You Know You’re From Lubbock If You’ve Rescued a Stray Cat in a Parking Lot

Looking for a kitten? Not for long...

Welcome to Lubbock, where parking lots are essentially open-air adoption centers. It doesn't matter if you're at Target, Dollar General, Taco Villa, or Walmart — you'll almost always find a furry little friend feasting on old French fries and desperately looking for love. Like swallowing a mouthful of dirt mid-sentence, rescuing a kitten or a puppy roaming solo in a Lubbock parking lot is a rite of passage...

Spot A Furry Baby?

It all starts with "Here, kitty, kitty..." and ends with you at PetSmart, 5 minutes before the store closes. You're at the counter checking out with an armload of stuff that you swore you wouldn't even need a basket for. You even grabbed your new baby a costume for Halloween. (She'll make an excellent bumblebee, btw. I know it was a tough call. That dino costume was presh. You made the right choice.)

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No Short Supply

Locals around here all know where to find a new pet, and that's basically anywhere.

We've got so many stray animals looking for homes in Lubbock right now, it's a terrible shame, BUT it's also an opportunity to bring one home to love!

I think everyone should have a pet. I don't know what it would be like to live without one, but it sounds terribly sad.

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Adopt Today

If you've got room in your home and room in your heart, there are plenty of animals in Lubbock to adopt. You don't need to spend $1500 on a purebred, whatever-the-heck fancy pet AT ALL when we've got so many adorable muts that need you lovin'.

Fix Your Pets, Lubbock!

Please remember to spay and neuter your pets, friends. It's the only way to slow down the number of strays in town. You're doing the world a favor when you make sure to get your bundle of love fixed. Don't add to the problem.

Adopt a kitty or puppy today, and keep scrolling for more Lubbock-based stories and musings in the galleries below...