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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Zoidberg 15

Domestic Shorthair

Male, 10 yrs 5 mos

Austin, TX

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Peanut Butter Treat 25

Domestic Shorthair

Male, 3 mos

Austin, TX

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Hairy Styles

Domestic Shorthair

Male, 1 yr 1 mo

Austin, TX

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Christmas Tree

Domestic Shorthair

Female, 3 mos

Austin, TX

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Donnie

Domestic Shorthair

Male, 7 mos

Austin, TX

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Clyde

Domestic Shorthair

Male, 4 mos

Austin, TX

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Fluffy

Domestic Shorthair

Male, 4 mos

Austin, TX

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Chonk

Domestic Shorthair

Male, 3 mos

Austin, TX

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Wankel Rotary Engine

Domestic Shorthair

Female, 9 mos

Austin, TX

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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
  • 1. Visit the Facility and Find a Pet
  • 2. Meet the Pet
  • 3. Sign Adoption Contract

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.

Pets at shelters and rescues near Austin Pets Alive!

Gold Ribbon Rescue

PO Box 956, Austin, TX 78767

Austin Animal Center

7201 Levander Loop, Austin, TX 78702

Elgin Alley Cats

Austin, TX 78701

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Snow 7

Siamese

Male, 10 yrs 9 mos

Austin, TX

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Good with cats
House-trained
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Sockz

Siamese

Female, 8 mos

Austin, TX

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Good with kids
Good with dogs
Good with cats
House-trained
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Milk & Cookies

Domestic Shorthair

Female, 4 mos

Austin, TX

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Good with kids
Good with dogs
Good with cats
House-trained
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Animal Charities in Austin, TX

HeARTs Speak

HeARTs Speak develops resources that help shelter animals to be seen and find homes, ultimately transforming public perceptions of pet adoption, shelters, and animals in need. Each year our work helps nearly 1 million pets in your community and beyond.

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Alliance for Contraception in Cats and Dogs

There is a tremendous need for new methods of sterilization that are faster, easier, more accessible, and less expensive than surgery. ACC&D works tirelessly to bring together key stakeholders to advance this field.

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Animal Legal Defense Fund

Every day, Animal Legal Defense Fund works to enact tougher animal cruelty laws, provide care and legal assistance for animal victims of cruelty, offer rewards to bring abusers to justice, and provide free legal assistance to prosecutors and law enforcement to put abusers behind bars.

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