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Safe in Austin is a nonprofit sanctuary for animals and children who come from abuse or have special needs. We offer healing and hope to anyone that needs it in the form of unconditional love and kindness by way of rescued animals who understand. Safe in Austin is a sanctuary for more than 200 rescued animals, 17 different species, and all of which have stories of severe abuse, neglect, or special needs. For most of our animals, Safe in Austin was their last resort. We have animals who have survived extreme abuse, horrific trauma, or devastating neglect; along with animals with special needs like being blind, deaf, having cerebral palsy, neurological disorders, missing limbs, use wheelchairs, prosthetics, have mega esophagus, hydrocephalous, cerebellar hypoplasia, diabetes…. and more.
Our mission is focused on rescuing these animals, making them a loved and important part of our sanctuary family, and then introducing them to children that have similar stories. There is a real, raw, and magical circle of healing that happens when you introduce a child to an animal that understands. Animals offer the gift of unconditional love and acceptance. Rescued animals that understand what you have survived or live with daily offer, in its purest form, the thing that survivors need more than anything… hope.
Sticking with our belief in the healing power of unconditional love, no one is ever charged a fee that needs us. Everyone deserves love whether they can afford it or not. Safe in Austin runs solely off random donations for our community and supporters.
