Happy Pets, Happy Homes

The Hill Country SPCA is here to help pet owners in our community by offering a wide range of free and low cost services. We are here to help you keep your dog or cat in your loving home. Please see below for more information on our resources:

Pet Food Assistance

The Hill Country SPCA wants to be sure that no one has to give up their beloved pet ever, and especially now, when limited resources make it hard to cover even the essentials. We want to ensure that you have the food you need for your dogs or cats.

We’ve made it easy to get what you need.

Thanks to a generous grant through Petco Love, we are able to provide FVHCP (for cats) DAPP(distemper/parvo, for dogs) for free to pet owners. Just schedule an appointment below!

Free Pet Vaccines

Spay / Neuter Assistance

Training Help

Renting with Pets

Finding a landlord that allows pets can be difficult, Even if a landlord advertises “no pets,” some will make exceptions. It is worth asking over the phone or in person with friendly conversation, and being prepared in advance can also help!

One of the best ways to convince a potential landlord that your pet is not going to be a nuisance, or be destructive to the property, is to show them how you are a responsible pet owner, and how well behaved your pet is!

  • Create a “resume” for each pet that includes a photo, favorite activities, certifications and even a short adoption story. Use this free Resume Builder to help get you started! Extras could include:

    • a letter of reference from a current or most recent landlord.

    • written proof that the dog has completed a training class.

    • a letter from the vet showing each pet is up-to-date on vaccines and spayed or neutered.

  • Lastly, Invite landlords to meet the pet(s)!

If you feel that you are out of options and finding a new home is best for your pet, we encourage you to try re-homing your pet on your own rather than surrendering to a facility, and we’re here to help!
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To post your pet on our website, you will need to fill out a Courtesy Post below, and we highly recommend doing so on Rehome.AdoptaPet.com as well. This will also allow hundreds of potential adopters to view your pet on "Adopt-A-Pet"!
​The Rehome website can help you handle the adoption process, and provide access to safe meeting places at Petco stores. If you need assistance with the listing fee, please reach out to us! info@hillcountryspca.com

We do also recommend trying social media, flyers, and newspaper articles.

Rehoming Assistance

Courtesy Posting

If you would like to add a pet to our website as a courtesy post, please fill out the form below.

Petco Love Lost

Nearly 10 million pets go missing each year – we help them return home.

Established in 1999, Petco Love formalizes Petco’s longstanding commitment to animal welfare. We simplify the search for lost and found pets by offering a free central location to report, search, and share.

Our database includes pets reported by individuals as well as thousands of shelter partners across the country. By uploading a photo of your lost or found pet and reporting it in our system, you make that pet visible to pet parents searching for their pet – making happy pet reunions just a few clicks away.

If you might otherwise turn stray and orphaned kittens over to shelters, you can instead obtain free supplies and care instructions to save their lives. Our shelter staff will provide a free Kitten Survival Kit(While supplies last), written care instructions, and a personal orientation for care of neonatal kittens so you can be a Kitten Hero!

​You can also click below for complete step-by-step care instructions from the Kitten Lady, a leading expert in Neonatal Kitten Care.

Additionally we reccomend checking out some of the Kitten Care Videos she has available on her website.

Help with Orphaned Kittens

Community cats, sometimes called free-roaming or feral cats, are common in the Hill Country. In order to help our area achieve a no-kill community, some cats are spayed/neutered and returned to the location at which they were found. This program is called “Trap Neuter Return” or “TNR” for short. Fredericksburg offers the following options for TNR:

  • PAWS, Pedernales Animal Welfare Society will assist you with TNR Service,​​ Click Here for more information.

    What is the difference between a community cat and a stray cat? Stray cats are former pets who are lost or have been abandoned outdoors. Community cats, or feral cats, are unsocialized cats that are not adoptable and are free-roaming outdoor cats. They often live in a colony with other community cats and have one or more caretakers who feed them. All community cats should be spayed or neutered.

    How can I tell if a cat is a community cat or if it has been spayed/neutered?
    Look for a missing tip on the cat’s ear. The “eartip” is a universal sign that a cat has been altered. It can be either ear. It is the humane removal of the tip of a cat’s ear to indicate is has been spayed or neutered.

    How can I help community cats? The best thing you can do for a community cat is get him or her fixed via a Trap Neuter Return program. After the cat is fixed, you can continue feeding on a regular basis. We strongly recommend speaking to property owners before you begin feeding a community cat.

Community Cat Assistance

To report Animal Cruelty you will need to contact the local animal control authorities in your area, please see the list below; If you do not see your county listed try googling “County Name Sheriffs Department”

Inside City of Fredericksburg Limits - City of Fredericksburg Animal Control (830) 307-3652
Gillespie County- Gillespie County Sheriffs Department (830)997-7585
Kerr County- Kerr County Animal Services (830)257-3100
Kendall County- Kendall County Animal Services & Adoption Center (830) 537-3430.
Mason County- Mason Animal Control (325) 347-6449
Bandera County- Bandera County Animal Control (830) 796-3771

The Hill Country SPCA is not a law enforcement agency and therefore has no authority to take reports of, or investigate animal cruelty complaints.


​We URGE you to contact the local authorities and request a follow up on any animal you believe is in danger.

Reporting Animal Cruelty

Surrendering Your Pet

If after trying all of the above services and you are still unable to keep your pet, please give us a call to discuss our surrender process. Due to the high demand of pets facing euthanasia and needing our help, we are only able to take in owner surrenders on a limited basis. (830)990-9085

If you are needing to surrender a stray pet, please take them to the county animal control facility they were found in so they can go through their mandatory stray hold.

We service the following 7 counties and are only able to consider animals who reside in one of these counties:

Gillespie, Kerr, Mason, Llano, Kendall, Blanco, Kimble.