City of Austin retains vital animal services in new budget

As an Austin-based company helping pets worldwide, we always love to see great things happening on behalf of pets right here in our own backyard.

Yesterday pet lovers across Austin were thrilled to see that the City of Austin didn't choose to cut or reduce Austin's city-funded free animal spay/neuter/vaccination program, which sterilizes more than 3,000 animals each year, including feral cats. This program is one of the most important tools in the animal activist's plight to make Austin a "no kill" city.

A special thanks goes out to City Manager Marc Ott, as well as David Lurie, Bert Lumbreras and the rest of the City Council members who made sure that Austin's pets were not forgotten in their 2009-2010 budget.

Austin's Emancipet, the pet friendly organization that led the main push behind the funding staying in place, will be celebrating their supporters and city officials who helped keep pets at the forefront next Thursday, July 30th, from 5 PM - 7 PM at The Tavern, on the corner of 12th and Lamar in Austin, TX.

Follow Emancipet on Twitter here.