Walking the No-Kill Tightrope

As Austin's animal welfare center moves to a new building, will the delicate balance of 'no-kill' and resources be maintained?

"...the new Levander Loop site) and APA! Executive Director Ellen Jef­fer­son will meet somewhere in City Hall to sign..."

Nov. 4, 2011 News Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

Animal Advisory Commission Endorses APA! Takeover of Town Lake Animal Center

APA! is losing its lease on a Manchaca space in May

"...current property would expire in May, APA! Executive Director Ellen Jefferson had approached the City Council's Public Health and..."

March 9, 2012 News Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

Safety Net or Dead End?

The politics of Austin animal welfare

"...than the Austin Pets Alive! organization. Headed by veterinarian Ellen Jefferson, an Animal Advisory Commis­sion member and longtime no-kill..."

Feb. 18, 2011 News Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

Austin's 10-Year No-Kill Deal With Austin Pets Alive! May Be Dead

Like cats and dogs

"...Dr. Ellen Jefferson, president and CEO of Austin Pets Alive!, has..."

Oct. 8, 2021 News Feature by Morgan O’Hanlon

What APA! Wants, APA! Gets

APA! needs a home, and council appears inclined to give it one

"...who acted as go-between for Smith and APA! President Ellen Jefferson. Jefferson was asking the city for use of..."

March 30, 2012 News Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

City, Austin Pets Alive! Get Back on No-Kill Track

Resolution moves APA!, city closer to shelter compromise

"...Center facility Downtown. "It's not a done deal," cautioned Ellen Jefferson, president and CEO of APA! "But we're very..."

Nov. 12, 2021 News Feature by Morgan O’Hanlon

Exit Interview: Animal Services Chief Tawny Hammond

Hammond championed no-kill shelter policy in Austin

"...attended a conference where Austin Pets Alive!'s executive director Ellen Jefferson spoke. The two met there – shortly after,..."

May 26, 2017 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

Point Austin: Saving the Animals

City considers outsourcing all animal adoption programs

"...experienced enough to handle a task of this size. Ellen Jefferson, the veterinarian who directs APA and is now..."

Sept. 17, 2010 News Column by Michael King

Naked City

Low-cost spay / neuter clinic moves into new S.E. Austin digs

"...Veterinarian Ellen Jefferson, who launched EmanciPet in 1999 when she was..."

May 6, 2005 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

Five Years of No-Kill in Austin

What has the city learned about animal welfare, and how far does it have to go?

"...APA Director Ellen Jefferson knows all about that cost, having founded the..."

Dec. 23, 2016 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

Animal Shelter's Next Top Dog?

A brief look at the five candidates

"...animal shelter with efficiency and an eye toward "team-building." Ellen Jefferson..."

Dec. 24, 2010 News Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

Budget Outlook Grim for Animal Center

City shelter will need to do more with less

"...APA! Executive Director Ellen Jefferson promises her group is doing just that. She..."

Aug. 10, 2012 News Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

Herding Cats ... and Dogs ... in Austin & San Antonio

The high cost of being a no-kill city

"...run (at least for now) by APA! Executive Director Ellen Jefferson, celebrated its birth by signing a lucrative partnership..."

Feb. 3, 2012 News Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

What Happened to the No-Kill Millennium?

Austin's plan to end wholesale euthanasia at Town Lake shelter remains a distant dream

"...because some people don't do the right thing," said Ellen Jefferson, director of EmanciPet. "Some people don't care how..."

Nov. 18, 2005 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

Can't Ignore the Law and Ethics When It Comes to Animals

"...account for three of seven Animal Advisory Commission members: Ellen Jefferson (president of APA), Palmer Neuhaus (APA board member),..."

Sept. 22, 2010 Postmarks

How They're Doing It

On the road to no-kill

"...it to be faster. Wouldn't we all?" – Dr. Ellen Jefferson, founder of Emancipet and now president of Austin..."

April 3, 2009 News Feature by Patricia J. Ruland

Boards & Commissions

"...WadeSheryl Cole Jennifer WilksBill Spelman Animal Advisory Commission Dr. Ellen JeffersonLee Leffingwell David LundstedtMike Martinez Arts Commission Gloria Mata..."

Aug. 7, 2009 News Feature

Some Say the World Will End … in Ice

City Council dodges the ice storm, and much of its agenda

"...CM Houston thought the lease term-lengths extravagant, but APA’s Ellen Jefferson told Council she needs to raise $25 million..."

Dec. 11, 2017 News Post by Michael King

Time For A Spay/Neuter Ordinance

"...two people the city has listened to have been Ellen Jefferson, who told me she was selling out her..."

Oct. 9, 2012 Postmarks

Where Would It Be Now?

"...strange that Ryan Clinton of FixAustin.org and by proxy, Ellen Jefferson of Austin Pets Alive!, sued the city over..."

March 1, 2012 Postmarks

Shelter From the Storm: What's Next?

"...outsource the shelter's adoption program have ended. APA President Ellen Jefferson says that Assistant City Manager Bert Lumbreras and..."

Feb. 18, 2011 News Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

The Daily Hustle: 12/8/10

Raining cats and dogs on the animal welfare front

"...Placerville, Calif Laura Hinze, Operations Director, PAWS Chicago, Chicago Ellen Jefferson, DVM, President, Austin Pets Alive, Austin Julie Seal,..."

Dec. 8, 2010 News Post by Wells Dunbar

The Daily Hustle: 11/5/10

Public meeting for new Animal Services Officer

"...Ellen Jefferson, DVM is our only local girl, serving as..."

Nov. 5, 2010 News Post by Eric Pickhartz

Headlines

"...Seal, and Abigail Smith, and Austin Pets Alive! Prez Ellen Jefferson. The meeting happens Monday, Nov. 8, at Town..."

Nov. 5, 2010 News Feature

City Searches for a Feral Cat Fix

Volunteers fight market forces and nature to control stray population

"...clinics for cutting into their bottom lines. When veterinarian Ellen Jefferson was starting Emancipet in 1999, for example, she..."

March 25, 2005 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

Austin’s Animal Shelters Struggle to Uphold No-Kill Reputation in the Face of Overcrowding

How overcrowding and mismanagement of Austin Animal Center and Austin Pets Alive! have them struggling to keep up

"...One of AAC's responses to overcrowding is transporting dogs..."

Aug. 5, 2022 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Letters at 3AM: Dead and Alive on the Fourth of July

A eulogy spoken over the coffin of our empire

"...Thomas Jefferson is dead. Sally Hemings is not. Jefferson's ideal of..."

July 2, 2010 Column by Michael Ventura

Bygone Buildings

Right in the booming heart of Austin, folks can still find evidence of times past. Devin Greaney explores some of Austin's abandoned haunts.

"...-- Cindy WidnerThe Park Along a tree-lined stretch of Jefferson Street, off of West 35th and Bull Creek Road..."

Jan. 26, 2001 Features Feature by Devin Greaney

Election Ticker: Don’t Listen to Us!

Midterm coverage, from the folks you love to hate

"...30 largest counties, the highest turnout percentage is in Jefferson (Beaumont), which has already topped 19%, compared to 10.7%..."

Oct. 26, 2018 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Food-o-File

Northwest Restaurant Boom

"...Ella's (#1 Jefferson Sq., 458-2148) is currently hosting a series of tastings..."

July 30, 1999 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

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