As part of the digital useful resource heart, the Hays County Puppy Assets Information (to be had in English and Spanish), supplies an inventory of group sources, scientific help, conduct sources, rehoming beef up and extra. Hays County group contributors too can use the Puppy Assist Touch shape for the help of a P.A.S.S. case supervisor.
Within the first 2 months, the devoted Hays County program has helped nearly 150 households!
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Lucy Fernandez, P.A.S.S. Program Supervisor, lately replied your questions in regards to the Hays County digital useful resource heart by means of Fb are living. There have been numerous nice questions requested; greater than we had time to deal with. However by no means concern, Lucy has replied all of your questions right here!
So, what’s Hays County P.A.S.S.? P.A.S.S. stands for Certain Choices to Safe haven Give up and has been one in every of Austin Pets Alive’s key lifesaving systems since 2010. This program has presented beef up for puppy house owners during all the state of Texas. With APA’s Hays County Puppy Useful resource Middle settlement, we’re extra deliberately selling and integrating native beef up to succeed in the citizens of Hays County. It’s about development a extra strengthened and strategic group to assist folks, assist pets.
How can I volunteer or become involved with Hays County P.A.S.S.? Sign up for the Hays County Pressing Puppy Assist Fb crew and APA PASS Fb crew. Be told and proportion the sources from the Puppy Assets Information.
Who do I touch for more info? [email protected] or [email protected]
Are you operating with the San Marcos Regional Animal Safe haven (SMRAS)? Completely! With the municipal safe haven’s collaboration, we’re in a position to evaluate and beef up the gaps in carrier for when contributors of the group want assist. Now not handiest does that stay pets out of the safe haven, but additionally frees up the safe haven’s restricted sources to higher handle and in finding houses for the pets of their custody.
Is APA aiding with meals donations? We certain are! Since Austin Pets Alive has slightly the social media and public following, we’re now and again presented beneficiant donations from companions. From the ones choices, we lend a hand particular person households with pantry requests together with distribution to our hardworking pals at Puppy Save you A Clutter-PALS, the San Marcos Regional Animal Safe haven, and small rescues within the Hays County area.
Are you able to ship dog food to folks? Sadly, no. Austin Pets Alive’s major project is to concentrate on rescuing, treating, rehabilitating, striking, and adopting out pets maximum prone to euthanasia from under-resourced safe haven companions. With handiest 2 complete time personnel at the P.A.S.S. staff, it’d be unrealistic to ship to particular person households in Central Texas, whilst managing the 800-1,000 instances and significant wishes. 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 buying group cats TNR (Entice-Neuter-Go back)? TNR programming is essentially funded thru municipal safe haven taxpayer greenbacks. That covers volunteer coordination, veterinarians to supply top quality/top quantity spay/neutering, microchipping, vaccines, and many others. Be told extra about SMRAS and PALS TNR beef up programming.
Can Hays County use the group cats at Emancipet and Austin Humane Society AHS? Since Austin Animal Middle (the Travis County municipal safe haven) budget the TNR programming between Austin Humane Society and Emancipet, the group cats the use of the ones products and services will have to be trapped from inside Travis County. Different TNR beef up systems inside Central Texas may also 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! In fact, if the young children are already there, PREPARATION IS KEY! No kitten/pet season survives with out assist from contributors of the group who’re ready! The San Marcos safe haven has a chart and pointers for deal with what to do with discovered kittens: https://sanmarcostx.gov/3416/Kitten-Season
What demanding situations and wishes for volunteers are offered maximum incessantly? Be told and proportion the information from the useful resource information on your neighbors, pals, and circle of relatives! Sign up for the Fb communities or your native Subsequent Door group to proportion the information. Sadly, one of the most biggest demanding situations is the unfold of incorrect information and judgment. If we will be able to be as affected person and compassionate with our neighbors as we’re with pets, I’d most likely be out of a task!
Do you intend to construct out volunteer alternatives for supply because of restricted transportation in rural Hays for marginalized communities, as a necessity for PRC? That may be superb! As surprising as Dripping Springs and Wimberley are, I’ve gotten misplaced a number of occasions that I’ve long past out to lend a hand purchasers and their pets. Most likely a space ambassador coaching volunteer alternative in the ones spaces would assist. Thankfully, we’ve relationships with Wimberley Adoption Crew – WAG and PAWS in order that could be an excellent get started.
There is a want for preventative meds for flea, tick, heartworm, and I would love to assist construct company sponsorship relationships with Petco or different firms. That may be incredible since we all know flea/ticks/HW are such nasty scenarios that run rampant in Texas. Maximum preventatives do require a prescription and mis-dosing may well be life-threatening to pets, so getting a veterinarian crew to beef up that may be required.
Is there help supplied with fence restore? SMRAS doesn’t have fence restore beef up investment for Hays County citizens. Since there’s native zoning concerns for each and every the city inside Hays County, apparatus/provide prices, and many others, each and every want would range. If there’s a want request, I’d suggest getting an estimate and main points posted on your NextDoor group and native Fb group teams. #ittakesavillage is the basis of serving to folks assist pets.
Is P.A.S.S., APA, or SMRAS authorized for group carrier hours? Volunteering for SMRAS to satisfy courtroom order group carrier hours is to be had. Court docket ordered group carrier hours don’t seem to be to be had 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 group carrier hours.