Operation Kindness
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| Founded | 1976 |
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| Founder | Group of volunteers from Garland, Texas |
| Type | 501(c)(3) non-profit organization |
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| Focus | Animal welfare, no-kill shelter, pet adoption |
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| Coordinates | 32°58′02″N 96°50′51″W / 32.967351°N 96.847446°W |
Region served | Dallas, Texas, Fort Worth, Texas and most of North Texas |
Key people | Ed Jamison, CEO[1] |
| Revenue | $7.5M (2018) [2] |
| Website | operationkindness |
Operation Kindness is a no kill animal shelter for cats and dogs located in Carrollton, Texas. It is a non-profit organization and is funded through donations, receiving no government funding.[3]
The animal welfare organization was founded in 1976 in Garland, Texas, and later moved to Carrollton, Texas. In the early days, Operation Kindness operated out of the homes of volunteers. In the summer of 1976, Operation Kindness acquired the use of a veterinary clinic located at 117 North Garland Avenue in Garland.
By November 1988, Operation Kindness moved the shelter to a storefront location at 1029 Trend in Carrollton. In 1999, we moved the shelter to 3201 Earhart Drive in Carrollton where we remain today.
To impact more pets, the shelter broke ground on the renovation and expansion of our adoption center and animal hospital in April 2018. Operation Kindness celebrated the grand opening of the Rees-Jones Foundation Medical Wing in March 2020 and the completion of the remainder of the facility in July 2021.[3]