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I know that hurricane season maybe far away, but I know that AHS is an emergency shelter for the shelters from Houston down to Corpus Cristi (or am I getting that confused?). With the last years hurricanes, we were able to move our dogs into foster homes and some kennels in the auditorium, while we boarded up the dogs and cats in k9, preadopt, cat… read more

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We sure could use better kennels with better lighting in the adoption area. Lots of dogs that are in the lower kennels are not shown or don't show very well because of the poor lighting. Also the kennel latches/gates are slowly rusting away and some are not even secure anymore. Also improvement of the lighting and the replacement of the cages wo… read more

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For starters, if we do win anything, I am hoping we can improve the potty/run area for the dogs when they need to go. With the intense rains we had last week, we had no drench or drainage system to get the water out of the runs. Out of the four, two were flooded, one was semi-flooded, and the last was usable. So all of the volunteers were on top … read more

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Thank you so much to the ZooToo team for stopping by here at Austin on Thursday afternoon! There was a great attendance from the community: the Austin Fire Dept, Amy's Ice Cream, a band, and lots of other supporters and volunteers---it was pretty awesome! The staff and the volunteers did and awesome job of getting the shelter cleaned up and decora… read more

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Looks like ZooToo is going to drop by the Shelter this Thursday. I am pretty excited and nervous---I volunteer that morning. Keeping my fingers crossed. Looks like the team is gearing up and helping out promote the shelter---what a totally exceptional group of volunteers and friends I am working with! read more