Donations Welcome
Corinne T. Smith Animal Center
3016 Milam Dr.
Brownwood, TX 76801
Phone: (325) 646 - 0617
info@ctsanimalcenter.org
Our Visiting Hours:
Mon - Fri from 1pm - 5pm
Saturday from 1pm - 4pm
We are closed Sunday.
You will have to make an appointment if you would like to visit us during the morning, for example, to drop off a pet. No adoptions or pet viewing will take place before 1pm, however.
We are only ten minutes from Coggin Park or Walmart.
From Coggin Park, drive south down Austin Ave, turn right on Phillips, left on Indian Creek Road, and then right onto Milam Drive. We are located across the street from Kohler.
From Walmart, head out towards the traffic light by CVS and Cici's. Head south on 377 (aka North Main). Turn left onto Morris Sheppard (a little after Section Hand Steakhouse), right onto Burnett (four way stop by Oak Ridge Manor), and we will be a half-mile down the road, after the road curves. Note: Burnett turns into Milam Drive. We're not as far away as you think we are! Check out this map for more clarity:
The mission of the Corinne T. Smith Animal Center is dedicated to promoting the welfare, compassionate care and protection of animals, taking all domestic animals brought to us, finding suitable homes for adoptable animals, providing information, raising public awareness of animal issues, and promoting responsible pet ownership.
Our core values are as follows: humane treatment of all animals; compassion in every decision and interaction; fiscal responsibility and accountability; honesty and integrity; and recognition of staff and volunteers as a vital resource.
Our goals are as follows: to provide a compassionate and healthy environment for those in our care; to facilitate responsible adoption by placing animals in permanent, caring homes; to eliminate cruelty to animals through education and advocacy; to reduce pet overpopulation through education and spay/neuter programs; and to provide education and resources that promote responsible pet ownership.
Amy has been involved in many different aspects of animal sheltering over the past 15 years and is our Animal Services Manager. She takes care of most of the routine health issues of our animals and implements the programs that keep kennel operations running smoothly and our animals healthy and happy. In 2009, Amy became a Certified Cruelty Investigator and now actively pursues cases of cruelty and neglect in our area. If you have questions or concerns about animal cruelty in Brownwood, TX, please contact the shelter and ask to speak with Amy.
Freda, our Administrative Manager, came to CTSAC in 2009. While her background is in retail, she has brought many valuable management and organizational skills to the Center. She and Amy have teamed up to make the Animal Center all they know it can be. Under Freda's guidance, the shelter has made several changes, including dismantling the inhumane gas chamber, restructuring community outreach programs like trap-neuter-return, and making efforts to reach our goal of becoming a no-kill shelter.
Will, from Fort Worth, was a Golden Gloves Boxer in his past life, but now he knocks us out daily by wowing us with his fantastic care of our dogs and dog kennels. Since his hiring, the health of our dogs has improved, and incidences of parvo and kennel cough have gone way down. We have received numerous compliments on the cleanliness of the dog kennels and the friendliness of the dogs since Will joined our team. You'll usually see him out back keeping the dogs happy and healthy.
Liz volunteered for the shelter for a few years and worked on our website for us. When we had a position open for the cat kennels, she applied and the rest is history. Liz helps care for the cats and kittens at the shelter and is working hard to increase our cat adoption rates. If you've seen the evolution of our website in the past two years, kudos go to Liz, who volunteered over one hundred hours of her time towards developing new content for us. If you have questions about our site, cats or kittens, Liz is the one you want to talk to.
Open Positions:
We have no open positions at this time. If you would like to better your chances of becoming an employee at the shelter when there are job openings, we urge you to become a dedicated volunteer first. When we do have job openings, they are typically filled within twenty-four hours of posting the opening, and typically we get over fifty applications for each opening! The competition for any job at the shelter is quite stiff and we do prefer those who have shown an interest in animal welfare by participating in shelter activities. Open positions will be posted in the Brownwood Bulletin.
Our Board meets once a month to discuss issues related to the operations and direction of the CTSAC. The current Board is comprised of men and women from a variety of backgrounds: President Dave Olhausen, Vice-President Leona Cleveland-Berry, Treasurer Vita Weehunt, Secretary Betty Cass, Allan Cass, Margaret Clayton, Holli Fenton, Mary Irving, Meredith Locker, and Jerome Nowowiejski. Community members interested in joining the board, who are able to commit their time to our cause, may contact the shelter for board meeting times. Updated June 24, 2011.
