Animal Adoption Center

""About the Farmers Branch Animal Adoption Center

The Farmers Branch Animal Adoption Center is the City's local animal shelter that houses cats, dogs and other pets. The shelter includes a vet clinic, care areas and adoption areas. As a municipal shelter, we must accept all animals surrendered by Farmers Branch citizens, regardless of breed or condition. The shelter must also accept animals rescued as stray or abandoned within city limits, and those seized for abuse or neglect within Farmers Branch.

Adoptable Pets

Our Animal Adoption Center always has furry friends looking for a fur-ever home.

After-Hours Help and Reporting Animal Concerns

Here's how to report an animal concern:

  • Report non-emergency animal-related issues such as loose pets, deceased animals, wildlife sightings and other concerns on FBTX Connect
  • Our lobby is open from 11 a.m. Tuesday through Friday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Saturday 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Outside of lobby hours, please call 972-919-8770. Our phones are open from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Friday, and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.  
  • For after-hours emergencies such as a sick, injured or aggressive animal, or wildlife in a home, please call 972-484-3620 for Farmers Branch dispatch

Adoption Center on Facebook

Check us out on Facebook.

Donations

Would you like to donate usable items to the Adoption Center to help us care for the animals we house? You can easily donate online. You can donate through CUDDLY or Amazon. 

More information

We thank you for supporting the Farmers Branch Animal Adoption Center!

Events

Discover upcoming Animal Adoption Center events.

Fostering

Foster families help bridge the gap between the Adoption Center and a permanent home for pets. They also help save lives. Our foster families saved over 100 lives last year. Would you like to foster a pet? More info

Impounded Pet

If your pet is missing, call Animal Services at 972-919-8770 to see if it has been impounded and set a time for pickup. Pick-up hours are 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. More info

Lost Pet Reporting

You can view animals we've brought to the shelter on Petco Love Lost for at least 72 hours after we receive them. You can email us if you're lost a pet. Here's what we'll need to know

Low-Cost Pet Resources

Before you decide you can't afford to keep your pet, check out our low-cost pet resources. We or another agency may be able to provide the resources you need to keep your best friend. The City of Farmers Branch does not offer pet vaccinations directly, but many of these agencies do. Find out more

Microchips

If your pet is lost, or if someone finds it, a microchip serves as a way back home. It is also required in the City of Farmers Branch. Microchipping your pet is a quick, simple and painless procedure. Call us at 972-919-8770 and set an appointment to have a microchip implanted for $15, or your vet can implant the microchip. You can keep your records current during vet visits or track them through services such as 24PetWatch using this PDF form.

Spay / Neuter Services

Due to a funding loss, the Animal Adoption Center no longer provides pet spay/neuter services for residents' pets. The exception is that if an animal is impounded and then returned to a resident through the shelter, it may be spayed or neutered to comply with City ordinance. We provide feral cat trap-neuter-return services, and the dogs and cats we put up for adoption are also sterilized before they go to their next home. 

Sponsorship

You can sponsor dog kennels and cat condos. The Farmers Branch Adoption Center uses all funds to benefit homeless and stray dogs and cats. We place a recognition plaque bearing your name above the kennel, cage, or condo for one year. Call us at 972-919-8770 for more information.

The prices of a one-year sponsorship are as follows, and sponsorships can be renewed yearly.

  • Cat Condo - $250
  • Cat Room - $250
  • Dog Kennels - $200
  • Puppy Room - $250

Surrendering a Pet

If you need to rehome your pet, and our low-cost pet resources don't solve the problem, call us at 972-919-8770 to set an appointment for surrender. Learn more about surrendering your pet.