'It's been a disaster for us' | Waco animal shelter nearly full after weekend fireworks send pets scrambling The Humane Society of Central Texas is asking people to try and find a stray pet's owner before taking them to the shelter. Author: Andrew Moore Updated: 9:24 PM CDT July 6, 2021 WACO, Texas — The three-day Fourth of July weekend gave people plenty of opportunities to celebrate and shoot off fireworks. Now those festivities have left the Humane Society of Central Texas shelter in a bind. The Waco-area shelter has around 119 kennels to take care of animals. By Tuesday afternoon, they had only three available.