Programs and Services

Emergency Care Assistance Program

This beautiful dog is Hannah. She is the poster dog for our assistance fund that helps save the lives of critically injured animals.

Hannah was brought to the Animal Trustees clinic in late 2005 in a cardboard box. She was 11-weeks-old and had been shot in the leg and left at an office complex here in Austin. Her leg was terribly infected and she was just skin and bones, but her tail started wagging when we lifted her out of the box. It was if she knew that we would help her… and we did.

It took seven months, but after several surgeries and much care, her leg finally healed.

Hannah is only one of many dogs and cats that ATA has helped each year by covering the cost of their care.

In some cases these are owned animals brought in by their guardians desperate for help and knowing that they cannot pay for emergency treatment out of pocket. Others are animals brought into ATA by good Samaritans stopping to help animals injured on the road. In all cases, these animals would likely die without immediate intervention and because of our partnership with Austin Vet Care at Central Park and Animal Medical Center, they received all the care they needed.

You can be a part of saving lives by making a donation to the Emergency Care Assistance Fund.