Hays County Commissioners’ Court Approves Three Month Contract Extension with Austin Pets Alive!
Apr 19, 2024 Hays County Courthouse, San Marcos, TX – The Hays County Commissioners’ Court approved the Professional Services Agreement with Austin Pets Alive! (APA!) to be extended through June 30, 2024. Last year, Austin Pets Alive! entered an agreement with Hays County to manage the development of a new Pet Resource Center. The center would aim to provide programs focused on public safety, animal safety and lifesaving, pet owner resources for happy and healthier pets, and community education for safe and humane pet care. The...
Central Texas Food Bank & Hays County Pet Resource Center Serve Over 250 Families at First Food Distribution for People & Pets
Apr 12, 2024 On March 23, in partnership with the Central Texas Food Bank, the Hays County Pet Resource Center hosted a drive-up food distribution for people and pets at McCormick Middle School in Buda. The event was open to anyone in Hays County and served over 250 families. Of the 250 families, an estimated 98% were in need of pet food. Wet and dry food for cats and dogs was provided for families, as well as resource guide flyers that included information for medical assistance, behavior support and other low-cost pet services. The Hays...
Search Laboratory Selects APA! As Their Charity of the Year
Apr 10, 2024 Austin Pets Alive! is honored and grateful to be considered one of Austin’s favorite nonprofits and beyond that, to receive outreach from companies in Austin who want to turn their love and appreciation of APA!’s work into a service-oriented gift. Search Laboratory is just such a company. In early 2023, the company reached out to our Marketing team sharing that APA! was voted as Search Laboratory’s “charity of the year,” meaning our organization would become their “pet” nonprofit to...
Join us in the rebrand for Bob “Clef” Schneider!
Apr 09, 2024 You may have seen him on the website, you may have seen him on social media. You may have even seen him on the Fierce Whiskers “Take Me Home” bottle of whiskey!! But Clef keeps getting passed by and we all keep wondering, what do we do to get this boy in his adoptive home? Why not try something new? 🎶”I have seen the end of the world and it looks like this.” Change is comin’ and Clef is ready to reinvent himself! He’s taken to Bob Schneider’s music to help him through his...
“Pawth of Totality” Adoption Special
Apr 05, 2024 All pet adoption fees will be 50% off between April 5-8, 2024 To celebrate the 2024 Total Eclipse, Austin Pets Alive! will be hosting a “Pawth of Totality Adoption Special” by discounting all adoption fees by 50% on April 5-8 for cats and dogs at our two shelter locations and in foster homes. The promotion will count down the days until the historic “Pawth of Totality” on April 8th and aims to encourage more people to provide a second chance to as many animals as possible. People can find new dog friends...
Austin Needs To Rebuild Its Model, Not Kill For Space
Apr 03, 2024 Shelters all over the United States are struggling, including Austin Animal Center and us right here at Austin Pets Alive!. In 2011, Austin became a No Kill community and has remained so with increasing save rates year over year. With the recent city ordinance changes and AAC’s latest announcement stating that hard decisions may need to be made for 20+ dogs who volunteers say should never be at risk, it’s safe to say that we’re facing the real chance that Austin is dangerously close to stepping into the wrong...
Hays County P.A.S.S. 101: Your Questions Answered
As a part of the virtual resource center, the Hays County Pet Resources Guide (available in English and Spanish), provides a list of community resources, medical assistance, behavior resources, rehoming support and more. Hays County community members can also use the Pet Help Contact form for assistance from a P.A.S.S. case manager. In the first 2 months, the dedicated Hays County program has helped almost 150 families! Missed the live Q&A? You can watch here!Lucy Fernandez, P.A.S.S. Program Manager, recently answered your questions about...
APA! & the American Red Cross Partner to Help People & Pets Affected by Disasters
Feb 29, 2024 Austin Pets Alive! (APA!) and the American Red Cross of Central & South Texas Region have partnered to help pets and people affected by natural disasters, fires, flooding, and other disaster relief. The partnership will offer Positive Alternatives to Shelter Surrender (PASS) program assistance to help those in need when the Red Cross is called to a scene and ensure animals and their families do not fall through the cracks when disaster strikes. “We are thrilled to establish a partnership with the American Red Cross here...
City of Austin Landscape for Animals
Feb 26, 2024 A few weeks ago, we informed you about the political happenings in Austin around animal welfare, in particular, around the city seeking to pass a resolution allowing the euthanization of dogs with bites on their records. We want to keep you updated on progress and current events on an ongoing basis. We are happy that the resolution was amended to offer a six month waiting period before immediately taking action; the dogs with extreme bites on their records currently still have the opportunity to receive rehabilitation. As we...
Doing More in 2024 Requires Change
Feb 23, 2024 We’re nearly three months into 2024, and this year is already in full motion! At Austin Pets Alive!, we started the year with a promise to be even louder about the importance of progress for Austin’s pets. We’re not going to break that promise. We also aren’t going to ignore the role we play in implementing progressive changes. And we certainly aren’t going to pretend that we do animal sheltering perfectly, because there isn’t a bigger impediment to growth than the refusal to take a close look...
