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Get Involved spotlight: Austin Animal Center

From Austin Animal Center, this month’s spotlight nonprofit: Austin Animal Center (AAC) is the municipal animal shelter for the City of Austin and unincorporated Travis County. Each year we open our doors to thousands of animals and we find safe placement for over 95% of them through adoption, return to owner, and transfer to rescue […]

What’s behind the Austin Animal Center’s overcrowding problem?

AUSTIN, Texas — The Austin Animal Center (AAC) is overcrowded with pets needing homes. Nearly a dozen dogs are in overflow crates. Some members of the Austin Animal Advisory Commission say the AAC managers do not give them the information they need and say city data shows inconsistencies about center operations. “We just get bits […]

3 major animal shelters in Austin holding weeklong, joint adoption event

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin Pets Alive!, Austin Humane Society and Austin Animal Center will hold a “300 Homes” adoption promotion beginning Saturday and running through June 4. APA! said the goal of the partnership was to find loving homes for 300 animals in just one week. “The adoption fees for most animals at all three […]

Austin-based influencer hosts fundraiser for Austin Animal Center

Kennedy Eurich said the center holds a special place in her heart because it’s the place she adopted her own pets from. AUSTIN, Texas — The Austin Animal Center on Saturday teamed up with a social media influencer seeking to raise money and awareness for the shelter. After a year that saw overcrowding in shelters all […]

Austin resident witnesses repeated animal abuse; frustrated no action taken by APD

AUSTIN, Texas – An Austin resident said she has witnessed repeated animal abuse and is frustrated that nothing is being done.  “I bought my place in 2019,” said the resident. “By spring of 2021, I was recording the abuse through the walls and reporting it to APD, to my HOA and reaching out to other […]

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