As part of the digital useful resource heart, the Hays County Pet Assets Information (obtainable in English and Spanish), supplies a listing of neighborhood sources, medical help, conduct sources, rehoming assist and extra. Hays County neighborhood members also can use the Pet Assist Contact kind for help from a P.A.S.S. case supervisor.
Within the first 2 months, the devoted Hays County program has helped virtually 150 households!
Missed the reside Q&A? You possibly can watch right here!
Lucy Fernandez, P.A.S.S. Program Supervisor, just lately answered your questions concerning the Hays County digital useful resource heart through Fb reside. There have been a whole lot of nice questions requested; greater than we had time to deal with. However by no means concern, Lucy has answered all of your questions right here!
So, what’s Hays County P.A.S.S.? P.A.S.S. stands for Constructive Options to Shelter Give up and has been one in all Austin Pets Alive’s key lifesaving packages since 2010. This program has supplied assist for pet homeowners all through the complete state of Texas. With APA’s Hays County Pet Useful resource Middle settlement, we’re extra deliberately selling and integrating native assist to achieve the residents of Hays County. It’s about constructing a extra strengthened and strategic neighborhood to assist individuals, assist pets.
How can I volunteer or become involved with Hays County P.A.S.S.? Be part of the Hays County Pressing Pet Assist Fb group and APA PASS Fb group. Study and share the sources from the Pet Assets Information.
Who do I contact for extra data? [email protected] or [email protected]
Are you working with the San Marcos Regional Animal Shelter (SMRAS)? Completely! With the municipal shelter’s collaboration, we’re in a position to assess and assist the gaps in service for when members of the neighborhood need assistance. Not solely does that maintain pets out of the shelter, but in addition frees up the shelter’s restricted sources to raised look after and discover houses for the pets of their custody.
Is APA aiding with meals donations? We positive are! Since Austin Pets Alive has fairly the social media and public following, we’re typically supplied beneficiant donations from companions. From these choices, we help particular person households with pantry requests together with distribution to our hardworking buddies at Pet Forestall A Litter-PALS, the San Marcos Regional Animal Shelter, and small rescues within the Hays County area.
Are you able to ship pet meals to individuals? Sadly, no. Austin Pets Alive’s fundamental mission is to give attention to rescuing, treating, rehabilitating, inserting, and adopting out pets most susceptible to euthanasia from under-resourced shelter companions. With solely 2 full time employees on the P.A.S.S. crew, it’d be unrealistic to ship to particular person households in Central Texas, whereas managing the 800-1,000 instances and important wants. We depend on companions like PALS and SMRAS to distribute to households in want in their very own neck of the woods.
Are you able to arrange a collaboration with Emancipet and Austin Humane Society for getting neighborhood cats TNR (Lure-Neuter-Return)? TNR programming is primarily funded by municipal shelter taxpayer {dollars}. That covers volunteer coordination, veterinarians to supply top quality/excessive quantity spay/neutering, microchipping, vaccines, and so on. Study extra about SMRAS and PALS TNR assist programming.
Can Hays County use the neighborhood cats at Emancipet and Austin Humane Society AHS? Since Austin Animal Middle (the Travis County municipal shelter) funds the TNR programming between Austin Humane Society and Emancipet, the neighborhood cats utilizing these companies have to be trapped from inside Travis County. Different TNR assist packages inside Central Texas may be considered right here.
What are you doing to arrange for kitten and pet season? Spaying and neutering (PREVENTION) is at all times the important thing! After all, if the infants are already there, PREPARATION IS KEY! No kitten/pet season survives with out assist from members of the neighborhood who’re ready! The San Marcos shelter has a chart and suggestions for find out how to deal with what to do with discovered kittens: https://sanmarcostx.gov/3416/Kitten-Season
What challenges and wishes for volunteers are offered most frequently? Study and share the data from the useful resource information to your neighbors, buddies, and household! Be part of the Fb communities or your native Subsequent Door neighborhood to share the data. Sadly, one of many largest challenges is the unfold of misinformation and judgment. If we may be as affected person and compassionate with our neighbors as we’re with pets, I’d most likely be out of a job!
Do you intend to construct out volunteer alternatives for supply resulting from restricted transportation in rural Hays for marginalized communities, as a necessity for PRC? That will be wonderful! As gorgeous as Dripping Springs and Wimberley are, I’ve gotten misplaced a number of instances that I’ve gone out to help purchasers and their pets. Maybe an space ambassador coaching volunteer alternative in these areas would assist. Fortuitously, we have now relationships with Wimberley Adoption Group – WAG and PAWS so that may be an amazing begin.
There is a want for preventative meds for flea, tick, heartworm, and I might like to assist construct company sponsorship relationships with Petco or different firms. That will be unbelievable since we all know flea/ticks/HW are such nasty conditions that run rampant in Texas. Most preventatives do require a prescription and mis-dosing may very well be life-threatening to pets, so getting a veterinarian group to assist that may be required.
Is there help supplied with fence restore? SMRAS doesn’t have fence restore assist funding for Hays County residents. Since there’s native zoning concerns for every city inside Hays County, gear/provide prices, and so on, every want would differ. If there’s a want request, I’d suggest getting an estimate and particulars posted to your NextDoor neighborhood and native Fb neighborhood teams. #ittakesavillage is the inspiration of serving to individuals assist pets.
Is P.A.S.S., APA, or SMRAS authorised for neighborhood service hours? Volunteering for SMRAS to meet court docket order neighborhood service hours is obtainable. Courtroom ordered neighborhood service hours aren’t obtainable for Austin Pets Alive or P.A.S.S. (which is a program of Austin Pets Alive). It’s approved for college or different group neighborhood service hours.
