Tonya Griffith's Animal Rescue, Inc.

We are a no kill rescue group in Tyler, TX, with no staff, and appreciate volunteers helping. Animals stay with us until they are adopted or pass away.

Our purpose is to reduce the needless euthanasia of dogs and cats. We take in abandoned dogs and cats as we have space available, and try to find new homes for them after they are spayed/neutered and vaccinated. We help low income and disabled individuals get their pets spayed/neutered as we have the funds available, to keep their circumstances under control. We also post pictures of the pets available for adoption. We also educate people on their options for finding homes for both pets and strays. Many of the dogs and cats currently in our shelter may never get adopted, and we are committed to providing a safe home for them as long as they live.

Adopting a friend:
Please click on the name of the animal you are interested in to see who you need to contact about that pet. We do courtesy postings for those who need help in the community. The initials of the home are listed before each animal's name, or are listed with the initial A. Any pets at our location have the initials AA or TG.

Come visit us!
We do not advertise our physical address to prevent people from dropping off animals. We prefer people to call first for help. Dropping off or dumping animals can lead to their death.

Would you like to make a donation?
If you would like to make a donation, please click on the Pay Pal link. Any size donation from $5 on up would be greatly appreciated to help with spaying/neutering, medicine, vaccinations and supplies. If you cannot contribute financially, we also collect aluminum cans, tin cans and printer cartridges for recycling to raise money for the animals. Please contact us to pick up any of these items. We are currently in need of donations and volunteers to help us build new dog pens. We have two new cat buildings, one new dog pen and are working on a second new dog pen. We also built an adoption center area for the dogs in 2009.

Do you need help?
Since we do not euthanize animals to make room for more, we are limited on space. If we cannot take in your pet, we suggest that you put an ad in the Thrifty Nickel. You can also post pictures on several different web sites. You can e-mail us and ask for our Pet Options List, which will give you these web sites and other options to consider. You can search for other groups at www.petfinder.com, click on animal shelters, click on animal shelters by distance, put in your zip code, and click search.

Address Not Advertised
Tyler, TX
United States
Cassius

Posted on 12/31/23, and the pictures were updated on 2/14/24. Cassius was found with his sister Carlene, dumped in Alto,...

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Carlene

Posted on 12/31/23, and the pictures were updated on 2/14/24. Carlene was found with her brother Cassius, dumped in Alto,...

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Paxton

Posted on 12/31/23, and the pictures were taken on 12/30/23. Paxton was found dumped in Alto, TX around the first...

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A-Patsy - Barn Cat

12/7/23 COURTESY POSTING FOR SHANNA WOODS, angelwantinhalo@yahoo.com, Poynor, TX. Pictures were taken on 11/28/23. "Patsy showed up to my home...

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Corey

Posted on 12/7/23, and the pictures were taken on 11/28/23. Corey was found in Winona, TX on 11/25/23, at CR...

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A-Jingles

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Kolani

Posted on 10/13/23. and the pictures were taken on 10/13/23. Kolani and her family of 3 other dogs were first...

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Amris

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Rory

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Cora

Posted on 10/13/23, and the pictures were taken on 10/6/23. Cora was at the Smith County, TX Animal Shelter for...

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Adilynn

Posted on 10/13/23, and the pictures were taken on 10/6/23. Adilynn was at the Smith County, TX Animal Shelter almost...

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Ricky

Posted on 9/16/23, and the pictures were updated on 9/19/23. Ricky was at the Smith County Animal Shelter too long,...

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Wish Bone

Posted on 8/5/23, and the pictures were taken on 9/19/23. Wish Bone was at the Smith County Animal Shelter too...

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Alyana

Posted on 5/3/23, and the pictures were taken on 5/2/23. Alyana was out of time at the Smith County Shelter,...

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Jacoby

Posted on 4/7/23, and the pictures were taken on 4/1/23. Jacoby was picked up by the Smith County, TX Animal...

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Alvey

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A-Sadie

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A-Rambo

COURTESY POSTING FOR Alyssa Crenshaw in Frankston, TX, crengirl@gmail.com, 612-237-7964. "This dog showed up to our home the first week...

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A-Tucker

COURTESY POSTING 3/19/22 FOR Chelsey Carr, chelseycarr12@gmail.com. "As of March 2022, Tucker is 1 year and 4 months old, our...

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A-Michael

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A-Tinker Bell

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Tinsley

Posted on 10/14/21, and the pictures were taken on 10/13/21. TINSLEY MUST BE ADOPTED WITH HER MOM TEYLA SINCE THEY...

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Teyla

Posted on 10/14/21, and the pictures were taken on 10/13/21. TEYLA MUST BE ADOPTED WITH HER DAUGHTER TINSLEY SINCE THEY...

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A-Opie

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A-Felix

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Dana - Barn Cat

Posted 7/21/21, and pictures were taken on 6/21/21. Dana and her siblings were found at a senior living community in...

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Reya

Posted on 7/21/21, and pictures were taken on 6/26/21. Reya was a stray surrender from Hawkins, TX on 6/1/21. She...

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Danica

Posted on 7/21/21, and pictures were taken on 7/10/21. Danica was running free with her mom Amelia (Orange Tabby) and...

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Callan

Posted 6/29/18, and pictures updated 5/10/20 - Callan was surrendered on 4/11/18. An older woman contacted the Smith County, TX...

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Louise

Posted on 6/19/18, and the pictures were take on 4/9/18 - Louise came from the Smith County, TX Shelter on...

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Brody

Posted 2/18/18, and pictures updated 5/10/20. DEAF MALE RED HEELER PUPPY FOUND ON 1/19/18 IN TYLER, TX. A neighbor brought...

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Axel

Posted 12/13/17 and pictures taken 11/29/17. I picked Axel up from the Smith County Animal Shelter on 11/29/17. He had...

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Dahlia

Posted on 12/2/17, and pictures were updated on 7/27/21. Dahlia was transferred to me on 8/31/17 from the Rebel Ranch...

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Artie

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Ivana

Posted 9/10/16, and pictures updated on 11/14/18 and 6/22/21. Ivana and her siblings, as well as their mother Viola, were...

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Truffles

Posted 9/15/15, and pictures updated 5/4/16. While working on a rescue project, Truffles and her sister Capri were found at...

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Rhea

Posted 8/23/15, and pictures taken 8/4/15. The owner died on 6/26/15 in Ben Wheeler, TX. The mother was a Blue...

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A-Princess

For adoption information, please contact: Renee Tyler, TX 903/330-1816 (text first) chicagorae@gmail.com Posted 11/1/14, and pictures taken 10/14/14. Cats started...

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A-Egypt

For adoption information, please contact: Renee Tyler, TX 903/330-1816 (text first) chicagorae@gmail.com Posted 11/1/14, and pictures taken 10/14/14. Cats started...

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A-Stacie

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Heather - Barn Cat

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