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Dear Abby`s person left for a long journey leaving her stranded at the shelter just shy of 13 years of wisdom. That wisdom has taught her a lot in life, she lived with children and dogs, she`s perfectly house trained, and so nice on a leash and able to stay home alone a full work day. No training needed, she already knows all these things. She`s now in living in a family foster home where she easily fit right in to a busy household with a toddler and dogs of various sizes. She`s spayed and just 35 lbs, healthy and heartworm negative. This is the little lady you`ve been dreaming of. She`s very friendly to everyone and very easy to manage on a leash and in the home and she`s so enthusiastic, age is just a number. Reach out on her link to chat with her foster. She`s advocated for by her friends at ClassicCaninesATX who are helping build bridges out of shelter for displaced older dogs that had to take a fork in the road of life.
Dear Abby`s person left for a long journey leaving her stranded at the shelter just shy of 13 years of wisdom. That wisdom has taught her a lot in life, she lived with children and dogs, she`s perfectly house trained, and so nice on a leash and able to stay home alone a full work day. No training needed, she already knows all these things. She`s now in living in a family foster home where she easily fit right in to a busy household with a toddler and dogs of various sizes. She`s spayed and just 35 lbs, healthy and heartworm negative. This is the little lady you`ve been dreaming of. She`s very friendly to everyone and very easy to manage on a leash and in the home and she`s so enthusiastic, age is just a number. Reach out on her link to chat with her foster. She`s advocated for by her friends at ClassicCaninesATX who are helping build bridges out of shelter for displaced older dogs that had to take a fork in the road of life.
Our shelter has more than 500 available cats and dogs every day! For pets at the shelter: Adoptions must be completed in-person at the shelter. AAC is open for adoption walk-ins every day from 11 a.m. – 7 p.m. A shelter pet’s availability can change at any time, so we recommend choosing a few favorites. For pets in foster: Go to www.AustinAnimalCenter.org to find the pet's profile and click that pet's pink “Adopt Me” button. This will prompt you to complete an adoption questionnaire. Submitting an application does not hold the animal for you.
We have dozens of animals that won't be listed online yet because they're still in their stray hold period, but can be pre-adopted at the shelter in case their owner doesn't come for them.
Adoption Fees:
$80 cats & kittens up to 6 years old
$80 dogs 6 months to 6 years, 30 lbs and up
$100 dogs under 30 lbs and/or under 6 months
$30 small animals
No fee for senior pets 7 years and older
Our shelter has more than 500 available cats and dogs every day! For pets at the shelter: Adoptions must be completed in-person at the shelter. AAC is open for adoption walk-ins every day from 11 a.m. – 7 p.m. A shelter pet’s availability can change at any time, so we recommend choosing a few favorites. For pets in foster: Go to www.AustinAnimalCenter.org to find the pet's profile and click that pet's pink “Adopt Me” button. This will prompt you to complete an adoption questionnaire. Submitting an application does not hold the animal for you.
We have dozens of animals that won't be listed online yet because they're still in their stray hold period, but can be pre-adopted at the shelter in case their owner doesn't come for them.
Adoption Fees:
$80 cats & kittens up to 6 years old
$80 dogs 6 months to 6 years, 30 lbs and up
$100 dogs under 30 lbs and/or under 6 months
$30 small animals
No fee for senior pets 7 years and older
The Austin Animal Center is open for adoptions every day from 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Please note, Adoption and Pet Resource Center lines close at 6:00 p.m. We're closed Christmas Day, New Year's Day and Thanksgiving Day to give our staff some time with family.
Interested adopters should come to the shelter during business hours to meet with a counselor start looking for a pet who'll be a good fit. Our counselors and volunteers are happy to help with that process.
The Austin Animal Center is open for adoptions every day from 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Please note, Adoption and Pet Resource Center lines close at 6:00 p.m. We're closed Christmas Day, New Year's Day and Thanksgiving Day to give our staff some time with family.
Interested adopters should come to the shelter during business hours to meet with a counselor start looking for a pet who'll be a good fit. Our counselors and volunteers are happy to help with that process.
More about this shelter
Austin Animal Center is the largest open-intake animal shelter in central Texas and we work very hard to try to save 90% or more of the thousands of animals we shelter every year. We always need volunteers and both monetary and in-kind donations to help us in our sheltering and prevention activities. Visit our website to find out how you can help!
Austin Animal Center is the largest open-intake animal shelter in central Texas and we work very hard to try to save 90% or more of the thousands of animals we shelter every year. We always need volunteers and both monetary and in-kind donations to help us in our sheltering and prevention activities. Visit our website to find out how you can help!
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