City of Arlington, TX - Animal Services

We are excited to host another Mobile Adoption Event tomorrow at Starbucks on Bardin! Come enjoy a cup of coffee and meet some of our adoptable dogs from 10 AM - 2 PM 🐾☕

Address: 1225 W Bardin Rd, Arlington, TX 76017

Our Mobile Adoption team will be at Petsmart in the Arlington Highlands tomorrow, Saturday, May 30, with some sweet adoptable dogs from 10 AM - 2 PM! Come say hello and meet some friendly pups 🐶

Address: 203 E Interstate 20 Ste. #1, Arlington, TX, 76018

Congratulations to the winners of the 2026 Sheri Capehart Animal Essay Contest!!

We are incredibly proud of all of the students who participated and shared their compassion, creativity, and love for animals through their writing. Your essays were thoughtful, inspiring, and a wonderful reminder of the importance of advocacy for animals in our community.

A special congratulations to this year’s winners! Your hard work and passion truly stood out, and we are honored to celebrate your achievements.

Thank you to all of the students, teachers, parents, and supporters who helped make this year’s contest such a success. The future is bright with young animal advocates like you leading the way! ❤️

Check out this article celebrating our winners: https://www.arlingtontx.gov/News-Articles/2026/May/Congratulations-2026-Sheri-Capehart-Animal-Essay-Contest-Winners

We are so grateful for the community we have here in Arlington!

We want to give a HUGE shoutout to Keller Williams Realty for donating their time in honor of “Red Day” on May 14th.

What is Red Day, you ask? RED Day is KW’s annual day of giving back. It is one day each year when every KW agent and staff member takes a break from real estate to give back to their community.

We are honored that you chose Arlington Animal Services as one of your projects this year!!

*Also, Thank you to Arlington Parks, Recreation & Culture for all of your help with our beautification project!!*

UPDATE: You did it!! Latte was ADOPTED this morning❤️❤️❤️

As some of you may have seen, we held a mobile adoption event this past Saturday at The Parks Mall. One of our volunteers captured this photo of “Latte,” a 5-month-old Siberian Husky mix, patiently waiting for her forever family to find her. 🤍

Unfortunately, Latte didn’t find her home on Saturday, but we know her perfect match is still out there. She has been with us since April and is such a loving, sweet-natured pup who deserves a family to call her own.

Please help us share Latte’s story so we can help her finally find the forever home she’s been waiting for..

Learn more about our adoptable pets here: https://adoptablepets.arlingtontx.gov/

Update:

This week’s Furever Friday was love at first sight… our Lexi Mae found her “Furever” family ❤️

We love this first family portrait!

We would like to extend a heartfelt THANK YOU to Ditto Elementary School for the incredible donation made to our shelter!!❤️🐾

We are so honored that the students chose to support our shelter and the animals in our care. Thank you to all of the students, staff, and families who made this donation possible!

It means so much to our team to know that the next generation cares so deeply about helping animals and making a difference in their community.

We are beyond grateful for your support!

Kick off the long weekend at tomorrow's Mobile Adoption Event! We will be at the Parks Mall from 10 AM - 2 PM with a few sweet dogs that are ready to be adopted by their forever families 😊

Address: 3811 S Cooper St, Arlington, TX 76015

It's Wildlife Wednesday!!

Yesterday, one of our officers responded to a call regarding a snake that had become stuck on a glue trap. Upon arrival, the officer determined that the snake’s jaw and approximately three inches of its head and body were adhered to the trap. Extreme caution was used throughout the rescue efforts to prevent further injury to the animal.

The reporting citizen assisted by providing oil to help loosen the adhesive; however, due to the extent of the snake’s condition, additional assistance was needed. The officer transported the snake back to the shelter, where additional Animal Services Officers worked together to safely remove the snake from the glue trap. After a thorough evaluation confirmed the snake was not injured, it was successfully released back into its natural habitat.

This incident serves as an important reminder about the dangers associated with sticky/glue traps. While commonly used for pest control, these traps can unintentionally injure wildlife such as snakes, birds, lizards, and even household pets. Animals caught in glue traps often suffer from severe stress, dehydration, and significant injuries while attempting to escape.

Whenever possible, we encourage the use of safer and more humane pest control alternatives. We would also like to thank the citizen who assisted during this rescue and our dedicated team members for helping provide this animal with a second chance.