Shelter Pet Safety Net

We're an all-volunteer organization with the following objectives: 1) Reducing the number of homeless animals; 2) Improving the lives of animals taken in by the Bastrop County Animal Shelter; and 3) Increasing adoptions for shelter animals. For goal #1, we subsidize spay/neuter operations for the pets of low-income families in the county. For goal #2, we fund assistance that the Bastrop County Animal Shelter cannot for adoptable animals in their care, such as the cost of: * lifesaving medical diagnostics and veterinary care, * medical and grooming equipment, * transportation funds for shelter animals to go to partner rescue organizations, * food and supplies for animals in foster care, * upgrades to the living conditions for animals at the shelter, and * recognizing exceptional volunteerism on behalf of homeless animals. We provide assistance to increase shelter animal adoptability and we also market the animals through advertising. Shelter Pet Safety Net has also funded transportation to send adoptable animals to out-of-state rescues where they have a better chance of being adopted. Underlying all our efforts is the promotion of responsible pet ownership in Bastrop County through education. In our first year of operation, despite COVID-19, we prevented the births of over 2600 puppies and kittens in the following year. We provided emergency medical care to 20+ shelter animals, transported dogs out of state to other rescues, purchase critical supplies for the shelter (autoclave, medicine, cordless clippers, microchip reader), and paid for a deck so patrons of the medical clinic can wait safely outside.