An urgent request came in from Devine, TX. The heat was going to be turned off at the shelter and they needed to get their dogs out, fast. The temperatures were going to be below freezing and there was no end to the power outage insight. Luckily, after a few nights at a boarding facility, Corn Dog and Hot Dog made their way to our doors and shortly left with their foster families. Thanks to your help, these lives were saved.

Meet Rex. 😀

He was at a shelter in Tyler, Texas that didn't have a plan to keep their pets safe through the winter storm, so they were intending on euthanizing them before they froze to death or went any longer without water. APA! saved him and over 30 others just like him by coordinating a lifesaving rescue transport up to our friends at @WrightWayRescue in the Chicago area.

14+ hours on the road from Dallas to Chicago, we coordinated a massive transport rescue getting more than 30 pets out of harm's way from Winter Storm Uri with help from @MerrickPetCare. Our friends at @WrightWayRescue received these pets yesterday afternoon and have already been able to place almost every cat and dog into foster homes in the Chicago area.

Over the past decade, we have served as a lifeline to pets in crisis, saving the lives of thousands of animals during hurricanes, floods, fires, and other weather-related events. This week, as Texans and pets tried to survive without power and water, we went even bigger: 🐾 Before the first storm hit, we collected resources to distribute to everyone who reached out to us for help.

Here are some updates from our shelter this morning:
Plumbing repairs are happening right now and water and electricity has been restored to our shelter.
Our laundry facilities are back as well which is a huge relief.
Our clinic and thrift stores are reopening today. We are continuing to provide items for people and pets in need and if you want to help or need help please email cold@austinpetsalive.org or visit our APA! Cold @ Emergency Response page: facebook.com/groups/1234925…

Happy Friday! We are currently asking for the following items and services. If you can help, please email cold@austinpetsalive.org or come to our Town Lake shelter (1156 W Cesar Chavez) if it is safe for you to do so. Supplies should be left in front of the Building B gate. Water for people & animals (if tap water, must be boiled first)
Diesel fuel to be brought to our Town Lake shelter for the dog kennels generator
Clumping cat litter brought to our Town Lake shelter

We are continuing our emergency response plan we enacted on Thursday — making our shelter as warm as possible via generators, decreasing the numbers of animals onsite, & triaging urgent situations in our community as well as shelters across Texas. Since 1:30- a.m. yesterday morning, we have been without power at our Town Lake shelter, and we are unsure when it will return. On top of the power outage, yesterday afternoon a pipe burst near the cattery.

Our Town Lake shelter was unfortunately affected by the widespread power outages this morning. We had some staff on site overnight and in nearby hotels ahead of the snow, who have been working hard to keep our animals on campus warm since we lost power at about 1:30a.m. Getting our generators grounded has proven difficult with conditions so we are looking for anyone willing to donate generators which don’t require grounding. Please email cold@austinpetsalive.org if you can help.