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.
Street Cat Rescue has Austin Angels
Several cats seeking a family or person to live happily ever after.
Love Your Pet Day
Feral and Abandon Cats 101
Donna is the founder of Street Cat Rescue. Her mission is to educate the public on Trap/Neuter/Return programs for feral cats. She also rescues abandoned or neglected cats/kittens and adopts out socialized cats and kittens.
Radio For Rescue
Stories of Multiple Pets is hosting a contest to benefit Austin Avian Rescue and Rehabilitation, Ferret Waystation, Street Cat Rescue and Vision Hills Sanctuary. This live show will kick off the contest by introducing the founders and reviewing the guidelines. The contest begins on August 7th through November 1st.
Click here to listen to this radio show.
Radio For Rescue – Press Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Media Contact: Glo, MultiplePets@gmail.com, 512-810-4873
Austin, TX (July 30, 2010): Within this pet friendly city there are four nonprofit animal organizations operated by a sole individual. Each organization has a few volunteers with numerous pets to feed, socialize, clean and love. Three of the four individuals are fulltime employees. Their spare time is devoted to numerous pets.
The ‘Radio for Rescue’ project will acknowledge Good Samaritans who are able to correctly answer several trivia questions, volunteer for 8 hours, raise funds and fulfill a nonprofit’s wish list. All participants will be featured on an Internet radio show, on websites, in a magazine and much more. For contest details visit www.StoriesOfMultiplePets.com.
Jerry Nolan oversees Austin Avian Rescue and Rehabilitation currently located in south Austin. Their focus is on “Giving Rescued Birds a Second Chance”. This organization is eager to educate the public on caring for these special creatures whose life span will easily exceed their first guardian.
Connie Gabby provides rehabilitation, health care, and locates forever homes for unwanted or abandoned ferrets. Ferret Waystation located south of Austin is a home based no kill ferret shelter. She is also active in educating the public about ferret care and the responsibilities that come with their companionship in the home.
Donna Powell founder of Street Cat Rescue is located in Round Rock. Her program provides a humane solution for the community cats of the Austin area. She educates the public on Trap/Neuter/Return (TNR) programs for feral cats and adopts out socialized cats.
Kim Meyer is the director of Vision Hills Sanctuary also located in Round Rock. The sanctuary cares for a variety of pets. During this contest the focus will be on the smaller pets such as gerbils, hamsters and guinea pigs. Many individuals are unaware of her rescue or efforts to match these small pets with loving forever homes.
Glo the executive producer and host of ‘A Variety Of Pets’ radio show realized the need to assist these organizations. The project begins August 7th with a kickoff event at Plucker’s in Round Rock where a live radio show will be aired from 7 – 8 pm. Individuals, families or teams can receive FAME for assisting one of the four organizations. The project ends on February 1, 2011.
About Stories Of Multiple Pets: This company focuses on individuals who reside or work with two or more pets.
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.
Fostering cats and caring for other pets
Jessica truly loves pets and has a variety of experiences to share with us. We will get a better understanding of how these pets became family members as well as how she cares for all of them.
