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Williamson County Regional Animal Shelter

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Williamson County Regional Animal Shelter

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The Williamson County Regional Animal Shelter is the only shelter solely devoted to the lost and abandoned animals of Round Rock, Cedar Park, Hutto, Leander, and Williamson County.

Mission

Our Mission is to provide a safe haven, with compassionate and humane treatment, for the lost and unwanted pets in our jurisdiction.

Vision

It is our vision to save every healthy and behaviorally sound companion animal; to save all dogs and cats that can be medically treated and behaviorally rehabilitated and who do not pose a public health and safety risk.

The goals in creating a regional animal shelter include:

To treat each animal as an individual;

To empower the community to be actively involved in life-saving efforts by donating, fostering, volunteering, and adopting;

To use all necessary resources to assure a live outcome whenever possible;

To alleviate the pain or suffering, medically or behaviorally, of animals;

To protect the health and welfare of the community from zoonotic diseases or animals that pose a safety risk;

To operate with transparency and honesty;

To be advocates for the animals and a resource for the community;

To be cognizant of the operational costs and operate within the budget.

Save Rate

Our Save Rate is determined by "noses in/noses out." We account for every animal that comes into our care. We do not adjust our numbers based on an animal's "adoptability." Each animal we receive is named, cared for, and given the best outcome we can give.

We determine our Save Rate by adding the percentages of animals who died or were euthanized in our care. We then subtract that number from 100.

Our high Save Rate is completely based on Community Support. Together, with the community taking an active role in the shelter, we can save more lives.

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Our Mission is to provide a safe haven, with compassionate and humane treatment, for the lost and unwanted pets in our jurisdiction.

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Let our professional Pet Matchmakers find the perfect pet for you! During your visit, our expert staff and eager volunteers will have an Adoption Conversation with you to learn more about your lifestyle so we can match you with the perfect pet! The process is simple!

Some animals at our shelter need a little extra time and attention, especially if they have medical or behavioral issues, or they have just been overlooked and have been living at the shelter for a long time. Foster families take these animals into their homes and work with them to become more adoptable. Fosters families check in with the HSCTX Foster Family Liaison every week, and they market their foster animals on social media and at events to help us find them a home as quickly as possible. A foster animal stays in their foster home from 3 days to 3 months. If you have no dogs, no cats, and no kids, and you are willing to commit to an in-home fully supported dog training program, you can join Project Unicorn, an elite group of foster families with a mission to save the lives of our hardest to place animals!

Nonprofit rescue partners are critical to our lifesaving efforts! They take animals from the shelter and find them loving homes, which allows us to devote more time to the animals that are still here. Some of our rescue partners take animals that are heartworm positive or have significant medical or behavioral issues that make them harder to place in homes. As you can imagine, that is a HUGE help to us!

Please follow our new Facebook page that highlights the animals most in need of rescue, and feel free to share our posts with your favorite rescues.

If you have just 8 hours to spare each month, spend that time walking shelter dogs, making phone calls, or organizing donations. Every act of kindness you do through volunteering helps save lives at the Waco Animal Shelter! You can also volunteer as an Animal Ambassador which allows you to take dogs out on Doggy Daycations around town, or you can keep them for up to 3 nights through our Sleep Over Rover Program, giving them much needed time to decompress from shelter life.

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About | Humane Society of Central Texas | Waco

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PITCHING IN FOR A BETTER FUTURE.

Promoting youth, education and community development

Nolan Ryan's Hall of Fame career spanned four decades and when all was said and done, he retired with 324 wins and a major league-record 5,714 strikeouts. Before hanging up his spikes at age 46, Ryan topped the 300-win mark and hurled a record seventh no-hitter as a member of the Texas Rangers.

The Nolan Ryan Foundation was formed in Alvin, Texas in 1990 to provide resources for youth education and community development. In 2016, the Foundation relocated to Round Rock, Texas and diligently continues to support its mission.

$4.2M
Over the last decade, the Nolan Ryan Foundation has provided $4.2 million in scholarships, donations and community grants.

$1.2M
The first project for the Foundation was the construction of the $1.2 million Nolan Ryan Center, which was completed and donated to Alvin Community College in 1996.

$250K
In 2022, the Nolan Ryan Foundation distributed $250,000 in scholarships, donations and community grants.

The Nolan Ryan Foundation is a 501(c)(3) with a mission to provide resources for youth, education and community development. Donations directly impact the diligent work of the Foundation to support this mission and we thank you for your contribution!

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Pitching in for a Better Future - The Nolan Ryan Foundation provides resources for youth, education, and community development.

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