Fort Worth Animal Care & Control

Fort Worth Animal Care & Control is hosting a mega adoption event on June 13 to celebrate the official renaming of the City's north animal campus as Henry's Animal Campus, honoring the late K9 Ambassador Henry who helped raise over $1 million for shelter improvements.

Shelter hosting mega adoption event honoring late K9 Ambassador Henry

Fort Worth Animal Care & Control achieved a 90% Live Release Rate for the fiscal year, recognized by City Council proclamation on National Adopt a Shelter Pet Day, with community partners credited for supporting adoptions, specialized care, and spay/neuter services.

Pet heroes recognized on National Adopt a Shelter Pet Day

Best Friends Animal Society data shows Texas made meaningful progress in 2025 toward no-kill shelter status, with Fort Worth Animal Care & Control recording nearly 1,500 fewer deaths of healthy and treatable pets compared to the prior year.

Nearly half of Texas shelters achieved ‘No-Kill,’ including Fort Worth

Profile of Dorothy Hood, a five-year volunteer with Fort Worth Animal Care & Control who fosters special-needs and hard-to-place dogs, including out-of-state transport animals, as part of the shelter's volunteer spotlight series.

Volunteer Spotlight: Dorothy Hood, Fort Worth Animal Care & Control

Volunteer spotlight on Traci Pockrus, a third-grade teacher who has volunteered with Fort Worth Animal Care & Control since 2003, primarily walking dogs and photographing them for the shelter's adoption website and social media. She and her husband have also fostered 46 dogs through the shelter.

Volunteer Spotlight: Traci Pockrus, Fort Worth Animal Care & Control