Houston Pets Alive! depends on your generous donations to keep saving lives. You can help in many different ways, some of which are at no cost to you!
Featured Ways to Give
Paw Partners keep HPA! emergency-ready.
Become a Paw Partner and donate monthly now!
- Paw Partners ensure we can respond to timely needs, like urgent medical surgeries, without having to fundraise first. This allows us to immediately treat a pet in our program or immediately save an animal with medical needs off the euthansia list.
- Paw Partners help HPA! avoid the ebb and flow of seasonal income, which allows us to spend more time on loving and caring for our animals and less time on fundraising.
- Paw Partners support the day-to-day life-saving work of HPA! and demonstrate a commitment to our mission.
Become a Paw Partner and donate monthly now!
Join our “Pennies for Pets” program and become a "Penny Pledger" by rounding up your credit or debit purchases to the nearest dollar. For example, when you spend $12.87, $0.13 will be donated to HPA! Sign up once, set it, and forget it! Learn more, view our Penny Pledgers, and sign up here or text “Give2-HPA” to 77948 now.
Facebook fundraisers are another easy way to raise money for HPA! Facebook waives all credit card fees, which means 100% of every donation comes straight to HPA!
You might want to set up a fundraiser in honor of your pet, for your or your child’s birthday, bar or bat mitzvah, graduation, confirmation, other special occasions or really, for no reason other than to help saves cats and dogs from euthanasia!
Create your Facebook fundraiser in just seconds here.
Download the Facebook fundraiser tool kit for a step-by-step guide and tips and tricks here.
1. First, make a donation to your own fundraiser if you can. If people see you’ve put your money where your mouth is, they will be more likely to donate themselves. Donate as much as you can, or the amount you’d like to inspire others to donate. For most people, that’s $25-$100.
2. Use the “invite” button to invite all of your Facebook friends to the fundraiser.
3. “Share” your fundraiser on your own timeline. Write a new caption (or copy/paste the fundraiser description) and tag your closest relatives and friends who you think would donate.
4. Direct message and/or email your closest relatives and friends with your fundraiser’s URL to make sure they see it. They might miss it on their news feed or in their notifications if you invited/tagged them.
5. Use text, images, and videos to tell your story, convey emotions, and invite empathy.
6. Post fun, captivating, and snappy updates. Updates spur conversation which in turn raises awareness. Upload a new picture and write a personal message. When you hit a fundraising milestone, post it. Example: Today is the 20th! I am asking everyone to donate $20!
7. Update several times a week to keep your fundraiser at the forefront. Be careful not to overpost - you don’t want to annoy people - stick to limit of one post daily, at most.
8. Comment on your own fundraiser updates with the fundraiser URL - don’t add the link directly in the post caption (it’s better for Facebook algorithms).
9. Use hashtags, especially #houstonpetsalive.
10. Share HPA! Facebook posts that would inspire your friends to donate. Caption your shares with something like “I’m raising funds for this awesome organization! Check out the fundraiser on my page!”
11. Thank every single donor who donates to your Facebook fundraising page with a personal comment. Houston Pets Alive! will try to thank all of your donors, too.
12. Encourage your invitees to invite their own Facebook friends to like, share, and follow your Facebook fundraiser AND Houston Pets Alive! It’s a ripple effect to spread awareness. Each time someone donates they are prompted to share and invite their friends. Shares and re-shares contain a donate button making it easy to donate right from the news feed. You will be reaching more supporters and hopefully engaging a broader network within your community.
13. Ultimately, success of your fundraiser will rely on reminding people of your fundraiser. Updates will get your audience’s attention, give them something to share with their own friends, and inspire people to donate.
You might want to set up a fundraiser in honor of your pet, for your or your child’s birthday, bar or bat mitzvah, graduation, confirmation, other special occasions or really, for no reason other than to help saves cats and dogs from euthanasia!
Create your Facebook fundraiser in just seconds here.
Download the Facebook fundraiser tool kit for a step-by-step guide and tips and tricks here.
How your fundraiser helps:
| $200 Goal Supports a spay or neuter surgery, vaccinations, and preventatives for one rescued pet |
$400 Goal Supports a neonatal kitten needing bottle feeding and specialized, around-the-clock care |
$600 Goal Supports a healthy pet from the time it is saved from euthanasia all the way through adoption |
You can directly help our pets by purchasing items from our AmazonSmile and Chewy wishlists! We keep the list up to date so you know your donation will go straight to helping the cats and dogs in our care. (Remember, purchase through AmazonSmile with your account linked to HPA!, and we'll also receive .5% of your purchase donated back to us!) You can also ship donations purchased elsewhere or bring donations in-person to our adoption center at 2800 Antoine Drive, Suite 2854. Donate supplies via our wishlists at your preferred retailer!
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Donate Funds
Houston Pets Alive! provides every cat and dog in our program with food, shelter, veterinary services, and of course, TLC. We couldn’t do it without generous donors like you and we rely on your generosity to be able to save lives! Donate now online or checks can be made payable to Houston Pets Alive! and mailed to 2800 Antoine Dr #2854, Houston, TX 77092. Donations are 100% tax deductible.
Note: Does your company match donations? Typically Fortune 500 companies will, or ask your HR department if your company matches charitable donations (or matches volunteer hours)! Make a one-time gift today and see if your donation is eligible for a match on our matching gifts page here!
Paw Partners keep HPA! emergency-ready.
- Paw Partners ensure we can respond to timely needs, like urgent medical surgeries, without having to fundraise first. This allows us to immediately treat a pet in our program or immediately save an animal with medical needs off the euthansia list.
- Paw Partners help HPA! avoid the ebb and flow of seasonal income, which allows us to spend more time on loving and caring for our animals and less time on fundraising.
- Paw Partners support the day-to-day life-saving work of HPA! and demonstrate a commitment to our mission.
Join our “Pennies for Pets” program and become a "Penny Pledger" by rounding up your credit or debit purchases to the nearest dollar. For example, when you spend $12.87, $0.13 will be donated to HPA! Sign up once, set it, and forget it! Learn more, view our Penny Pledgers, and sign up here or text “Give2-HPA” to 77948 now.
If you own Amazon's Alexa, simply say “Alexa, I want to make a donation,” and follow Alexa’s lead to complete your donation!
Donate for FREE at no cost to you!
Double your donation through a matching gift from your company! Do a quick search if your company makes matching donations here or ask your HR department if your company matches charitable donations or matches volunteer hours.
Houston Pets Alive! is a registered charity in the Kroger’s Community Rewards program. When you enroll and use your savings card at the register, Houston Pets Alive! will receive donations based on your purchase volume. Please take a minute to enroll!
How to Enroll:
Please tell all of your friends and family to enroll and designate Houston Pets Alive! as their Kroger Community Rewards beneficiary. Thank you for participating!
When new Chewy customers shop, $15 will be donated to HPA! Shop Chewy.com here.
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When you select Houston Pets Alive! as your charity of choice, AmazonSmile donates 0.5% of the price of the purchase back to us. Make sure you shop at smile.amazon.com for all future purchases! Link your account to HPA! here.
