Top 10 Austin Pet Heroes of 2011
A Variety Of Pets Media based in Austin, Texas is comprised of radio shows and documentary videos highlighting heroes and pioneers. These individuals share their lives with two or more pets. The radio show portion has been featured in three magazines in two years and received an award in 2010.
Everyday individuals associated with non-profit rescue organizations devote great passion to furry or feather family members. Today these HEROES are being honored for their contributions.
#10 Humane Heroes are children under fourteen to young to volunteer. The Austin Humane Society created this program to empower children interested in helping the sheltered pets.
# 9 Therapy pet parents know the value of having their pets provide comfort to children, adults or patients. Of course, the therapy is also shared with family and staff members. Love-A-Bull’s program is called The Pit Crew and PAWS of Austin also offers Pet Therapy programs.
# 8 Stray cats share our communities. Feral Cat Feeders travel to cat colonies ensuring these living creatures are feed while other individuals have cats visit them in their yards. Click here to watch one man feed feral cats in east Austin. Everyday, these dynamic feeder heroes roam the neighbors of Austin.
# 7 Feral Cat Trappers believe TNR (Trap-Neuter-Return) is the only humane and logical method of lowering the feral cat population. In July, Austin Humane Society’s medical team spayed their 20,000th feral cat. One of Street Cat Rescue‘s missions is fixing (spay/neuter) feral cats.
# 6 Transporting pets from kill shelters to foster care is a rewarding experience. Pawsitive Karma Rescue is one of many rescue organizations seeking individuals to participate in relocating furry family members to a save environment. Beware, this adventure has become addicting to some pet lovers!
# 5 Volunteers who walk dogs or cuddle cats, rabbits, guinea pigs, ferrets, birds, hamsters, and gerbils housed at rescue organizations are heroes. It is a fact when individuals pet dogs or cats their stress level or blood pressue is lowered. All of these pets have personalities. Watch this video of the birds housed at Austin Avian Rescue and Rehabilitation. Great joy is encountered by these magnificent individuals while comforting pets.
# 4 Volunteer office assistances send e-mails, answer inquiries, and complete data entry duties along with other vital tasks. Non-profit rescue organizations can only survive when individuals offer their skills and expertise to ensure furry and feather family members are adopted to caring responsible individuals and families.
# 3 Trained volunteers were deployed to disaster areas such the Bastrop wildfires this year. Do you have an emergency plan in place to save you and your furry or feather family members? You should! PAWS of Austin is one non-profit organization ready for action.
#2 Foster Pet Parents save lives. These individuals and families open their hearts and homes to care for health or ill loving creatures. The members of Austin Animals Center’s Project Starfish posted stories of their adventures at this website. Several non-profit organizations such as Shiba Inu Rescue of Texas, Wee Rescue, From The Heart Rescue, and others rely totally on foster pet parents because they do not have an actual facility.
# 1 Responsible Pet Parents have there furry family members spay or neuter. In Austin, Animal Trustees of Austin offers low cost spay/neuter surgeries while Emancipet offers both low cost and free surgeries. Watch this short video of Emancipet’s new mobile clinic and the clients they serve.
There are over a hundred non-profit pet rescue organizations within the Austin, Texas area. Click here to review the list of partners currently associated with Austin Animal Center. The rewards of being a hero are limitless. By volunteering you share your expertise, gain new skills, meet new friends, and help furry or feather family members.
Come join the fun in 2012.
Austin Guinea Pig Rescue
This small rescue group has numerous piggies seeking families to enjoy life!
Meet heroes and pioneers making a difference in the pet world every day and learn more about their events.
True pet reality with some passionate humans.
My book video:
Stories Of Multiple Pets – Austin, TX
Take a quick tour of Austin’s new animal center
A program where at-risk youths team up with shelter dogs
Austin Animal Center Volunteers, Tara Stermer, and shelter dogs
3 Capes in Austin, Texas honoring pet heroes.
A-CAT-EMY Awards in San Antonio on National Feral Cat Day
Al aka Alley Cat in Philadelphia
A Cape honors responsible pet parents – Héroe de Mascotas en Austin – SPANISH VIDEO
Honoring Desperate Housecats Team with a Cape
Honoring Foster Pet Guardians in ATX
Transporting Felines to a Foster Home
Puppy Mill Awareness Day Texas
Four Animal Welfare Groups and my first Foster Kittens
Charlie and Lucy are blind and deaf loving canines
Georgetown Animal Shelter and Training By Tara
Honoring a Desperate Housecats adopter
TLAC’s Project Starfish (Foster Homes)
FREE spay and neuter by Emancipet Part 1 of 2
FREE spay and neuter by Emancipet Part 2 of 2
Yes, the following are four Spanish videos:
Cuando la Calor Llega
No le deberia pasar a un perro
Esterelizacion de mascotas Gratis primera Parte 1 de 2
Esterilazacion y Castracion Gratis Por Emancipet Parte 2 de 2
Deaf Dogs, Blind Dogs, Deaf and Blind Dogs
Maggie and Mike on disabled cats
Fostering Cats with Mike & Maggie
The Pit Crew in ATX part 1 of 2
The Pit Crew in ATX part 2 of 2
What is STEPPED IN in Austin part 1 of 2
What is STEPPED IN in Austin part 2 of 2
Mardi Gras Pet Parade in Galveston featuring Houston Area Ferret Association
Caring for Chinchillas, Gerbils, Guinea Pigs and Hamsters
Feral Cat Program in ATX part 1 of 4
Feral Cat Program in ATX part 2 of 4
Feral Cat Program in ATX part 3 or 4
Feeding Feral Cats in east Austin TX – Part 4 of 4
Small Pet Health Concerns
Kim Meyer is a board director of Vision Hills Sanctuary located in Round Rock. She will educate us on the health issues of small pets such as chinchillas, gerbils, guinea pigs and hamsters.
Radio For Rescue project begins Aug 7th
Radio for Rescue is hosted by Stories Of Multiple Pets. The focus is building awareness through education, volunteering, raising funds and having fun with numerous pets associated with the following four nonprofit animal organizations:
• Austin Avian Rescue and Rehabilitation
• Ferret Waystation
• Street Cat Rescue
• Vision Hills Sanctuary
The project begins on Saturday, August 7th and ends on February 1, 2011.
Read Press Release
Participates can be an adult, a family or a team (3 – 5 individuals). Individuals under the age of 18 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian (with written approval).
Focus:
A. Complete an interest form. This form will be reviewed by the owners/founders of one of the nonprofit animal organizations. If accepted, you’ll move to the next step.
B. Complete a volunteer form to be reviewed by the owners/founders. If accepted, you’ll progress forward in the contest.
C. Trivia questionnaire
D. Complete 8 hours of volunteering. The dates and time frames must be scheduled with the nonprofit’s owner/founder. Various tasks will be given to you when the schedule dates are confirmed. Pictures and videos will be completed during this portion of the contest. You must give permission to post your name and pictures on various media sources.
E. Establish your own fund raising events. (locate a matching fund raising ).
F. Collect and donate as many items from organization’s wish list. A date and time must be scheduled to deliver items. A detailed list indicating each item must be submitted on the scheduled delivery date.
As a participate, your name or team name will be announced and printed through various media. All levels must be completed by midnight on Febraury 1, 2011. You will receive recognition (FAME) for your efforts in supporting a nonprofit organization via various media sources.
The objective is to have FUN socializing animals, learning how to care for animals and raise awareness of these nonprofit groups.
Rabbits enjoying some relaxation
Small, Cute and Lovable
Small Loving Creatures
Katie’s Critters Small Animal Rescue
Wendy, the president will share about her small animal and bird rescue. There mission is to help educate the public and raise awareness of the prevention of cruelty to small animals and Birds, (Guinea Pigs, Hamsters, Ferrets, Cockatoos, Conures, Parakeets etc.)
