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Just Announced!

APA! is the Honorary Mascot Partner for Austin FC! Austin FC will showcase available APA! dogs as honorary mascots at each Austin FC regular-season home match throughout the 2021 season.

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Wheatsville Round Up is Back!

For the 9th year, APA! is honored to be a Wheatsville Round Up Partner! During the month of April, you can ask to round up at the register to ensure that your spare change goes towards saving lives!

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We Saved 1,040 Pets!

We did it! Thanks to your help, over 1,000 pets made it safely out of Texas. They're all across the U.S now where they'll soon find their forever homes.

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No walk-ins please!

Our shelter is open by appointment only! Please reach out to us through email and we'll schedule a time with you to come meet the pet you have in mind.

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Download the new APA! App, created by Third Rail Creative, today!

Designed to help you find the perfect pet for your family, the APA! app brings the talents of our matchmakers to your handheld device.

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Austin Pets Alive! is not your average animal shelter. We pioneer innovative lifesaving programs designed to save the animals most at risk of euthanasia.

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Adopt

Looking for a furry friend to add to the family? We have thousands of animals that would love to be part of your home.

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Foster

Open your heart and home to a pet in need, and be the bridge to a dog or cat's forever home.

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Our volunteers make lifesaving possible -- become a volunteer today!

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Featured Pets

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Deeply Hidden

Energetic. Acrobatic. Permakitten. Despite her name, there's nothing deeply hidden about this sweet girl. Deeply Hidden wears her heart on...

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Martha

Martha is a beautiful, strong, and gentle giant that can be persuaded to do just about anything for the promise of a snack! She is very well...

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Innovation is in our blood. By creating first-of-their-kind programs, we save lives that otherwise would be lost.

80,000

lives saved

since 2008.

9,456

adoptions

in 2019.

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dogs in virtual foster

in 2019.

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See what APA! is doing to help other shelters, rescues, and communities across the nation.

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