🚨 BREAKING: MAJOR LILLY WILL LIVE! FEDERAL JUDGE ORDERS PERMANENT INJUNCTION AND TRANSFER OUT OF AUSTIN ANIMAL CENTER! 🚨 October 26, 2026 — U.S. District Judge David Alan Ezra has signed a FINAL JUDGMENT granting a PERMANENT INJUNCTION protecting Major Lilly from euthanasia! And there is so much more to this victory. 🐾 MAJOR CANNOT BE EUTHANIZED. The City of Austin and its agents are permanently prohibited from destroying Major or transferring him elsewhere for destruction. 🐾 MAJOR MUST LEAVE AUSTIN ANIMAL CENTER WITHIN 30 DAYS. He will be transferred to a licensed rescue organization acting on behalf of his owner, Shane Ryan Lilly. 🐾 DECOMPRESSION IS COURT-ORDERED. Major must receive a minimum of 30 days of decompression outside Austin and Travis County. 🐾 PROFESSIONAL BEHAVIORAL REHABILITATION IS COURT-ORDERED. Dr. Kenneth Martin, a veterinarian and veterinary behaviorist, (DACVB) will oversee Major's treatment, rehabilitation, retraining, and assessment. He will determine how much additional time Major needs. 🐾 REUNIFICATION WITH SHANE IS POSSIBLE! Once Dr. Martin determines Major can safely return to Shane and have contact with others, he must provide written certification explaining that determination to the federal court. 🐾 NO NEW STATUTORY DANGEROUS-DOG FINDING! Judge Ezra expressly states that his order does not constitute a dangerous-dog finding under Texas Health and Safety Code Chapter 822, Subchapter D. The federal order imposes its own safety requirements. ⚖️ THE FEDERAL COURT ALSO FOUND: ✅ Shane qualifies as an individual with a disability under the ADA. ✅ His federal ADA claim is not barred by the Rooker–Feldman doctrine or res judicata. ✅ Killing Major would cause Shane irreparable injury that monetary damages could not adequately remedy. ✅ The balance of equities and public interest support permanent injunctive relief. AND HERE IS SOMETHING PARTICULARLY SIGNIFICANT TO ME. For months, I have advocated my deFURment framework: removing dogs from prolonged confinement, allowing controlled decompression, obtaining qualified behavioral assessment and rehabilitation, and determining an individualized path toward safe reunification. That is substantially the process this federal order now requires for Major. Major is not being sent directly home. He is being given something far more meaningful than another round of confinement: a structured opportunity to recover, be professionally evaluated, and potentially return to Shane. 🐕 This is a tremendous victory for Major, Shane, and attorney @ChristinaMaccio who single-handedly saved this dog at the 11th hour. That is not an exaggeration. ⛓️‍💥🐶❤️ THANK YOU CHRISTINA--FOR SELFLESSLY GIVING YOUR TIME AND EXPERTISE TO SAVE THIS PRECIOUS DOG!!!! SEE SCREENSHOTS-- Shane Ryan Lilly v. City of Austin, et al., Case No. 1:26-cv-02486-DAE, Document 25, signed October 26, 2026. Now, let's #FREEATLAS and #FREESNUGGLES!! ⛓️‍💥🐶❤️