Within the wake of Austin Animal Heart (AAC) closing consumption in the course of the busiest sheltering week of the 12 months, Austin Pets Alive! (APA!) is asking on the neighborhood to undertake or foster a pet earlier than July 4.
“It’s an immensely arduous time for shelter animals and the folks caring for them in Austin proper now, particularly for medium to giant canine,” stated APA! president and CEO Dr. Ellen Jefferson. “We want we may soak up much more animals from AAC, however our City Lake location can also be full to the brim, and we’re calling on the neighborhood to undertake or foster a shelter pet this week earlier than the July 4th vacation!”
APA! is engaged on long-term options to repair the area disaster in our metropolis for good, however as these plans are in course of, the nonprofit is imploring our neighborhood members to come back to APA! or AAC right now to assist forestall an excellent greater animal sheltering disaster from unfolding over a weekend identified for misplaced canine coming into the shelter system in file numbers.
“There are tons of of lovable canine (and cats) at each APA! and AAC who might be instantly positioned into houses,” Jefferson stated. “Individuals may not notice this as a result of we assist animals all through Texas, however the majority of the canine at our shelter right now got here from AAC. Extra pets leaving APA!’s City Lake location will permit us area to assist AAC much more after July 4th.”
APA! is providing a 50% low cost on all adoptions by way of July third, and all adoption charges at AAC are waived utterly.
Throughout the nation Austinites have a fame for his or her dedication to maintaining Austin the most secure metropolis in America for shelter pets. Jefferson is asking the neighborhood to rally collectively now like they have been identified to do time and time once more.
“Austin has rallied collectively by way of varied crises. Group members are immediately accountable for serving to to make Austin the most important No Kill neighborhood within the nation, have created strains round our constructing and down the street when our facility was flooding, got here in droves to assist our Hurricane Harvey Activation, jumped in when the entire world was turned the other way up as a result of pandemic,” she stated. “Let’s maintain it going, Austin, and guarantee canine and cats get the love and houses they deserve.
Along with fostering or adopting now, listed below are some further methods neighborhood members will help: