What does it really cost to rescue a kitty?
This North Texas Giving Day, we're showing you the steps it takes to help a kitty go from rescue to a family of their own.
Whether it's a newborn kitty, a mom with a litter, or a senior needing a second chance, every kitty starts with the basics: food. From there, every kitty in our care needs flea treatment, deworming, spay/neuter, and combo testing before they are ready for their next chapter.
Some kitties have a short, simple journey. Others need many more steps—additional veterinary care, medications, surgery, or ongoing support.
Adoption fees help offset some of these expenses, but they don't cover everything. And veterinary care remains our greatest ongoing expense.
Our incredible veterinary partner helps us stretch every dollar by providing a tremendous amount of care at a discounted rate. Even so, Texas Pawprints currently has an outstanding veterinary balance, and paying that balance down is an important goal this North Texas Giving Day.
Every donation helps us take the next step—from rescue to healthy to home.
“Texas Pawprints is a small, Dallas-based rescue dedicated to giving second chances to abandoned, stray, and unwanted cats and kittens—including those often overlooked, like FIV-positive, senior, and black cats—through adoptions, community support, and Trap/Neuter/Release efforts.”
How You Can Help Texas Pawprints 🐾
Fostering
We love new fosters! We have opportunities for bottle babies, weaned kittens, teenagers, adults, seniors, and special-needs cats.
Transportation Assistance
Help us get supplies and cats to and from our weekend adoption events. We also need occasional help picking up animals from shelters, taking them to vet appointments, and moving them between foster homes.
Adoption Event Volunteers
Join us on weekends to assist with setup and breakdown, unloading/loading cages and supplies, monitoring kitties during the event, and answering questions from the public.
Supplies
We’re always in need of cat food, litter, cages, and medicines. See our Donate Page »
Monetary Donations
Your contributions help cover emergency vet visits, spays/neuters, vaccinations, medications, and microchipping. Every dollar goes directly to the cats in our care.
Organization name
Texas Pawprints
Tax id (EIN)
20-1146965
Causes
Animals
Operating Budget
Less than $100,000
Counties Served
Collin, Dallas, Denton, Rockwall, Tarrant
Address
Po Box 600644