Monthly Archives: February 2010

Final planning before Monday’s Council meeting

February 25, 2010 by austinpetsalive

Thank you to all who attended last night’s Animal Advisory Commission (AAC) meeting. After the Council resolution directing the AAC and City Staff to come up with an Implementation Plan for making Austin a no kill city, the AAC and … Continue reading →

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Meet Lucy

February 24, 2010 by dixie

Lucy is a little bit of a diva. Even her body size matches her personality. Lucy’s “more to love” frame had the people at Town Lake convinced she was a he and dubbed her Landry. Once they brought her in … Continue reading →

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Austin No Kill Coalition

February 22, 2010 by austinpetsalive

Update 3/4/10:  The subcommittee passed the no kill plan and it’s going to the full Council this Thursday, March 11th for a vote.  We still need people to join the Coalition, send letters to Council, and come to Thursday’s meeting. … Continue reading →

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Lebowski at physical therapy

February 19, 2010 by austinpetsalive

Lebowski is getting better all the time. Here is video of him “walking”. He is getting a lot better and has started to pick his back feet up a bit instead of just skating around on them. AND he lifted … Continue reading →

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Flyer for Ava

February 18, 2010 by austinpetsalive

Here is our supermodel Ava’s new flyer. We’d love the help of distributing it to help her find a home!

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Working Together

February 16, 2010 by amy

Every weekend at the APA! trail site, dogs and volunteers from our program hang out side by side with dogs and volunteers from TLAC.  There is a running theme through our conversations about the sense of unity we feel in working together … Continue reading →

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Record Adoptions Yesterday

February 14, 2010 by dixie

Congratulations to 16 cats and kittens who went to their forever homes yesterday at the Ohlen Petsmart Valentine’s Day adoption event. Here are just a few of those lucky cats and a few more who are still waiting to find … Continue reading →

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AAC recommendations and APA’s proposal

February 12, 2010 by austinpetsalive

After 3 months of public meetings and more research of best practices nationally, the Animal Advisory Commission submitted their plan of recommendations to City Council last week. Part of that plan is APA’s proposal to increase our partnership with the … Continue reading →

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