sycamore School Road, Ste 125-103 | 76133-7825 | (817) 915-3767 | https://taoanimalrescue.com/ |
| Abilene | Cats + Dogs | Taylor Jones Humane Society | 2301 North 3rd Street | 79603-7212 | (325) 672-7124 | https://www.taylorjoneshumane.com/ |
| Alvin | Dogs | PugHearts of Houston | P.O. Box 5053 | 77512-5053 | http://www.pughearts.com/ | |
| Alvin | Horses | Habitat For Horses | 6060 Habitat For Horses Lane | 77511-1417 | (409) 935-0277 | https://www.habitatforhorses.org/ |
| Austin | Cats + Dogs | Austin Animal Center | 7201 Levandar Loop Bldg. A | 78702-5103 | (512) 974-2000 | https://www.austintexas.gov/austin-animal-center |
| Austin | Cats + Dogs | Austin Humane Society | 124 West Anderson Lane | 78752-1104 | (512) 646-7387 | https://austinhumanesociety.org/ |
| Austin | Cats + Dogs | Austin Pets Alive | 1156 West Cesar Chavez (See site for other locations) | 78703-4603 | (512) 961-6519 | https://www.austinpetsalive.org/ |
| Austin | Dogs | Reunion Rescue (Pit Bulls) | Contact via Adpot Form Info/ Email / Facebook | 78734 | https://www.reunionrescue.com/ | |
| Bedford | Cats + Dogs | Bedford Animal Shelter (Not associated with City of Bedford) | 1809 Reliance Parkway | 76021-6109 | (817) 952-2191 | https://www.facebook.com/BedfordAnimalShelter/ |
| Bellville | Dogs (Special Needs) | Animal Friends of Austin County | 24061 Squirrel Road North | 77418-0615 | (979) 865-2525 | https://www.facebook.com/AnimalFriendsAC/ |
| Brenham | Cats + Dogs + Horses | True Blue Animal Rescue (TBAR) | P.O. Box 1107 | 77834-1107 | (936) 878-2349 | https://www.t-bar.org/ |
| Bulverde | Cats + Dogs | Bulverde Area Humane Society | 3563 Kingsnake | 78163-0050 | (830) 980-2247 | https://www.petfinder.com/member/us/tx/bulverde/bulverde-area-humane-society-tx774/ |
| Burleson | Cats + Dogs | Burleson City Animal Shelter | 775 SE John Jones Drive | 76028-6686 | (817) 426-9283 | https://www.burlesontx.com/500/Animal-Services |
| Canutillo | Dogs | Animal Rescue League of El Paso | 7256 La Junta | 79835-6203 | (915) 877-5002 | https://www.arlep.org/ |
| Canyon Lake | Cats + Dogs | Canyon Lake Animal Shelter Society | 2170 Old Sattler Road | 78133-6416 | (830) 899-2527 | http://www.canyonlakeanimalshelter.com/ |
| Carollton | Cats + Dogs | Operation Kindness | 3201 Earhart Drive | 75006-5025 | (972) 418-7297 | https://www.operationkindness.org/ |
| Carrollton | Cats + Dogs | City of Carrollton Animal Adoption Center | 2247 Sandy Lake Road | 75006-3406 | (972) 466-3420 | https://www.cityofcarrollton.com/departments/departments-a-f/animal-services |
| Cedar Hill | Cats + Dogs + Small Anmls | Tri-City Animal Shelter & Adoption Center | 1150 E Pleasant Run Road | 75104-5510 | (972) 293-7387 | https://www.cedarhilltx.com/66/Animal-Shelter |
| Cleburne | Cats + Dogs | Cleburne Animal Shelter | 2375 Service Drive | 76033-8810 | (817) 556-8895 | https://www.cleburne.net/147/Animal-Services |
| Conroe | Cats + Dogs | Montgomery County Animal Services | 8535 Highway 242 | 77385-4311 | (936) 442-7738 | https://www.mcaspets.org/ |
| Converse | Cats + Dogs | Converse Animal Shelter, Inc. | 9634 Schaefer Road | 78109-1918 | (210) 658-4821 | https://www.mynewbestfriend.org/ |
| Corpus Christi | Cats | The Cattery Cat Shelter | 1237 Saratoga | 78417-3302 | (361) 854-6369 | https://www.thecatterycc.org/ |
| Corpus Christi | Cats + Dogs | Gulf Coast Humane Society | 3118 Cabaniss Parkway | 78415-5906 | (361) 225-0845 | https://www.gchscc.org/ |
| Dallas | Cats | Texas Cares | 18484 Preston Road, Suite 102 PMB #169 | 75252-5474 | (972) 633-2287 | https://www.texascares.org/ |
| Dallas | Cats + Dogs | Friends of DAS (Dallas Animal Services) | 1818 North Westmoreland Road | 75212-6203 | (469) 331-6640 | https://bedallas90.org/home/friends-of-das/ |
| Dallas | Cats + Dogs | Humane Society of Dallas County | 2719 Manor Way | 75235-5615 | (214) 350-7387 | https://dognkittycity.org/ |
| Dallas | Cats + Dogs + Small Anmls | East Lake Pet Orphanage | 10101 East Northwest Hwy (See site for other locations) | 75238-4405 | (214) 342-3100 | https://www.eastlakepetorphanage.com/ |
| Dallas | Dogs | Animal Rescue of Texas | 4447 North Central Expwy, Suite 110, PMB 116 | 75205-4245 | (214) 276-7802 | https://www.animalrescueoftexas.org/ |
| Denton | Cats + Dogs | City of Denton Animal Shelter | 3717 North Elm Street | 76207-7701 | (940) 349-7594 | https://www.cityofdenton.com/169/Animal-Shelter |
| Dripping Springs | Cats | Thundering Paws | P.O. Box 1555 | 78620-1555 | (512) 402-9725 | https://www.thunderingpaws.org/ |
| Fair Oaks Ranch | Dogs | Heart of Texas SPCA | 28730 IH 10 West (Exit 546) | 78015-6517 | (830) 981-2300 | http://www.animalfriends4ever.org/ |
| Fort Worth | Cats + Dogs | Allies Haven Animal Rescue | P.O. Box 151731 | 76108-5731 | https://allieshaven.org/ | |
| Fort Worth | Cats + Dogs | Animal Hope | 6708 South Hulen Street | 76133-5227 | (817) 984-1129 | https://animalhope.org/ |
| Fort Worth | Wildlife Rescue/Assist | Nature’s Edge Wildlife and Reptile Rescue | P.O. Box 136012 | 76136-0012 | (682) 463-9453 | https://www.facebook.com/Naturesedgewildliferescue/ |
| Friendswood | Dogs | Dachshund Rescue of Houston | P.O. Box 580 | 77549-0580 | https://www.droh.org/ | |
| Gatesville | Cats + Dogs | Coryell County Pet Rescue | 2217 East Main Street | 76528-1729 | https://ccprnokill.org/ | |
| Georgetown | Cats + Dogs + Small Anmls | Williamson County Regional Animal Shelter | 1855 SE Inner Loop | 78626-6344 | (512) 943-3322 | https://pets.wilco.org/ |
| Gilmer | Horses | Safe Haven Equine Rescue & Retirement Home | 4994 FM 2088 | 75644-5448 | (903) 762-1432 | https://www.safehavenequinerescue.com/ |
| Granbury | Dogs | Grandury Friends For Animals | 2885 Fall Creek Highway | 76049-7902 | (817) 326-3647 | https://www.granburyadoptapet.org/ |
| Henrietta | Cats + Dogs | Clay County Animal Shelter | P.O. Box 274, 503 North Carroll Street | 76365 | (940) 538-6757 | https://www.petfinder.com/member/us/tx/henrietta/clay-county-animal-shelter-inc-tx277/ |
| Houston | Cats + Dogs | Homeless Pet Placement League | P.O. Box 273027 | 77277-3027 | (713) 862-7387 | https://hppl.org/ |
| Houston | Cats + Dogs + Rabbits | Friends For Life | 107 East 22nd Street | 77008-2535 | (713) 863-9835 | https://friends4life.org/ |
| Irving | Cats + Dogs + Small Anmls | Irving Animal Services | 4140 Valley View Lane | 75038-4505 | (972) 721-2256 | https://www.cityofirving.org/3265/Animal-Services |
| Jacksonville | Cats + Dogs | Jacksonville, Texas Animal Shelter | 208 East Tena Street | 75766-3014 | (903) 339-3291 | https://www.jacksonvilletx.org/230/Animal-Shelter-Animal-Control |
| Kingwood | Cats + Dogs | VAP (Volunteers for Animal Protection) | P.O. Box 5266 | 77325-5266 | https://vapadoptions.org/ | |
| Lago Vista | Cats + Dogs | Lifelong Friends Pet Adoptions | 20803 FM 1431 | 78654 | (512) 267-6876 | https://www.facebook.com/lifelong.friends1997/ |
| Laredo | Cats + Dogs | LAPS (Laredo Animal Protective Society) | 2500 Gonzalez Street | 78040-4740 | (956) 724-8364 | http://www.petadoptlaredo.org/ |
| League City | Cats + Dogs | Second Chance Pets | P.O. Box 1216 | 77574-1216 | http://secondchancepets.org/ | |
| Leander | Cats + Dogs | Central Texas SPCA | 909 South Bagdad Road | 78641-8756 | (512) 260-7722 | https://www.centraltexasspca.org/ |
| Longview | Cats + Dogs | Longview Animal Care and Adoption Center | 303 H.G. Mosley Pkwy | 75604-4487 | (903) 297-7387 | https://www.longviewtexas.gov/3885/Animal-Care-and-Adoption-Center |
| Lubbock | Cats + Dogs | The Haven Animal Care Shelter | 4501 North FM 1729 | 79403-7278 | (806) 763-0092 | https://www.havenacs.org/ |
| Lufkin | Cats + Dogs | Winnie Berry Humane Society of Angelina County | 1102 North John Redditt Drive | 75904-1762 | (936) 639-1880 | https://www.angelinacountyhumanesociety.org/ |
| Midland | Cats + Dogs | Lone Star Sanctuary for Animals | 4200 North Fairgrounds Road | 79705-9352 | (432) 683-7387 | https://www.lonestarsanctuary.org/ |
| Mission | Cats + Dogs | Forgotten Friends Texas Rescue RGV | P.O. Box 5013 (Foster based) | 78572-0086 | (956) 605-7004 | https://forgotten-friends.org/ |
| New Braunfels | Horses | Happened By Chance Horses Inc | 1457 Ewald Road | 78130-2251 | (210) 307-7935 | http://happenedbychancehorses.com/ |
| Odessa | Cats + Dogs | Humane Society of Odessa | 7012 West Mockingbird Lane | 79763-6557 | (432) 257-4311 | https://www.odessahumanesociety.org/ |
| Penitas | Cats + Dogs | Cinderella Pet Rescue | P.O. Box 533 | 78576-0533 | (956) 391-4399 | http://www.cinderella-pet-rescue.org/ |
| Pipe Creek | Horses | Hill Country Horse Rescue | 682 Krause Road | 78063-7237 | (830) 510-6607 | https://www.hillcountryhorserescue.com/ |
| Plano | Cats + Dogs | Second Chance SPCA | 1700 J Avenue | 75074-6118 | (972) 424-0077 | https://secondchancespca.org/ |
| Saginaw | Cats + Dogs | Saginaw Animal Services and Adoption Center | 205 Brenda Lane | 76179 | (817) 230-0460 | http://www.ci.saginaw.tx.us/158/Animal-Services-Adoption-Center |
| San Angelo | Cats + Dogs | Concho Valley PAWS | 3134 North US HWY 67 | 76905-4454 | (325) 656-7387 | https://cvpaws.org/ |
| San Antonio | Cats + Dogs | Animal Defense League of Texas | 11300 Nacogdoches Road (See site for other loc) | 78217-2318 | (210) 655-1481 | https://adltexas.org/ |
| San Leon | Cats + Dogs | Bay Area Pet Adoptions | 3000 Avenue R | 77539-3177 | (281) 339-2086 | https://www.bayareapetadoptions.org/ |
| Seguin | Cats + Dogs | SARA (Society for Animal Rescue and Adoption) | 1050 Rawhide Road | 78155-3284 | (830) 401-0280 | https://sarasanctuary.org/ |
| Sherman | Dogs | ARF House | 3377 Spalding Road | 75092-4925 | (903) 564-7056 | https://www.arfhouse.org/ |
| Smiley | Horses | Meadow Haven Horse Rescue & Sanctuary | 755 County Road 212 | 78159-5921 | (830) 305-9031 | https://www.meadowhavenrescue.com/ |
| Spring Branch | Horses | HILL Country Equine Rescue, Inc | 941 Hillcrest Trail | 78070-3739 | (210) 459-7384 | https://www.facebook.com/HCER2011/ |
| Sutherland Springs | Animal Sanctuary + Horses | Osborne Stables Equine Rescue | 5056 US Highway 87 West | 78161 | (210) 827-3136 | https://osbornestablesequinerescue.org/ |
| Tyler | Cats + Dogs | Pets Fur People | 1823 County Road 386 | 75708-7615 | (903) 597-2471 | https://petsfurpeople.org/ |
| Waco | Cats + Dogs | Fuzzy Friends Rescue | 6321 Airport Road | 76708-9672 | (254) 754-9444 | https://fuzzyfriendsrescue.com/ |
| Watauga | Cats + Dogs | Watauga Animal Services | 5203 Watauga Road | 76137-2175 | (817) 656-9614 | https://www.cowtx.org/814/Animal-Services |
| Weatherford | Cats + Dogs | Weatherford Animal Shelter | 403 Hickory Lane | 76086-4669 | (817) 598-4111 | https://weatherfordtx.gov/15/Animal-Shelter |
| Wharton | Dogs | Smiling Dog Farms | P.O. Box 743 | 77488-0743 | (877) 975-0914 | https://www.smilingdogfarms.com/ |
| Wolfe City | Horses + Donkey + Farm | Becky’s Hope Horse Rescue | 3159 FM-1563 | 75496-2073 | (214) 918-6508 | https://beckyshope.com/ |