-Programs that educate children
-Assist people and pets in need
-Reunite lost pets with their families
-Counsel people whose pets have
passed away
Animal therapy program designed to enhance the mental, physical, and emotional well-being of people in hospitals, nursing homes, rehabilitation centers, etc.
Compassion Connection
People Programs
Not just Cats and Dogs..
Horses, pigs, sheep, birds, donkeys, goats, chickens, rabbits, ferrets, guinea pigs are also adoptable
Adopting a Friend
Adoption fee includes spay/neuter, initial vaccinations, de-worming, microchip, leash for dogs and carrier for cats
SPCA Visit
SPCA is dedicated to providing every animal exceptional care and a loving home
Animal Surrender
Take in pets as space permits, they DO NOT euthanize animals for lack of space or place time limits
They won't be turned away based on looks, breed, or treatable health...
The only factors that determine whether they are adoptable are the results of the health and behavior evaluation.
5,044
3,469
4,845
Animals admitted
Animal cruelty investigations
2,249
Animals rescued
Animals adopted
21,417
Clinic Visits
35,755
1,346
Volunteers
16,312
Neuter surgeries
Education attendees
Leading animal welfare agency in North Texas...
Their Impact?
How are they making a difference?
Animal Cruelty Prevention
They pose as caring owners with "just a few puppies to sell"...
They keep hundreds of dogs in stacked cages with little food, water and care until they die from neglect or disease. Their puppies get cleaned up and put to sale until they get too old..
Stop the cycle, know the truth
Puppy Mills
but, IN REALITY
Maintain a team of six full-time investigators to respond to more than 3,000 cases in eight North Texas counties.
Less than one percent are pursued with civil charges.
..with two shelters and three spay/neuter clinics in Dallas and McKinney
England in 1824, primarily to prevent the abuse of carriage horses
The History of the SPCA
For more extensive or veterinary care
Laws
Covering Animals Cruelty
SPCA History Around the World
Civil and Criminal Laws
Sections
- 42.09 "Cruelty to Livestock Animals
- 42.09(2) "Cruelty of Non-Livestock Animals"
Felony Laws
- Loco’s Law,September 1, 2001
- Section 42.10 (Dog Fighting and Spectators)
- Cockfighting
The first American SPCA was started in 1866
Texas SPCA
Important Dates
June 30, 1888
September 22, 1938
Merger in 1993
- Low cost spay/neuter surgeries
- Microchipping
- Annual exams
- Heartworm prevention
-Teeth cleaning
-Nail trimming
-Vaccinations
Clinic Services