Mazie's Mission

Mazie’s Mission is a full-service, 501(c)(3) veterinary clinic dedicated to serving nonprofit animal rescue organizations and municipal shelters. Our mission is to provide comprehensive and affordable veterinary care to pets with serious and routine medical conditions in an effort to lower the euthanasia rate. We do this by offering deeply discounted services to animals in shelters and 501(c)(3) rescue groups all across North Texas.

 Dr. Erin Shults started the Mission in 2009 by rescuing as many special needs animals as she could, cured them, and placed them in forever homes. In January 2014, we opened the very first non-profit veterinary hospital in the United States that only serves rescue organizations and shelters. We are the only veterinary clinic of its kind in the country, focusing on animals in need of homes and partnering with other groups that help save their lives. In March 2019, we relocated to a larger facility in order to better serve disadvantaged animals in the Dallas/Fort Worth area. Since our inception, we have helped save thousands of animals and significantly cut veterinary costs for our rescue community.

 Mazie’s Mission has a multi-tiered approach to animal welfare. Our primary focus is the rescue hospital currently located in Carrollton, Texas, where we perform everything from routine vaccines and treatments to complex surgeries. The rest of Mazie's Mission includes various community outreach programs. Mazie’s on Wheels offers free veterinary care and food for pets owned by citizens enrolled in our local Meals on Wheels program. Our First Responders Program offers low-cost care to rescued animals of police, fire fighters, EMS, and dispatchers. Through our Domestic Violence program, we provide free shelter and veterinary care to the pets of domestic violence victims, enabling them to escape abusive situations without having to leave their beloved pets behind. We offer a low-cost Heartworm Treatment Program to help treat pets recently adopted from shelters. Additionally, with the help of our volunteers, we partner with rescue groups and shelters to support their active foster and adoption programs. We do everything in our power to help the underserved, homeless, and abused pets in our area, as we believe that all pets deserve access to the care that they need. 

 We are a self-sustaining charity that was founded upon the ideals of collaborating with other non-profits to directly reduce the euthanasia rate in our state. The reduced fees that we offer our partner rescue groups and shelters are sufficient for us to break even. All additional donations or profits from our operations are used to pull the most-needy shelter animals from the euthanasia list in order to treat them and give them a chance to find a home. After over eight years of clinic operations, Mazie’s Mission is having a direct impact on needless euthanasia. Mazie’s has treated over 18,000 animals and has a client base of over 300 non-profit rescue organizations and shelters in the Dallas/Fort Worth area, and we have been experiencing a 20% growth rate each year since moving into our current facility. By working together with like-minded individuals and organizations, we are helping to make a better world for needy pets.

Our Needs

Our main goal since moving to a larger, more convenient location is to save as many shelter animals as possible. To do this, we need land and funding.
Our ideal location would be within the boundaries of I-75, I-121, I-35 and I-635. We feel a minimum of 4 acres is needed but we should not need more than 6.
The current projected cost (without land purchase) is $7-8M.