Several times each year, DOCPAC has "Adoption Pawty!" events at the shelter. During these events, all available dogs and cats have discounted adoption fees and the shelter has extended hours. Donate items on our Amazon Wishlist ranging from food, toys, beds, and other essential items.
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Dorothy Hanna O'Connor (1907-1992), Victoria's preeminent caregiver of dogs and cats, established Six Flags Humane Society in 1963 as the community's first animal rescue shelter. As the successor organization, The Dorothy H. O'Connor Pet Adoption Center is dedicated in her memory, so that a new generation of Victoria County's citizens may continue in her work of humane treatment of dogs and cats and to facilitate the adoption of God's creatures into loving homes.
Dorothy H. O'Connor Pet Adoption Center offers microchipping and nail trims to the public.*. Every animal at DOCPAC is scanned upon arrival to ensure they haven't strayed from their loving home. We try to make every effort to locate owners and reunite families if the animal has a microchip. Microchipping is a safe and effective procedure that can help reunite your pet in the event that they become lost or stolen.
Our adoption counselors will ask you many questions to determine which pet will thrive in your home. We want you to be a "furever" parent! Please understand that we deal with homeless animals with many from unknown backgrounds; they could have behavioral and physical challenges. The adoption process may seem time consuming, but we wish to maximize both the animal and adopters chance for success.
Reviews (10)
Amy Berry
Jun 09, 2022
Absolutely amazing staff and workplace! I had to make the heart wrenching decision to put my 17 year old childhood dog to sleep and the vet suggested to go to Dorothy O' Connor pet adoption to have him cremated. They made the whole process as peaceful as they could. The sweet lady at the front desk helped me through it all, from picking out a scatter tube for my fur babies ashes to his paws being engraved, to being able to say my last goodbyes. They really show how much they care and the heart for the animals and people alike. Definitely recommend this place to adopt or have your fur baby in your heart forever.
Marcellus Coleman
Mar 08, 2022
Very unprofessional, they let my daughter play with the dog and she was into both my son and daughter. Then in the end someone whom I assumed was spying on us in the waiting room said no. Obviously they could care less about a child heart being broken. Guess race does play apart in pet adoption, aka in Victoria County. They should be ashamed of themselves. But rest asure, God knows and sees everything done in evil intent.
Tadeo Bracho
Jun 27, 2021
My fiance and I adopted two puppies on Friday November 13th 2020. This was our first time adopting from Dorothy O' Connor, and our first time adopting ever from a shelter. When we adopted both dogs we were super excited, the staff went over all of the necessary paperwork- so we thought. When we got the dogs home, one began showing signs of sickness like diarrhea and coughing.
We assumed it was because of the new environment and we blew it off. As the days passed the dog progressively got worse, and so did his brother. We started reviewing the paperwork from Dorothy O' Connor and as we started reading further into their health history, we noticed they both had a history of illnesses such as parvo and giardia. The dog was already sick when we brought him home, and we thought it was super unprofessional for Dorothy O' Connor to let us adopt him while he was showing symptoms of illness. Had we known the dog was sick we definitely would have thought twice before adopting him.
We wish Dorothy O' Connor would have disclosed all of their health history to us before letting us adopt. It was hard bringing home two puppies, but we knew the work it was going to take. What we did not sign up for was taking care of two sick puppies, both dogs after seeing the vet needed tons of medications each. Dorothy O' Connor did pay for the vet bills and all the medications. However, it was very overwhelming for my fiance and me. Moreover, my fiance has two family dogs and she assumed it was safe to take the new puppies to meet them for several play dates while we had them.
Both of my fiance's dogs came down with the same illness the puppies had in the following days. We ended up surrendering the puppies back to the shelter, it became too much work caring for two sick puppies. We have never adopted before but we assumed we were paying for two healthy dogs, we each spent $250 for a total of $500 - not to be refunded. We have never returned dogs to a shelter, and this destroyed my fiance and I because we got super attached to the puppies, but with all the medications and then with our family dogs getting sick it just became super frustrating.
We are writing this review in hopes we can warn potential adopters who adopt from Dorothy O' Connor to be sure to ask about your potential new pet's health records and if they are currently showing any signs of illness. We don't want anyone else going through what we went through, now we are terrified to adopt from the shelters as this whole experience has left us very unsettled.
We assumed it was because of the new environment and we blew it off. As the days passed the dog progressively got worse, and so did his brother. We started reviewing the paperwork from Dorothy O' Connor and as we started reading further into their health history, we noticed they both had a history of illnesses such as parvo and giardia. The dog was already sick when we brought him home, and we thought it was super unprofessional for Dorothy O' Connor to let us adopt him while he was showing symptoms of illness. Had we known the dog was sick we definitely would have thought twice before adopting him.
We wish Dorothy O' Connor would have disclosed all of their health history to us before letting us adopt. It was hard bringing home two puppies, but we knew the work it was going to take. What we did not sign up for was taking care of two sick puppies, both dogs after seeing the vet needed tons of medications each. Dorothy O' Connor did pay for the vet bills and all the medications. However, it was very overwhelming for my fiance and me. Moreover, my fiance has two family dogs and she assumed it was safe to take the new puppies to meet them for several play dates while we had them.
Both of my fiance's dogs came down with the same illness the puppies had in the following days. We ended up surrendering the puppies back to the shelter, it became too much work caring for two sick puppies. We have never adopted before but we assumed we were paying for two healthy dogs, we each spent $250 for a total of $500 - not to be refunded. We have never returned dogs to a shelter, and this destroyed my fiance and I because we got super attached to the puppies, but with all the medications and then with our family dogs getting sick it just became super frustrating.
We are writing this review in hopes we can warn potential adopters who adopt from Dorothy O' Connor to be sure to ask about your potential new pet's health records and if they are currently showing any signs of illness. We don't want anyone else going through what we went through, now we are terrified to adopt from the shelters as this whole experience has left us very unsettled.
Jasmine Ramirez
Jan 28, 2020
Ava Carson
Apr 21, 2019
I keep seeing people say that the dogs don't get enough one on one time, but I don't think they understand. I'm a volunteer at Dorothy H. O'Conner. DOCPAC can hold up to 300 dogs. And I know at one time they had 66 puppies just in quarantine! That's crazy. And with their limited staff, I understand if the dogs don't get a lot of one on one time. They are all sweet sweet dogs, and I know the staff strives to play with the dogs.
And that's also why they have volunteers. They help out a lot to if they follow the rules. Plus, my experience has been amazing to just go and volunteer. So I just have to say (and I know it's just an opinion) stop bugging them about not having enough time for their dogs. Put yourself in their shoes. Thank you, and have a blessed day. -Ava
And that's also why they have volunteers. They help out a lot to if they follow the rules. Plus, my experience has been amazing to just go and volunteer. So I just have to say (and I know it's just an opinion) stop bugging them about not having enough time for their dogs. Put yourself in their shoes. Thank you, and have a blessed day. -Ava
Daniel Lugo
Mar 16, 2019
T. Rex
Mar 12, 2019
Katie T.
Apr 10, 2018
Wonderful staff who genuinely care for all the animals there and are committed to helping them be adopted. Wonderful animals as well. I've been volunteering there for about 3 years and I can't help but fall in love with the animals over and over again. I found a wonderful black cat there a couple years ago who is now everyone's favorite member of the household and a major part of my life, all thanks to this place for taking him in and helping to socialize him.
Ava C.
Oct 28, 2017
What an great experience it was at Dorothy OConnor's pet adoption center! I took my mom there to look for a companion and while she didn't find the one she was looking for then, I'm sure she will eventually. The staff here is so wonderful. You can tell they love the animals and the work they're doing. The lady who assisted us knows all of the dogs and cats and takes extra special care of them.
The adoption fees are extremely reasonable and all of the dogs are microchipped, spayed/neutered and utd on all shots, etc. I fell in love with a couple of cuties but I'm just not in a position to adopt. I'd recommend this center for anyone considering adopting a cat or dog.
The adoption fees are extremely reasonable and all of the dogs are microchipped, spayed/neutered and utd on all shots, etc. I fell in love with a couple of cuties but I'm just not in a position to adopt. I'd recommend this center for anyone considering adopting a cat or dog.
The NdFirst
Apr 18, 2017
Absolutely a great experience adopting my new best buddy Bruce from here. EDIT TO ADD: I can't say too much about the staff and the facility. There's a great chemistry there. They also offer a discount on fees for LEO, MIL, etc. The living facilities for the animals are clean, and they have nice recreation areas. If anyone has any doubt about adopting pets from this facility, don't. My mom became an enthusiastic supporter of DOC after the adoption of our buddy Bruce.