Austin Pets Alive!

Animal shelter in Austin, Texas

Get in touch with this shelter

Address

1156 West Cesar Chavez, Austin, TX 78703

Hours of Operation

    Monday-Sunday: 12:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Contact

Phone

Never miss a new pet

Create an alert, and we will notify you every time a new pet comes in who meets your criteria.

Adoptable Pets at Austin Pets Alive!

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Fraggle Rock

Domestic Shorthair

Female, 1 yr 8 mos

Austin, TX

Color
N/A
Size
(when grown) -
Details
No Details Provided
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Incomparable Yakko 8

Domestic Shorthair

Male, 2 mos

Austin, TX

Color
N/A
Size
(when grown) -
Details
No Details Provided
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Irreproachable Wakko 8

Domestic Shorthair

Male, 2 mos

Austin, TX

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N/A
Size
(when grown) -
Details
No Details Provided
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Sofia the First

Domestic Shorthair

Female, 1 yr 8 mos

Austin, TX

Color
N/A
Size
(when grown) -
Details
No Details Provided
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Inexhaustible Dot 8

Domestic Shorthair

Female, 2 mos

Austin, TX

Color
N/A
Size
(when grown) -
Details
No Details Provided
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Vitamin 2

Domestic Shorthair

Male, 2 mos

Austin, TX

Color
N/A
Size
(when grown) -
Details
No Details Provided
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Varifocal 2

Domestic Shorthair

Male, 2 mos

Austin, TX

Color
N/A
Size
(when grown) -
Details
No Details Provided
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Pixie

Domestic Shorthair

Female, 1 yr 1 mo

Austin, TX

Color
N/A
Size
(when grown) -
Details
No Details Provided
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Janis Joplin

Labrador Retriever/Mixed Breed (Large)

Female, 7 yrs 5 mos

Austin, TX

Color
N/A
Size
(when grown) Large 61-100 lbs (28-45 kg)
Details
House-trained
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Shelter FAQs

Austin Pets Alive! (APA!) is a nonprofit animal shelter and rescue organization pioneering comprehensive, innovative programs designed to save the most at-risk homeless companion animals and educate others to do the same through its American Pets Alive! nationwide education and outreach division.

A leader in No Kill sheltering in America’s largest No Kill city, APA! helps more than 10,000 dogs and cats annually in Central Texas and beyond get a chance at the life they deserve.

To learn more about APA!, visit austinpetsalive.org.
Central Texas, Travis County, Austin

Adoption steps

  1. Visit the Facility and Find a Pet
    1. Take a look at our Available Dogs page or our Available Cats page, depending on which kind of pet you’re interested in! Make note of a few d
  2. Meet the Pet
    1. Visit our shelter locations every day from 12-6 to meet our on-site animals or get matched with an adoptable pet. New pets everyday!
  3. Sign Adoption Contract
    1. Our application is more like a conversation. Come meet us today!

Additional adoption info

We are open to the public to visit available animals at our adoption locations. Visit us daily for same-day adoption or meet our dogs and cats.

Click the 'adoption inquiry' button in an animal's profile or email adopt@austinpetsalive.org with the name you’re interested in for the next steps on setting up your meet & greet.

If you need help finding the right match email matchmaker@austinpetsalive.org for dogs and catmatchmaker@austinpetsalive.org for cats with a short description of what you’re looking for and what your home environment is like.