ACS offers name your own adoption fee
To save more lives, Animal Care Services is kicking off their participation in the ASPCA $100K Challenge with a two day “Name your Own Adoption Fee” starting this Wednesday, August 1st at 11 a.m....
View ArticleFive things to do when you visit an animal shelter
Getting ready to adopt a pet? Here are five things you should do when visiting an animal shelter or adoption event. 1. Take the entire family. Adopting a pet should be a family event, but let the kids...
View ArticleHuge pet adoption event celebrates most successful year yet for San Antonio’s...
More than 200 dogs and cats will be available for adoption at the “Howliday Party,” which the San Antonio Area Foundation’s animal no-kill program, Talk About It!, is hosting Saturday, December 8, 11...
View ArticleSAPA! celebrates first year and lots of successes for animals
As San Antonio Pets Alive! (SAPA!) approaches their first anniversary this month, they have achieved some amazing results which, of course, include a few growing pains too. First the successes: SAPA!...
View ArticleACS Brackenridge facility will add 2,000 more pet adoptions
. Gavin Nichols, Talk About It! Program Officer-Community Initiatives with the San Antonio Area Foundation, sent me these photos, taken by animal volunteer Jan Suche-Nevitt, of the construction...
View ArticleAnimal Care Services breaks live release record — again
Animal Care Services in San Antonio reports another live release record — 83% in January 2013 compared to 65% in January 2012. This is from the City’s SanAntonio.gov website: “On the heels of a year of...
View ArticleHockey fans can take their dogs to the game
If you have a well-behaved dog, grab a leash and head over to the San Antonio Rampage game on Sunday at 4:30 p.m. for the club’s sixth annual Pucks & Paws game. You and your dog can catch all the...
View ArticleOlder dogs and cats deliver charm, personality, and wisdom for potential...
People working at animal shelters see a lot of dogs and cats come through the door. Some are lost pets who may never have had a home; some are from accidental litters because people failed to sterilize...
View ArticleHelotes Humane Society open house shows off new home and thrift shop
On Saturday, April 6th, the Helotes Humane Society will have an open house from 3 to 6 p.m. to show off their new home at 14398 Bandera Rd., Helotes, Texas. They moved into a 1930′s country home last...
View Article“Just One Day” to mark community’s No Kill effort
As San Antonio’s Animal Care Services continues to strive towards No Kill with historic live release numbers, the department is participating in a nationwide effort to mark similar lifesaving efforts....
View ArticleAnimal Defense League hosts adoption specials (and last vaccination clinic...
The Animal Defense League (ADL) wraps up June’s Adopt a Shelter Cat month this weekend with special adoption rates through Sunday. All felines over four months of age are just $10 to adopt and under...
View ArticleAnimal Care Services opens New Brackenridge Pet Adoption Center
Animal Care Services opened the new Brackenridge multi-use pet center this morning on the grounds of the former city shelter. Joined by partners Petco, San Antonio Pets Alive! (SAPA), Pet Shotz and the...
View ArticleA Howl-O-Ween “to-boo” list of fun for your pets
Mayor Castro host Howl-O-Ween Pet Fest for ACS, October 26 Mayor Castro joins Animal Care Services and on-site partners, San Antonio Pets Alive! and Pet Shotz, Inc. for a Howl-O-Ween Pet Fest on...
View ArticleChoose from 200 pets at upcoming Howliday Adoption Party
Ready to adopt a pet? More than 200 dogs and cats in need of homes will be waiting for you at The Talk About It! campaign’s annual Howliday Adoption Party this Saturday, November 16 from 11 a.m. to 4...
View ArticleSpecial needs pets need special adopters to step forward
If you have what it takes to make a home for a special needs pet, there’s a special adoption event just for you this weekend. Paw Basics (2602 N Loop 1604 at Bitters Rd.) will host a special adoption...
View ArticleCity-wide “Pawdoptathon” at major shelters this weekend
San Antonio’s city-wide Pawdoptathon is a 3-day event this year – June 6-8, 2014. Check out dogs and cats at the Animal Defense League, the San Antonio Humane Society, and Animal Care Services where...
View ArticleSpecial adoption events in San Antonio this weekend
The Animal Defense League (ADL) will host “Saving Lives: Two Tails at A Time” adoption event on July 2 and July 3 to find more homes for cats. Adopt any combination of two adult cats, two kittens, two...
View ArticleCould hundreds of pets get adopted during a “Name Your Own Price” adoption...
In a city-wide effort to find homes for hundreds of dogs and cats this weekend, the Animal Defense League, San Antonio’s Animal Care Services, San Antonio Humane Society and San Antonio Pets Alive!...
View Article3 days, 200 pets, and 1 goal for San Antonio’s Labor Day weekend
As the final days of the ASPCA Rachael Ray $100K Challenge draws to a close, San Antonio’s Animal Care Services is revealing a big mission for the shelter and the community. They want to adopt out 200...
View ArticleLight a candle for a pet
As pet lovers, we each have our own rituals for remembering the beloved pets who have shared our lives and passed on. But what about the millions of dogs and cats that die every year because there are...
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