Fort Worth Animal Care & Control
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September 2026
A public announcement encouraging residents to donate to nonprofits during North Texas Giving Day on Sept. 17, highlighting City-affiliated 'friends of' nonprofit partners and year-round volunteer opportunities coordinated by the City's Volunteer Services Division.
Give your own way on North Texas Giving Day
August 2026
Fort Worth Animal Care & Control celebrated 45 dog adoptions at the Humane Society of North Texas MEGA Adoption Event, where 833 animals overall found homes.
FWACC celebrates 45 adoptions at MEGA Adoption Event
Fort Worth Animal Care & Control and the Humane Society of North Texas will hold the MEGA Adoption Event, bringing more than 1,000 adoptable pets from over 35 shelters and rescue organizations. Adoption fees for FWACC animals will be sponsored, allowing families to adopt them at no cost.
This weekend: Over 1,000 adoptable pets to gather in Fort Worth!
July 2026
Fort Worth Animal Care & Control's new Chip & Snip Community Pet Clinic launched its first weekend, offering free spay/neuter surgeries, microchips and vaccinations to reduce pet overpopulation, with monthly clinics planned.
Chip & Snip program gets off to a strong start
Fort Worth Animal Care & Control is launching the Chip & Snip Community Pet Clinic, a free mobile spay/neuter trailer that will bring veterinary services, vaccinations, and microchipping directly into neighborhoods starting July 18.
Fort Worth launches free ‘Chip & Snip’ mobile spay/neuter clinic
June 2026
Fort Worth Animal Care & Control is urging the community to adopt or foster animals as both of its shelter campuses are significantly over capacity for cats, dogs, and kittens.
Fort Worth urgently seeks adopters as shelters exceed capacity
May 2026
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 is hosting the fourth annual 'Herd You Needed a Dog' dog adoption event at Rodeo Plaza in the Fort Worth Stockyards on May 9, featuring adoptable shelter and foster dogs. The event was co-founded by Kristin Jaworski in partnership with Cowtown Friends following her own adoption experience.
'Herd You Needed a Dog' returns to Fort Worth Stockyards this weekend
April 2026
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