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Austin Pets Alive reports 258 adoptions at citywide event; says it took 70+ animals from AAC during flood response
Summary
Austin Pets Alive officials told the commission they coordinated a two-day citywide adoption event that resulted in 258 adoptions and described transferring more than 70 animals from Austin Animal Center during July flood response.
Representatives of Austin Pets Alive (APA) told the June-July advisory meeting that a recent citywide adoption event and emergency rescues reduced strain on the municipal shelter.
Susie Chase, speaking for APA, summarized the group’s involvement. APA co-hosted a citywide adoption event with multiple shelters and rescues that used a “name your own adoption price” approach and secured pre-event media coverage from local outlets. Chase said: “From the shelters, I'm happy to report that 258 animals were adopted in 2 days.”
Chase described APA’s flood-response efforts in early July, saying APA coordinated rescue and intake for Central Texas and Hill Country animals following flood damage. She reported “our life saving efforts have helped over 500 animals within 11 days from Central Texas and the Hill Country,” and that APA took in more than 70 animals from AAC across two days to help with AAC’s over-capacity issues.
Stephanie Bilbrough, APA’s director of operations, presented APA’s June license-agreement report. Bilbrough said APA pulled 100 bottle-baby cats under the license agreement, transferred in six behavior dogs (four of which had received euthanasia notices while at AAC and, she said, were now in foster or adoptive homes), and had moved 1,200 total animals through APA’s system from AAC year-to-date. Bilbrough said transfers from APA accounted for roughly 80 percent of all AAC transfers out for the fiscal year to date.
Bilbrough said data-dashboard transitions left some reports incomplete in June, but that APA expects to meet its fiscal-year target (12 percent of AAC intake) with three months remaining.
Ending: APA staff said they will continue to coordinate transfers with AAC and to report monthly on license-agreement numbers; commissioners thanked APA for rapid support during the flood response.
