Matilda Day: A Fundraiser for Senior Dogs in Memory of a Very Special Canine Companion
Jan 17, 2024 In a heartfelt endeavor to support senior dogs in shelters, Amanda Stronza has launched Matilda Day, a fundraiser named in honor of her late dog Matilda. This initiative is not merely a fundraiser but a sincere tribute to Matilda and a beacon of hope for senior dogs in need. Amanda Stronza, a photographer, found inspiration in Matilda after rescuing her from underneath her house. Matilda’s journey became a photographic adventure, chronicling her life and experiences. Through Amanda’s lens, Matilda’s story gained...
Emergency Response Needed For Outdoor Animals Ahead of Freezing Temps this Weekend
We need your help this week! The Austin and surrounding areas are expected to reach freezing temperatures this weekend so outdoor animals need help by this Sunday! Here’s how you can support them NOW. Sign up as an emergency response dog foster. Our first priority is to get the outdoor enclosure animals at the APA! Town Lake shelter in warm homes. We have 230 dogs who immediately need a warm place to stay. There are options our foster team will discuss with you, whether you can only help for short periods at a time or have more...
APA! Announces $24 Pet Adoption Fees
Dec 29, 2023 AUSTIN, TX – Austin Pets Alive! is ringing in the new year with an adoption special for the dogs and cats in the shelter’s care. Adoption fees are lowered to $24 for the first week of January 2024. This includes kittens, puppies, and animals in foster homes. Austin Pets Alive! (APA!) pioneers innovative lifesaving programs designed to save the animals most at risk of euthanasia. APA! has helped keep Austin a No Kill city since 2011 and has rescued over 120,000 animals. “We’re welcoming 2024 with an...
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...
