Mr Thompson, Thank you so much for Zootoo and the shelter makeover contest. I know you wern't in Austin very long but I know you got a sense of how dedicated the staff at AHS is. I have volunteered at the shelter for 10 years and love the passion that our volunteers and staff have to make our shelter the best place it can be for Austin's homeless pets. We are so in need of the makeover and so happy to be in the top 20 shelters. We love Zootoo!!!!

We were all so glad that you came out to see the Austin Humane Society in person. It looks like a little building in pictures, but the shelter has a big heart thanks to its wonderful staff and volunteers!

Thank you Mr. Thompson and Zootoo for visiting our shelter. Between the fabulous staff and an absolutely amazing team of volunteers, there's not a doubt in my mind that we would think of a million ways to make our shelter better!

Thank you so much for visiting AHS in Austin. I used to be a volunteer but moved to NYC a couple of months ago. I still continue to support them any way I can though including zootoo.com! I have heard all about the festivities and it doesn't surprise me at all that our community showed up. Austin loves their pets and alwats go out of their way to support local businesses.

AHS has an awesome staff and volunteer program. I know we could do so many more wonderful things for the animals if we only had the means and space to do so.

Thanks for the opportunity to even get a chance at a make-over contest. It is a great thing that you all are doing. Regardless of who gets it, it still means that pets in need somewhere will be helped. Isn't that the overall idea anyway?

Thanks again!

Thank you for visiting the Austin Humane Society as part of your whirlwind Zootoo tour. We are all so proud of what our staff and the volunteers do for the dogs and cats in our community and we were happy to share some of our famous Texas Hospitality with you. Our shelter does a great job with what we have but a makeover could help us house more animals and expand our programs beyond what we are now doing. The rooftop usage could be a real possibility. Maybe move the staff office upstairs and have the entire first floor devoted to the dog and cat housing, clinic, adoption services, etc. Thanks again for giving us a chance at this wonderful opportunity to do more for the homeless animals in our area.

Thanks for coming see AHS in Austin! We are very proud of it and grateful for the community support that we get. I know everyone is excited about the make-over contest ans AHS's showing in the Top 20. It has been energizing for everyone and a lot of fun for me.

Thank you so much for taking the time to come to our shelter and cheer on our volunteers and staff. We have all worked so hard and have become a lot closer through the Zootoo website and the point erning process. I am so proud to call myself an Austin Humane Society Volunteer and am glad that you were able to see how wonderful our staff and our shelter's programs are.
It is a blessing to be considered for the top ten slots in this shelter make-over. Thank you again for your time and the hard work that you put in on behalf of the animals.

Thanks so much for coming to see our facility. We are very proud of our shelter. we have some of the smartest people running this shelter and I have no doubt that we could make a phenomenal use of a makeover. A couple years ago our a/c broke and we were able to raise 200,000 from the Austin community to replace it. Austinites love their pets and they show it daily. There is no better city to be a model for the rest of the country. Thanks again!

Thank you Mr. Thompson for your visit and kind words. We are very proud of Frances and all the staff, volunteers and programs at AHS. We really love the animals, and work hard to make sure each and every one feels special and finds the right forever home. I hope you enjoyed your visit to Texas, and good luck on the rest of your shelter tour!

We were so proud to have you visit our shelter. It's always nice to show off some of the great programs that are offered by AHS and share our passion for improving animal welfare in Austin with others. I truly hope we showed you a Texas sized welcome and you enjoyed some warmer weather during our visit. Good luck with the rest of the tour and thank you for what you do!

-sarah

We'll get you all the barbecue you can eat when you come back to Austin. From the County Line to the Salt Lick to the Iron Works. Each has a different style but all are great. The Salt Lick gets my vote as best, but I think I need to sample the Iron Works more.

Thanks for coming to Austin. We appreciate your work and the opportunity to compete for the $1 million dollars. I like your idea of expanding the site upwards. Maybe we could build a partial 2nd floor and move the cattery up there.

And I can't not put in a plug - a win for the Austin Humane Society would be a win for the entire Austin animal community. The city has made a great start with our Mission Orange effort to become a no-kill city. I believe the number quoted yesterday was 12% fewer euthanasias last year compared to the year before. A shelter makeover for the Austin Humane Society would help us intake and adopt out more animals, moving the entire city closer to the point where no adoptable animal has to be euthanized.

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Hi Richard,

Thanks so much for coming to AHS yesterday - we hope you enjoyed yourself! I just adopted a deaf pit bull from AHS in February and started volunteering in March. After adopting Bella and seeing how wonderful all the staff and volunteers were, I really wanted to be a part of it and see what I could do to help. The vibe around AHS is awesome and everyone does there absolute best to make sure all the animals are happy and healthy.

Austin loves its animals and we want to do all we can to support them in our community. Again, thank you so much for coming out and visiting with us!

Thank you so much for coming to Austin and our shelter yesterday. We were so happy to have you there. ZooToo.com is a wonderful part of our lives now and we are thrilled to be a part of something that promotes health, happiness, well-being, and loving forever-homes for animals.

Thank you Mr. Thompson and Zootoo!
The Austin Humane Society is very proud to have our shelter be in the top 20 shelters in the Zootoo shelter makeover contest. It was an honor to have you visit our shelter yesterday and have our community come together to rally us on. We all appreciate the generous opportunity that Zootoo has provided for some lucky shelter. We have found the contest has helped us build community awareness to zootoo.com and a definite camaraderie among staff, volunteers and our community to get more people involved in animal welfare and to be aware of the need to be involved. Once you get started with Zootoo.com it is somewhat contagious as you know!
I thank Zootoo for helping us build this kind of team spirit! I have no doubt it will carry on even when the contest is over.
Sorry we didn’t have bbq for you!
Anne Shaw
Volunteer-AHS

Thanks for coming to our shelter (and buying Miata raffle tickets)! I hope your hosts treated you to some BBQ before you left Texas.