Save the Free Days
The City of Austin has proposed two budget reductions that threaten to reverse the progress Austin has made in the last few years in saving animal lives and reducing homelessness. We need your help to oppose both of these potentially devastating budget cuts.The budget cuts impact Emancipet’s free sterilization program, which provides two days of free spay/neuter and vaccinations each week in low-income, high-intake zip codes in Austin. The program provides about 4,000 sterilizations each year, and is proven to reduce the intake of homeless animals at the Town Lake Animal Center.
Read more about proposed budget cuts
Participate in the online version of the City of Austin Budget Excercise
Email the City Budget Office and tell them that you reject the proposal to move funding for the City’s free sterilization program to the Donations Fund, and that it should remain fully funded out of the City’s General Fund: budget2010@ci.austin.tx.us
Call the City Budget Office and voice your opinion: 512-974-5678
More info: Press Release | ASPCA Letter | KXAN’s News Story | Daily Texan News Story | KEYE’S News Story | 101X Radio Interview | FOX 7’s News Story| See for yourself: EMANCIPE+ Free Day | The Oak Hill Gazette | June 25th Austin American Statesman Article | July 1st Austin American Statesman Article | Pet Adoption Urged Before Holiday
