Austin Animal Center is bursting with dogs and cats, despite the surge in adoptions that followed news they were housing nearly three times as many dogs and cats as the shelter was built for (photos by Jana Birchum) Austin Animal Center , the city's no-kill animal shelter, has been experiencing chronic overcrowding issues for years now. But in the last few weeks, a combination of media attention and extreme heat alleviated that burden, if only temporarily. Longer-term solutions, however, will require a rebuilding of trust between the city shelter and its community partners.

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