Special Holiday Announcement from Dr. Jefferson
Dec 24, 2023 Zero is the kind of young, handsome, playful dog who is quickly adopted in most shelters. He has a smile that’ll make YOU smile, too. But all throughout Texas, dogs considered “highly adoptable” elsewhere in the country, end up on under-resourced shelters’ euthanasia lists — all the time, and all the more so in a tremendously challenging year like this one. And that’s what happened to Zero. Our team first met Zero during a site visit at his shelter in late August — we were there to...
The perfect holiday gift for animal lovers! Sponsor an adoptable APA! pet.
Dec 20, 2023 If you are looking for a last-minute gift for a friend or loved one, Austin Pets Alive! has the paw-fect gift idea for the animal lover in your life. For the first time ever, you can sponsor any adoptable pet of your choice this holiday season at Austin Pets Alive! Your gift of $50 or more in honor of your favorite animals in our care will help make it the most wonderful time of the year for pets in need. 🐾 In return, you’ll receive a personalized message, heartwarming update, and adorable pictures of your sponsored...
Share the Love 2023
Dec 19, 2023 ‘Tis the season for all things merry and bright! And Austin Subaru’s Share the Love campaign fits right into that aesthetic. A fundraiser that supports pets in need makes the staff, volunteers and pets of APA! so merry because it helps ensure a bright year ahead for our lifesaving programs. APA! was honored to be selected as a pillar partner of Austin Subaru this year and we were thrilled when they announced we’d be one of their hometown charities. In fact, this year is our 9th year in a row as a beneficiary of...
120+ Pets Facing Euthanasia
Dec 18, 2023 24 pets facing euthanasia are arriving at APA! now as their originating shelter was presented with a potential eviction. The 90+ remaining animals in the No Kill shelter hold the same fate if they can’t be moved to other places. Here’s how you can help: The more fosters can sign up, the more pets we can place into homes to ensure they don’t face euthanasia. If you’re able to open up your home to one of these pets in need, please apply to foster here. It costs $7,000 just to bring these pets into our...
Common Misconceptions About Adopting an Older Dog
Nov 17, 2023 While age is just a number, senior dogs are often overlooked for adoption due to misconceptions about what having an older dog means. November is Senior Pet Month and we’re working to shine the golden spot light on these amazing animals by breaking down some common senior pet misconceptions! Seniors like Abby want you to know that entering their golden years means these pups at heart deserve more than ever to spend their days in a loving home. In return, they promise to shower their human companions with affection and live...
Why Not Adopt “The Underdog?”
Oct 30, 2023 When potential adopters sift through the hundreds of dogs available for adoption on our website or walk past the rows of kennels at our main location, they no doubt will see a few dogs in wheelchairs who are looking for a home. We could offer a bulleted list answering “Why Adopt a Wheelchair Dog?” but we’d rather explore, “Why not?” October is Subaru Loves Pets month and while all pets are being celebrated, our friends at Subaru love to shine the spotlight on underdogs — dogs who may have a...
Clarifying and Understanding APA!’s Shelter Agreement
Oct 07, 2023 Austin Pets Alive! is a private nonprofit dedicated to eliminating the needless killing of shelter pets. We have been extremely successful because of the strategy we employ to make Austin, and now other cities, No Kill. Our No Kill strategy is simple and two fold: We save lives by drawing attention to, and taking pets off, the daily euthanasia list while Allowing that attention to apply pressure on the city to get the proper resources they need to decrease the euthanasia list themselves. In 2021, we worked with the city council...
Austin Pets Alive! Earns 99% Score and 4 Stars From Charity Navigator
Oct 06, 2023 The new Charity Navigator scores have been released — and not only has Austin Pets Alive! maintained our 4-star rating for the 6th year running (the most number of stars that can be awarded), but our overall score has increased from 95% to 99.2%, our highest score yet! Charity Navigator is one of the nation’s most trusted nonprofit ratings organizations, measuring nonprofits’ effectiveness and reliability so that donors can feel confident about their giving decisions. The percentage of our expenses spent on...
Factory Mattress
Sep 29, 2023 Whether your dog sleeps curled up at the foot of your bed, or your cat sleeps resting peacefully at the top of your pillow, one thing can be guaranteed — a bed without a pet is not a bed at all. At APA!, we dream of a day that every shelter pet is invited into a home — foster or adoptive, with the opportunity to jump into a bed and snuggle up with a human who cares for them. Until then, we’ll be here to give them the love and care they need and deserve until they find a family to call their very own. And right...
Open Letter from Dr. Ellen Jefferson, President & CEO, Austin Pets Alive!
Sep 05, 2023 Today, Austin Pets Alive! has made the difficult decision to provide a 30-day notice to end our veterinary services contract with Laredo Animal Care Services (LACS). When we began our partnership with LACS earlier this year, at the request of the Laredo city council and community, it was with the whole-hearted intention to help meet the city’s goals of providing medical care and practices that further saved lives. Every vaccine given and disease prevented, medical treatment administered, surgery conducted, and animal...
