If you are looking for a wonderful pet to add to your family, you have come to the right place. Please view the dogs we have available for adoption on our Dogs page and on our Petfinder site. We ask all applicants to complete an Adoption Application and to agree to the terms set out in our Animal Adoption Contract.

Our adoption services:
Most of the dogs that are brought into our rescue are in need of extensive veterinary care as a result of previous abuse and neglect. We put all efforts to conduct a full behavior evaluation, as well as health assessment. We provide our dogs with vaccinations, deworming, Heartworm test , flea treatment and a microchip. All dogs are spayed/neutered prior to adoption. Furthermore, 70% of the dogs we gets are Heartworm positive and do require a treatment, which of course is very expensive. Some dogs have additional medical needs, all of which receive the treatments and surgeries they need. It is our mission to ensure that our animals are both happy and healthy before they make the transition into their new forever home.

Adoption Fees:
PAWS of Austin endeavors to keep our adoption fee as low as possible. We would like to express our gratitude to our vets who go above and beyond in their efforts to offer us low cost medical service. This helps us keep our expenses minimal and adoption fees are lower than most other rescue organizations. For example: The Great Dane Rescue in CA charges $495-$995 for their dogs. Our adoption fee is only $200, even though our expenses are much greater than that. The adoption fees help us recover some of the expenses we accrue, although the adoption fees only cover a third of the expenses we have. Fortunately we have supporters who donate to us, so we are able to continue saving innocent lives.

If you still think that the adoption fees are too high, please read : "Are Rescue Adoption Fees Too High?" by Joan Freemo.


Before you start:
As much as we love to see our dogs adopted into new homes, we are careful to ensure that dogs are matched with the appropriate home to eliminate the possibility of it being returned to our program and having to endure the stress of abandonment once again. Before adopting a pet, please make sure that it is the right pet for you and your family and that you are willing to make the commitment to take care of this animal for the rest of it's life. We would recommend that you have a family meeting to discuss this important decision. If you already own a pet, we would have to make sure that your pet is spayed/neutered and current on all vaccinations. We also recommend introducing the animals to each other on neutral grounds before taking it into your home to make sure there is not going to be contention between the animals. If you rent your property, we would ask that you talk to your landlord or property management to ensure that you are allowed to have an inside pet. If you live out of town, make sure that you are ready and able to come to Austin. Please do not apply if you are unable to come to a meet-n-greet within the next two weeks.