Collin County Animal Services wants up to $50,000 from a private foundation to pay for spaying and neutering adoptable dogs and cats next year, and county commissioners are scheduled to approve the application on Monday, Oct. 12.
The request is on the consent agenda for the Commissioners Court's 1:30 p.m. meeting at the Jack Hatchell Administration Building, 2300 Bloomdale Road in McKinney. It would let the county seek a Best Friends Rachael Ray Save Them All grant for calendar year 2027. No county match is required, according to the budget office.
The county's auditor noted that the money would come from private foundation funds and that the grant solicitation itself does not state a funding period. The court would first submit a letter of intent, according to the agenda memo.
Donations go back into surgeries
A separate consent item would move $13,251 in donations the shelter received in August into its spay-neuter line item. Animal Services asked that the money go to the program. Through Aug. 31, the county had recorded $146,151.16 in donations to the shelter for the 2026 fiscal year, the auditor's office reported.
A larger wildlife bill
Commissioners will also be asked to add $30,000 to cover the county's 2026 bill from Texas Wildlife Damage Management Services. The memo blames the overage on unforeseen expenses and higher prices for animal control supplies. The money would come from the county's Animal Safety Fund.
