Emancipet (Texas)

Amy Mills. Amy Mills is a committed servant leader, “big-picture” strategic thinker, and compassionate, articulate advocate for animals and the people who love them. For Amy, serving as the Executive Director of Emancipet is more than just a job – it is her calling. Emancipet is an innovative social venture on a mission to make high quality spay/neuter and preventive veterinary care… See full bio.

Amy Mills Executive Director Aug 24, 2011

As Executive Director of Emancipet, it is my joy and privilege to talk to you about our organization. Our community is bound by our compassion for animals and our commitment to ensuring that every pet receives high-quality preventive veterinary care… Read More.

Story: For more than 12 years, Emancipet has been committed to providing free and low-cost services to lower income families through our mobile and stationary clinics – where we serve 17,000 pets per year through our spay/neuter clinics and 12,000 per year through our walk-in wellness clinics. All Emancipet programs are based on these three core elements: Affordability: Cost is the number one barrier to veterinary care. Your donations allow us to eliminate this barrier by subsidizing the cost of spay/neuter and vaccinations, making it affordable for needy pet owners. Access: We bring services directly to the pets that need us most – mobile clinics in low-income or rural neighborhoods, door-to-door outreach, and partnerships with agencies like Meals on Wheels allow us to eliminate transportation and geographic barriers. Education: We educate pet owners about pets’ basic needs to help them make the best choices for their pets. We encourage them to take what they learn back to their friends and neighbors to create lasting improvements in animal welfare in their neighborhoods.

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Emancipet has brought an abundance of support to the animals and people in our community. They provide low cost veterinary services to people who would otherwise potentially not be able to provide care for their animals. Additionally, their outreach efforts reach people who need help effectively.
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Amy Mills is a committed servant leader, “big-picture” strategic thinker, and compassionate, articulate advocate for animals and the people who love them. For Amy, serving as the Executive Director of Emancipet is more than just a job – it is her calling. Emancipet is an innovative social venture on a mission to make high quality spay/neuter and preventive veterinary care affordable and accessible to all pet owners, especially low-income families and those in poverty. As the leader of Emancipet, Amy is fueled by her vision of a future without animal homelessness and suffering, and her unwavering belief that people are fundamentally good and will choose to do good for animals when they can. Before coming to Emancipet in late 2006, Amy held several positions in Austin’s non-profit community. Most recently she served as the Deputy Executive Director of YouthLaunch, developing and managing youth empowerment programs focused on the root causes of social issues. Prior to that she created the successful Financial Aid Saturdays program while working at the Greater Austin Chamber, increasing college access for Austin’s high school seniors. Her first job in the non-profit sector was as a Development Specialist at United Way/Capital Area, and it may be her most influential job to date, as it was where she met her now-husband, Kelly Williams. Amy holds a B.A. from Austin’s St. Edward’s University, and completed the University of Texas’ RGK Center Strategic Management for Non-Profits program. Amy is an alumna of the 2011 Leadership Austin Essential Class and is a member of Impact Austin, a women’s philanthropy group. She is a frequent speaker at conferences, including the Texas Unites for Animals Conference and the Humane Society of the United States’ Animal Care Expo. In early 2011, Amy was named the Animal Advocate of the Year at Ten Thousand Villages’ International Women’s Day celebration.

Amy Mills Executive Director Aug 24, 2011

As Executive Director of Emancipet, it is my joy and privilege to talk to you about our organization. Our community is bound by our compassion for animals and our commitment to ensuring that every pet receives high-quality preventive veterinary care and spay/neuter, regardless of their families’ ability to pay. We are especially excited to be entering a new phase of our development. In the coming months, we’ll begin replicating our clinics in new communities, while we continue to grow the numbers of families we serve here at our home clinics in Central Texas. We’ll need everyone’s help to make our ambitious goals for expansion a success, and I welcome your input and support along the way.