Austin Wildlife Rescue · Capital Campaign

A permanent intake center
for Austin’s wildlife.

Every rescue starts with intake. Help us build a dedicated space for the examinations and stabilization that begin an animal’s journey through care.

Support the New Center See the proposed floor plan

Every rescue starts with someone who cares.

$500,000Capital campaign goal

1,500 sq ftPlanned permanent intake center

East AustinOn the Austin Animal Services campus

Why intake matters

The first moments matter

For orphaned, injured, and sick wildlife, care begins at our Intake Center. Feeding and stabilization help vulnerable animals through their first hours, while clinical examinations guide the treatment they need.

The new intake center will provide dedicated space for wildlife examination and stabilization, with holding and quarantine rooms before transport to our main rehabilitation center.

A staff member examines wildlife using clinical equipment — Clinical examinations help guide the next steps in an animal’s care.

$70,000

In matching gifts announced
at campaign kickoff

A generous start to the campaign

$50,000 matching gift
JP’s Peace, Love & Happiness Foundation

$20,000 matching gift
Anonymous

The new location

A permanent home in Central East Austin

In January 2026, Austin City Council approved Austin Wildlife Rescue to build a new, permanent intake center on the Austin Animal Services campus.

Central East Austin location with easy public access
On the Austin Animal Services campus, alongside Emancipet
Immediate drop-off access for Animal Protection Officers

This is our future intake center. Need help with an animal today? Find current animal intake guidance.

Proposed intake center site on the Austin Animal Services campus, showing the proposed lease area and parking — Proposed intake center site. View the full site map

Inside the center

Proposed intake center floor plan

The proposed 1,500-square-foot center brings examination, stabilization, holding, and quarantine spaces into a facility dedicated to wildlife intake.

Proposed floor plan with two quarantine and holding rooms, an X-ray and examination room, a general area, storage, office space, and a restroom — Proposed layout, shared at the 2026 campaign kickoff. View the full floor plan

The work in progress

The new center is taking shape

These construction photos, shared at our 2026 campaign kickoff, offer a look at the building as it comes together.

Framing and interior construction inside the future intake center — Interior framing and construction

Exterior siding and a window on the intake center building during construction — The building exterior in progress

The intake center building under construction inside a workshop — The new center taking shape

Intake center donor recognition

Help make this center possible

Leadership gifts receive special prominence on the permanent donor recognition wall at the new intake center.

Talk with us about a leadership gift

Gift	Recognition
$100,000+	Wildlife Rescue Circle
$50,000+	Wildlife Guardians
$25,000+	Wildlife Champions
$10,000+	Wildlife Partners
$5,000+	Wildlife Advocates