SPCA of Texas
Providing every animal exceptional care and a loving home.
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
The SPCA of Texas works to save the lives of animals throughout North Texas. Whether it is through our Animal Cruelty Investigations with local law enforcement or through owner surrenders, we rescue those animals in need, rehabilitate them by providing needed lifesaving care, and finding each animal a loving home. We are a managed in-take shelter and do not euthanize for time or space.
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Pet Adoptions
The SPCA of Texas operates two animal shelters in North Texas—the Dallas Animal Care Center in Dallas and the Ellis County Animal Care Center in Waxahachie—and finds homes for thousands of pets each year. The animals up for adoption at the shelters are either rescued from cruelty and abuse, brought in through owner surrender or are transferred from our partner shelters. In addition to cats and dogs, the SPCA of Texas finds homes for small animals, including rabbits, hamsters, ferrets and mice.
The SPCA of Texas is a managed intake, reservation required shelter and does not euthanize animals for time or space. There are no limits on how long animals can stay in the shelters.
Dogs and cats adopted from the SPCA of Texas are spayed or neutered, current on age-appropriate vaccinations, have a microchip and come with a fourteen day health check-up.
Veterinary Services - Spay/Neuter & Wellness Clinics
The SPCA of Texas features one spay/neuter and animal wellness clinic in Dallas: the Myron K. Martin Clinic in West Dallas. The focus is low-cost spay/neuter surgeries, annual exams, vaccines, heartworm preventative and preventative care for pets whose owners are indigent and/or do not have the resources to provide for their pets' basic veterinary care. Clients can care for their pets using low-cost co-pays.
Animal Cruelty Investigations
The SPCA of Texas maintains an Animal Cruelty Investigations (ACI) Unit with three full-time humane investigators, one chief investigator, one case manager and one dedicated veterinarian. The humane investigators respond to more than 3,000 cases of cruelty each year in Texas. Because our work focuses on education and support services, our ACI team strives to help pet owners provide a higher level of care for their pets. Through a case management system and wraparound services inclusive of vet care and connection to human services, our ACI team can achieve happier, healthier lives for pets in most cases without prosecution. Our work is a partnership with the brave individuals who are the eyes and ears in the community reporting animal cruelty.
All animals rescued by the ACI Unit are transported to the Russell E. Dealey Animal Rescue Center where veterinary teams, behaviorists, and animal care staff can provide specialized attention to rehabilitate these animals.
Russell H. Perry Pet Resource Center (PRC)
The SPCA of Texas knows that the best place for a pet is with their people. We provide a variety of services and support for animals in the greater Dallas area to remain in homes as part of bonded, thriving families and communities. The SPCA of Texas' Russell H. Perry Pet Resource Center (PRC) provides temporary support to pet families in the DFW Metroplex who are experiencing financial hardship and are at risk of having to surrender their pets. We offer the following types of support.
1. Pet food
2. Spay/Neuter Services
3. Medical Assistance
4. Pet Deposits
If there are questions or support needed for something other than our services, please contact us at [email protected].
Where we work
Affiliations & memberships
American Humane Association 2010
Society of Animal Welfare Administrators 2010
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Our results
How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.
Number of animal adoptions
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Adults
Related Program
Pet Adoptions
Type of Metric
Outcome - describing the effects on people or issues
Direction of Success
Increasing
Number of veterinary wellness clients
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Adults
Related Program
Veterinary Services - Spay/Neuter & Wellness Clinics
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
The COVID-19 pandemic greatly affected year-over-year metrics during 2020 and continued to have an effect in 2021.
Number of animals spayed and neutered
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Adults
Related Program
Veterinary Services - Spay/Neuter & Wellness Clinics
Type of Metric
Outcome - describing the effects on people or issues
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
The COVID-19 pandemic greatly affected year-over-year metrics during 2020 and continued to have an effect in 2021.
Number of animal cruelty investigations
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Adults
Related Program
Animal Cruelty Investigations
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Decreasing
Context Notes
The COVID-19 pandemic greatly affected year-over-year metrics during 2020 and continued to have an effect in 2021. Investigations are conducted in Dallas, Ellis, and Van Zandt Counties
Number of animals rescued
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Adults
Related Program
Animal Cruelty Investigations
Type of Metric
Outcome - describing the effects on people or issues
Direction of Success
Decreasing
Goals & Strategy
Reports and documents
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Charting impact
Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.
What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
The ultimate goal of the SPCA of Texas is to provide every animal exceptional care and a loving home. The SPCA of Texas aims to accomplish this overall goal by working towards the following five objectives:
1. Prevent & Prosecute Cruelty
2. Keep Animals in Homes
3. Care for Rescued Animals
4. Invest in our People
5. Strengthen Operations
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
- Play a Leadership Role in the investigation and prosecution of animal cruelty cases, and community collaboration with law enforcement and social services
- Provide a leadership role in educating the community on the link between animal abuse and violence to humans
- Position the SPCA of Texas as the community resource center to increase animal well-being and prevent pet homelessness
- Continue to command a strong presence in our industry and community
- Provide vision and leadership that sets the highest standard for animal well-being in North Texas and beyond
- Pursue best practice human resource and business management and governance practices
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
Founded in 1938, the SPCA of Texas is one of the oldest and largest overall animal welfare nonprofit organizations in Texas with locations in Dallas, Collin and Ellis counties. With an annual budget of more than $17.7 million, it operates two animal care and adoption centers, one mobile adoption unit, one animal rescue center, a low-cost care clinic, and mobile clinics that provide spay/neuter surgeries, vaccinations, and preventative veterinary healthcare services to the public.
SPCA of Texas leadership and staff are experienced leaders in animal welfare and respective disciplines. Staff members hold appropriate titles, degrees or expertise to ensure operations of the organization are best practice. The SPCA of Texas has close relationships with individual donors, foundation funders, and corporate partners, ensuring the life-saving work accomplished is sustainable over the long-term.
The SPCA of Texas has more than 1,200 trained, active volunteers who work thousands of hours each year helping pets and their people in North Texas. On-staff licensed veterinarians and veterinary technicians; animal care staff; animal behaviorists; and specially trained volunteers care for all animals received by the SPCA of Texas through seizure, transfer or owner-surrender until adoption. The SPCA of Texas has numerous partnerships with other animal welfare organizations, both local and national, to ensure more animals both in North Texas and beyond are provided exceptional care and find their loving home.
The SPCA of Texas' Animal Cruelty Investigations Unit collaborates with local law enforcement and investigates reports of cruelty and neglect over a multi-county area of North Texas and holds Memorandums of Understanding to provide services to several law enforcement agencies. All of the SPCA of Texas Investigators are peace officers licensed by the State of Texas.
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
More than 50,000 people and their pets are impacted by SPCA of Texas programs and services annually. In 2022, the SPCA of Texas found homes for over 5,400 pets. The veterinary clinic assisted with over 10,000 wellness clients and performed over 15,000 spay/neuter surgeries for both public clients' pets and shelter pets. The Animal Cruelty Investigations Unit investigated over 3,000 reports of cruelty or neglect and rescued over 1,500 animals. Over 30 criminal cases were filed for animal cruelty. These outcomes demonstrate the success the SPCA of Texas is having as it works towards its mission and goals.
Animal Cruelty Investigations continued unabated in 2022 and investigated reports of cruelty and rescued animals as needed.
The Pet Resource Center was launched in 2017 specifically to assist pet owners in need that were experiencing temporary financial difficulties. It is now the primary resource for pet owners in the North Texas area needing medical, food, and housing assistance for their pets. As the public health crisis turned into an economic one in 2022, more pet owners than ever before found themselves needing help to care for their pets. The SPCA of Texas Pet Resource Center was able to assist over 8,000 animals whose owners were experiencing financial hardship in 2022. These animals were able to stay with their families due to food, medical, and housing assistance provided by the Pet Resource Center.
How we listen
Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.
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How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?
To identify and remedy poor client service experiences, To identify bright spots and enhance positive service experiences, To make fundamental changes to our programs and/or operations, To identify where we are less inclusive or equitable across demographic groups, To strengthen relationships with the people we serve, To understand people's needs and how we can help them achieve their goals
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Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?
We collect feedback from the people we serve at least annually, We take steps to get feedback from marginalized or under-represented people, We aim to collect feedback from as many people we serve as possible, We engage the people who provide feedback in looking for ways we can improve in response, We act on the feedback we receive
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What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?
It is difficult to get the people we serve to respond to requests for feedback, Staff find it hard to prioritize feedback collection and review due to lack of time, It is difficult to identify actionable feedback
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Operations
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SPCA of Texas
Board of directorsas of 02/22/2023
Mr. Hiren Patel
Executive Director, Investments, Oppenheimer & Co. Inc.
John Ackerman
Executive VP, DFW Airport
Brian Loughmiller
Partner, Loughmiller Higgins P.C.
Mandy Strauss
RSM US LLP
Sonja McGill
Partner, RSM US LLP
Christine Moore
CEO & Funeral Director, Mansfield Funeral Home
Kim Morris
VP of QSF Operations, Archer Systems
Whitney Eichinger
Managing Director of Culture & Engagement, Southwest Airlines
Michael A Gonzales
Litigation Associate, Akerman LLP
Guy Heartfield
Managing Director, J.P. Morgan
Jonathan Kelly
Senior POrtfolio Manager, Bank of America Private Bank
Jodi Benefiel
Regional Marketing Director, Northern Trust Corporation
Michelle Bleiberg
Senior VP, FleishmanHillard/Dallas
Vanessa Farris
Senior Customer Growth Manager, The Coca-Cola Company
Michelle Beach Harlow
National Shelters Director, VCA Animal Hospitals
Courtney Nall
Global Learning Partner/Regional President, HBA Southwest Marketing & Communications
Courtney J. Roane
Associate General Counsel, Mergers & Acquisitions, Kimberly-Clark
Board leadership practices
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Board orientation and education
Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes -
CEO oversight
Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? Yes -
Ethics and transparency
Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes -
Board composition
Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes -
Board performance
Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? Yes
Organizational demographics
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Leadership
The organization's leader identifies as:
Race & ethnicity
Gender identity
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Equity strategies
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- We seek individuals from various race backgrounds for board and executive director/CEO positions within our organization.