Friends of Tri-City Animal Shelter

10/15/2026

Tails and Tidbits Volume 2 -

We’ll have lots of vendors offering a wonderful variety of goodies—perfect for finding a special gift or treating yourself.

10/15/2026

🎪 COME ONE, COME ALL…

A NIGHT OF FUN FOR A PAWSOME CAUSE IS COMING 🐾

You’ve been asking, and we’re excited to say:

SAVE THE DATE for April 10, 2027!

Friends of Tri-City Animal Shelter is bringing you

A NIGHT AT THE CARNIVAL,

our big annual fundraiser benefiting the animals we all love

at Tri-City Animal Shelter

Mark your calendars—more details are coming soon!

We will be looking for:

event sponsors, live auction donations, and helping hands

to make this a night to remember.

The dogs are wagging their tails, the cats are curious,

and we can’t wait to share what’s in store!

Stay tuned………

10/03/2026

Trunk or Treat is almost here, and your Tri-City Animal Shelter is wagging its tail for candy bag donations to hand out during the spooktacular event! Drop off your sweet contributions at the front desk during our fang-tastic hours, Tue - Sat 10 AM - 6 PM. 🎃🍬

10/02/2026

We have some super cute fur babies looking for their fur-ever home!!!🐾❤️

10/01/2026

🐾 October is starting with a whole lot of WOOF! 🐾

Today gives us THREE reasons to celebrate dogs—and we have a few things to say! 🐶

🖤 National Black Dog Day
Here’s to ALL the beautiful black dogs—beloved family pets, hardworking service dogs, rescue pups, and those still waiting for homes!

“We’re classic, stylish, and look fabulous in every family photo. Okay, sometimes you need better lighting—but we’re worth it!” 📸

Celebrate your favorite black dog by sharing a photo in the comments. And if you’re considering adoption, be sure to meet the black dogs waiting to steal your heart!

🚒 National Fire Pup Day
Today we salute the dogs associated with firehouses, especially the iconic Dalmatian! Back when fire engines were pulled by horses, Dalmatians ran alongside them and helped guard the horses and equipment. Their connection to firefighters continues today as beloved firehouse mascots, companions, and ambassadors for fire safety.

“Spots, spirit, and a whole lot of heart! We’re sending tail wags to our firefighter friends and their canine sidekicks!” ❤️

🏡 Adopt a Shelter Dog Month
Throughout October, we’re shining a spotlight on shelter dogs dreaming of families of their own. Big dogs, little dogs, playful puppies, and gentle seniors—each has a personality to discover and love to give.

“We’ve been practicing our best ‘pick me’ faces. Some of us offer boundless enthusiasm. Some prefer a leisurely stroll and a nap. All of us would love the chance to belong.” 🥹

Adoption gives a dog a home and opens space for another animal who needs help. Visit Tri-Cities Animal Shelter & Adoption Center to meet the dogs and find a companion who fits your family and lifestyle.

Can’t adopt right now? Foster, volunteer, donate, or share an adoptable dog’s story. Every act of kindness helps! 🐾

Let’s celebrate the dogs we love—and help more dogs find that love, too. ❤️

09/22/2026

🐾 Today begins Deaf Dog Awareness Week! 🐾

Deaf dogs may experience the world a little differently, but they are just as loving, playful, intelligent and deserving of a forever home. They can learn through hand signals, visual cues and positive reinforcement—and they often form incredible bonds with their people. 💙

This week, let’s celebrate these amazing pups, raise awareness and remind everyone that being deaf doesn’t make a dog “less than”—it simply makes them uniquely wonderful!

Have you ever loved or adopted a deaf dog? Share their story or photo with us! 🐶🤟

-City Animal Shelter & Adoption Center

09/18/2026

🎉🐾 WE DID IT—WE HIT OUR NORTH TEXAS GIVING DAY GOAL! 🐾🎉

You accepted our Double Dog Dare and helped us unlock two incredible $5,000 donor matches—a total of $10,000! Together, we surpassed our goal of $28,097!

Our tails are wagging, our whiskers are twitching, and the shelter is filled with happy howls! We are incredibly grateful to everyone who donated—but we also want to thank every person who shared our posts, spread the word, volunteered, fostered, adopted, rescued, transported, encouraged us, and cheered us on every step of the way.

It truly takes a village to save lives, and YOU are our village. Every person plays an important part in giving these animals the medical care, transportation, love, and second chances they deserve.

To our two generous matching donors and our entire animal-loving community: THANK YOU! You showed up for us in a BIG way, and we are one very grateful pack! ❤️🐶🐱🐰

With happy paws and grateful hearts,
The Shelter Animals 🐾
Tri-City Animal Shelter & Adoption Center

09/18/2026

🌙🐾 One Last Wish Before Bed… 🐾🌙

It’s the final few hours of North Texas Giving Day. The shelter pets are settling in for the night with one very special hope…

That when they wake up tomorrow morning, they’ll hear the wonderful news that we reached our goal!

Thanks to our amazing supporters, we raised enough to secure both of our donors’ generous $5,000 matching gifts—that’s $10,000 in matching funds! But we are still a little shy of reaching our overall goal (about $4,000.00), and there is still time to help us cross the finish line.

Shelter life is hard. Even with loving staff and volunteers caring for them, these animals still long for something more—a soft bed, a family to love, and a furever home of their very own.

Reaching our goal means brighter tomorrows, lifesaving care, and more chances for deserving animals to begin the better lives they dream about every night.

Before you go to sleep tonight, will you help make their dreams come true?

🐾 There’s still time to give—but not much! 🐾

-City Animal Shelter & Adoption Center

09/17/2026

🚨🐾 WE’RE IN THE FINAL STRETCH! 🐾🚨

Holy biscuits—you’ve been showing up BIG for the shelter animals! We’re making incredible progress toward unlocking our Double Dog Dare Donor Match, but we’re not across the finish line yet!

Every donation made now has DOUBLE the impact—twice the meals, twice the medicine, twice the second chances and twice the happy tails! 🐶🐱🐰🐹

So, what do you say? We DOUBLE DOG DARE YOU to help us finish strong! Give today, share this post and help us make every matching dollar count.

⏰ Time is running out!
🐾 The match is waiting!
❤️ The animals are counting on us!

Let’s fetch this goal together! DONATE NOW!

With excited tail wags, happy purrs and one very loud chorus of THANK YOU,
The Shelter Animals 🐾

Communities Foundation of Texas

09/17/2026

Dear Friends,

Thanks to your generous donations, we’re making pawsome progress toward our Double Dog Dare Donation Match! Our tails are wagging, the cats are pretending not to be impressed, and even the bunnies are doing little happy hops.

Two incredibly generous donors have each agreed to match up to $5,000, giving us the opportunity to unlock $10,000 in matching funds. But we need your help to make every matching dollar count!

Tomorrow, September 17th, is the final day of North Texas Giving Day, so this is our last big push. If you’ve already donated, THANK YOU—you are helping provide medical care, supplies, lifesaving transports, and second chances for the animals who need us most.

If you haven’t donated yet, consider this your official challenge:

We Double Dog Dare You to donate before time runs out!

No gift is too small. Every dollar moves us closer to unlocking the full match—and every donation helps change a life.

With grateful hearts, happy paws, and just the right amount of sass,

The Dogs, Cats, Kittens, Puppies, Bunnies, Guinea Pigs, Goats, Chickens, Bearded Dragons, Iguanas & Friends
Tri-Cities Animal Shelter & Adoption Center

P.S. Tomorrow, September 17th, is the last day—don’t make us use the puppy-dog eyes!