Handlers & Assistants

Brandon moved to Austin from the Bay area in 2020. His love of animals, dating back to his favorite feline, Butch, led to him getting his first job in the veterinary field with Austin Pets Alive! In 2022. Being a part of the care and recovery of animals in need created a desire for Brandon…

America grew up in the Austin area and graduated from Lehman High School in 2021. It’s always been her goal to work with animals, and she is starting her veterinary journey as part of our kennel team. She acknowledges her work as messy and important and loves that she gets to help animals every day….

Tina is one of those rare humans who was born and raised in Austin, TX! She has always been around animals since she was young, but what piqued her interest in veterinary medicine was her high school veterinary program and FFA. Tina is currently studying Biology at the University of Texas and plans to apply…

Crisanta was born and raised in Austin, TX. She grew up knowing she wanted to work with animals, having grown up with them, and is focused on making that her lifelong career. She is currently attending Texas A&M Kingsville and studying Animal Science. She wants to continue on in her studies, and is interested in…

Our worldly Karen was born in California, grew up in England, and then moved to Texas in 2002. She worked mostly retail jobs until she found her passion working with dogs as a kennel technician at a local animal shelter. Karen spends her down time trying to tire out her cat and three adopted dogs,…