We are a DFW based 501(c)3 Animal Rescue Organization utilizing foster homes and several remote adop Animal Rescue Foundation of Texas (ARF) is a 501(c)3 certified, DFW-based, non-profit, no-kill animal rescue organization comprised of several Adoption Centers and a network of foster homes. Our primary mission is to rescue dogs and cats from high kill shelters, treat their medical, emotional and behavioral conditions, and find them stable, loving homes. A secondary but no less important mission is to spay/neuter stray and feral cats in the DFW area, keeping the population down and ultimately lowering the euthanasia rate.