About Us

The Clay County Animal Shelter (CCAS), aka “Annie’s Dream”, was founded as a no-kill shelter in 2000 by Clay County residents Annie McClintock and vets, Drs. Steve and Polly McDonald in Henrietta, TX.

The shelter’s mission is to provide an alternative to euthanising abandoned cats and dogs in Clay County. CCAS takes in, cares for, and trains its cats and dogs as our animal handlers work to find forever homes for them, no matter how long it takes. CCAS also provides programs, when we have grants to do so, to encourage spaying/neutering to control overpopulation, such as its free spay-and neuter clinic that treated 184 cats and dogs.

CCAS houses 85 animals, 40 dogs and 45 cats. The shelter generally finds homes for about 60 animals a year. 60 adoptions open 60 new places for other strays in the county, which explains why we are always at or near full capacity.

CCAS is open 365 days a year from 9-1 and has 10-12 employees, many of whom have worked at the shelter for 5-25 years.

Shelter revenue comes from individuals, businesses, and church donations and from foundation support, with some revenue from adoption income and interest on savings.