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Our mission is to build a community that promotes animal welfare through compassionate services to animals and people. The Humane Society of Central Texas (HSCTX) has embarked on an exciting new chapter after separating from the Waco Animal Shelter. While we no longer manage shelter outcomes, we remain committed to promoting animal welfare and will be announcing future plans in the coming months.

27/12/2025

Happy Saturday!

Today, Mac got to visit Pet Supplies Plus to get a bath & blow dry because he was ✨stinky✨ 🤪

Besides trying to steal cookies out of the cookie cabinet (don’t worry, we bought him cookies), he did great! He met some new people and was a little apprehensive & shy but that’s okay. He actually did best with a sweet little girl that kindly asked to pet him. ❤️

He is doing amazing & is more or less a “normal” dog now. He has a check up on January 7th and if everything looks good, he *might* be available to go into a foster to adopt home 👀 We’ll keep yall updated as usual! 🫶🏻

24/12/2025

🎄 Holiday Hours Update (with Cookie Dough!) 🎄
Our staff will be out of the office today and tomorrow to spend time with loved ones. Responses to messages and applications may be a little slower than usual. Thank you in advance for your patience.

Cookie Dough and the HSCTX team wish everyone a safe, happy holiday. 💙
And while we’re on the topic of wishes… Cookie Dough’s biggest one still hasn’t been checked off yet: finding her forever home.

Next month marks one full year since Cookie Dough joined our program after being pulled from the shelter when she was listed as at risk. Since then, she’s been thriving in foster care and working hard toward life in her future home.

A few things to know about Cookie Dough:
• Crate trained and potty trained
• A certified girls’ girl (not the biggest fan of men)
• Would do best as the only dog in the home (but has done well with mostly male dogs in the past)
• Brings personality, energy, and zero dull moments

If your New Year’s resolution includes adding a loyal, lively companion to your life, Cookie Dough might be the perfect match.

23/12/2025

Welcome to the chaos that is the office of the Humane Society of Central Texas! 🤪

We just wanted to give a huge shoutout to PetSmart for the abundance of toy donations they provided our organization. This is just a portion of everything they gave us! (we couldn't fit it all in our office lol)

Our foster pets will get lots of goodies this Christmas for being the BEST boys and girls all year long... but don't tell them or their foster parents, it's a surprise! 😜😉🤫

Again, THANK YOU Petsmart for thinking of us! ❤

23/12/2025

We have two dogs that were both adopted over a year ago from us that are needing to return for various reasons. However, we desperately need foster homes (or even new adopters) to be able to take them back in.

❤ Kado -
Kado has lots of energy and needs a secure backyard to run around in. He is way too smart for his own good and would excel with further training. Him and his brain are always on the move, so he needs quite a bit of enrichment so he doesn't feel bored. He loves to learn! He is also dog, cat, and kid friendly.

❤ Lyla -
Despite her adopter's best efforts for many months, Lyla and the other female dog (senior) in the home just cannot seem to mesh well. She gets along perfectly with the male, but her and the female are struggling to cohabitate. Because of this, Lyla is needing to find a new home (either a foster or adopter).

As always, we will help with any meet and greets, vetting, and supplies if anyone is able to take these guys in. Please let us know so we can get our HSCTX dogs back into our system.

Thanks, everyone!

22/12/2025

We have the happiest update to share this Monday 🥹

Mama Sloane has FOUND HER FOREVER! 🎉🎉🎉

Those that have met Sloane know that she has been a bit weary of new people initially, taking a bit to warm up. Well, she must have known that her perfect family has been waiting patiently for her over the past 2 months.

When we first posted about Sloane + the puppies, we knew the puppies would have huge interest (and they did, update on them to come soon). But when the Seals family commented saying that they wanted Mama, we crossed our fingers that Sloane would feel the same.

And she absolutely did. She went home with her new family on Friday and has bonded deeply with everyone immediately. 😭😍

This has definitely been one of those situations that feels meant to be. We are so, so happy for Mama Sloane and her new family! She is the most deserving girl after everything she has been through. ❤

Happy tails, Sloane! (And, yes, they're keeping her name!) 🐾🫂

19/12/2025

When your entire organization works out of a 120 sq ft office that doesn’t allow pets inside (yes, really), your vehicles frequently become mobile mini clinics 🤪

We’re preparing for another transport to Illinois next Saturday, where nearly 20 dogs will get to leave Texas and never enter a Texas shelter. While these transports are vital to reducing the number of dogs entering extremely overwhelmed Texas shelters, they don’t come cheap.

Health certificates, transport costs, and appropriate vetting beforehand are just some of the costs associated with sending dogs across the country. If you’re able to donate, even a little makes a difference and helps us keep doing the work we do every day!

17/12/2025

❤ MAC UPDATE!

It's been a couple weeks since our last Mac update. There hasn't been much to update on because he's been doing amazing!

This morning he had a checkup at his vet. He now weighs 37.2lbs, nearly 10lbs heavier than when we first grabbed him 3 weeks ago! He's even graduated from a body score of 1 to a body score of 2 🥳🎉 5 is the ideal body score so obviously not there yet, but he's on his way!

Now that he's just in the process of gaining weight & muscle back instead of also recovering from severe dehydration, his weight gain will be slow & steady which is what we want to see.

He's no longer at risk of refeeding syndrome, so now he gets to be more of a normal dog and enjoy more variety in his diet (aka treats 🤪).

The road ahead is a long one, but he will get there! His future family is going to be so, so lucky. He is the sweetest, goofiest baby! 🥰

16/12/2025

It’s been a while since we updated everyone on our Bar Crawl babies. They are growing up SO fast! Everyone is doing incredible.

Mama Sloane is doing excellent and even has a meet & greet setup with a family who has been waiting patiently for her to wean the babies. ❤️ Fingers crossed all goes well and she fits right into her new family.

In the meantime, the babies are just about 8-9 weeks old & will be receiving their 2nd round of vaccines this weekend. After that, they will then be listed on our website as ready for pre-adoption… so keep your eyes peeled 👀

We hope this update + video brings a little light to your day. Lord knows we all could use a bit more joy on our timelines! 🫂

16/12/2025

Thanks MG Montemayor and KWKT FOX 44 for continued support 🐾

15/12/2025

🎅🐾 THE BREAD LITTER VISITED SANTA! 🐾🎅

Pita, Panini, and Crumb Cake had the best day ever thanks to their incredible foster, who took them to PetSmart to meet Santa and pick out a few early Christmas toys, and they handled the whole outing like pros!

These pups are part of our Bread Litter: the puppies who were found after being dumped at a local bakery the night before Thanksgiving. They’re now about 3 months old and have been doing incredibly well in foster care. They already know their names, “sit,” and “touch,” and are settling into home life beautifully.

They’re currently available for pre-adoption or foster-to-adopt. If you’re interested in bringing home one of these sweet pups, the application link will be in the comments below! 🎄

11/12/2025

✨ THANK YOU, SANTA HELPERS! ✨

To everyone who has purchased gifts from our foster pets’ wishlists this season, thank you! You’ve made our homes merrier, our pets happier, and our foster families feel so incredibly supported. The pups and kitties have been living their best North Pole fantasy, and we are here for it.

And good news for anyone who loves spreading cheer… there’s still time! You can keep filling their wishlists or help them check off the biggest item on their list:
🎁 Finding their forever family.

Speaking of forever homes…

Meet Marvel, our current 7th longest foster resident and professional good boy. He’s about 11 months old, friendly with dogs, cats, and kids (a true overachiever), and smart as a whip. Marvel is the kind of pup who aims to please and does it with charm to spare. He’s been patiently waiting for his family, could it be yours?

🦸‍♂️ Let’s make sure Marvel and all our foster pets get exactly what they’re wishing for this holiday season.

(Links for wishlists below ⬇️)
Bar Crawl Litter: https://a.co/fQcSoeK
Cookie Dough: https://a.co/iw766nD
Marvel: https://a.co/0Cay0UD
Rosie: https://a.co/1vb3ltS
Wham, Foo Foo Fighter, & Cranberry (kittens): https://a.co/7PIV3Fl
Eddy & Cowboy: https://a.co/hJ17ccF
Roxanne: https://a.co/1f6aoos
Ryker: https://a.co/0ciTzcF
Hashbrown & Benedict: https://a.co/9XYeTm5
Milo, Theo, & Ember (kittens): https://a.co/dLRuxOG
Dakota: https://a.co/gadYCS4
Spaghetti: https://a.co/aCYHAaV
Ellie: https://a.co/6Mfu7Fl

10/12/2025

🚨 Foster needed ASAP!

Dec 11 update: Still needing a foster!

Well... we got a call today that no rescue ever wants to get about one of their animals.

Creed was adopted from us as a tiny puppy back in April. Today, he was brought in to a clinic in Clifton after being found on someone's property and we got a call letting us know. We contacted the adopter who said that he had run away a few weeks ago while they were moving but they were not able to take him back into the new house...

Which leaves us really stuck. Once a HSCTX dog, always a HSCTX dog. However, because we are foster-based and do not have a facility with kennels, we HAVE to have a foster to take him in.

His previous foster family is in the process of selling their house & moving across the country (we don't even wanna talk about it, we're devastated to lose them 😭) so they are not able to take him in.

Would anyone be able to take in Creed? We don't have much information on him since we haven't met him since he was a puppy, but will gladly provide any and all we possibly can if you can foster him! He's about a year old and 45ish pounds. Of course neutered and still up to date on vaccines.

Let us know ASAP! Thanks everyone!

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