JOIN US TO CELEBRATE 10 YEARS!

SUNDAY, APRIL 19, 2026 | TAYLOR MANSION | 10:30 AM – 2 PM

 2026 SPONSORSHIP & RAFFLE DONATION
OPPORTUNITIES ARE NOW AVAILABLE! 

On Sunday, April 19, 2026, Texas Critter Crusaders will host a Spring Fling at the Taylor Mansion to celebrate 10 years of Paws and Purpose helping the animals in our community.

The Spring Fling Anniversary Celebration will feature a kissing booth with shelter dogs, kitten races, and a chicken-&-waffles brunch. We invite you to share in the excitement by becoming a sponsor or donating to the raffle! All proceeds from the event will go directly towards the care of the animals at the city shelter and in the community.
By becoming a sponsor and/or raffle donor, you will be helping Texas Critter Crusaders fulfil the unmet needs of the animals at the City of Taylor Animal Shelter by providing emergency surgeries, urgent medical care, heart-worm treatment, training, and other care and services that can help the animals get adopted and live a healthy, humane quality of life while they are awaiting adoption.
 
In addition, Texas Critter Crusaders also provides medical care and financial assistance, when possible, to community members who are unable to secure the care necessary for their companion animals in order to keep pets out of the shelter and with their people. Another key aspect of the work TCC does in the community is TNR (Trap-Neuter-Return), which involves trapping cats, spaying/neutering them, vaccinating against rabies, eartipping for identification, and returning them to their original location. This process stabilizes colonies, reduces overpopulation, and improves cat health.

For more information on Texas Critter Crusaders, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, please visit us at www.texascrittercrusaders.com. If you have any questions regarding this event or TCC, please contact us at [email protected].

WE HOPE YOU WILL SUPPORT TCC BY SPONSORING THE EVENT
AND/OR DONATING TO THE RAFFLE!

Don’t forget to follow us on Facebook & Instagram for the latest updates & information on the 2026 Spring Fling!

To register online to be a 2026 Spring Fling sponsor click here.

If you would like to donate a raffle item to the event please click here.

To purchase tickets please click here.  

Amplify Wilco

Texas Critter Crusaders is dedicated to filling the unmet needs of stray and abandoned companion animals in the Taylor, Texas community and surrounding rural areas. We provide funds for medical care and other services to animals at the City of Taylor, TX Animal Shelter so they can get adopted as well as have a healthy, humane quality of life while they await that adoption.

We also provide medical care and financial assistance to community members who are unable to secure the care necessary for their companion animals. Assisting community members with their companion animals helps keep animals out of the animal shelter. The median household income in Taylor is 35% lower than the rest of our county and 14% lower than the national median household income overall. This equates to food, housing, and other insecurities for our humans, and these insecurities trickle down to the owned and unowned pets in our community.

Additionally, we’ve been expanding our TNR program for street cats, providing spay and neuter services, medical needs for injured street cats, and we take in kittens from the TNR colonies for taming so that they can then go to the shelter for adoption.

WHAT WE NEED

Right now, the need for TNR funds is crucial! In 2025, we TNRd almost 350 cats and we’ve set a goal to TNR 500 cats for 2026. We currently have almost 500 cats on our TNR waiting list – and the list grows every day! Each TNR procedure costs about $75. If we could afford to book all available TNR appointments each week for the rest of the year, we could TNR roughly 900 cats! But we need the funds to do it! 

We’re a 100% volunteer-run nonprofit! That means no one takes a paycheck and every dollar goes directly to the animals and to the services we provide them.

A donation of any amount will help us increase the impact of our TNR program as well as the rest of our work in the community.

Pet Pictures with Santa

Join us Dec 6th from 3–6pm in Heritage Square for our annual Pet Pics with Santa Fundraiser.🎅Professional photographer DeeDee Yelverton is offering her skills to provide pet parents with a high-quality, professionally-edited picture for a donation of just $20!
📸 Check out DeeDee’s website (www.imagesbydeedee.com) to see some of her pawsome work!
Walk-ups are welcome, but registration and pre-payment will ensure space and reserve your spot at this annual pawliday event.
👉 Sign up here: https://tinyurl.com/PetPicsWithSantaRegistration
We can’t wait to see you and your festive fur-babies!

Giving Tuesday

We can’t believe it, but it’s almost December! That means #GivingTuesday is just around the corner on 12/02!
This year, Texas Critter Crusaders is proud to join the Greater Taylor Foundation for their #GiveTaylor campaign! The Greater Taylor Foundation enables people to support causes they care about in their local community, encouraging everyone to “give where they live!” This Giving Tuesday, keep it local and support the work we do by selecting us for your donation on December 2nd! 🐾🦆
Every day, TCC steps up for our community’s stray and abandoned animals — and helps keep beloved pets with the families who love them. We’re an all-volunteer organization, which means every dollar goes directly to helping pets in Taylor and our surrounding rural communities. ❤️
You can make a difference by donating, sharing our #GiveTaylor posts, and encouraging friends and family to support our mission

Spayghetti September 13, 2025

On Saturday, September 13th, 2025, the Texas Critter Crusaders will hold its 5th annual SPAY-ghetti Dinner & Dance at Taylor SPJST Hall in Taylor, Texas. This event is an opportunity for our community to come together and support the animals currently awaiting adoption at the City of Taylor Animal Shelter, as well as community pets and TNR program

A collage of dogs available for adoption at the Taylor, Texas, animal shelter.

Vintique Mall Event, March 8th, 2025 , Taylor, TX.

This Saturday, The Texas Critter Crusaders will have merch available for any donation to TCC. There are collars, jackets, costumes and more. The event will be from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Come meet the cutest, sweetest, most lovable pets on the planet!

Click “interested” or “going” to follow the event on Facebook, and to get updates as the event gets closer: https://www.facebook.com/events/3156691584402033/

Texas Critter Crusaders is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to paying for emergency medical care and more to help the animals at the Taylor, TX animal shelter.

Spay-ghetti Dinner & Dance, Yappy Hour, Raffle & Music by Sterling Country

Mark Your Calendars and Get Your Tickets Early!

Texas Critter Crusaders will be holding our first ever “Spay-ghetti Dinner & Dance” on March 21, 2020 from 5 – 10 p.m. The evening will start with Yappy-hour at 5 p.m . and then dinner will be served from 6-7 p.m. Following dinner, we’ll have a ton of fun dancing the night away to the tunes of Sterling Country with a raffle drawing half-way through. You will be able to purchase beer, wine and soft drinks from the bar.

Tickets are $20 for adults/$10 for kids if purchased in advance, or $25 for adults/$15 for kids at the door. Part of your ticket purchase is your first entry into the main raffle where we will have some really nice prizes! Additional raffle entries will be offered at the event. There is the possibility of a separate “special item” raffle that we will announce later. If you just can’t handle this much fun, we will have to-go only meal tickets for $10.

Purchase advance tickets through Eventbrite or in person (shoot us a message and we’ll make arrangements to deliver).

Make plans now to join us for this super fun event! Proceeds will help us continue our mission of providing for the urgent medical and preventive care of the shelter pets located at our local Taylor Animal Shelter, as well as spay/neuter services for community pets in need.

Get your tickets here: www.eventbrite.com/e/spay-ghetti-dinner-and-dance-tickets-92078532369

Spay-ghetti Dinner and Dance

Mark Your Calendars and Get Your Tickets Early!

Texas Critter Crusaders will be holding our first ever “Spay-ghetti Dinner & Dance” on March 21, 2020 from 5 – 10 p.m. The evening will start with Yappy-hour at 5 p.m . and then dinner will be served from 6-7 p.m. Following dinner, we’ll have a ton of fun dancing the night away to the tunes of Sterling Country with a raffle drawing half-way through. Beer, wine and soft drinks will be available for purchase from the bar. Tickets are $20 for adults/$10 for kids if purchased in advance, or $25 for adults/$15 for kids at the door. Part of your ticket purchase is your first entry into the main raffle where we will have some really nice prizes! Additional raffle entries will be offered at the event. There is the possibility of a separate “special item” raffle that we will announce later. If you just can’t handle this much fun, we will have to-go only meal tickets for $10. Advance tickets may be purchased through Eventbrite or in person (shoot us a message and we’ll make arrangements to deliver).

Make plans now to join us for this super fun event! Proceeds will help us continue our mission of providing for the urgent medical and preventive care of the shelter pets located at our local Taylor Animal Shelter, as well as spay/neuter services for community pets in need.

Get your tickets here: www.eventbrite.com/e/spay-ghetti-dinner-and-dance-tickets-92078532369

Lolly the dog

Pet of the Week: Lolly

I’m Lolly and I’m your PET OF THE WEEK! That’s right. The humans say I’m sweet as sugar, so they’ve given me this honor. How nice, right? First they give me a place to stay when I’m homeless and now they give me an award! I’m grateful, but I’m ready to move on and sweeten the life with my own forever family. Maybe it can be you? I’m great with kids of the human and canine variety.

I'm Lolly and I'm your PET OF THE WEEK!

Come meet me at the City Of Taylor, Texas Animal Shelter or call 512-352-5483 for more information.

PAWS UP to Terra Properties, Inc. for sponsoring my ad and for helping Texas Critter Crusaders help homeless dogs like me. We’re FUREVER grateful! ♥️ 🐾

MY DEETS:
– Terrier mix
– Female
– Medium (20-60 pounds)

Adoptable cats and dogs