Even with some remaining plumbing repairs, right this moment APA!’s City Lake shelter is again up and operating at full capability with energy restored, operating water, and our employees and volunteers again in motion. We’re serving as a significant hub to move animals from our associate shelters right here in Texas to protected shelters all through the US. Our aim is to move 1,000 pets to security in simply two weeks, and we’re taking all measures to verify lives get saved.
A lot of our companions have confronted infrastructure injury, elevated pet admissions, and a lower in out there assets as a consequence of Winter Storm Uri, which means that many of those pets had been prone to euthanasia. By partnering with shelters and rescues throughout the nation, we are able to guarantee pets escape pointless euthanasia by touring to shelters needing extra adoptable pets.
Because of David Nelson who supplied his personal aircraft, right this moment our crew flew to Harlingen, TX to select up two cats and two canine from San Benito Animal Management, stopped in Laredo, TX to rescue seven cats from Laredo Animal Care Companies, and introduced all 11 pets again to Austin. Shortly, they’ll make their manner up north to their remaining vacation spot in Boston.
Transports like this one are particularly necessary to the No Kill motion as a result of cats and enormous canine, like those we rescued right this moment, are sometimes on the prime of the euthanasia checklist in comparison with small canine, puppies, and kittens who’re thought-about extra adoptable.
Over the following a number of weeks, animals are being transported from Texas cities and cities together with Tyler, Dallas, El Paso, San Antonio, Devine, Gonzales, Laredo, San Angelo, and Harlingen, and coming to APA! to obtain very important care earlier than they proceed on their journey. Receiving cities embody Cheyenne, WY; Chicago, IL; Salt Lake Metropolis, UT; Spokane, WA; Arlington, VA; Denver, CO; and several other others.
Dozens of transports are deliberate for this and subsequent week, along with our every day medical care and surgical procedures, foster placements and adoptions, in addition to habits coaching. All of that is attainable due to your assist. As we proceed to recuperate from this chilly climate disaster, we wish you to know that we couldn’t have gotten this far with out you.
