Our Most Ambitious North Texas Giving Day Goal Yet
More than 11,000 dogs have been given a second chance through Cody’s Friends Rescue—and we couldn’t have done it without people like you. This North Texas Giving Day, we’re setting our biggest goal ever: $100,000 FOR SECOND CHANCES
Every day, dogs across North Texas find themselves in overcrowded shelters, on the streets, abandoned, injured, neglected, or facing medical emergencies their families cannot afford.
YOUR GIFT SAVES LIVES
Recently, our community has helped us take on some incredibly serious medical cases. Dogs have come to us needing emergency hospitalization, lifesaving surgeries, extensive treatment and months of recovery.
We could take those dogs into our care because donors like you stood behind us.
Your North Texas Giving Day donation helps provide:
Every dollar moves another dog closer to safety, healing and home.
11,000+ LIVES — AND WE’RE NOT DONE!
Saving more than 11,000 dogs is no easy feat. Behind that number are thousands of individual stories: frightened shelter dogs who became beloved family members, injured dogs who received the medical care they desperately needed, abandoned dogs who learned to trust again, and dogs who simply needed someone to give them a chance.
You helped make those 11,000+ second chances possible. Now, we’re asking North Texas to help us write the next chapter.
Our $100,000 North Texas Giving Day goal will give Cody’s Friends Rescue the resources to respond when the next urgent call comes in and continue saving dogs throughout our community long after Giving Day is over.
WHO IS CODY?
Cody’s Friends Rescue began with one very special little dog.
Founder and President Tina Austin brought home Cody, a 5-week-old Shih Tzu, as a young adult. At the time, she didn't understand the cruel realities of puppy mills. She soon learned that Cody had come from circumstances that left his tiny body fighting for his life.
Cody survived those difficult early months, and Tina was blessed with eight wonderful years with him. His resilience changed the course of her life. Inspired by Cody and determined to help other dogs who desperately needed someone in their corner, Tina began working with rescue organizations and eventually founded Cody’s Friends Rescue in his honor.
What started with the love of one dog has now helped save more than 11,000 lives.
Today, Cody’s legacy lives on every time a dog is pulled from a shelter, receives lifesaving medical care, enters a loving foster home, or finally meets the family they've been waiting for. But there are thousands more waiting.
This North Texas Giving Day, you can become part of Cody’s legacy and help us give the next dog their second chance.
We are dedicated to giving these dogs the second chance they deserve by rehabilitating them physically and emotionally and finding them loving forever homes, no matter the cost or effort. It’s a labor of love, and we’ve been blessed in our efforts thanks to the incredible support of people like you.
Rescuing animals and improving their lives come with significant financial challenges. We rely entirely on community donations to care for the dogs currently awaiting their forever homes. Your contribution on North Texas Giving Day allows us to continue making North Texas a more compassionate and loving place for dogs of all breeds, sizes, and ages.
Saving Dogs...One Life at a Time
Cody’s Friends Rescue is an all-breed rescue (from Poodles to Pits), focusing on dogs that urgently need our help. We are dedicated to Animal Rescue and Adoption. With over 10,000 dogs rescued, we ARE making a difference.
Your donations directly support a wide range of essential services, including routine and emergency medical care, nutritious food, and necessary supplies. Heartworm prevention and treatment are critical, as is providing specialized training to help our dogs become well-adjusted members of their future families. Additionally, transport costs are a major part of our operations, ensuring dogs can be safely moved to foster homes, adoption events, and ultimately, their forever homes.
Your donation to Cody’s Friends Rescue goes straight to work helping dogs at need in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. We are a 501(c)(3) organization that relies on your donations to continue to save companion animals. Below are suggested donation amounts corresponding to specific needs:
CARE EXPENSES:
$10 – Microchip
$25 – Heartworm test
$50 – Puppy vaccinations
$100 – Provide basic wellness care for 1 dog
$200 – Spay/neuter one pet
$300 – Heartworm treatment
$500 – One month of behavioral training or basic medical care for a litter of puppies
$1000 – Helps shelter 13 dogs per year
$2500 – Save a critically injured dog with medical and surgical support
This year, we’re excited to share a new and vital goal for the future of Cody’s Friends Rescue. We are actively working toward acquiring a a new transport vehicle—a game-changing resource that will allow us to safely and efficiently bring our adoptable dogs to and from adoption events, medical appointments, and foster homes across North Texas.
This vehicle will serve as a lifeline for countless dogs, helping us expand our reach, reduce logistical barriers, and ultimately save more lives. It will enable our team to respond more quickly to urgent needs and provide comfort and safety to the animals in our care as they travel toward their forever homes.
Your support on North Texas Giving Day is more important than ever. With your help, we can make this critical investment and continue creating brighter futures for the dogs who depend on us.
Thank you for standing by Cody’s Friends Rescue. Together, we’re making North Texas a more compassionate, connected, and life-saving community for dogs of all breeds, sizes, and ages.
Organization name
Cody's Friends Rescue
Tax id (EIN)
30-0759470
Causes
Animals
Operating Budget
$250,000 - $499,999
Counties Served
Wise, Tarrant, Somervell, Rockwall, Parker, Palo Pinto, Navarro, Montague, Kaufman, Johnson, Hunt, Hood, Grayson, Fannin, Erath, Ellis, Denton, Dallas, Cooke, Collin
Address
6501 Clearhaven Circle