{"id":51726,"date":"2025-02-22T12:55:03","date_gmt":"2025-02-22T17:55:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/?p=51726"},"modified":"2025-02-21T12:57:19","modified_gmt":"2025-02-21T17:57:19","slug":"acc-veterinary-technology-program-spring-2025-pets-ready-for-adoption","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/2025\/02\/22\/acc-veterinary-technology-program-spring-2025-pets-ready-for-adoption\/","title":{"rendered":"ACC Veterinary Technology Program Spring 2025 Pets Ready for Adoption"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"953\" height=\"553\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2025\/02\/SP25_AdoptPets_Infohub.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-51728\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2025\/02\/SP25_AdoptPets_Infohub.png 953w, https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2025\/02\/SP25_AdoptPets_Infohub-300x174.png 300w, https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2025\/02\/SP25_AdoptPets_Infohub-768x446.png 768w, https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2025\/02\/SP25_AdoptPets_Infohub-150x87.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 953px) 100vw, 953px\" \/><\/figure>\n<p>Austin Community College District (ACC) seeks loving homes for animals cared for by students in the Veterinary Technology program. These dogs and cats have undergone socialization and leash training, been microchipped, and received vaccinations and heartworm prevention.<\/p>\n<p>The animals come from local shelters, and any not adopted by the ACC community at the end of the semester may be relocated to foster families or returned to the shelter. ACC encourages faculty, staff, and students to consider adoption, fostering, or donating to partner organizations to support these pets.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Three steps to your new best friend:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Visit ACC Elgin Campus:<\/strong> Schedule a meet-and-greet by contacting Libby Chow at <a href=\"mailto:elizabeth.chow@austincc.edu\">elizabeth.chow@austincc.edu<\/a>.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li><strong>Meet &amp; Match: <\/strong>Spend time with our adoptable pets to find the one who\u2019s perfect for you.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Apply &amp; Bring Them Home: <\/strong>Complete an application and pay a small adoption fee that supports their care.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>For more information on available animals and the adoption process, visit<a href=\"https:\/\/www.austincc.edu\/pets\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> austincc.edu\/pets<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>When you adopt from ACC\u2019s Vet Tech Program, you\u2019re doing more than giving a pet a loving home\u2014you\u2019re also helping students gain real-world veterinary care experience. For more information on the program, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/austincc.edu\/vettech\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">austincc.edu\/vettech<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Austin Community College District (ACC) seeks loving homes for animals cared for by students in the Veterinary Technology program. These dogs and cats have undergone socialization and leash training, been microchipped, and received vaccinations and &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/2025\/02\/22\/acc-veterinary-technology-program-spring-2025-pets-ready-for-adoption\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3930,"featured_media":51727,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[12,13,15,17,19],"tags":[2755,386,2265,949,942],"class_list":["post-51726","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business-and-community","category-current-students","category-facstaff-news","category-news-and-announcements","category-students-and-alumni","tag-adopt-our-pets","tag-elgin-campus","tag-pets","tag-vet-tech","tag-veterinary-technology-program"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51726","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3930"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=51726"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51726\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/51727"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=51726"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=51726"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=51726"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}