ATA's mission is to promote and ensure humane treatment, compassion, and respect for animals by providing affordable preventative veterinary care for the animals of the low-income pet owners, and free veterinary care for the animals of the homeless citizens of Central Texas, as well as homeless animals needing care. www.animaltrustees.org

Austin Dog Rescue saves dogs from high-kill shelters in Austin and surrounding areas. These are dogs that were either picked up as strays and impounded or were surrendered to the shelter and were slated for euthanasia. We believe there is a wonderful home waiting for each dog our Rescue Team saves. www.austindog.org

The Austin Humane Society (AHS) is the city’s largest non-profit animal adoption shelter dedicated to saving Austin’s homeless cats and dogs and educating our community about responsible pet ownership and reducing pet overpopulation. www.austinhumanesociety.org

Bat Conservation International (BCI) is devoted to conservation, education, and research initiatives involving bats and the ecosystems they serve. BCI's mission is to teach people the value of bats, to protect and conserve critical bat habitats, and to advance scientific knowledge through research. www.batcon.org

Dedicated to the placement of homeless dogs from local shelters into permanent, loving homes, we rescue all-breeds (and "mutts"). We have rehomed over 1,400 dogs in 8 years and partner with Meals on Wheels to deliver dog/cat food to their clients. We are an all-volunteer organization committed to spaying and neutering all companion animals. www.bluedogrescue.com

Our mission is to improve the lives of equines by educating and helping owners, assisting law enforcement agencies, rehabilitating abused and neglected equines, and placing them into safe, permanent homes. www.bluebonnetequine.org

We rescue, rehabilitate, and rehome dachshunds in need of a second chance of life. www.ctdr.org

Central Texas SPCA

The Central Texas SPCA, a privately funded, no-kill shelter, finds forever families for homeless dogs and cats. Our personal attention and unique, homelike environment insure pets awaiting adoption are physically and emotionally healthy. www.CentralTexasSPCA.org

We are dedicated to the prevention of cruelty to animals, the relief of suffering among animals, and the extension of humane education.  We promote humne care and treatment for all animals in the Elgin area, seek to assist the return of lost animals to their owners and find suitable homes for animals without owners.www.elginhumanesociety.com

EmanciPET provides and promotes low-cost and free spay/neuter as a humane, effective, and affordable alternative to the practice of mass euthanasia of unwanted pets. www.emancipet.org

Greyhound Pets of America-Central Texas' mission is to find forever homes for greyhounds which fail to qualify or no longer qualify for the racetrack, to acquaint the public with the desirability of greyhounds as pets, and to inform the public of the availability of these dogs for adoption. www.gpacentraltexas.org

The Heart of Texas Lab Rescue is a non-profit, all-volunteer organization based in Austin, Texas. Our mission is to rescue Labrador Retrievers from shelters, pounds, abandonment , and other situations, and place them in loving, caring homes. The HOT Lab Rescue serves Austin, San Antonio, and surrounding areas. www.hotlabrescue.org

Hound Rescue started in Austin, Texas in 1998. We are a small group of individuals who foster dogs in our homes. Hound Rescue also provides placement assistance to both shelters and others who need to find homes for hounds who for whatever reason have become stray. www.houndrescue.com

A no-kill animal shelter focused on community services and programs that will help ensure no adoptable pet is euthanized simply because he/she is homeless.  Our mission is to provide innovative programs and services to eliminate pet overpopulation and improve the lives of pets and people in Williamson County. www.hswc.net

Lifelong Friends Pet Adoptions (formerly Lago Vista PAWS) is an independent, nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to protecting and promoting the lifelong partnership between people and pets. We are a true no-kill shelter in Lago Vista, Texas, which focuses on saving the lives of stray and abandoned dogs and cats. www.lifelongfriends.org

We educate and advocate on behalf of the American Pit Bull Terrier, the American Staffordshire Terrier, the Staffordshire Terrier, and the Bull Terrier (all breeds commonly referred to as "pit bulls") and pit bull mixes.  The group encourages its members to serve as role models of responsible ownership. www.love-a-bull.org

The Lucky Mutts Rescue Corporation is organized exclusively for charitable aid for the rescue and rehabilitation of unwanted pets and the education of Responsible Pet Ownership for the general public and prospective adopters. www.luckymutts.com

PAWS' mission is to care for, protect and find quality homes for abandoned and neglected animals; to aid in the reduction of pet overpopulation; and to provide community education for the mutual benefit of animals and people. www.pawsshelter.org

Pug Rescue of Austin is dedicated to the rescue of abused, neglected and unwanted pugs.  Our mission is to provide a safe refuge and to insure quality adoptive homes.  PRA promotes responsible ownership thru public education about the unique needs of pugs and a mandatory spay/neuter policy. www.pugrescueofaustin.com

Pets America saves the lives of pets and the people who love them by teaching educational programs about Pet First Aid & Disaster Response, providing first responders with life-saving equipment for animals, and helping communities create effective plans for animals in disasters. www.petsamerica.org

Our mission is to reduce the feline population and reduce the intake numbers at area shelters in our communities by promoting spay/neuter, Trap, Neuter and Return programs and by providing services to ill and injured cats.  We also work to change outdated city ordinances regarding community cats.  www.shadowcats.net

Street Cat Rescue

Street Cat Rescue is an all volunteer non-profit organization, serving the Austin, TX area and its surrounding communities. Our Mission is to trap/neuter/return (TNR) feral and stray cats that are not adoptable, rescue abandoned or neglected cats/kittens and adopt out socialized cats and kittens.  www.streetcatrescue.com

Turtle Center

We offer adoption and rehoming for tortoises and some turtles; educational programs to individuals, groups, families, libraries, schools, organizations, and to new turtle and tortoise caretakers. We teach protection and conservation of wild turtle and tortoise populations and their habitats. www.turtlecenter.org

Westie Rescue work to rescue, foster, rehabilitate and re-home westies, cairns, mini schnauzers and small shaggy terriers of mixed heritage. www.austinwesties.petfinder.com

Wildlife Rescue & Rehabilitation (WRR) provides rescue, rehabilitation, and release of orphaned, injured, and displaced wildlife, and provides sanctuary with dignity for wild animals. WRR provides advice and assistance in dealing with human-wildlife encounters in a non-lethal manner. Through training, education, advocacy, or direct animal care, WRR fulfills its commitment to wildlife protection. www.wildlife-rescue.org