Cowtown Friends of Fort Worth Animal Care and Control

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To better address these needs, Cowtown Friends of FWACC was formed.

Cowtown Friends of FWACC is a 501c3 non-profit organization dedicated to enriching and enhancing the lives of animals in the care of Fort Worth Animal Care & Control. In 2020, a committed group of Fort Worth Animal Care & Control (FWACC) volunteers recognized that there were certain needs above and beyond what the City of Fort Worth could fund. Cowtown Friends of FWACC is a non-profit organization

run by a volunteer board that is dedicated to enriching and enhancing the lives of animals in the care of FWACC. Thousands of dogs and cats are helped every year and this support is made possible through generous donors and committed volunteers. By raising these critical funds, Cowtown Friends of FWACC contributes to the health and wellbeing of Fort Worth’s homeless animals by funding life changing programs and services. We invite volunteers and the local community to be part of the effort, and if you are already a supporter, thank you for putting the animals first.

26/01/2025

The power of social media is truly incredible—it helped Alfred find his forever home!

Senior Alfred was found as a stray on August 21 and, sadly, ended up on the euthanasia list at Fort Worth Animal Care & Control. Fortunately, a dedicated shelter foster, Rochelle Galletta DeGrenier, stepped in and gave him a second chance at life. She reached out to us, asking for help in sharing his story. Earlier this month, Alfred’s post touched the hearts of a wonderful couple, and today, he officially became part of their family.

We are so grateful to the volunteers who saw the goodness in him, his foster who provided a bridge to a brighter future for the past 5 months, and his new family for opening their hearts and home.

24/01/2025

How cute is this sweet pup in one of the martingale collars we previously purchased?!

Please consider donating to help us fit hundreds of more Fort Worth Animal Care & Control foster dogs with their very own collar and leash so they can safely and confidently strut into their foster home. There is still time to give!!!!

Ways to donate!!

*Facebook Fundraiser: https://www.facebook.com/donate/479089791899888/

*Visit our website (https://www.cowtownfriends.org/donate) to learn how to donate via our online portal, PayPal, Zelle, or mailed check.

19/01/2025

Our first event of 2025 was a huge success! In addition to providing valuable time out of the shelter for a bunch of amazing Fort Worth Animal Care & Control dogs, two of the lucky ones found their forever homes. Be good and make us proud , Louie and Mocha!

Thank you so much to everyone who came out and to Maple Branch Craft Brewery for continuing our partnership into the new year. We are so grateful for you!

19/01/2025

Dogs available for adoption from Fort Worth Animal Care & Control have arrived! They are all extremely dog friendly and so sweet!

We are at Maple Branch Craft Brewery(2628 Whitmore St., Fort Worth, TX 76107) until 4pm today. Stop by to learn how you can support your local animal shelter through donating, adopting, fostering, and volunteering! Don’t forget to grab a beer, food, and join us INSIDE. We can’t wait to see yall soon!

18/01/2025

Don’t forget to join us tomorrow for our first event of the year! Plenty of dogs from Fort Worth Animal Care & Control will be at Maple Branch Craft Brewery (and inside away from the cold) looking for forever homes. We hope to see you all there!

Event link: https://facebook.com/events/s/new-year-new-best-friends/1377132606586860/

16/01/2025

Fostering for Fort Worth Animal Care & Control’s transport program is such an easy, fun, short-term way to save a life & open up a much needed kennel.

To find MORE dogs in need and all their information please click https://trello.com/b/y5o4hKeV and look under “Destination Transportation”

From staff:
Both of our shelter locations are struggling with capacity, and we have many wonderful dogs at both shelters that are ready for transport. All of these dogs are people and dog-friendly. We are seeking fosters to help keep their transport tags and spots out of Texas. Ideally, we'd love to have them out of our shelter by today or tomorrow. You can view their details on the Trello board. If you're able to help, please email us at [email protected].

We supply food, treats and toys.

Fort Worth, TX
Just be local to DFW to short term foster.

14/01/2025

Bronco is testing out new enrichment toys that we sent over last week! We think he approves and can’t wait for the rest of his shelter friends to join in on the fun.

Your donation dollars help keep Fort Worth Animal Care & Control shelter animals engaged and happy while they wait for their foster or forever home.

Sweet Bronco (A0057622360) has his golden ticket to a wonderful rescue group but needs a short term foster until January 30th. If you can foster this 6 year old, 30 lb, dog friendly boy, please email [email protected]

Fosters must be local to DFW.
He is at Fort Worth Animal Care & Control: Silcox location- 4900 Martin Street, Fort Worth, TX 76119.

To find MORE dogs in need and all their information please go to , click https://trello.com/b/y5o4hKeV and look under "Destination Transportation"

09/01/2025

update: ADOPTED! 🖤🤎

🎶
The weather outside is frightful,
But Alfred’s so delightful,
Snuggled up in his bed alone,
Dreaming of his forever home!

He’s dog-friendly, sweet, and mellow,
The most cuddly, loving fellow,
At 10 years old, he’s fully grown,
And he’s 50 pounds of love to be shown!

His love is warm and glowing,
And his loyalty keeps on showing,
If you’re ready to make him your own,
He’ll make your house his forever home!
🎶

Meet Alfred (56607414)! He is available for adoption and currently in a foster home through Fort Worth Animal Care & Control so please email [email protected] if you are interested in meeting him!

31/12/2024

Who wants to ring in the NEW YEAR with puppy kisses and puppy breath? Fort Worth Animal Care & Control is overflowing with puppies in need of transport fostering. All puppies are tagged for a 2/1 transport and just need a place to eat, sleep, play till 1/30! Can anyone help so they can get out of Texas and start their life on the best paw forward? Please note that these puppies, like any dog tagged for transport, will *not* be available for adoption.

Ideally, the puppies need to be out of our shelter by today or tomorrow. Must be local to DFW to transport foster. If you're able to help, please email [email protected].

You can view their details (and see all of the other amazing dogs at all shelter locations needing foster) on the Trello board (link below).

https://trello.com/b/y5o4hKeV/fwacc-foster-needed

30/12/2024

Wow! We just delivered a mountain of donations from Hollywood Feed to the foster closet at Fort Worth Animal Care & Control. We can’t say thank you enough to Hollywood Feed and all the generous donors who made this happen!

27/12/2024

URGENT: Fosters Needed to Save Lives!

Fort Worth Animal Care & Control is over capacity, and is facing heartbreaking decisions if they can't create space. But YOU can be the hero who makes a difference!

Transport fostering is a guaranteed way to save lives. By opening your home temporarily, you give a dog a chance to find their forever family while freeing up critical space in our shelters. Every dog fostered for transport is one less at risk of being left behind.

Transport is a lifeline for these animals. It's ongoing and never-ending-dogs leave for rescue groups and forever homes, and new ones arrive daily. This revolving door is how the shelter manages capacity, but the overwhelming number of intakes means we no longer have room for everyone.

Every dog you foster creates a ripple effect. One life saved leads to many more finding hope. Your commitment is invaluable to us as we need all the help we can get!

Here's how YOU can help:

Provide a temporary home for a transport dog.
Be a critical link in the journey to their forever home.
Help ensure no dog is left behind!

The shelter will supply everything you need-crate, food, supplies, and support. All you provide is love, safety, and a roof over their head.

Don't wait-time is running out! These dogs are counting on us to give them a second chance. Take a look at the Trello Board and staff can match you with the perfect dog!

Trello: https://trello.com/b/y5o4hKeV/fwacc-foster-needed

Contact [email protected] to learn more! Every dog matters!

27/12/2024

UPDATE: safe in a foster home 🙌🏼🤍

Parker just needs a one month foster. Poor thing has been at the shelter since SEPTEMBER!!

He has been stuck in the same kennel just patiently waiting & waiting his turn. The shelter has been trying to get him on transport since October & he FINALLY got a golden 🎟! But in order to go he needs out by TODAY (December 27th) because he is now on Urgent Pet Placement due to capacity which means he can euthanized for space!

Can anyone be a HERO and change his fate & keep foster him for just 1 short month until 1/30!!

If you can save Parker’s life by being a short-term foster, please email [email protected]
Parker (55429127) is 1 year old, 41 lbs, neutered male, dog friendly and goes in the play yard with other dogs, very sweet, and enjoys playing with balls!

Fort Worth Animal Care & Control
4900 Martin Street, FW, TX 76119
Foster must be local to DFW

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