Giftwrapping with Esther
2025-12-15 10:00 - 18:00, 2025-12-16 10:00 - 18:00, 2025-12-17 10:00 - 18:00, 2025-12-18 10:00 - 18:00, 2025-12-19 10:00 - 18:00, 2025-12-20 10:00 - 18:00, 2025-12-21 10:00 - 18:00, 2025-12-22 10:00 - 18:00 (America/Chicago) and 2 more dates | Barnes & Noble (Preston), 2201 Preston Road, Plano, TX, 75093, United States
For 30 years, Esther Mooring and her volunteers have raised more than $170,000 for animal rescues by wrapping gifts during the holidays. You can join in and learn all the tricks of gift wrapping!
Sign up to volunteer, and Esther will get you scheduled for a shift(s). Come out and help! It’s fun!
If you can’t volunteer but want help wrapping, bring your gifts from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. (7 days a week) between Black Friday and Christmas Eve at the Barnes & Noble at 2201 Preston Road in Plano! (You can bring your gifts to be wrapped, even if they weren’t purchased at Barnes & Noble.

Wags and Well Wishes: A Letter Writing Event for the Troops
2025-12-18 18:00 - 20:00 | DPA! Adoption Container, 3110 Commonwealth Dr., Dallas, TX, 75247, United States
Join us for a heartwarming evening as we come together to send support to service members and celebrate the pets who bring comfort to so many. We’ll be hosting a special letter-writing night where you can create handwritten notes, color pages, and help us send well-wishers to troops with dogs and cats.
What to Expect:

Letter writing stations
Coloring pages and creative activities
Adoptable cats and dogs on site
Lead-generating vendor booths
Donation drive for flat boxes/box bottoms (think bottom of cat can food cases or beer cases)

Bring a flat shipping box to donate and write a letter, and you’ll receive a free pint of beer as our thank you for participating.
All ages are welcome. Come grab a drink, meet adoptable pets, and help us send a little love to those serving away from home.
Questions? Email us at container@dallaspetsalive.org

Pawlidays in the Bark Market & Santa Pictures
2025-12-20 12:00 - 17:00 | DPA! Adoption Container, 3110 Commonwealth Dr., Dallas, TX, 75247, United States
Get ready for the most cheerful, gift-filled, tail-wagging event of the season! Join us at Community Beer Co. for Pawlidays in the Bark Market, a full afternoon of holiday shopping, local vendors, cold beer, adoptable pets, and festive fun for the whole family.
🎅 Pictures with Santy-Paws
Bring your pups, your kiddos, or your whole crew for holiday photos with our very own DPA Santa!
Minimum $5 donation per photo (cash, card, or Venmo). Every dollar helps animals in need.
🎁 Foster Pet Angel Tree
Pick an ornament off our Foster Pet Angel Tree and become a Secret Santa to a DPA foster pet. Each ornament includes a wish item to help support a dog or cat currently in our program.
🛍️ Shop Small, Shop Local
Browse a lineup of amazing holiday vendors, grab a drink from Community Beer Co., and knock out your last-minute shopping while supporting small businesses and rescue pets at the same time.
🐶 Meet Adoptable Pets
We’ll have some adorable foster animals on-site hoping to meet their future families.
It’s the perfect way to celebrate the Pawlidays: shopping, sipping, smiling, and supporting a great cause.
Come join the fun and make a difference this season!
📬 Questions? Reach out to container@dallaspetsalive.org

Caturday at the Snuggle Spot
2025-12-20 12:30 - 16:30, 2025-12-27 12:30 - 16:30, 2026-01-03 12:30 - 16:30, 2026-01-10 12:30 - 16:30, 2026-01-17 12:30 - 16:30, 2026-01-24 12:30 - 16:30 | DPA! Adoption Container, 3110 Commonwealth Dr., Dallas, TX, 75247, United States
Every Saturday join us from 12:30pm to 4:30pm for Caturday at the Snuggle Spot located at DPA’s Adoption Container at Community Beer Company

Meet adoptable foster cats and participate in interactive activities such as:
😻 Playing with adoptable cats and kittens
😻 Using our innovative, matchmaking software to find a cat fit for your home

Come spend a purr-fect day supporting cats in our program and connecting with our cat loving community!
Questions?
Email container@dallaspetsalive.org

Cuddly & DPA Adoption Event
2026-01-10 11:00 - 14:00 | Walmart Highland Village, 3060 Justin Road, Highland Village, TX, 75077, United States
Join us for a feel good afternoon of furry friends and forever homes! On Friday, January 10th, from 11:00 AM–2:00 PM, we’re teaming up with CUDDLY for a special adoption event at Walmart.

Meet adorable, adoptable dogs and cats looking for loving homes, chat with our team about the adoption and foster process, and learn how you can support lifesaving rescue work.

Whether you’re ready to adopt or just want some puppy and kitten cuddles, this is the perfect chance to make a difference.

Come for the cuddles. Leave with a new best friend.

SIGN UP to volunteer for our first CUDDLY adoption event of the year. Help handle our adoptable dogs and help spread our mission

Hooked on Cats
2026-01-12 18:30 - 20:00 | Humane Society of Dallas County, 2719 Manor Way, Dallas, TX, 75235, United States
Hooked on Cats is back for 2026 and the cats are excited to see you!
Unwind with our feline friends while learning the basics of crochet, no experience needed! We will provide a 5 mm crochet hook and yarn for use during class. Come for the stitches, stay for the purrs.
This is a guided, beginner-friendly session.
REGISTER HERE
$15 donation will reserve your spot

Bye, Bye, Boo: Leave 'Em in the Litter
2026-01-21 12:00 - 17:00, 2026-01-22 12:00 - 17:00, 2026-01-23 12:00 - 17:00, 2026-01-24 12:00 - 17:00, 2026-01-25 12:00 - 17:00, 2026-01-26 12:00 - 17:00, 2026-01-27 12:00 - 17:00, 2026-01-28 12:00 - 17:00 and 1 more date | Humane Society of Dallas County, 2719 Manor Way, Dallas, TX, 75235, United States
This isn’t revenge. It’s an emotional release – with benefits.
With a $15 donation, you can support daily cat care and name a litter box for the month of February. It’s petty. It’s practical. And it helps fund the essential, behind-the-scenes care our cats rely on every single day.
Petty? Maybe.
Productive? Absolutely.
Donate Here
No Contact, All Impact
Ready to fully move on?
Choose No Contact, All Impact for $80, supporting both lifesaving spay/neuter efforts and daily cat care in one deeply satisfying gift.
No texts. No tags. Just impact.
*Names must be PG-rated and non-identifying. We reserve the right to edit or decline submissions.
Donate Here

National Peanut Butter Day
2026-01-24 13:00 - 18:00 | DPA! Adoption Container, 3110 Commonwealth Dr., Dallas, TX, 75247, United States
🥜🐶 National Peanut Butter Day at the Adoption Container 🐶🥜
We are celebrating National Peanut Butter Day with two very cute, very sticky activities for dogs and dog lovers alike. Come hang out, treat your pup, and support rescue pets while you are at it. 💖
📅 When: Saturday, January 24
🕛 Brewery hours: 12–7 PM
🐾 PB activities available: 1–6 PM
✨ PB Day Activities:

🥜 Peanut Butter Pup Cups – $3 donation – A simple, delicious peanut butter treat your dog will love.
🎨 Peanut Butter Canvas Craft – $5 donation – Watch your pup create their own masterpiece by licking peanut butter through a canvas. Messy, adorable, and frame-worthy.

All donations go directly back to support foster pets and lifesaving programs. Bring your dog, grab a beer, and help us spread a little peanut butter joy. 🐾🥜
Questions? Email container@dallaspetsalive.org
We cannot wait to see you there.
