A Texas Humane Heroes is not an open intake facility. Texas Humane Heroes gets all of our animals from shelters throughout Texas that are often forced to euthanize for space. Please contact the local intake shelter for the area where you found the stray.
i Williamson County Regional Animal Shelter
pets.wilco.org | 512-943-3322
ii Austin Animal Center
http://www.austintexas.gov/department/aac | Dial 311
iii City of Georgetown Animal Shelter
https://pets.georgetown.org/ | 512-930-3592
iv Killeen Animal Services
https://www.killeentexas.gov/233/Animal-Services | 254-526-4455
v Bell County Animal Shelter
https://www.bellcountytx.com/county_government/sheriff/animal_shelter.php | 254-933-6780
A Did you adopt the pet from TXHH? Then, yes!
i If it has been less than 30 days from adoption, you may return the pet anytime during business hours.
ii If it has been more than 30 days since adoption, call and make an appointment. You can also email surrender@txhh.org. There is a $125 owner surrender fee due at the time of surrender.
B If you did not adopt the pet from Texas Humane Heroes, unfortunately no. Texas Humane Heroes is not an open intake facility. TXHH gets all of our animals from shelters throughout Texas that are often forced to euthanize for space. Please contact your local intake shelter.
i Williamson County Regional Animal Shelter
https://pets.wilco.org/ | 512-943-3322
ii Austin Animal Center
http://www.austintexas.gov/department/aac | Dial 311
iii City of Georgetown Animal Shelter
https://pets.georgetown.org/ | 512-930-3592
iv Killeen Animal Services
https://www.killeentexas.gov/233/Animal-Services/ | 254-526-4455
v Bell County Animal Shelter
https://www.bellcountytx.com/county_government/sheriff/animal_shelter.php | 254-933-6780
A Texas Humane Heroes (EIN 74-2069592) is a no-kill, private, nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization. Established in 1979, we support communities throughout the entire state of Texas and assist outside our state with natural disaster relocation efforts, such as Hurricane Harvey. We pull dogs and cats into our program from overcrowded shelters that are often forced to euthanize for space. In 2020, Texas Humane Heroes rescued 4,378 dogs and cats from 89 shelters across the state of Texas.
B Both Texas Humane Heroes Leander and Killeen locations offer weekly spay/ neuter clinics and monthly low-cost vaccination clinics.
A Our Adoption Center is located in Leander, Texas.
A Our modest adoption fees help us care for our animals and continue our life saving efforts. Click here for pricing and to learn what is included with adoption.
A You can check out our adoptable dogs and cats by clicking here or by visiting our Leander Adoption Center. For all other adoption requirements, click here.
A Texas Humane Heroes has both dogs and cats for adoption. We have dogs and cats of all ages and sizes! Click here to see our adoptable pets.
A Thank you for taking the steps to help this animal! Texas Humane Heroes does not have animal control or animal protection officers, so you will need to contact your local county animal control and police. The ASPCA provides a lot of great information on how to recognize and report animal cruelty and neglect: https://www.aspca.org/take-action/report-animal-cruelty.
A Thank you for your interest in getting involved with our organization! Click here to learn how to become a volunteer/ foster.
A No. Texas Humane Heroes is a no-kill adoption organization that does not and will not euthanize for space.
A We process adoptions in person and cannot do holds until the animal is fully ready for adoption. Holds are also done in person. There is no online application at this time.
AOur adoption process is a first-come, first-served basis.
AWhen Texas Humane Heroes rescue animals they come with little to no notes. Our adoption counselors can better assist you to find the perfect fit for you and your family. We encourage in-person meet and greets, especially with other dogs.
AYes! Visit our spay and neutered page here.
A Yes! Visit our low-cost vaccinations clinic page here.
A Whenever Texas Humane Heroes saves animals, they come with little to no notes and we’re not sure what they could be mixed with! The only true way to tell what a dog is or could be mixed with is if the animal is genetically tested. Dogs are complex individuals whose behavior is influenced by many external and internal factors.
We do not charge for heat based on the external symptoms. Instead, we charge this based on the internal condition of your pet’s uterus and other reproductive organs. One sign of being in heat, internally, is a very inflamed uterus. This can last up to 3 months after your dog’s bleeding portion of the heat cycle.
For cats it is harder to tell they are in heat based on external factors, so the internal condition is what helps us determine this the most. Cats are also opportunistic breeders and cats can go into heat due to a male cat releasing pheromones nearby. When pets are in heat it causes a higher risk and additional time during surgery, which is why there is an additional heat charge.
The obese surcharge is not based on the weight we see on the scale, charges related to that are mentioned above in regards to the scheduled weight and over 80lbs weight. The Obese Surcharge is regarding the fatty build up we see within your pet, surrounding the reproductive organs. This is typically based on the Body Composition Scale, addressing the level of fatty build up per individual animal compared to that animal’s lean body mass.
Sometimes this can be seen from the outside, in extreme cases. But typically, we see this during surgery as build up around organs. This build up increases the risk during surgery as well as increasing the time that it can take per surgery, which is why there is an additional fee of $30 for dogs and $20 for cats. This fee is mostly seen in female patients, with a few male cryptorchid patients being that exception.
