77%
Texas shelter save rate reported for 2025
Source: Best Friends Animal Society
Texas Pet Overpopulation
What Texas Shelter Data Says About Pet Overpopulation.
Texas shelters are making progress, but too many dogs and cats still enter a system with more animals than available homes. PETS Clinic works earlier in that cycle through affordable spay and neuter, preventive care, and practical support for families.
Current Data
What the 2025 Numbers Show.
These figures come from national animal-welfare data organizations. Their definitions and estimates are not PETS Clinic operating data.
78,800
additional Texas shelter pets estimated to need a live outcome to reach the 90% no-kill benchmark
Source: Best Friends Animal Society
597,000
dogs and cats euthanized in U.S. shelters in 2025
Source: Shelter Animals Count
100,000+
spay and neuter procedures completed by PETS Clinic since 2007
Source: PETS Clinic
What Prevention Means
Shelter Outcomes Begin Long Before an Animal Reaches a Shelter.
Shelter teams, rescue groups, foster families, adopters, and animal-control staff all carry part of the lifesaving work. Prevention carries another part. When affordable spay and neuter is available before an unplanned litter happens, fewer animals need a shelter placement in the first place.
This is not about blaming pet owners or shelters. Cost, transportation, clinic access, and limited appointment availability are real barriers. PETS Clinic exists to make practical prevention easier to reach.
PETS Clinic's Role
Local Clinics. More Than 100,000 Procedures Since 2007.
PETS Clinic is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit veterinary organization serving North Texas, the Panhandle, and the South Plains. Clinic fees cover part of the cost. Donations, grants, volunteers, and community partners help close the rest of the gap so more families can use the care.
Choose the Part You Can Do
Prevention Moves When People Act Early.
Schedule care
If your dog or cat still needs surgery, review current options and request an appointment.
View Care OptionsShare access
Help someone find the clinic, understand the process, or reach an appointment.
Share Clinic LocationsFund prevention
A broad online gift supports the Wichita Falls home-base organization under the shared PETS Clinic tax ID.
Donate to PETS ClinicSources and Definitions
Read the Underlying Reports.
Shelter Animals Count defines and estimates national shelter outcomes from participating organizations and modeled data. Best Friends Animal Society uses its own shelter dataset and no-kill benchmark. Figures can differ because coverage, definitions, and methods differ.
- Shelter Animals Count 2025 Annual Data Report
- Shelter Animals Count state-level dashboard update
- Best Friends Animal Society 2025 Texas findings
Help Keep Practical Prevention Within Reach.
After you have read the data and PETS Clinic's role, you can support affordable veterinary care and spay/neuter access across three Texas regions.
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Please identify us as PETS Low Cost Spay and Neuter Clinic. Our federal tax ID / EIN is 68-0648159.
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