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Dereck Lively is sponsoring free pet adoptions at the SPCA of Texas on Sunday

Not even the curmudgeons at Mavs Moneyball could criticize the latest development in the Dereck Lively news cycle. Lively is sponsoring $10,000 worth of pet adoption fees on Sunday at Dallas’ Jan Rees-Jones Animal Care Center. You’re operating at a…

By Matt Martinez · Mavs Moneyball

Published: Saturday, 17 October 2026 at 1:21 PM

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Dereck Lively is sponsoring $10,000 in pet adoption fees at the SPCA of Texas on Sunday.
Free adoptions will begin at noon at the Jan Rees-Jones Animal Care Center in Dallas.
The initiative helps address local shelter overcapacity issues reported by Dallas Animal Services.

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Dallas Mavericks center Dereck Lively is sponsoring $10,000 worth of pet adoption fees on Sunday at the Jan Rees-Jones Animal Care Center in Dallas. Starting at noon at the SPCA of Texas facility, the initiative covers all adoption fees for prospective pet owners at no personal cost.

The event aims to relieve pressure on local shelters, following reports that Dallas Animal Services was operating over capacity amid stray animal issues in the city. Lively previously partnered with the nonprofit Undue Medical Debt to donate funds for every blocked shot he records.

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Dereck Lively is sponsoring free pet adoptions at the SPCA of Texas on Sunday

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