Pflugerville Animal Shelter

I had a really good experience at the Pflugerville Animal Shelter. I adopted my one year old Vizsla pit mix for $ 20 with a microchip and a free vet visit. They are practically paying you to take these dogs off their hands. The staff was knowledgeable and helpful the volunteers we’re great. We did a meet and greet with my Rottweiler at the shelter to make sure the dogs could get along before we took them home, even when we took Bonnie home with us it was on a foster basis over the weekend but we came right back up and finished the adoption on Monday. My point is they are doing a good job of responsibly adopting out these dogs and I highly recommend the Pflugerville animal shelter.

We stopped by here the other day as we are thinking of adopting another dog, it is tucked away in a residential area… don’t try to call as the phones will most likely be unmanned just show up and just walk to the back where the animals are.
They had quite a few volunteers there walking the dogs and taking them in and out of their cages for daily exercise. The cages are small, but reading through the reviews, it looks like they are trying to work with what they have. We spoke with one lovely volunteer who’s husband just passed away and was doing this to keep from going crazy and she told us the director is trying to make more improvements.
They have quite a few larger dogs, they seemed well taken care of considering. Not too many smaller dogs, so we couldn’t adopt with them as our little girl is only 20 lbs but they have quite a few pitbull/​lab/​boxer mixes. The dogs seemed pretty happy overall, there were some naughty looking ones but it is a local shelter and would benefit greatly from local support and donations.

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So we decided to adopt our princess form the Pflugerville Animal Shelter. I asked the office staff if we could pick her up earlier than they open (11am) and they said no problem to just call and they would open the gates for us. I thought this was a nice gesture. When we arrived, they opened the gates for us quickly and within 10min or so we were done. Paperwork signed and our princess was out with us in the field walking and sniffing around! I came in with a list of questions I wanted answered and Officer Goodson was very helpful and patient answering everything as best she could. It was a good experience and so far things have been going well. Our new addition to the family is adjusting to us pretty well and vice versa. Any animal can be challenging but we feel we made the right decision by adopting her!

This is a hidden gem of a shelter. Not enough people know it exists. I am a new volunteer and from what I hear, great improvements have been made in the past few years. The new director, officers & volunteers work hard to ensure this the best experience possible while the animals are in the shelter. Pflugerville Pets Alive and Pflugerville Pfurry Pfriends have events that bring in donations for a multitude of wants/​needs. An indoor training room and meet/​greet area should be ready Jan 2014. Plans for 2014 are to bring agility equipment in large play yards for the dogs. Volunteers can help even if they don’t want to work directly with the animals. Come by and see for yourself and maybe find your next family member!

With support from Pfurry Pfriends, Animal Shelter Volunteers and Pflugerville Animal Control staff– the animals at the Pflugerville Animal Shelter are treated quite well! New air conditioning units and temperature control and daily walking of dogs in the fenced and gated play areas allow for outside fun. Lots of animals that need homes. The cats are getting an expanded area — it seems like construction is frequently underway.

Last month I was lucky enough to go to the new «Open House» event at the Pflugerville Animal shelter, and things have changed, the officers, the community and the volunteers, have put a lot of work into this place, and it is really quite nice now, shoot, in one of the dog runs a Boy Scout built a Gazebo for a merit badge for the potential pet-​parents to enjoy while socializing with the dogs!
Yes it may not be Shangri-​La or the Garden Of Eden yet, but it seems to me like they are really trying,
Donations of time and money are needed, Rome was not built in a day.

I called them and I left messages. I never once received a call back. On one occasion they answered the phone and I told them I wanted to come by at a certain time. The officer told me he would be there. I get there and the front gate is closed. I call back numerous times while I’m sitting in front of the gate and no one answers the phone. I left and went home. I called back numerous times and finally someone answered the phone. The same officer that told me he would meet me there proceeded to tell me that he was there and that the gate was open and he doesn’t know where I went to, but he thought I went to the wrong place. I know I was in the right place because I went back later and the gate was open that time and I know that’s the shelter. Basically, I’m trying to tell you that it’s nearly impossible to get a hold of someone there, and if you do, don’t trust anything they say. Not only is the shelter itself incredibly horrible, the people who run it are just as horrible. What a disgrace!

The staff is so friendly, but this little shed is a sick sad sorry excuse for a «shelter», kill or no kill. When is the city going to man up and build a real shelter?

Hi Fellow Unilocalers,
I am writing this review in an attempt to bring some much needed attention to the plight of the animals at the Pflugerville Animal Shelter. It’s pretty awful in there, and it is a kill shelter. The cages are very small concrete cages. The place is handled by the Pflugerville Police Dept. and most of the time the officers in charge are out on calls. They do their best, but it’s not nearly enough. There is no heat or A/​C. Sometimes the animals spend months waiting for a home. PLEASE… if you are even thinking about adopting a pet, call 990-​PETS or Lynn at Lynn’s Pet Sitting… she is a volunteer and can help arrange for you to see the animals. (Lynn’s Petsitting 512−587−8221) Right now we are trying to get the City of Pflugerville to allot funds for a modern shelter. There is a petition at
You don’t have to live in Pflugerville to sign. Please help us help these animals. As the days warm up it’s very inhumane in the shelter, even with fans it gets to 105 degrees on some days. You can visit the web address link to read more.
THANKS!