The shelter is equipped to house and care for up to 159 animals but has been treating more than 200 dogs per day since May, according to the Arlington Report.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf we could get 100, 150, even maybe 200 adoptions, it would just give us more breathing room,\u201d Patchett said.<\/p>\n
What\u2019s included?<\/p>\n
Since 2015, Arlington\u2019s shelter has participated in\u00a0Clear the Shelters<\/a>, an event aiming to help animals get out of the city\u2019s care and into a home, by lowering costs for adopting animals to nearly nothing.<\/p>\n But that lower price doesn\u2019t change what\u2019s included in the adoption fee.<\/p>\n Spending $5 to adopt a pet from Aug. 1 to Aug. 23 includes spaying and neutering, a city license, microchipping, core vaccines, vaccination against rabies and testing for heartworm, FeLV and FIV.<\/p>\n Virtual adoptions are also possible through the\u00a0campaign\u2019s partner, WeRescue<\/a>. The app allows users to find adoptable pets near them, submit their adoption applications and send questions directly to the shelter.<\/p>\n Saving lives<\/p>\n Adopting one pet from the Arlington shelter can save the lives of multiple animals, Patchett said.<\/p>\n \u201cSomebody who comes in and they adopt a pet, now you\u2019ve rescued your new forever pet that you\u2019ve adopted in, but then you\u2019re also saving another one,\u201d she said. \u201cBecause you\u2019ve allowed another kennel space for another homeless pet in need.\u201d<\/p>\n The goal this year is to get 150 animals adopted out of the shelter.<\/p>\n Patchett said that would normally be the shelter\u2019s entire capacity, but with the overcrowding it would instead help bring the shelter back under capacity.<\/p>\n Some of the animals, like the German shepherd mix puppy Tarzan, are expected to be quickly adopted. His kennel is in what the shelter calls the \u201cadoption mall,\u201d an area at the front of the shelter where some of the pets have windows where they and people can check each other out.<\/p>\n He is back in the adoption mall after a knee injury had him in the kennels in the back. Pratchett said she thinks he\u2019ll be adopted very soon \u2013 he\u2019s curious and friendly. The window into his kennel even calls him the \u201cPet of the Week.\u201d<\/p>\n Cowboy is another dog the shelter expects to\u00a0leave with a new family soon<\/a>. The black and white Australian cattle dog mix is an energetic, excited and friendly pup who greets every person who walks past his window.<\/p>\n Patchett encouraged anybody thinking about getting a new pet to visit the shelter, check online to see which animals are there and to adopt from the shelter. She said they can also help folks who want to foster. For people who can\u2019t adopt but want to help out, she said the shelter always needs volunteers to sit and socialize with the animals, take the dogs out for walks or help out around the facility.<\/p>\n Mobile pet adoption<\/p>\n The mobile pet adoption unit will also be out around Arlington every Saturday of the month, visiting different businesses across the city.<\/p>\n The discounted donations are part of\u00a0Clear the Shelters<\/a>\u00a0event. The city is also hoping to raise money during the event through Greater Good Charities.<\/p>\n \n\tRelated\n<\/p>\n Fort Worth Report is certified by the Journalism Trust Initiative<\/a> for adhering to standards for ethical journalism.<\/p>\n Republish This Story<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/download-10.jpg\")
Cowboy, an Australian cattle dog mix puppy, is in the adoption mall in the Arlington shelter\u2019s lobby. He\u2019s a friendly pup that greets people as they walk by his window, and he can be adopted for just $5 starting Aug. 1. (James Hartley | KERA News)<\/p>\n\n
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