ABANDONED ANIMAL RESCUE

AAR's mission is to work towards ending pet overpopulation that results in the euthanasia of unwanted cats and dogs. We do this by providing a rescue and adoption center, by emphasizing the importance of spaying and neutering and by educating on humane animal ownership. AAR is committed to the emotional, physical, and behavioral well being of each animal in our care.

AAR is an all-volunteer, private, non-profit rescue organization with a physical facility; we own the facility outright - we have no debt. In that facility, we house about 100 cats and dogs that are adoptable or being treated to make them adoptable, the Texas Litter Control low-cost vaccination and spay/neuter clinic, and public education space. AAR's programs include Adoption, Foster Care, the StarFund and Sit-to-Stay for shelter and owned pets in extra-ordinary need for veterinary care or behavioral modification.

Since 2003 AAR has been all-volunteer; all donations, program fees, grant monies and fund-raising income are dedicated to the pets' care and the maintenance of the facility. Each day about 25 volunteers care for the pets, do adoptions, staff the front desk, and chair fund-raising events. We own 4 acres which includes a Dog Barn that houses up to 60 dogs, a Cattery for 40 cats, a memorial Dog Park for shelter dogs, a leased spay/neuter clinic and office space. Our success is due to the volunteers' dedication and capabilities.

Since its creation in 2003, AAR has steadily increased the number of adoptions from around 200 per year to over 500. We began in a converted convenience store (about 1,200 sq ft), purchased 1 acre in 2004, and added 5 acres to it in 2006. In 2006, we began a capital campaign for a brand new facility. We raised over $1,000,000 and in March 2018, we moved to our new location on 4 acres with a 10,000 sq ft Dog Barn, 2500 sq ft Cattery, clinic and offices and Clark's Memorial Bark Park. We are debt free and still 100% volunteer managed and maintained.