Austin Humane Society (Texas)
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Headquarters Location: Austin, TX
Founded: 1952
Mission: The Austin Humane Society (AHS) offers comprehensive, humane, life-saving animal services, transforming the lives of animals and those who love them. Because we believe homeless animals deserve a chance to thrive in a loving environment, we offer innovative, nationally recognized programs that save the lives of thousands of dogs and cats each year. AHS’ approach to addressing animal homelessness encompasses both finding animals homes through adoption as well as preventing future homelessness through spay/neuter programs.
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austin, texas, no-kill movement, pet adoption, companion animals, education, advocacy, spay/neuter
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Leadership
Frances Jonon.
Frances Jonon is the Executive Director at the Austin Humane Society a non-profit animal shelter serving over 8,000 dogs and cats annually through adoption and spay/neuter services. She has been on staff at AHS for 15 years and has held a variety of positions – from Foster Care Coordinator to Operations Director to Executive Director. As Executive Director Frances has…
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Financial Data
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Overhead Ratio:
17.92%
Total Revenue:
$2,538,015
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Contact Info
Website:
E-Mail:
aryansmith AT austinhumanesociety.org
Phone:
512-685-0119
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Address:
124 W Anderson Ln
Austin, TX 78752, USA
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Story:
Formed in 1952, the Austin Humane Society is Austin's largest, longest standing no-kill, non-profit animal shelter.
Expert Reviews of Austin Humane Society (Texas)
Evidence of Impact Summary:
The Austin Humane Society took on the daunting challenge of starting a trap/neuter/release program. They have sterilized more than 15,000 feral cats since the beginning of their program. This program has made a huge impact on the number of free roaming cats in Austin and has provided a safe and humane way to deal with the issues of feral cats in Austin's shelters.See expert comments.
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In 2007, the Austin Humane Society took on the daunting challenge of starting a Trap /Neuter/ Release program in our community. Since then they have sterilized more than 15,000 feral cats. This program has made a huge impact on the number of free roaming cats in our community and has provided a safe and humane way to deal with the issues of feral cats in our shelters. To expand this mission Austin Humane Society has an agreement with the City of Austin to take in unowned cats that can be safely released instead of euthanized. | ||
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AHS offers a holistic approach to animal welfare. They impact animals that need to be saved today through adoption and foster care while working on preventing animals from being born into homelessness through their spay/ neuter program. They serve over 8000 animals annually though adoption and spay neuter services. They have strong development and marketing programs that has created sustainability for their organization. | ||
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They are creating lasting change by working to transform how the general public feels about adoption as an option for obtaining a pet - they are one of the only agencies that invests heavily in marketing not just their agency but the concept as a whole in a very positive and engaging way. I believe this will ultimately help more animals beyond just those they save at their own shelter. | ||
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Their strength is their marketing and volunteer program. | ||
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The Austin Humane Society relies on its reputation and not its performance. The organization saved only 900 animals from the municipal shelter's 23000+ intake last year. It is the "sleeping giant" of the Austin animal-welfare community, taking in massive amounts of money but ultimately doing very little with it and having a minimal impact on lifesaving efforts in Austin. In addition, it lobbied against the ultimately passed and successful lifesaving reform efforts at Austin's shelter, and instead backed the old-guard shelter director who presided over the deaths of 100,000 animals. | ||
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This organization is conflicted in its role in the community, which minimizes its impact in any one area. They have adequate funding to be a super-star but the number of saved animals doesn't grow neither does their partnership with the local kill shelter. | ||
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This group has not been as supportive as it could be of the efforts to save lives in their community. Sad that they have failed to step up and for this reason, I do not feel that they deserve credit for the successes there. | ||
Leadership
Frances Jonon
Executive Director
Executive Director
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