As part of the digital useful resource heart, the Hays County Pet Sources Information (out there in English and Spanish), gives an inventory of neighborhood sources, medical help, habits sources, rehoming assist and extra. Hays County neighborhood members may also use the Pet Assist Contact type for help from a P.A.S.S. case supervisor.
Within the first 2 months, the devoted Hays County program has helped nearly 150 households!
Missed the stay Q&A? You’ll be able to watch right here!
Lucy Fernandez, P.A.S.S. Program Supervisor, not too long ago answered your questions concerning the Hays County digital useful resource heart by way of Fb stay. There have been a whole lot of nice questions requested; greater than we had time to handle. However by no means worry, 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 Alternate options to Shelter Give up and has been considered one of Austin Pets Alive’s key lifesaving packages since 2010. This program has provided assist for pet house owners all through the whole state of Texas. With APA’s Hays County Pet Useful resource Heart settlement, we’re extra deliberately selling and integrating native assist to succeed in the residents of Hays County. It’s about constructing a extra strengthened and strategic neighborhood to assist folks, assist pets.
How can I volunteer or get entangled with Hays County P.A.S.S.? Be part of the Hays County Pressing Pet Assist Fb group and APA PASS Fb group. Be taught and share the sources from the Pet Sources Information.
Who do I contact for extra info? [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 preserve pets out of the shelter, but additionally 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 generally provided beneficiant donations from companions. From these choices, we help particular person households with pantry requests together with distribution to our hardworking buddies at Pet Stop 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 folks? Sadly, no. Austin Pets Alive’s predominant mission is to deal with rescuing, treating, rehabilitating, inserting, and adopting out pets most prone to euthanasia from under-resourced shelter companions. With solely 2 full time workers 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 circumstances 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 via municipal shelter taxpayer {dollars}. That covers volunteer coordination, veterinarians to supply top quality/excessive quantity spay/neutering, microchipping, vaccines, and so on. Be taught 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 Heart (the Travis County municipal shelter) funds the TNR programming between Austin Humane Society and Emancipet, the neighborhood cats utilizing these providers should be trapped from inside Travis County. Different TNR assist packages inside Central Texas will be considered right here.
What are you doing to arrange for kitten and pet season? Spaying and neutering (PREVENTION) is all the time the important thing! In fact, 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 desires for volunteers are introduced most frequently? Be taught 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 will 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 attributable to restricted transportation in rural Hays for marginalized communities, as a necessity for PRC? That might be wonderful! As beautiful 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. Thankfully, we’ve relationships with Wimberley Adoption Group – WAG and PAWS so that may be an important 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 might be incredible 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 might 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 fluctuate. 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 folks assist pets.
Is P.A.S.S., APA, or SMRAS authorised for neighborhood service hours? Volunteering for SMRAS to meet courtroom order neighborhood service hours is out there. Court docket ordered neighborhood service hours usually are not out there 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.
