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You Can't Put a Price on Friendship

In honor of International Friendship Day Friday and National Friends Day Sunday, we're having an adoption special! From Monday, July 26th through Sunday, August 1st, new families of any APA! pet can pay what they can to adopt.

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Pours for Pets is here!

Want to explore Austin's food & beverage scene while also feeling good knowing you're saving the lives of adorable cats and dogs? Then be sure to join us for Pours for Pets, the passport event of the summer!

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Shelter Support

APA! will always keep Austin pets safe. We are fully committed to maintaining Austin’s status as the safest place in the country for homeless pets. Now we need our colleagues at AAC to do their part.

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No walk-ins please!

Our shelter is open by appointment only! Please reach out to us through our contact form and we'll schedule a time with you to come and visit us.

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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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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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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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Gidget

Beautiful, Personable, Curious Gidget is a gorgeous gal with black fur and bright green eyes. She just finished raising a litter of kittens...

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Oprah

Oprah can be inquisitive, lively, and loving when it comes to exploring life. Get her fluffy squirrel toy out, and you'll get a chance to p...

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

90,000+

lives saved

since 2008.

10,974

adoptions

in 2020.

13,858

foster placements

in 2020.

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