If you live in or near Austin, there are many ways for you to get involved in the fight to keep animals safe:
If you live in Austin and need to report a case of animal cruelty or neglect, please call 311.
Take Austin’s Animal Cruelty Identification and Reporting class.
Developed in conjunction with the ASPCA, this Austin-based training is designed to teach participants how to identify and report animal cruelty.
Register here.
The ASPCA website also provides essential information on learning how to recognize and report cruelty.
Most animal cruelty laws vary from state to state, so knowing Texas laws is crucial to fighting animal cruelty in your area. To help you get started, the ASPCA offers an online database with more than 550 animal cruelty laws—and their penalties—for all 50 states.