Austin Animal Center

The center has been plagued with capacity issues, staffing shortages and poor conditions. City officials say this plan will address these concerns.

Microchips are used to trace a lost pet back to its owner. They're one tool to help keep animals out of shelters. The Austin City Council could approve the rule next week.

Intake is temporarily restricted to animals with life-threatening injuries or illnesses, or those that present a clear public danger. Each situation will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis, city officials said.

The head of the shelter said sometimes dogs with a history of biting end up back in the community and bite again. Critics charge the city is trying to euthanize its way out of an overcrowding problem.

If you can't foster a pet, both Austin Pets Alive! and the Austin Animal Shelter are accepting supplies and monetary donations.

A draft of the audit also found unsanitary conditions at the shelter and inaccurate data about the animals in its care. The findings do not come as a surprise to the shelter, which has tried to address the issues it's been consistently criticized for.

Animal advocacy groups argue the city shelter doesn’t have an overcrowding problem; it has a resource problem. They offer solutions, but AAC says it’s not that simple.

Austin animal shelters are preparing for a massive kitten intake over the next few months as thousands of babies are born outdoors. Here's how you can help.

The pet snake known as Snow had been roaming a North Austin neighborhood since July. The Austin Animal Center finally captured it.

The roosters were scheduled to be euthanized on Wednesday, but homes were found for them just in time.