Help the Austin Human Society Win a Shelter Makeover

I am a huge pet lover and strongly support the admirable efforts of the Austin Humane Society! They are close to winning a shelter makeover from zootoo.com! Please come to the party tonight to show your support! Here is the invitation:


WE'RE HAVING A PARTY & YOU'RE INVITED!

COME CELEBRATE WITH THE AUSTIN HUMANE SOCIETY AND HELP US WIN A ONE MILLION DOLLAR SHELTER MAKEOVER FROM zootoo.com


WHO: The Austin Humane Society http://www.austinspca.com/

WHEN: Thursday, March 19th - 4:30 to 6:30pm

WHAT: A big party to celebrate our chance for a million dollar shelter makeover

We'll have activities such as "Puppy March Madness" (that's right, puppies playing b-ball), 'Cat-itivity,' rooms, Dog Agility Demonstrations, live MEW-sic from The Diving Captain band, there will be FOOD & more!

WHERE: Austin Humane Society
124 West Anderson Lane
Austin, Texas 78752



WHY: Because Austin's homeless pets deserve the very best
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While we always love to throw a party - here's a little background on why this one is so important...

Out of 2600 shelters nationwide, the Austin Humane Society has been Chosen as a Top 20 Semifinalist to Win a One Million Dollar Shelter Makeover from Zootoo.com!!

The Zootoo contest has three phases. AHS has just completed Phase I which is a points accumulation race (AHS placed 9th overall). Phase II is a shelter visit and tour with Zootoo officials who then narrow the eligible winners to 10 finalists, and during Phase III, America votes to determine the winner.
We only have 2 hours to show Zootoo how much we need to improve our facility to better serve the animals,& WE NEED YOU TO BE THERE TO SHOW YOUR SUPPORT FOR ANIMALS!

AHS is scheduled for our Phase II tour and visit with Zootoo officials this Thursday, March 19th at from 4:30pm - 6:30pm. Our shelter will be judged based on need, community support and commitment, best practices and adoption efforts. We are inviting the entire Austin community to come out and celebrate with us on Thursday from 4:30 to 6:30pm! It will be a full blown party with food and loads of activities like "March Mutt Madness" - that's right, puppies playing b-ball, "Cat-itivy" Rooms, Agility Courses and Demonstrations, Live MEW-sic from the Diving Captain band!

"This opportunity is not about the Austin Humane Society," says Frances Jonon, AHS Executive Director, "it is about the Austin Humane Community. The chance to win this makeover is a chance for every animal in Austin - not just the animals in our care. The ability to expand on the successful collaborative programs that we already have in place (with Town Lake Animal Center, Emancipet and Animal Trustees of Austin) would mean more lives saved. Our vision, if we were to win the shelter makeover, would be to make an impact in Austin that would save more animals lives."

Although the 38 year old shelter has many needs, a makeover could focus on increasing shelter capacity to serve more animals while improving the quality of life of the animals served. Canine and feline areas could be replaced with new, expanded dog kennels and cat 'condos,' adding natural light, and greater separation between kennels (to reduce kennel stress), replacing our 14 year old non-working transport van with a larger vehicle that could also be used for rescue operations, adding large outdoor signage so the shelter can be seen from the highway, adding separate HVAC zoning for better disease control in the shelter, creating separate isolation areas for sick dogs and cats, purchasing spay and neuter clinic surgery and examination equipment (our current equipment is leased), and adding new computer systems and updated technology so that we may more efficiently and professionally promote our agency and the work we do.


We are looking forward to seeing all of you there!