May 2023 Pawesome Person of the Month
Meet Savannah! Savannah has served as the DPA! as our Onboarding Orientation Manager and Facilitator for almost two years. She has shown great effort and dedication to welcoming our new volunteers and is a beloved member of our Volunteer/HR Team. “My time with Dallas Pets Alive has been nothing short of amazing. I love helping […]
Consider This for National Foster Pet Care Month!
Help us celebrate National Foster Pet Care Month by opening up your home and becoming a loving Foster parent to a homeless dog and/or cat. Make the choice to play an important role in preparing our animals for a very special day in their lives: Adoption Day! You will also play an important role in making […]
DPA! is a Finalist in Being Named a 2023 Nonprofit & Corporate Citizenship!
D CEO’s editorial team has named DPA! as a finalist in their 2023 Nonprofit and Corporate Citizenship Awards, held in partnership with Communities Foundation of Texas and sponsored by Capital One. This year’s program attracted a record number of nominations—nearly 550—demonstrating the depth and strength of the nonprofit community in North Texas and their deep […]
May 2023 Dog of the Month
Meet our Dog of the Month, Roxy! Roxy is a six-year-old German Shepherd mix who’s had her heart broken one too many times. She’s a big girl weighing nearly eighty pounds, but she still loves to snuggle with her people. She’s truly the sweetest girl. She walks great on a leash, responds to many commands, […]
May 2023 Cat of the Month
Meet our Cat of the Month, Jasper! Eight-month-old Jasper was found by the shelter with a broken hip/pelvis and in desperate need of medical attention. After his successful surgery, he bounced back with a strong force. Jasper is quite an active kitty but loves to snuggle. When Jasper isn’t playing with his scratching post or […]
So Many Kinds of Moms to Love!
In honor of Mother’s Day and all the amazing animal moms, foster moms, adoptive moms, and our own human moms, we thought we’d share a couple of love notes from some of their “babies”. Enjoy! Hi! I’m Colby. My brothers and sisters and I are called the Cheese Tray kittens and we have two moms to celebrate for our […]
Show Your Furry Friends Extra Love This May
To celebrate National Pet Month, we want to share our latest rescue story about a sweet boy named Luke Luke spent most of his life on the streets of Dallas, fending for himself, and trying to survive. He was caught in a trap with another dog, but that dog was quickly saved by another rescue […]
Dallas Pets Alive Opens Adoption Center
Dallas Pets Alive (DPA) celebrated the official grand opening of its Pet Adoption Center on March 24th. Set in the Community Beer Company biergarten near downtown Dallas, the 40-foot adoption container brings with it access to thousands of brewery patrons who DPA hopes will become adopters and supporters of their mission to promote and provide […]
Wrapping Volunteers With Love Is a Thing!
What is your favorite thing to do during the winter holidays? Shop for gifts? Hit the beach or the slopes? Enjoy time in front of a roaring fire with family? Any of those would be perfectly wonderful! But for Esther Mooring and her husband Bobby Lorgeree, the holidays mean using a year’s worth of vacation time to […]
Don’t You Just LOVE Kitten Season?
Kitten Season has arrived! You might think, “How cute!” Yes, they are adorable, but there is such a thing as too much of a “cute” thing. Unfortunately shelters become overwhelmed with unwanted and fragile kittens from March through October many of whom need specialized care such as bottle feeding every two hours. These tiny lives are so precious, […]