With the help of a dedicated group of volunteers, Animal Care Services sees an increase in the number of adoptions in 2008.
http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/Animal_adoptions_jump_after_changes_at_pound.html…
San Antonio News
Volunteers Help Humanize Animal Shelter
The creation of a volunteer program at Animal Care Services makes a major difference for the animals at Animal Care Services.
http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/MYSA022205_01B_dog_Vols_cf482a73_html20099.html?showFullArticle=y…
Posted in San Antonio News
No Longer Treated Like Animals
Animal Care Services switches from using gas chambers to euthanasia by injection, and adoption numbers increase thanks to the creation of a volunteer program.
http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/MYSA111305_01A_pound_folo_245bd87_html5877.html?showFullArticle=y…
Posted in San Antonio News
San Antonio’s High Animal Euthanasia Rate
Listen to NPR’s 2005 story on the nearly 50,000 deaths at Animal Care Services.
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4475435…
Posted in San Antonio News
Death by the Pound: San Antonio Faces a Grim Reality
In 2004, San Antonio Express News reporters spend over 50 hours at Animal Care Services where nine out of ten animals are killed in the facility’s gas chamber – some within an hour of arrival.
http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/Death_by_the_pound.html…
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Adoptable Dogs Brings Smiles to Seniors
In July of 2009, adoptable dogs from Animal Care Services visit seniors at Villa de San Antonio.
http://www.mysanantonio.com/pets/Adoptable_dogs_bring_smiles_to_seniors_.html…