Austin Animal Center Overcrowding
Newly surrendered dog resists being caged while Pet Resource Specialist, Mary Smith, guides dog inside a kennel at Austin Animal Center's Pet Resource Center in Austin, Texas on Feb. 11, 2022. Alyssa Olvera/Reporting Texas
Newly surrendered dog stares at Pet Resource Specialist, Mary Smith at Austin Animal Center's Pet Resource Center in Austin, Texas on Feb. 11, 2022. Smith was tricked into accepting the dog from the owner pretending to have found the dog. Alyssa Olvera/Reporting Texas
Pet Resource Specialist, Mary Smith, takes newly surrendered dog to their waiting area at Austin Animal Center's Pet Resource Center in Austin, Texas on Feb. 11, 2022. Smith was tricked into accepting the dog from the owner pretending to have found the dog. Alyssa Olvera/Reporting Texas
Small dogs held in cat cages at Austin Animal Center in Austin, Texas on Feb. 11, 2022. Due to the large influx of large dogs and lack of adoptions small dogs are forced to stay in cages originally designed for cats. Alyssa Olvera/Reporting Texas
Dog waits in a cage at the hallway of Austin Animal Center's veterinary unit in Austin, Texas Feb. 11, 2022. ACC is facing an overcrowding of large dogs and has caused large dogs to be held in unusual waiting areas, oftentimes waiting overnight to be placed into a kennel. Alyssa Olvera/Reporting Texas
Miranda Inocencio, Pet Detective and Austin Animal Center intern, pets Ice before he is taken outside to play at Austin Animal Center in Austin, Texas on Feb. 11, 2022. Alyssa Olvera/Reporting Texas
Miranda Inocencio, Pet Detective and Austin Animal Center intern, touches dog held in a large dog kennel at Austin Animal Center in Austin, Texas on Feb. 11, 2022. Alyssa Olvera/Reporting Texas
A dog tied to a bench outside Austin Animal Center barks at camera as Pet Resource Center workers gather information regarding the discovery of the animal in Austin, Texas on Feb. 11, 2022. Pet Detectives were skeptical about the dog's discovery since the center has experience with deceitful individuals who claim they are not the owners, when in fact they are. Alyssa Olvera/Reporting Texas
A woman hits a dog she found nearby her neighborhood for barking as she fills out paperwork with information regarding the discovery of the animal outside Austin Animal Center in Austin, Texas on Feb. 11, 2022.
Newly surrendered dog resists being caged while Pet Resource Specialists guide the dog inside a kennel at Austin Animal Center's Pet Resource Center in Austin, Texas on Feb. 11, 2022. Alyssa Olvera/Reporting Texas
Pupper stands on his hind legs and stares into camera while caged where large dogs with handling and behavioral issues are located at Austin Animal Center in Austin, Texas on Feb. 11, 2022. When Pupper was surrendered to the shelter in April of 2021, he showed no signs of handling and behavioral issues, but as his time in the shelter increased so did his stress resulting in a quick decline in behavior and spirit. Alyssa Olvera/Reporting Texas
A dog stares out of a crate at Austin Animal Center in Austin, Texas on Feb. 11, 2022. This dog is being held in a cat kennel due to an overcrowding of large dogs. Alyssa Olvera/Reporting Texas