/tags/austin-pets-alive Austin Pets Alive! en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Tue, 26 Nov 2024 11:01:00 GMT /texas/2024-11-26/service-dogs-inc-animal-shelters-hays-county-tx Austin-area animal shelters have been overcrowded for years. Local officials and nonprofits are looking at different ways to alleviate the problem. Tue, 26 Nov 2024 11:01:00 GMT /texas/2024-11-26/service-dogs-inc-animal-shelters-hays-county-tx Maya Fawaz /2024-06-11/austin-pets-alive-workers-union APA employees say they are fighting to secure a contract with better pay and benefits, more work-life balance and newer equipment for the animals. Tue, 11 Jun 2024 18:25:02 GMT /2024-06-11/austin-pets-alive-workers-union Katy McAfee /energy-environment/2024-01-12/austin-animal-shelters-need-emergency-fosters-and-supplies-ahead-of-the-arctic-blast If you can't foster a pet, both Austin Pets Alive! and the Austin Animal Shelter are accepting supplies and monetary donations. Fri, 12 Jan 2024 18:44:03 GMT /energy-environment/2024-01-12/austin-animal-shelters-need-emergency-fosters-and-supplies-ahead-of-the-arctic-blast Maya Fawaz /energy-environment/2023-07-03/how-to-keep-your-austin-pets-safe-and-happy-this-july-fourth Your furry friends might be afraid of loud noises like fireworks or celebratory gunfire. Mon, 03 Jul 2023 19:49:16 GMT /energy-environment/2023-07-03/how-to-keep-your-austin-pets-safe-and-happy-this-july-fourth Haya Panjwani /energy-environment/2023-06-21/austin-triple-digit-heat-animals Scorching hot temperatures will be with us for a while. Hydration is not only key for humans, it's key for our furry friends, too. Wed, 21 Jun 2023 20:26:44 GMT /energy-environment/2023-06-21/austin-triple-digit-heat-animals Haya Panjwani /energy-environment/2023-06-12/dogs-coming-out-of-our-ears-pandemic-no-kill-policy-worsen-overcrowding-at-austin-animal-center Animal advocacy groups argue the city shelter doesn’t have an overcrowding problem; it has a resource problem. They offer solutions, but AAC says it’s not that simple. Tue, 13 Jun 2023 10:01:00 GMT /energy-environment/2023-06-12/dogs-coming-out-of-our-ears-pandemic-no-kill-policy-worsen-overcrowding-at-austin-animal-center Haya Panjwani /austin/2023-04-14/its-kitten-season-in-austin-oh-my Austin animal shelters are preparing for a massive kitten intake over the next few months as thousands of babies are born outdoors. Here's how you can help. Fri, 14 Apr 2023 16:09:42 GMT /austin/2023-04-14/its-kitten-season-in-austin-oh-my Krissi Micklethwait /austin/2022-12-21/all-32-fighting-roosters-rescued-in-austin-have-found-new-homes The roosters were scheduled to be euthanized on Wednesday, but homes were found for them just in time. Wed, 21 Dec 2022 21:32:30 GMT /austin/2022-12-21/all-32-fighting-roosters-rescued-in-austin-have-found-new-homes Marisa Charpentier /austin/2022-12-09/roosters-rescued-cockfighting-ring-animal-shelter-new-homes After Austin police busted a cockfighting ring, the city's no-kill animal shelter took in the birds. Now it needs to find them homes. Fri, 09 Dec 2022 23:38:11 GMT /austin/2022-12-09/roosters-rescued-cockfighting-ring-animal-shelter-new-homes Mose Buchele /energy-environment/2022-06-06/how-to-keep-your-dog-safe-during-record-setting-austin-heat Austin Pets Alive! is waiving adoption fees through mid-June to encourage more people to adopt as the city experiences 100-degree weather. Mon, 06 Jun 2022 20:38:21 GMT /energy-environment/2022-06-06/how-to-keep-your-dog-safe-during-record-setting-austin-heat Emma Williams