Red River SPCA
Thank you
Prior to the summer of '03, RRSPCA helped 500-700 animals each year (average of 50 dogs and 30 cats at a time) in Cooke & Montague Counties and the western part of Grayson in Texas. Most are dogs and cats of all ages and sizes. However, this area is largely rural, so RRSPCA also rescues a variety of livestock and even wild critters. (We rehab and release wild critters. They are not adoptable.)
Originally, most of the critters were fostered at Tranquility Base, farm residence of Tommie Kirksmith-Newman and, since '05, Ned Newman.
I'm Tommie, RRSPCA's President & Investigator. My first husband passed away in '03. I've remarried -- Ned's late wife helped me start RRSPCA -- but I still sometimes go by Kirksmith because, in addition to my humane society and farm-related responsibilities, I run the family business started by my first husband. These duties, plus obligations as Ned's wife, leave me little time to care for the fostered animals.
Dusti serves on our Board of Directors as VP and has assumed many responsibilities of our foster program. She and her husband live in Gainesville. They don't have a lot of room, so she can't take on many dogs at a time. But she doesn't keep them very long. They get adopted pretty soon! Dusti does a super job of housebreaking and totally spoiling these doggies.
Queries for any of our listed animals may be emailed to me or you may call me at RRSPCA's listed 940-668-6309. It rings on my personal phone, 940-668-6714. Leave a message if I don't answer the phone. Regarding queries for animals that are not here with me, I will forward emails and re-direct phonecalls to the person who has them.
HOWEVER, MOST OF OUR LISTED ANIMALS INCLUDE INFO FOR WHERE THEY'RE BEING FOSTERED. IT'S QUICKER FOR YOU TO CONTACT THAT PERSON DIRECTLY THAN TO GO THROUGH ME -- UNLESS, OF COURSE, I'M THE ONE LISTED AS FOSTERING IT.
Rather than ask specific fees, RRSPCA asks for tax-deductible donations to reimburse our expenses for the animals' shots, getting fixed, etc. Any additional donation is appreciated!
Sterilization expense varies by weight and gender, but a ballpark figure is $100 to $150 for fully vetted dogs that includes shots, heart worm testing and spay or neuter, $65 for fixed male cats and $75 for fixed female cats. This donation fee includes all their shots. For Puppies too young to be altered we do have a spay and neuter contract. On all of our animals we ask that an adoption application is filled out. for this application please
Email:
rrspca@sbcglobal.net
As per state law -- Title 10, Chapter 828, Section 828.002 of the Texas Health & Safety Code "spay/neuter statute" for shelters -- we do require sterilization agreements for adopting unfixed dogs or cats of any age. (We take in a few unfixed adults.) For critters that haven't been fixed or inoculated for rabies by a vet, we usually have about $15 invested in each for 2 sets of inoculations and wormers. I qualify as "usually" because some animals are adopted nearly right away. We wait 2-3 weeks between the first shots/wormers and the boosters.
Directions:
Most of the cats and bigger dogs are fostered at Tranquility Base. Address is 1215 CR 140, Whitesboro TX 76273.
Whitesboro is in Grayson County, but the farm is in northeast Cooke County and is accessed by Hwy 82. Hwy 82 runs east/west. It connects with I-35 at Gainesville and with Hwy 75 at Sherman. Tranquility Base is about 15 miles from Gainesville and 24 miles from Sherman.
Because our mailing address differs from our resident county, you might not find us by using www.mapquest.com or similar Internet map directions using our Whitesboro address. If you have this problem, aim for the intersection of Hwy 82E and FM 678, Gainesville TX 76240. That will get you most of the way here. The rest is described below.
Coming from Gainesville, get on Hwy 82 and head east. You want FM 678, which is 13 -14 miles from the I-35 intersection. You will drive through OakRidge. It'll have convenience stores that sell gas & booze on the south side and Shooters Bar & Grill on the north side. Go another mile and a half to the blinking light at FM 678.
Turn north onto FM 678, go half a mile and turn right onto CR 140. Tranquility Base, is about a mile east, on the north side.
Coming from Sherman, go through Whitesboro plus another 4 - 5 miles west to the blinking light at FM 678. Turn north (right) and proceed from there --
I will know when you have arrived. My doorbells will bark!
and we will get one out to you
Come Visit Us!
Please understand that it's nothing personal if I seem grouchy or breathless when I answer the phone.
Red River SPCA
1215 Cooke County Road 140
Whitesboro
TX
76273
Phone: 940-668-6309
Email:
redriverspca@ntin.net
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