San Antonio Pets Alive Inc.

San Antonio Pets Alive! is not a shelter. We are a life-saving organization founded on the tenet: Killing is not a solution. It is our obligation to find lifesaving solutions. San Antonio Pets Alive! (SAPA!) began its life saving work as a reaction, a reaction to a devastating situation in our backyard where thousands (19,458 in 2011 to be exact) of dogs and cats were euthanized at the City’s shelter. In 2012 SAPA! launched its model of pulling animals at the city shelter who were kenneled, awaiting euthanasia, to save their lives. In our now five-year history, SAPA! has saved the lives of over 35,000 dogs and cats with no other hope. San Antonio now consistently realizes a save-rate in the eightieth percentile, some months at ninety percent. The model saves the lives of dogs and cats no one else will help; puppies with parvo, orphaned kittens too young to survive without a mother, dogs considered undesirable because of their size or physical characteristics as well as thousands more, hit by cars, heartworm positive or abandoned.

SAPA!’s Mission Statement: We focus on saving the lives of the dogs and cats already on the euthanasia list at the city shelter.

SAPA!’s core programs are:

Orphan Kitten Program

Parvo Ward

Ringworm Ward

Medical Clinic

Foster and Adoption Programs

Transport Program 

Here is how your donation may help 

• $15 – Provides a heating pad each month to keep a bottle baby kitten or parvo puppy warm
• $35 – Provides Spay/Neuter Surgery
• $50 – Provides puppy food each month for a litter of hungry puppies
• $150– Gives a life-saving transport ride to a large adult dog
• $500 – Provides the necessary medicines to save a parvo  puppy each month
• $1,000 – Spays/neuters 28 dogs and cats a month
• $5,000 – Each month San Antonio Pets Alive! incurs around $30,000 in medical expenses for special medical cases. We require help from our community to cover these expenses and help us promise a future for those who come to the shelter severely injured.