Meet Dr. Ellen Jefferson. She’s the down-to-earth executive director of Austin Pets Alive!. Dr. Jefferson joined Austin Pets Alive in 2008 and has helped Austin become a 97 percent No Kill City today. Dr. Jefferson has a long history with saving animals in Austin. “When I moved to Austin back in 1998, I started volunteering at the shelter which was at Town Lake Animal Center. It was kind of overwhelming because 85 percent of the animals that were being brought…

