The World Animal Awareness Society is an award-winning 501(c)(3) nonprofit exploring and inspiring the animal welfare community. We translate emotional commitment into tangible progress with an unwavering focus on the animals people save and the people saving them through consultation, program curation, and sustained volunteer service. Our philosophy: Community Cooperation Converting Caring Into Change! We activate communities globally to help build sustainable solutions.
World Animal Awareness Society Launching PetNetSA.com
Now Funding on Fundrazr! An App to Transform San Antonio’s Animal Welfare Ecosystem!
Now Funding on Fundrazr! An App to Transform San Antonio’s Animal Welfare Ecosystem!
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BIG NEWS for San Antonio Animal Welfare Practitioners! We are thrilled to announce the upcoming launch of the SATX Animal Welfare Asset Map! This comprehensive, interactive tool will be designed specifically for YOU—the citizens, rescuers, fosters, veterinarians, volunteers, and advocates on the front lines in Bexar County. called: PetNetSA or Pet Network San Antonio here: https://www.petnetsa.com when it is ready - its in the build out phase. Help fund it on Fundrazr: Fund PetNetSA
We know that finding the right specialized resource quickly is one of the biggest challenges in animal welfare. Whether you are in the field needing to connect with a TNR trapper, looking for a specific type of behavioral foster home, or trying to locate the nearest emergency veterinary hospital, this map centralizes the data for every available asset.
Our goal is to improve collaboration, speed up critical response times, and ultimately save more lives by connecting the community to the precise resources needed, exactly when they are needed most. What to expect on the map: A visualized directory of resources including:
Foster Homes (Medical, Whelping, Behavioral) - Veterinary Services (Emergency, Specialty, S/N) - Shelters & Rescue Organizations - TNR Groups & Trappers - Behaviorists & Trainers - And much more!
Top 10 reasons to use the PetNetSA App:
1️⃣ Instant, Real-Time Spatial Mapping at Your Fingertips2️⃣ Bypassing Red Tape for Direct Neighbor-to-Neighbor Support3️⃣ A Lifeline to Frontline Rescuers & Street Outreach4️⃣ Centralized Access to Critical Veterinary & Spay/Neuter Havens5️⃣ Streamlined Foster & Adoption Matching6️⃣ Real-Time Resource & Supply Trading7️⃣ Immediate Logistics & Transport Routing8️⃣ Data-Driven Hotspot Tracking & Video Auditing9️⃣ 100% Bilingual Accessibility for EVERY Neighborhood🔟 Free Forever and Community-Owned
LAUNCH DATE ANNOUNCEMENT COMING SOON! Make sure you are following our page and have notifications turned on to be the first to get access to this crucial new too!
We know that finding the right specialized resource quickly is one of the biggest challenges in animal welfare. Whether you are in the field needing to connect with a TNR trapper, looking for a specific type of behavioral foster home, or trying to locate the nearest emergency veterinary hospital, this map centralizes the data for every available asset.
Our goal is to improve collaboration, speed up critical response times, and ultimately save more lives by connecting the community to the precise resources needed, exactly when they are needed most. What to expect on the map: A visualized directory of resources including:
Foster Homes (Medical, Whelping, Behavioral) - Veterinary Services (Emergency, Specialty, S/N) - Shelters & Rescue Organizations - TNR Groups & Trappers - Behaviorists & Trainers - And much more!
Top 10 reasons to use the PetNetSA App:
1️⃣ Instant, Real-Time Spatial Mapping at Your Fingertips2️⃣ Bypassing Red Tape for Direct Neighbor-to-Neighbor Support3️⃣ A Lifeline to Frontline Rescuers & Street Outreach4️⃣ Centralized Access to Critical Veterinary & Spay/Neuter Havens5️⃣ Streamlined Foster & Adoption Matching6️⃣ Real-Time Resource & Supply Trading7️⃣ Immediate Logistics & Transport Routing8️⃣ Data-Driven Hotspot Tracking & Video Auditing9️⃣ 100% Bilingual Accessibility for EVERY Neighborhood🔟 Free Forever and Community-Owned
LAUNCH DATE ANNOUNCEMENT COMING SOON! Make sure you are following our page and have notifications turned on to be the first to get access to this crucial new too!
MOMENTUM AT THE WORLD ANIMAL AWARENESS SOCIETY! 🚀
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Riding Shotgun With Strays
In this episode of Riding Shotgun With Strays Featuring Wimberley Frazier - Buckle up for an eye-opening episode, where we hit the pavement to survey urban canine populations and connect with the front-line animal welfare experts who know these streets best. In this drive, we are cruising the West Side of San Antonio with Wimberley Frazier, the founder and operator of the nonprofit rescue, Nate and Snoop's Dog House.
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ABCD Model: The SA Strategy
The World Animal Awareness Society (WA2S.org) is applying the Asset-Based Community Development (ABCD) model to our work in San Antonio as a strategic evolution. Traditional documentary filmmaking often focuses heavily on a community's deficits—in the case of Unleashed: Dogs of San Antonio, the crisis of stray populations and overwhelmed shelters. The ABCD model flips this script. It provides a framework to produce content documenting reality but it actively empowers the community by highlighting and connecting its existing strengths.
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World Animal Awareness Society Announces Free Mental Health Pilot for San Antonio's Frontline Animal Rescue & Welfare Workers Giving Them “A REST”
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SAN ANTONIO, TX — The World Animal Awareness Society (WA2S.org) today announced the development of a groundbreaking pilot initiative designed specifically to address the mental health crisis within the local animal welfare community. The flagship program of this pilot initiative is called “A REST” (Animal Rescuer Emotional Support Therapy).
If you are an animal shelter worker or an animal rescue volunteer and you feel burnt out, the World Animal Awareness Society wants you to do one thing: give it A REST.
Recognizing the severe emotional toll, compassion fatigue, and burnout experienced by those on the front lines of the stray and unwanted animal crisis, A REST will provide free, private mental health sessions. The goal is straightforward: to help dedicated animal shelter staff (municipal or private) and tireless rescue volunteers get their minds and bodies right so they can continue their vital work and ultimately help more animals. A REST will be made available to ALL front line low-pay staff across San Antonio, including; Animal Care Services, San Antonio Humane Society, San Antonio Pets Alive!, Animal Defense League, SNIPSA. God’s Dogs, and every volunteer animal rescuer in San Antonio.
"The burden carried by those rescuing and caring for animals in the greater San Antonio area is immense, and it is largely carried in silence," said Tom McPhee, Executive Director of the World Animal Awareness Society. "With “A REST”, we are creating a dedicated space for healing, staffed by professionals who truly understand the unique trauma of the animal rescue and welfare community working within a fundamentally broken system."
Currently, the World Animal Awareness Society is actively building a dedicated support fund to underwrite these critical services and is staffing “A REST” with mental health practitioners who possess a deep understanding of the animal rescue and welfare environment. The “A REST” pilot program is slated to deploy in the greater San Antonio area in late summer / early fall of 2026.
If you are an animal shelter worker or an animal rescue volunteer and you feel burnt out, the World Animal Awareness Society wants you to do one thing: give it A REST.
Recognizing the severe emotional toll, compassion fatigue, and burnout experienced by those on the front lines of the stray and unwanted animal crisis, A REST will provide free, private mental health sessions. The goal is straightforward: to help dedicated animal shelter staff (municipal or private) and tireless rescue volunteers get their minds and bodies right so they can continue their vital work and ultimately help more animals. A REST will be made available to ALL front line low-pay staff across San Antonio, including; Animal Care Services, San Antonio Humane Society, San Antonio Pets Alive!, Animal Defense League, SNIPSA. God’s Dogs, and every volunteer animal rescuer in San Antonio.
"The burden carried by those rescuing and caring for animals in the greater San Antonio area is immense, and it is largely carried in silence," said Tom McPhee, Executive Director of the World Animal Awareness Society. "With “A REST”, we are creating a dedicated space for healing, staffed by professionals who truly understand the unique trauma of the animal rescue and welfare community working within a fundamentally broken system."
Currently, the World Animal Awareness Society is actively building a dedicated support fund to underwrite these critical services and is staffing “A REST” with mental health practitioners who possess a deep understanding of the animal rescue and welfare environment. The “A REST” pilot program is slated to deploy in the greater San Antonio area in late summer / early fall of 2026.
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Unleashed: Dogs of San Antonio
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. 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:
- 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.
Producers accepted into the fiscal sponsorship program will not only benefit from the nonprofit financial framework but will also align themselves with an internationally recognized organization at the forefront of animal awareness media.
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.
Producers accepted into the fiscal sponsorship program will not only benefit from the nonprofit financial framework but will also align themselves with an internationally recognized organization at the forefront of animal awareness media.
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!
