, a Central Texas street dog rescue based in Austin, is asking for foster volunteers and donations after rescuing seven “momma dogs” that arrived with multiple newborn litters, founder Sasha Aghili said. This urgent plea comes during the holiday season, a time when animal rescues typically face a shortage of foster homes due to people traveling, working extra hours, or attending events.

The group says the influx has strained its resources at a time when local shelter capacity is limited, and the rescue is appealing to the community to provide temporary homes and financial support. Recent statistics estimate that over 50,000 dogs and cats enter Central Texas shelters each year, contributing significantly to overpopulation and overcrowding issues.

“You have these newborn puppies that are so vulnerable, right? To disease, predators, or just kind of bad people picking them up,” Aghili, the founder of Jack Jack’s Pack, told KXAN during a Tuesday interview about the recent rescues. The remark captured the urgency the group is conveying as it coordinates care for the animals.

Jack Jack’s Pack is a non-profit animal rescue that focuses on street dogs in Central Texas. The organization and its volunteers have been involved in capturing, caring for, and placing animals that come in with medical and socialization needs, and the recent arrivals have increased the demand for short-term foster placements and donations for medical care and basic supplies. Potential foster families can prepare by contacting local shelters to complete a foster application and ensure a safe environment for the dogs.

“Some of them are true, true emergencies, and I can’t look away,” Aghili said, describing the condition of several dogs who required immediate attention after being taken off the streets. Her comments accompanied the rescue’s public request for help and underscore why fostering and financial contributions are being prioritized.

Austin Animal Services is named among local organizations cited in the rescue’s appeal; the agency’s limited intake capacity has been noted by the rescue as a contributing factor to the pressure on volunteer-run groups stepping in to take animals from the streets. Jack Jack’s Pack is coordinating placements and care while also seeking donations to cover veterinary bills and foster support.

Aghili founded Jack Jack’s Pack on Christmas Day 2021, and since then, the group has run a network of foster caregivers and volunteers to respond to street dog calls and take in animals that need rehabilitation. The current request for help follows the recent rescues and the steady operational demands of a volunteer rescue working in an urban environment, which can be especially challenging during the holidays when more pets are surrendered.

In her interview with KXAN, Aghili emphasized the behavioral and medical complexity of many street dogs, including those she described as abused or semi-feral. “It is being out on the streets non-stop, trapping these dogs that have been abused or that are semi-feral because they have never known love,” she said, urging community members to consider short-term fostering and contributions that would directly support care.

Volunteers and donors are being asked to contact Jack Jack’s Pack through the rescue’s established channels to learn how to apply to foster or contribute. The organization is coordinating placements for the animals it has taken in while continuing outreach to expand its foster network.

Source reporting on the interview and the rescue’s appeal is available from KXAN, which carried the conversation with Aghili on Tuesday; the rescue also cited local shelter conditions as part of its public appeal for help.

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