Austin Pets Alive!

Austin-area animal shelters have been overcrowded for years. Local officials and nonprofits are looking at different ways to alleviate the problem.

APA employees say they are fighting to secure a contract with better pay and benefits, more work-life balance and newer equipment for the animals.

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

Your furry friends might be afraid of loud noises like fireworks or celebratory gunfire.

Scorching hot temperatures will be with us for a while. Hydration is not only key for humans, it's key for our furry friends, too.

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

After Austin police busted a cockfighting ring, the city's no-kill animal shelter took in the birds. Now it needs to find them homes.

Austin Pets Alive! is waiving adoption fees through mid-June to encourage more people to adopt as the city experiences 100-degree weather.