If you want to adopt a dog and need some help navigating the best dog rescues in Texas, we’re here to help. Below we’ve featured 10 top dog rescues in the state.
1. Texas Humane Heroes
Founded in 1979, Texas Humane Heroes is a nonprofit, no-kill group that provides support, rescue, and care services all around Texas. The group is in Leander and Killeen. The group primarily rescues animals from overcrowded kill shelters. In 2019, the group rescued over 3,000 pets from 57 shelters.
Texas Humane Heroes strives to make Texas a better home for animals through its rescue and adoption programs. If you’re interested in helping the cause, you can donate here. If you’d like to adopt a dog, you can find the available dogs here.
Contact Texas Humane Heroes here with any other questions.
2. Apollo Support & Rescue
Located in Justin, outside of the DFW area, Apollo Support & Rescue is a nonprofit that rescues and cares for dogs in the North Texas area. The group rescues dogs from kill shelters and dogs that have been abused, neglected, or left on the street.
Apollo Support & Rescue is composed of a group of volunteers who foster animals until a permanent home can be found. If you’d like to contribute to the cause, you can donate here. If you’re interested in adopting a rescue dog, you can find the available dogs here.
Contact Apollo Support & Rescue here.
3. Houston Pets Alive!
Founded in 2014, Houston Pets Alive! Is a 501(c)3 nonprofit dedicated to saving the lives of dogs and cats that would otherwise receive euthanasia. The group works with various shelters around Houston to rescue the at-risk animals in kill shelters.
Houston Pets Alive! Is committed to saving as many lives as possible while also implementing community programs to improve the lives of animals in the area. If you’re interested in helping, you can donate here. If you want to adopt a dog, you can find those available here.
Get in touch with Houston Pets Alive! here with other questions.
4. Charming Pet Rescue
Located in Fair Oaks Ranch, just outside of San Antonia, Charming Pet Rescue holds its rescue dogs. The group is committed to rescuing homeless dogs, abandoned dogs, and dogs from high kill shelters. Once rescued, the group rehabilitates them and places them in new homes.
Charming Pet Rescue strives to rescue as many dogs as possible and to adopt out more than 1,000 dogs each year. If you want to help the group, you can donate here. If you want to adopt, you can find the available dogs here.
Reach out to Charming Pet Rescue here.
5. SNIPSA
Founded by veterinarians and animal enthusiasts, SNIPSA operates as a dog rescue that has no standing shelter. Rather, the group relies on volunteers to foster and help rehabilitate rescued dogs. The group is located in Olmos Park and strives to help as many dogs as possible in the San Antonio region.
To date, SNIPSA has rescued and re-homed over 17,000 dogs. If you’d like to help the group continue its great work, you can donate here. If you’re interested in adoption, you can find the available dogs here.
Contact SNIPSA here with any other questions.
6. DFW Humane Society
Founded in 1967 in Irving, the DFW Humane Society is a nonprofit animal shelter that rescues over 900 animals each year. The group rescues injured, sick, and neglected animals that need the care to survive. It provides the necessary medical and personal care until a permanent home can be found.
DFW Humane Society is committed to caring for animals who need a second chance, so it rescues and cares for them to provide that chance. If you’d like to help the group, you can donate here. If you’re interested in adoption, you can find the available dogs here.
Get in touch with the DFW Humane Society here.
7. Special Pals
Since 1979, Special Pals has been operating in Houston as a dog rescue and adoption group. The organization strives to rescue abandoned, homeless, and neglected dogs, so it can rehabilitate them and find them a permanent home.
Special Pals not only rescues and cares for dogs, but it also provides low-cost vaccinations, microchipping, and more. If you’d like to adopt, you can find available dogs here.
Contact Special Pals here with other inquiries.
8. Friends for Life
Founded in 2002, Friends for Life is an animal rescue and adoption service based in Houston. The group rescues, cares for, and adopts out as many dogs as possible. Plus, the group helps feed homeless pets, provide free spay/neuter surgeries, and much more.
Friends for Life has the goal of rescuing, rehabilitating, and finding new homes for all the animals in need in Houston. If you’d like to contribute to the mission, you can donate here. If you’re interested in adopting a dog, you can find those available here.
Get in touch with Friends for Life here with any other questions.
9. Legacy Humane Society
The Legacy Humane Society started in 2008 as a small group of volunteers who rescued, fostered, and adopted out dogs from around Texas. Now, the group has an adoption center it partners with in Rockwall. To date, the LHS has rescued and adopted over 12,500 animals around the area.
The Legacy Humane Society is committed to rescuing dogs in need, providing medical attention, rehabilitation, and finding them new homes. If you’d like to contribute to the group, you can donate here. If you’d like to adopt a dog, you can find the rescue dogs available here.
Contact the Legacy Humane Society here with any questions.
10. Pet Guardian Angel Welfare Association
Based in El Paso, the Pet Guardian Angel Welfare Association is a 501(c)3 nonprofit that rescues and cares for animals in the area. The group rescues animals from kill shelters, owners who have to give up their pets, animal control, and other places.
Pet Guardian Angel Welfare provides the necessary care and attention until the animals can be placed in a new home through its adoption program. If you’d like to help the group, you can donate here. If you’re interested in adopting, you can find the available dogs here.
Get in touch with the Pet Guardian Angel Welfare Association here.
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