Our Mission
Our mission is to promote and provide the resources, education and programs needed to eliminate the killing of companion animals in North Texas.
We take an innovative approach to animal rescue and believe in creating a paradigm shift in the way our community views animal rescue.
Adoption is not only the right thing to do but THE thing to do.
Our Approach
Our organization is run mostly by volunteers, and all of our pets are housed by dedicated foster families throughout North Texas.
We rescue and help the healthy and treatable pets at greatest risk for euthanasia at our partner shelters. We also provide assistance and resources to pet owners having problems so significant that they need to surrender their pets to a shelter.
In our rescue program, we focus on:
- Rescuing healthy and treatable pets at North Texas shelters at the greatest risk of being euthanized
- Reducing owner surrender through our Positive Alternatives to Shelter Surrender (PASS) program
- Challenging the way our community views rescue animals. We believe that adoption is not only right thing to do but THE thing to do!
Our Values
Diversity & Inclusion
Dallas Pets Alive! champions a world where:
- Both ends of the leash are respected and honored. All individuals are treated with dignity, compassion, and understanding.
- We treat all living beings as they wish to be treated.
DPA is committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive culture that reflects the uniqueness of the animals and communities we serve. We will lead with positive intent and foster inclusivity and belonging in all that we do.
Our Team
Board of Directors
- Leslie Sans, Founder & Executive Director
- Kevin Kirksey, Board Chair
- Harrison Papaila, Board Member
- Christopher Skoog, Board Member
- Tammi Carter, Board Member
- Amber Musee, Board Member
- Scott Rumsey, Board Member
- Amor Brewerton, Board Member
- Stephen Knight, Board Member
- Peter Baldwin, Board Emeritus
Leadership
- Leslie Sans, Founder & Executive Director
- Christine Sablone, Executive Admin
- Sarah McGoldrick, Vice President of Animal Operations
- Jenay Bennett, Assistant Vice President of Animal Operations
- Pat Robbins, Development Director
- Jey Lehew, Rescue Director
- Jon Ray, Adoption Director
- Jenny Wolff, Medical Director
- Tina Hoskins, TNR Director
- Gillian Robles, PASS Director
- Katie Patterson, Technology Director
- Nonie Mutuma, Marketing Director
- Lauren Siler, Marketing Partnership Manager
- Marlo Dell’Aquila, Events & Development Coordinator
- Stephen Knight, Dogs Matter Executive Director
- Angela Grillo, Dogs Matter Director of Operations
Our Impact
Since 2012, Dallas Pets Alive has worked diligently to build our reputation as a leading animal welfare organization in the North Texas rescue community.
Thanks to the tireless dedication and work of our team, partner rescue groups, community organizations, and our shelter partners, we have saved over 11,610 animals over the past 11 years. We have also assisted 18,181 families and individuals and have prevented 2,278 animals from being surrendered to local shelters through our Positive Alternatives to Shelter Surrender Program.