WANTED: Foster Pet Parents
Become a HERO by saving a pet’s life
A mother and daughter volunteer team
Cheri and Miranda volunteer for Austin Pets Alive! They are also a foster family. Hear their fabulous experiences on caring for pets.
APA Cat Adoption Day
During this live show foster parents will share their stories of saving a cat’s life, ensuring it is healthy and happy then how they cope with the adoption process. Once a month these Austin Pets Alive Heroes bring their foster pets to adoption events.
Rehome Your Pet
Having a serious pet issue?
Positive Alternatives to Shelter Surrender (P.A.S.S.) is a service provided by Austin Pets Alive! (APA!) to help people help their pets to find new homes or to stay in their current homes.
We work together with you to determine and implement the best solution for you and your pet. We offer advice and assistance with solving behavioral or medical issues, and limited assistance with rehoming your pet. Thank you for caring enough to try to keep your pet out of the shelter.
We are a nonprofit organization run by volunteers with limited funding to help owners rehome their pets. Some participation on your part is required during the process; however, we offer a positive alternative to kill shelters.
Click here for all of the details.
Contact P.A.S.S.
*The P.A.S.S. program is staffed solely by volunteers. We are committed to assisting you, but our resources are limited. Please be patient as it may take several days to respond to your email.
For information on rehoming an animal yourself, or finding a home for a stray or homeless animal, Best Friends Animal Society’s How to Find Homes for Homeless Pets is a great resource.
Damon and Ellen
Binx and Damon
Binx plays with a new toy while Damon watches carefully
Kelly is a foster pet parent with APA
Austin Pets Alive is extremely proud of their volunteers who also foster pets. During the month of June several shows will feature foster pet guardians. Their mission is vital. Their passion is saving a pet’s life.
Austin Pets Alive – Foster Cat Program
Volunteer foster families provide shelter, food, care and love. The number of animals they can save depends entirely on the number of people who open their homes and hearts to foster them. Being a pet foster family has rewards beyond the essential value of helping a pet in need to find a new home.
Austin Pets Alive — Distempter Outbreak
Dr. Ellen Jefferson will discuss how Austin Pets Alive is dealing with this outbreak. APA is partnering with other nonprofit animal organizations to offer FREE vaccines. APA requires funding to help the currently ill dogs most of them are puppies. Foster parents are also needed to help with this medical issue.
Lisa is a Foster Pet Guardian
Fostering a pet is a win-win solution and the benefits are enormous. Lisa will share stories and explain why it’s an incredibly rewarding experience.
