At HSCTX, adoption isn’t just about finding homes for pets. It’s about building a more compassionate Central Texas, one placement at a time. When you adopt, you’re doing more than welcoming a companion. You’re joining a community that believes every pet deserves security, love, and a future beyond the rescue or shelter system.
Whether you’re a lifelong animal lover or new to pet parenthood, adoption is a meaningful way to make a difference in a pet’s life, in your own life, and in the effort to reduce pet overpopulation.
What Makes HSCTX Different?
As an independent pet resource provider, HSCTX focuses on keeping pets with the people who love them. When adoption is the right next step for a pet, we’re here to ensure it’s thoughtful, supported, and lasting. Our adoptable animals have been cared for in loving foster homes (we call them “homeschoolers”), and we work closely with fosters to match each pet with the right adopter.
Explore our available pets, learn about the adoption process, or review our Adoption FAQs for more details.
Who Adoption Helps
The Pet – Many of our animals have overcome adversity. Adoption gives them stability, comfort, and a new beginning in a home where they’re truly wanted.
The Adopter – Companionship. Joy. Routine. Responsibility. The return on adoption is immeasurable. You’re not just getting a pet — you’re gaining a new perspective on empathy, connection, and care.
The Community – Every adoption creates space in our network to support more families facing pet-related emergencies. It also promotes more humane and community-driven solutions to pet homelessness.
