San Antonio Pets Alive!

I waited a very long time to do a review on this place in hopes that I would get GoldDust (The love of my life) back as they told me when I spoke with their supervisor but unfortunately that didn’t happen! I’m just going to have to give One star if I could give them zero I would! So I am a big fan of Unilocal and the check-​in to this location regularly looking for GoldDust. On September 5^th after work I noticed my dog was missing so of course I went to this location looking for him they told me there was No new German Shepherds they found today but tell me to check the kennels and the website daily which I did that every day until about the 9^th I believe I found him online but they didn’t have a picture of him so I called and gave a description of my dog which was exactly the one they found. I head that way after I spoke with somebody that said they had the dog there and they said that I wasn’t able to see him because he was hit by a car. So within like five minutes of going from one building to another she informs me that they gave him to Give A Dog A Home Rescue and that the Rescue took him to a vet in Divine Texas! They spoke with the rescue and told her to call me. She called me later that day I sent her a picture and she did not send me one back I didn’t hear from her til a month later when she randomly sent me a picture and I told her that dog was GoldDust. She refused to give him back because she felt I should have had him on a leash and collar which I wouldn’t do because GoldDust is my Love and I wouldn’t want something on his neck! He is no lawn ornament! I found her on her Give A Dog A Home Rescue website and she gave him away for so many hundreds of dollars to somebody else for adoption! I truly am disgusted with this place for not even trying to help me get him back from her when it was there fault for accidentally giving him away and also their employees Who told me they didn’t have a German Shepherd and they actually had him the whole time in the back and never kept me informed when I went up to the front desk everyday and showed them pictures and asked about him. They would simply say they don’t have any German Shepherds only ones would be in the kennels! So for anyone looking for a lost pet at this facility I would make sure to ask them if they have any dogs in the back that were hurt or simply just new to the facility.

What an amazing organization SAPA is! For a place that rescues literally hundreds of dogs a week, their results are nothing less than extraordinary.
San Antonio Pets Alive! (SAPA) and the rescues, vets, fosters & adoptors they have coordinated with have helped to dramatically reduce San Antonio’s kill rate at the city shelter from 83% to less than 20% (as of 2014)! And it’s easy to see how! Every day SAPA reaches out to the community, including posting pictures of pups on ACS death row on Facebook — sometimes 100+ a day. So many of them are adopted, fostered, and rescued through SAPA via their outreach with local and distant rescues and via individual adoption centers and drives throughout San Antonio.
Unfortunately, ACS (the city’s official «Animal Care Services») destroys the remaining animals nearly every day… anywhere between 100 — 200 pups killed and disposed of every week (NOT AN EXAGGERATION).
We have supported, shared, and sponsored pups at SAPA for only a few months now. SAPA is one of the biggest, brightest jewels in San Antonio and their tireless employees and volunteers are absolute angels for what they do. I fear the majority of San Antonians have no idea how wonderful SAPA is!
If Unilocal had a «BEST ON Unilocal» award — and it could only be given out to only one organization ever — I would choose Pets Alive! without hesitation!
As I always say: SAPA rocks!!! Please help them in any way you can: adopt… foster… volunteer… donate… or share & advocate…

It is with a heavy heart that I write this review, but SAPA is doing GREAT work in San Antonio! They are striving to make San Antonio no-​kill. Like them on Facebook to see updates of their fantastic work & maybe you’ll even be available to help by transporting pets, adopting, or even fostering to save animals from euthenasia. They are always in need of simple, cheap donations like used sheets & blankets, bleach, or just an hour of your time as a volunteer. A donation of $ 50 can feed, treat (shots, spay or neuter), & adopt a dog or cat. PLEASE help these innocent animals who just want a home & family like any human being desires! SAPA has a location on Marbach & 151. The least you can do is share SAPA’s Facebook posts trying to save animals who are about to be euthenized & need immediate homes/fosters…you never know, one of your Facebook friends may be looking for a new dog or cat & see their forever pet in your shared SAPA post. Please check the shelters before buying from a breeder! /​rant
The heavy heart part? That people dispose of animals like trash in our city. The sad looks in the animals eyes who just want to be loved & given a true home. If you can’t provide a good, hopefully forever home to an animal, please don’t get one in the first place.
The best part? SAPA, volunteers, & donations to help save each animal and make our city no-​kill as well as more pet conscious/​friendly!

Such a wonderful organization. Making San Antonio better little by little.
Being a transplant in San Antonio, I was astonished at how many stray dogs there are in San Antonio. From roaming on the streets, to being dead on the side of the road and piling up in shelters. From what I’ve gathered it is the culture down here– where people don’t treat dogs with respect and responsibility.
Basic lessons for dog owners: You should not be breeding dogs for money, you should be getting all your dogs neutered and spayed, you should vaccinate your dogs and you should know the commitment a dog is when you get them (and not throw them out when it gets too hard).
SAPA however is such a wonderful organization, trying to rescue, foster out and adopt out so many innocent dogs. They do this on a budget of nothing! All donations. They provide medical care for all those dogs, food, love and a warm place to stay.
They need and deserve all the help they can get! Both from cash donations, supplies (check their website– paper towels, toys, dog food, etc), and volunteers time.
I know from personal experience how wonderful SAPA is. I fostered a sarcoptic mange puppy that ended up getting Parvo, with the help and supplies from SAPAs medical staff we were able to save the little guy! We have officially adopted him and are so lucky to have him in our lives! Thank you SAPA for everything you do for San Antonio and the innocent animals out there!!!

SAPA is an off shoot of Austin Pets Alive. They are located on the same property as Animal Care Services except they are a NO KILL shelter. They take dogs and cats exclusively off the kill list at Animal Care Services. I recently attended the volunteer training and the need is great. Whether you are looking for a new friend, a place to volunteer or a place to donate items or money… this is your place. The staff is wonderful and work very hard.