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Requirements to Adopt a Dog in Foster Care: Before adopting, we require an approved application, an interview, a home check, a signed adoption contract and an adoption fee (dogs $100-$300 depending on age) to cover the animal’s health-related expenses and boarding while in our care.
All of our animals are spayed or neutered, are current on shots, tested and de-wormed.Go to www.pawsinthecity.org to apply. Once we receive your adoption application, we will contact you for a phone interview and continue the adoption process from there.
Requirements to Adopt a Dog in Foster Care: Before adopting, we require an approved application, an interview, a home check, a signed adoption contract and an adoption fee (dogs $100-$300 depending on age) to cover the animal’s health-related expenses and boarding while in our care.
All of our animals are spayed or neutered, are current on shots, tested and de-wormed.Go to www.pawsinthecity.org to apply. Once we receive your adoption application, we will contact you for a phone interview and continue the adoption process from there.
We are committed to ending the overpopulation, abuse, neglect of dogs and cats in the Dallas/Fort Worth area. Our goal is that every adoptable dog finds a loving home. We are an all-volunteer, no-kill, 501 [c][3] organization.
Every day we witness firsthand the tragic consequences of pet overpopulation.
Locally:
In fiscal year 2017, the City of Dallas shelter alone took in 31,335 dogs & cats and:
• euthanized 8,109 dogs and cats
• adopted out 10,589 dogs and cats
• redeemed back to owners 4,392 dogs and cats
• rescue organizations saved 7,889 dogs and cats
This is just one shelter out of the many city shelters located throughout the Metroplex.
We are committed to ending the overpopulation, abuse, neglect of dogs and cats in the Dallas/Fort Worth area. Our goal is that every adoptable dog finds a loving home. We are an all-volunteer, no-kill, 501 [c][3] organization.
Every day we witness firsthand the tragic consequences of pet overpopulation.
Locally:
In fiscal year 2017, the City of Dallas shelter alone took in 31,335 dogs & cats and:
• euthanized 8,109 dogs and cats
• adopted out 10,589 dogs and cats
• redeemed back to owners 4,392 dogs and cats
• rescue organizations saved 7,889 dogs and cats
This is just one shelter out of the many city shelters located throughout the Metroplex.
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Why should you adopt?
Dog adoption and cat adoption saves lives. Adopt a dog or adopt a cat and you'll have a friend for life.
What is the difference between adopting a dog, adopting a cat, adopting a kitten or adopting a puppy versus getting dogs for sale, cats for sale, puppies for sale or kittens for sale from a dog breeder or a cat breeder?
When someone is breeding puppies or breeding kittens, they are creating new dogs and cats who need homes. Some people are interested in a very specific breed of dog, cat, puppy or kitten and they think the only way to find that specific breed is to buy a dog for sale or buy a cat for sale from a puppy breeder or a kitten breeder. Yet animal shelters are filled with dogs and cats who must find homes.
So rather than buying a dog or puppy for sale from a dog breeder or buying a cat or kitten for sale from a cat breeder, we encourage people to adopt a dog, adopt a cat, adopt a puppy or adopt a kitten at their local animal shelter, SPCA, humane society or pet rescue group.
