Austin Pets Alive! depends on generous donations from corporations, foundations and individuals to fund our programs, supplies, and operational expenses. APA! provides animals in its program with food, shelter, obedience training and the promotion and matching necessary to find a forever family.

We need your help! Donate now.

There are many ways you can contribute to our cause: from generously donating your time and talents, to contributing financially, or organizing a grassroots fundraiser within your company, school or professional group. Our mission is to find every adoptable pet a home, which means matching the thousands of animals in need with one of the more than 74,000 new homes available to take pets every year. We are working hard to reach our goal of making Austin a no-kill city.

How You Can Help

See how a one-time or minimal monthly contribution can make a big difference to Austin’s homeless pets:

• A one-time $10 donation pays for a soft and warm blanket for pets to sleep on during their short stay at a temporary shelter;
• A $15 donation buys an eye-catching collar that will make a plain dog or cat stand out to potential adopters;
• A $25 donation pays for a microchip, which helps return a lost pet to its home;
• A $30 donation buys a session with a behaviorist to solve behavior problems;
• A $40 donation can purchase a bag of quality dog food to keep our foster dogs healthy and well-fed;
• $5 per month (the equivalent of one cup of gourmet coffee a month!) provides one HeartGuard heartworm preventative pill per dog. The alternative: heartworm treatment which may cost up to $600, and frequently leads to pets being surrendered because of financial hardship.
• $10 per month for one year pays for a behavioral boot camp for three dogs that may make the difference between a family keeping a dog or surrendering to a kill shelter for behavioral issues;
• $25 per month pays for one overnight space in a cool, clean and comfortable indoor facility for one pet waiting for a foster family or adoption;

Also, check out the much-needed supplies on our wish list.

APA Fundraising Plan

The first phase of our Fundraising Plan involves raising enough money to rent an appropriate facility and purchase food and supplies for our dog and cat adoption programs. Please contact APA! if you’d like to make a financial contribution or for additional information on other ways to help.

Please check back here often to see what additional fundraising events and campaigns we are implementing to help Austin’s pets, and help people help pets!