APA! is working proactively working with other animal welfare organizations. For example, we participated in a short television program about how we are working together to solve pet overpopulation, which was aired during in the Humane Society's August 2004 telethon.

APA! donated funds in 2004 to free spay-neuter services provided by EmanciPet and Animal Trustees of Austin.

APA! participated in the Dirty Dog/Animal Planet talent contest for Animal Planet's Pet Star TV show in June 2004. We were the beneficiary of the event's fundraiser, which raised money for free spay-neuter services for low-income individuals.

APA! has redesigned our Web site to better communicate information about APA! in Summer 2004.

APA! has been continuously active promoting spay-neuter services in the community:

  • We have been distributing information about free spay-neuter services to qualified individuals in neighborhoods and community health clinics with the cooperation of our volunteers, local community outreach groups, and local neighborhood organizations.
  • At the opening of the movie "Garfield" at a local S. Austin theatre in Summer 2004, APA! conducted outreach about responsible pet ownership, the importance of spay-neuter, the value of adopting pets versus buying them, and making lifetimes commitments to pets.
  • APA! was a key organizer in the January 2004 Spay-Neuter Awareness Month festival in East Austin, which featured local and state government elected officials as speakers and participation by animal welfare, rescue, and training groups, and APA! participated in other Spay-Neuter Awareness Month activities promoting spay-neuter in the community.
  • In 2003, APA! sponsored $1500 worth of free spay/neuters for low-income residents.
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  • In 2004, APA! donated $3,000 to free spay-neuter services provided by EmanciPet and Animal Trustees of Austin.
  • In 2007 we co-sponsored with Town Lake Animal Center a free spay-neuter clinic for residents of Montopolis.

APA!'s SafePets program has successfully assisted all people requesting temporary placement of their pets from May 2003.

APA! has continued to respond almost daily to requests from the public about what to do with lost/found pets, how to re-home their pets, and other general information.

APA!'s No-Kill Handbill has continued to publish news and information about pets in need of rescue or re-homing almost daily.

In 2006 we launched our Good Samaritan program, which will subsidize the cost of vet care for homeless injured dogs and cats that people stop to help on the street.

In 2007 we launched the pilot program Pick of the Litter, which brings pet resources, including adoption opportunities of dogs from Town Lake Animal Center, onsite training, outreach, and education, to various locations.

In 2008, with the support of Town Lake Animal Center, APA! launches a new program, P.A.S.S. Positive Alternative to Shelter Surrender, working to provide the community with resources in hopes of finding alternatives to relinquishing their family pet to the City’s animal shelter (TLAC).

APA! aims to make part of this program an APA! Resource Center that will provide a safety net to pet owners and animals in Austin.

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