Fort Worth Animal Shelter

The Fort Worth Animal Shelter is looking for people to foster or adopt kittens because the shelter is overcrowded.

Just one month after battling a distemper outbreak, Fort Worth Animal Care and Control faces another problem at one of its shelters. This time it’s the influenza virus.

Just one month after battling a distemper outbreak, Fort Worth Animal Care and Control faces another problem at one of its shelters. This time it’s the influenza virus.

It’s been somewhat of a logistics challenge at the Fort Worth animal care and control shelter. Veterinarian Kent Glenn said they noticed an uptick in distemper cases starting back in June.

Healthy dogs have been separated from those who are obviously sick and testing will increase to ensure the spread remains minimal, NBC 5’s Candace Sweat has more.

Fort Worth Animal Care and Control is asking for a two-week commitment from fosters to “avoid tough decisions regarding euthanasia.”

The Fort Worth Animal Care and Control is looking for 150 foster families for dogs before cold weather sets in.

Overwhelmed with animals, the Fort Worth Animal Shelter is getting help from a Tarrant County nonprofit.

Overwhelmed with animals and unable to hire enough workers to care for them, the Fort Worth Animal Shelter recently found a unique solution — by reaching out to a homeless shelter.

The Fort Worth Animal Shelter took in nearly 1,700 surrenders in just a matter of weeks. NBC 5 Photojournalist Mike Ortiz got a closer look at the growing problem animal shelters across North Texas are dealing with.

On Thursday, the Fort Worth Animal Shelter says they’re calling residents to adopt or foster as their numbers increase.