Isn’t Austin already a no-kill city?
No. While the City Council passed a resolution to become a “no-kill” city back in the late 1990s, it has not been successful. Austin’s pound, called Town Lake Animal Center (or “TLAC”), has killed an average of about 12,000 sheltered animals per year since 2000. Under the current shelter manager’s administration, the shelter has killed more than 100,000 pets. In addition, since 2000, the percentage of animals killed at Austin’s pound has remained around 50% and the number of animals sheltered at the pound has remained almost constant. Over the same period, the pound’s budget has nearly doubled.
