Mission Statement

Rescue. Protect. Rehabilitate. Rehome. 

Our mission is simple: to save the lives of abandoned and homeless dogs and cats, protect them from being harmed or mistreated by anyone, and place them with the families they deserve.

We bring shelters, volunteers, adopters, businesses, donors, taxpayers, local governments, and members of the general public together to help dogs and cats survive homelessness. 

Our work is focused on two priorities: creating public awareness grounded in scientific evidence and accurate data, and increasing adoption rates through weekly, volunteer-staffed offsite adoption events held throughout the community where people work, shop, and play. 

By bringing homeless animals directly into the community, we expand their visibility and give each animal a better chance of meeting the person meant to find them.

About Our Founder

Jerry and Lucky

Jerry Thomas Smith is the Founder, Volunteer Chairman, and CEO of Texas Humane Society and California Humane Society

He brings leadership experience across global technology, retail channel operations, and financial services, plus a 30-year obsession with photography.

He recently completed 15 years as a Senior Advisor at Dell Technologies, leading complex services programs across major retail and distribution partners in the U.S. and Canada, including Best Buy, Costco, and Walmart. His scope included supply chain & logistics, contract execution, regulatory requirements, partner management, repair operations and parts, quality control, advanced resolution, and performance reporting, in close partnership with Legal, Finance, Accounting, Merchandising, Marketing, and Operations. He also held roles as a Retail Account Manager at Dell, managing multiple North American consumer retail accounts and building account strategies based on market dynamics, pricing, competition, and growth potential.

Earlier in his career, he held sales leadership roles at AIG and GEICO, where he recruited, trained, coached, and managed high-performing teams, implemented performance development plans, and led formal review and appraisal processes.

He served in the U.S. Navy as an Air Traffic Control Supervisor with a Secret clearance, responsible for FAA and military air traffic control procedures, airfield operations, and supervision and training of personnel.

As a professional photographer, he specializes in portrait, landscape, and macro photography, with a particular focus and passion for creating portraiture of shelter animals and rescues.