The Animal Services Office operates the Austin Animal Center, the largest municipal animal shelter in Central Texas and the l ... argest No Kill community in the United States. We provide shelter to more than 17,000 animals annually. Our goal is to provide a safe place for lost and homeless animals and to educate our community in order to prevent animal homelessness and promote compassionate treatment of animals and responsible pet ownership. All content and comments posted to this official City of Austin, Texas, Facebook site are subject to public disclosure laws. Posted comments do not necessarily reflect the views or position of the City. This social media site shall not be used to submit open records requests to the City of Austin. Please direct open records requests to http://austintexas.gov/pir. read more