PAWS Shelter of Central Texas (Dripping Springs)
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Hours: Tuesday to Sunday by appointment, 12:00 pm to 4:30 pm
- What it is
- Shelters and rescues
- Who it helps
- Not an open-intake shelter
- Where
- Hays County and surrounding areas
- Status
- Open
- Checked
- on the official website, November 4, 2026
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A no-kill shelter and rescue in Dripping Springs saving pets in Hays County and surrounding areas since 1986, with dog and cat adoption, fostering and a Wimberley TNR program. It is not an open-intake shelter and does not provide public vet care, but its site lists vets and low-cost clinics.
How to reach them
Where: 2965 FM 165, Dripping Springs, TX 78620
Hours: Tuesday to Sunday by appointment, 12:00 pm to 4:30 pm
Good to know
- Services: Adoption, Foster, TNR
- Who can use it: Not an open-intake shelter; the FAQ says it is not open to the public for medical care
- How to get started: See the PAWS FAQ page for local vets, low-cost clinics, lost and found contacts and rehoming information. Its Kyle location closed in July 2026 and is planned to reopen.
Emergency? Call your veterinarian or the nearest 24-hour emergency hospital now, and tell them if cost is a barrier. Emergency signs and poison hotlines
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More help nearby
- City of Buda Police Department - Animal Control · Buda
- City of Kyle Police Department - Animal Services · Kyle
- Guadalupe County Humane Society Shelter (Seguin) · Seguin
- Hays County Sheriff's Office Animal Control Services · Unincorporated Hays County (688 square miles), not including San Marcos, Kyle or Buda
- Humane Society of the New Braunfels Area Shelter · New Braunfels
- Lockhart Animal Shelter (City of Lockhart Animal Services) · Lockhart
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