Rockwall and Rowlett area residents have an opportunity to win big prizes by adopting PetSmart’s five-millionth pet. Rockwall Pets holds a weekly adoption event at the Rowlett PetSmart every Saturday from noon to 4 pm. An adoption this weekend may qualify a local resident for the national PetSmart award for adopting pet number five million. […]
Ella is pure sweetness. She’s only ten months old, so she’s still learning the ropes. But she’s very intelligent, loving and eager to please. The first months of her life weren’t entirely pleasant, but she proved her strength by battling back against parvo. Because of that, Ella was featured in a previous story here on […]
(Dallas) The Dallas Companion Animal Project task force is asking Dallas residents for ideas on making the city a no-kill community. The task force began work in July 2011 to advise the city on programs and initiatives that would end the euthanasia of adoptable, homeless cats and dogs. The deadline for public suggestions to be […]
Dallas has officially joined the ranks of cities and towns across the country that have taken on the challenge of ultimately becoming “no kill,” with the goal of ending the killing of homeless dogs and cats. Following the lead of cities like San Francisco, Austin, New York and Richmond, the City of Dallas has created […]
(Rockwall) Melanie, Mia and Angel were fortunate to have heartworm problems this month. If the three chihuahua mixes had been tested as heartworm positive a couple of years ago in Rockwall, they wouldn’t be alive. It’s a new day for sick and injured pets in Rockwall, since the community achieved a 97% live outcome rate […]
Perhaps the fact that North Texans have been sweltering in triple digit heat for the past 62 days has something to do with why we’ve had such an overwhelming response at our newly launched DFW news site. After all, folks are looking forward to Labor Day concerts, football games and tailgate parties, fall festivals and holiday craft fairs […]
The Rockwall City Council voted unanimously Monday night, Aug. 15, to make Rockwall a No Kill community. It’s the culmination of a volunteer-driven campaign by Rockwall Pets, an independent nonprofit, to stop the killing of healthy and adoptable animals at the city shelter. Following meetings between Rockwall Pets board members and city management, the issue […]