The World Animal Awareness Society; an independent-thinking, award-winning, innovative 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to Exploring and Inspiring the animal welfare community. We serve by translating emotional commitment into tangible, measurable progress. Our purpose is an unwavering focus on the animals people save and the people saving them - through consultation, program creation and curation, and sustained volunteer service.
Our driving philosophy: Community Cooperation Converting Caring Into Change! We explore how to strategically activate and empower communities around the world to build effective, sustainable solutions for animal welfare challenges.
Our driving philosophy: Community Cooperation Converting Caring Into Change! We explore how to strategically activate and empower communities around the world to build effective, sustainable solutions for animal welfare challenges.
Unleashed: Dogs of San Antonio Project
A city at a crossroads. A crisis without an owner.
In a city plagued by a decades-long stray and loose dog crisis, an investigative filmmaker documents a historic multi-million dollar gamble to discover if a new leader and a record budget can finally solve the deadly divide between a community and its animals. Unleashed: Dogs of San Antonio.
Unleashed: Dogs of San Antonio is a definitive, decade-spanning investigation into one of America’s most persistent municipal crises. Building on groundbreaking survey data first captured in 2015 by the World Animal Awareness Society, filmmaker Tom McPhee returns to the streets of San Antonio at a volatile turning point for the city.
With a record-breaking budget expansion and the high-stakes appointment of a new Director for Animal Care Services in late 2024, the city has entered a two-year window of total systemic transformation. Through raw, cinematic storytelling and unprecedented access to both the halls of government and the most affected neighborhoods on the East, South and West Side, the film explores a provocative central question: Is this crisis the result of a failure in leadership, a failure of citizenship, or a lethal combination of both? Unleashed is more than a rescue story; it is a clinical study of a city attempting to outrun its past and mend a broken bond.
Unleashed: Dogs of San Antonio is a definitive, decade-spanning investigation into one of America’s most persistent municipal crises. Building on groundbreaking survey data first captured in 2015 by the World Animal Awareness Society, filmmaker Tom McPhee returns to the streets of San Antonio at a volatile turning point for the city.
With a record-breaking budget expansion and the high-stakes appointment of a new Director for Animal Care Services in late 2024, the city has entered a two-year window of total systemic transformation. Through raw, cinematic storytelling and unprecedented access to both the halls of government and the most affected neighborhoods on the East, South and West Side, the film explores a provocative central question: Is this crisis the result of a failure in leadership, a failure of citizenship, or a lethal combination of both? Unleashed is more than a rescue story; it is a clinical study of a city attempting to outrun its past and mend a broken bond.
Community Cooperation Converting Caring Into Change!
The easiest way to describe what the World Animal Awareness Society & WA2S Films does:
We take Community Cooperation & Convert Caring Into Change! Explore how we can activate your community!
We take Community Cooperation & Convert Caring Into Change! Explore how we can activate your community!
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - WA2S Films Announces Premier Nonprofit Fiscal Sponsorship Program for Animal-Centric Media Creators
SAN ANTONIO, TX — April 21, 2026 — The World Animal Awareness Society (WA2S), through its production arm WA2S Films, officially announced today the expansion of its nonprofit fiscal sponsorship program. Designed specifically for interactive media, television, and movie-making producers, this initiative provides a critical launchpad for independent creators dedicated to telling compelling stories about or with animals.
Securing funding for independent documentaries, series, and interactive media is notoriously difficult. By acting as a fiscal sponsor, WA2S Films enables independent producers to solicit and receive tax-deductible donations and apply for foundational grants that require 501(c)(3) nonprofit status. This structural support is designed to empower a new wave of creators to bring impactful animal narratives to the screen without compromising their creative vision or intellectual property.
"Empowering creators to tell vital animal stories is at the core of what we do," said Tom McPhee, Executive Director of the World Animal Awareness Society. "As an active filmmaker and content creator, I know firsthand the immense hurdles involved in financing and producing high-level media. We want to remove those barriers. By offering our nonprofit umbrella to talented producers, we are fostering a collaborative ecosystem where groundbreaking animal-centric television, feature films, and interactive media can thrive."
The sponsorship program is open to producers working across a variety of formats, including:
Applications for fiscal sponsorship are currently open on a rolling basis. Interested producers, directors, and creators are encouraged to submit their project proposals, scripts, or pitch decks for consideration. Contact the submissions team directly: [email protected]
SAN ANTONIO, TX — April 21, 2026 — The World Animal Awareness Society (WA2S), through its production arm WA2S Films, officially announced today the expansion of its nonprofit fiscal sponsorship program. Designed specifically for interactive media, television, and movie-making producers, this initiative provides a critical launchpad for independent creators dedicated to telling compelling stories about or with animals.
Securing funding for independent documentaries, series, and interactive media is notoriously difficult. By acting as a fiscal sponsor, WA2S Films enables independent producers to solicit and receive tax-deductible donations and apply for foundational grants that require 501(c)(3) nonprofit status. This structural support is designed to empower a new wave of creators to bring impactful animal narratives to the screen without compromising their creative vision or intellectual property.
"Empowering creators to tell vital animal stories is at the core of what we do," said Tom McPhee, Executive Director of the World Animal Awareness Society. "As an active filmmaker and content creator, I know firsthand the immense hurdles involved in financing and producing high-level media. We want to remove those barriers. By offering our nonprofit umbrella to talented producers, we are fostering a collaborative ecosystem where groundbreaking animal-centric television, feature films, and interactive media can thrive."
The sponsorship program is open to producers working across a variety of formats, including:
- Feature Films and Documentaries: Long-form storytelling that shines a light on animal welfare, human-animal bonds, and wildlife conservation.
- Television Series and Episodic Content: Scripted and unscripted formats designed for broadcast and streaming platforms.
- Interactive and New Media: Innovative digital content, including virtual reality, educational apps, and high-impact social media campaigns.
Applications for fiscal sponsorship are currently open on a rolling basis. Interested producers, directors, and creators are encouraged to submit their project proposals, scripts, or pitch decks for consideration. Contact the submissions team directly: [email protected]
The World Animal Rescue Network partners with many animal rescues around the world.
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World Animal Rescue Network partners in Texas have their own series; Big League Texas Rescue San Antonio - part of the Unleashed series.
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Dog Rescue TV, our second YouTube channel, and Animal Rescue TV our third are managed by WA2S Films with a focus of delivering new and updated animal rescue stories featuring World Animal Rescue Partners to you. And PotenDogs TV too!
