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

Like cats and dogs

"...were more than 20 miles away from Town Lake Animal Center – the organization's current, centrally located home on..."

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

Monkey Law

While the city keeps dogs and cats on a tight leash, monkeys, along with other wild pets, swing under animal control's radar

"...zoo's Web site notes, more than 90% of their animals are former pets or rescue cases...."

Aug. 5, 2005 News Feature by Cheryl Smith

Winograd Fixes Austin: NKE Knows Best

Nathan Winograd makes his case for 'taking back' the animal center

"...In one of his many and various blog postings, animal-welfare author, consultant, and activist Nathan Winograd proudly accepts the..."

Oct. 31, 2008 News Feature by Patricia J. Ruland

The Race Is to the Swift

In Texas, livestock are better vaccinated than children.

"...risk. Basically, the state was saying, they "screwed like animals."..."

May 9, 2003 News Feature by Lucius Lomax

UPDATED: Austin Aquarium Gets the Fisheye

Owners’ checkered past raises red flags; city says no animals on site

"...sent today by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, asking two city departments to investigate goings-on at the..."

Aug. 26, 2013 News Post by Jordan Smith

Fear & Loathing

Travis County says goodbye to a coyote-killing machine

"...program that uses taxpayer dollars to kill millions of animals annually. But that agreement ran into trouble last September..."

Dec. 22, 2017 News Feature by Lindsay Stafford Mader

Pit's End

Dog owners face an unwelcoming housing market

"...A day inside the Austin Animal Center's intake department can be chaos. A pet owner..."

May 6, 2016 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

Skeptics Question Aquarium Owners' Record

Groups ask city to investigate animal welfare

"...local and national concern from marine life experts and animal rights advocates...."

Aug. 30, 2013 News Feature by Jordan Smith

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

The high cost of being a no-kill city

"...Last September, as Austin Animal Ser­vices was celebrating its sixth straight month with a..."

Feb. 3, 2012 News Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

Does Austin Need Fixing? Ask Reno.

Animal shelter reform has meant less euthanasia in Reno – why not in Austin?

"...Nev., outstripping Austin in an undeclared race to reduce animal shelter kill rates? That's the thrust of a report..."

Aug. 8, 2008 News Feature by Patricia J. Ruland

Fantastic Journey

Alejandro Escovedo comes full circle

"...Real Animal, his ninth release, is his Born to Run, the..."

June 20, 2008 Music Feature by Dave Marsh

The Cat Did It: WilCo off the Hook in Shelter probe

Animals blamed in abuse case (and for squealing to the pigs)

"...dominated the county's protracted, 10-month probe into allegations of animal cruelty and neglect at the Williamson Co. Regional Animal..."

June 13, 2008 News Feature by Patricia J. Ruland

Better Than Nothing?

Controversial puppy mill regulations pass

"...out-of-business "puppy mill" operations – large-scale breeding operations where animals are subjected to non-stop breeding cycles while being subjected..."

March 28, 2012 News Post by Jordan Smith

Leaky Lurie and the Memo Mayhem

"...www.fixaustin.blogspot.com, where FixAustin.org aired its concerns about a city animal crematorium and reduced shelter capacity in a Feb. 23..."

March 6, 2009 News Feature

Day Trips

The fine folks at the Wild Animal Orphanage offer love and care to abused and neglected wild animals

"...At the Wild Animal Orphanage on the outskirts of San Antonio, all of..."

Feb. 6, 2004 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

$1 Million: The Next Price Tag on No-Kill

The new Austin Animal Center is overflowing with animals

"...Last week Austin Animal Services reported that the city's live animal outcome rate..."

July 27, 2012 News Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

The 'Unintended Consequences' of No-Kill's Success

Town Lake Animal Center filled to the gills with kittens and puppies

"...The Town Lake Animal Center is officially at capacity. Actually, that's not entirely..."

July 29, 2011 News Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

Snipped Funds Mean Unsnipped Animals

Money from 'Animal Friendly' license plates goes unawarded

"...day. All told, about two dozen Austinites got their animals fixed on Friday; most had waited several hours in..."

Aug. 19, 2005 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

A Better Place

For nearly 30 years, Primarily Primates has offered a refuge for misplaced animals

"...them, then I take them in." They tended the animals and worked outside jobs to make ends meet for..."

Aug. 5, 2005 News Feature by Cindy Widner

Not Quite No-Kill -- Yet

As the Town Lake Animal Center nears the target date to complete its No-Kill Millennium plan, launched in 1997, most observers agree the situation has improved. Chances of meeting its goals, though, remain slim.

"...hundreds of adults -- get dumped at Town Lake Animal Center, where about half of them will die. As..."

July 19, 2002 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

Confusion, Concerns Surround Response to County’s Dangerous Dogs

A partnership problem, or not?

"...Judge Sarah Eckhardt voiced concerns suggesting that the county-city animal control program might be on thin ice. The dais..."

March 23, 2018 News Feature by Lindsay Stafford Mader

Rooster Need a Booster? Call Breco!

A business that advertises in 'The Gamecock' magazine alleges its products are for fatigue and infections, not cockfighting

"...for fighting roosters and, allegedly, for "show" birds and animals, had made a move. In the past, the company..."

Dec. 7, 2012 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Shelter From the Storm: What's Next?

"...It's no easy business turning a city's animal-welfare program no-kill. Since City Council approved the "Implementation Plan..."

Feb. 18, 2011 News Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

'Chronicle' Has Abandoned Watchdog Role

"...that the Chronicle has abandoned that role on Austin animal-sheltering issues in favor of attacking community advocates who lend..."

March 5, 2009 Postmarks

Pet Sterilization Dogs City and Retailer

Hey, kitten, wanna get spayed?

"...opened Petland store in the Southpark Meadows shopping center. Animal-rights activists, who plan to continue staging protests at the..."

April 11, 2008 News Feature by Patricia J. Ruland

Kick the Can and Bag the Bag

A guide to preparing homemade pet food

"...the recall list. The illness or death of an animal at the owner's hand is devastating in a society..."

May 11, 2007 Food Feature by Fran Moody

Too Much Monkey Business?

"...himself as a high-concept documentary filmmaker. Make that an "animal" high-concept documentarian or -- to put an even finer..."

Nov. 27, 1998 Screens Feature by Anne S. Lewis

Austin Aquarium Under Scrutiny Again After PETA Investigation

One fish, two fish, red fish, dead fish

"...employee of the aquarium, documented a laundry list of animal welfare and worker safety violations, now detailed on the..."

Sept. 23, 2022 News Feature by Lina Fisher

To Kill a Mockingbird

Fate of contract with Texas Wildlife Services hangs in balance at Tuesday meeting

"...coyote-related calls to authorities get directed to 311. Austin's Animal Services responds within the city. Outside, calls go to..."

Sept. 29, 2017 News Feature by Lindsay Stafford Mader

Public Notice: Dog Week of Summer

"...Dog walkers needed at the Austin Animal Center: To ensure that the animals receive needed exercise,..."

July 17, 2015 News Column by Nick Barbaro

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