[email protected]Services offered to Blue Dog Rescue dogs:
While in the care of Blue Dog Rescue, dogs receive needed medical care, temperament testing and foster homes until they are adopted.
Pflugerville Pets Alive!
Kim Waters founded Pflugerville Pets Alive with a group of local volunteers to serve the area and help support pets in the Pflugerville Animal Shelter.
Despite having multiple animals that would normally be in high demand, including “cute, scruffy small dogs,” there aren’t enough people willing to adopt them at present, Waters said.
She said this may be due to the recent push to return to the office after the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as perceived difficulties accessing vet care and people traveling more.
“It's taking longer for us to get appointments, so it takes longer to get them adopted, which fills up foster homes, and you can’t pull others out of the shelters," Waters said. "It's a never-ending circle at the moment.”
Like other area rescues, PPA is looking for additional foster homes and people who are able to adopt the animals there.
Requirements to foster include being able to provide a leash and harness, and Waters said a yard is preferred but not required. Prospective fosters and adopters will also need to fill out an application available on the PPA website.
The rescue also offers a spay and neuter assistance program that helps owners get affordable alteration procedures for their pets to avoid unwanted litters or behavioral problems. More information is available on the PPA website.
Pflugerville Pets Alive!
www.pflugervillepetsalive.com
[email protected]
Animals available for adoption through PPA:
Pflugerville Pets Alive facilitates the adoption of both cats and dogs of varying age and size.
Abby’s Little Friends
A branch-off of the Florida dog rescue Abby’s Little Friends, Trina Purcell has been working with the organization since 2016 and founded its Central Texas sister organization three years ago to serve dogs in the area.
Abby’s Little Friends serves the Central Texas area, including Round Rock, Pflugerville and Hutto.
The rescue is foster-based, meaning there is not a central facility where animals are kept, Purcell said.
Instead, the animals live in the homes of volunteers who care for, socialize and train them.
Purcell said foster homes constitute the largest need for Abby’s little friends, in addition to adopters looking to provide permanent homes for dogs.
“That's where the dogs live while I'm trying to find people to adopt them,” Purcell said. “I can't tell you how many times people call me and they want to surrender a dog, and I have to say no, because I don't have a place for that dog to live.”
At present, many local rescues are in need of more adopters and fosters, as the summer months are high-yield seasons for newborn puppies that need homes. Purcell said Abby’s Little Friends is no exception.
Potential fosters may fill out an application available on the rescue’s website, and they will then be vetted and considered for by the rescue.
Adopters must also fill out a pre-adoption application and be subject to a home visit, among other considerations.
Abby’s Little Friends
www.gooddogsforgoodpeople.org
737-443-9442
Services offered to dogs in care Abby's Little Friends include:
Medical care, temperament testing, training, fostering and any other needs an animal may have while it waits to be adopted.
