We are a non-profit, no-kill animal rescue shelter located in Breckenridge, Texas. We believe that we are all God’s creatures, so we work hard to place all of our fabulous “fur-babies” in loving homes!
We are located in a small community in rural Texas, and while many of our dogs and cats get adopted right here in Stephens County, we also work with partner organizations and individuals across the country until we find the right match for each animal in our care. We can only do all of this because of the dedication of our small staff and team of volunteers, each of whom brings their own special talents and skills to our organization. As such, we have become known as “The little shelter that could!”
The original Stephens County Animal Shelter was built in 1975 under the guidance of Ruth Hilgenberg, President of the local Humane Society. When Mrs. Hilgenberg passed away in 1987, the Humane Society ceased to exist for ten years. The Humane Society was newly chartered in 1997 by Mona Lasiter and Kathy O’Shields. Their efforts in conjunction with the City of Breckenridge and Stephens County led to the construction of a new shelter in 2003. The new shelter has 20 kennels, a cat room with 16 cages, a puppy room with 12 cages, and an isolation room. In 2012, a large outside area was fenced in to provide a place for the dogs to exercise, play, and meet potential “fur-ever” families.
Today, the Humane Society provides…
- Medical treatment for animals
- Shots and heart worm tests
- Medications
- Foster homes
- Care and feed for fostered animals not housed at the shelter
- Trailer for transportation of animals out of state
- Grooming for shelter animals
- Handles all adoptions
- Contact for SPCA transfers
- Coordinates with other rescue groups
- Cost sharing for low cost spay and neutering
Together, the Humane Society and the Stephens County Animal Shelter are the Stephens County Animal Welfare Center.
We invite you to browse our available pets to see if your new best friend is waiting here for you. If you have already spotted the pet you want to adopt, fill our our online adoption application. If you have other questions about the shelter, please contact us.
Thanks for visiting our website!
Do you still have Astro the 4 yr old Boxer? We are very interested.
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This is the website manager, and I am not in Breckenridge, but to the best of my knowledge we still have Astro! (He is scheduled to drop onto the website this afternoon.) I would go ahead and complete the online adoption application, because I expect him to go fast. Boxers make such great pets!
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I have a 3 yr old male boxer that needs a new home.
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i found a male cat at allsups in throckmorton.very friendly.could you take him?
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The shelter can only take animals picked up in Stephens County…
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Laci Owen do you have a picture of the 3 yr old boxer?
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Do y’all neuter animals that are not from the shelter there?
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We do not have the funds to spay or neuter animals outside of our care. We DO use our local vets for spay, neuter, and other care, and they are all wonderful!
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Kathy O’Shield I can never thank you enough for our fur babies Chester, Moxy, and Sassy. They are so precious. They are our children. We could live without them. Thank you from the bottom of my heart! I could love these babies anymore than possible. You guys are awesome. I wish other shelters would be more like you and be a no kill shelter. So many beautiful animal would be killed. My love and commitment to your shelter. I love you!
Will see you soon!
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I am in Baird and have been trying to find a home for a German Shepard mix that i’ve been told I need to re-home due to cat aggression and food aggression. I haven’t had any luck, and I know I’m in a different county, but I wondered if I could bring her to your shelter.
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Do you guys by chance have any puppies available?
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Hello,
I have been trying to adopt a dog but I can never seem to get a hold of anyone, I went down to the animal shelter, but I was told I need to call the humane society. When calling the number provided 254-559-2106, I keep getting a message that says “Hello, we are unavailable now, please call again, thank you.” (something along those lines) and I am unable to leave a message.
It has been a week, Is there another contact I can get a hold of to adopt a dog? I filled out my application and we are ready to bring home Stryker! Thanks for your time.
Kind regards,
Nick Sellers
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This is the website administrator. I shared your comment with the person in charge of adoptions, and she said she would follow up with you tomorrow. Our apologies for the delay, and thank you for contacting us!! ❤
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Sounds great, thank you. Although Stryker has already found a home (seen the post yesterday on FaceBook), we are ready to provide a home for a different dog in need. I am sure we will find another that will fit our family, or maybe two, we certainly have room here. We hope to be able to stop by and bring home a new family member today, thanks again!
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I so hope we have another dog that is the right fit for you! I have 3 dogs and a cat from the Breckenridge Shelter, and they are all WONDERFUL!! ❤
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Do you or does anyone you know of help with vet cost? I have a service dog with allergy problems. It causes her hair to fall out. After spending over $700 in vet cost they told me it was allergies but they don’t know what to. She is miserable and I cannot take her out in public. She is a mobility dog. I have fallen 3 times because I didn’t have her helping me. I am disabled and a senior citizen living on a very small Social Security ckeck. I have spent all of my savings on my service dog. I don’t know what to do.
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Hi, Lin! The Breckenridge shelter does not have the resources to offer this type of assistance, but there are a number of organizations that may. Below are a couple of resources for you to check out. ❤
http://www.humanesociety.org/animals/resources/tips/trouble_affording_pet.html?referrer=http://www.qgazette.com/news/2011-05-11/Seniors/Affordable_Vet_Care_For_Senior_Pet_Owners.html
https://www.gofundme.com/c/blog/help-with-vet-bills
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I have 2 5 month old kittens and 4 babies about 5 weeks old with the mommy and another stray outside. These are all strays. Can I drop them off. Can’t afford to have them all fix and don’t want them to keep multiplying.
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Hi, Ronald! This is the website manager. I am off-site, but I do believe the shelter accepts all surrenders from inside Stephens County. Thank you for visiting our website!
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Hello I am needed to find a loving home for 2 blue eyes dogs. Callie is 2 years old and is fixed and has her shoots long hair. The other is a black short hair beautiful blue eyes mix about 7 months. Not fixed or has her shoots. Both are very sweet and love to give lots of kisses. I work nights and trying to take care of my Mother and just do not have the money or the energy any longer to keep this many dogs. And on top of all this our hot water heater just went out. I hate this but I dont have any thing left to give. Please find them a good home PLEASE. That will drop my Mom and I down to 3 Small dogs of hers that she will not part with and My 2 that I have had for years. I am so sorry for this I hope this is not a problem.
Teddy
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Do you happen to have any positions open at the moment? I’m looking to relocate to breckinridge.
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Sorry but we do not have any positions open at this time.
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I am looking to adopt a small dog preferably a dachshund. Can you keep me on a list.
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