2a APA! Quarterly Report — original pdf

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Animal Advisory Commission Report Q2 2021 This report is intended to give a high level overview of Austin Pets Alive!’s lifesaving operations, with a focus on APA!’s impact on Travis county through our partnership with Austin Animal Center. Summary: Austin Pets Alive! (APA) continues to be the city of Austin’s largest partner in lifesaving and the largest subsidizer of the city’s budget to serve Austin animals. APA takes animals that have medical and behavioral issues that require a higher cost per animal than the average healthy animal in care. APA focuses on these animals in an effort to have a measurable effect on the live release rate at AAC. In June alone, of all animals transferred from Austin Animal Center to partners, APA took 77% and over 200 times the number taken by the other brick and mortar shelter in Austin. APA’s cost to care for the animals pulled this past quarter was approximately $500,000-$750,000. These numbers are currently being validated through an external agency and will be reflected as accurately as possible in future reports. APA receives no funding from the City of Austin but does receive use of the TLAC property, which if on the rental market could reasonably expect to receive $8 per square foot, per year in rent for the use, condition and location that it is in (ie $100,000 per quarter). APA!, therefore, contributed between $400,000-650,000 last quarter to subsidize the city’s budget to serve Austin animals. APA’s mission is to eliminate the unnecessary killing of shelter animals. Over the last 10 years of the license agreement, the role of APA’s support at AAC has shifted away from lifesaving and into serving as “overflow” for AAC, serving many animals that should not be at risk of euthanasia in the city’s publicly-funded shelter. The Austin Animal Center has received an increase in budget of more than 10 million dollars since 2010 and many supports have been put in place over the years by Austin City Council. APA is 100% committed to continuing to serve as a safety net for animals that cannot be saved through tax payer dollars and is currently negotiating a license agreement that more accurately reflects the mission of APA and the responsible utilization of all funds put towards animals, whether they are donated or tax funded. AAC Transfers in June 2021 (from AAC report): 256 animals were transferred to 24 AAC rescue partners: ● 137 cats: ○ 0 to Austin Humane Society (AHS) ○ 137 to Austin Pets Alive! (APA!) ● 71 dogs: ○ 70 to APA! 1 of 6 Reserved © 2021 Austin Pets Alive! All Rights ○ 1 to AHS ● 57 animals to small partners Intakes: Detailed Breakdown of APA Intakes transferred from AAC April 2021 May 2021 June 2021 Q2 2021 AAC - Cat Behavior AAC - Cat Bottle Baby (Includes BIC) AAC - Cat Maternity AAC - Cat Medical AAC - Cat Space AAC - Dog BIC AAC - Dog Behavior Large/Medium AAC - Dog Behavior Small AAC - Dog Bottle Baby AAC - Dog Maternity AAC - Dog Medical AAC - Dog Parvo Transfer AAC - Dog Space Large/Medium AAC - Dog Space Small Total AAC Travis - PASS Travis - Parvo OS/PASS Total Travis 3 96 6 13 3 0 6 1 1 0 7 4 19 3 162 31 4 197 1 121 16 13 0 5 4 0 0 0 16 15 0 0 191 34 10 235 0 86 4 41 17 18 7 0 4 29 18 12 0 0 236 40 17 293 4 303 26 67 20 23 17 1 5 29 41 31 19 3 589 105 31 725 2 of 6 © 2021 Austin Pets Alive! All Rights Reserved 3 of 6 © 2021 Austin Pets Alive! All Rights Reserved The first chart shows AAC to APA transfers as a percentage of total AAC Intakes for Q2 2021 compared to Q2 2020 as a way of gauging how APA is responding to AAC intakes. The second chart shows AAC to APA transfers as a percentage of total AAC Intakes for the last four quarters. 4 of 6 © 2021 Austin Pets Alive! All Rights Reserved Outcomes in the Quarter of Animals Ever Transferred from AAC to APA Adoptions Euthanasia Lost/Stolen Feral/Wildlife Return to Owner UDIC * Transfer Out April 2021 May 2021 June 2021 Q2 2021 Cat Dog Total Cat Dog Total Cat Dog Total Cat Dog Total 39 67 106 49 58 107 77 43 120 165 168 333 2 0 0 0 10 0 51 2 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 10 1 1 0 2 0 25 0 77 6 0 0 0 7 0 7 0 2 0 32 0 8 0 0 0 21 0 6 0 0 0 2 1 14 11 14 25 0 0 0 23 1 0 2 0 56 0 0 0 0 9 2 0 2 0 65 2 Total Outcomes 70 121 71 148 106 52 158 234 193 427 * UDIC = Unassisted Death in Custody consists of animals pulled with severe medical concerns or neonates who died while receiving appropriate care for their life-threatening condition. ● 17 behavior dogs pulled in Q2; of those, 4 have been adopted, 3 are available in foster, 9 are available in shelter, and 1 is currently unavailable in shelter. Notable behavior cases include: ○ 4 dogs from one case who were involved in an altercation with a small dog and bit the owner when she tried to break it up; all dogs came to us severely undersocialized and fearful, minimally handled at AAC ○ 5 dogs from one case who were also severely undersocialized, minimally handled at AAC ○ Bluebelle, an owner surrender with a provoked bite history who demonstrated barrier reactivity at AAC and so moved on a catchpole instead of handled. Nobody took her out of her kennel for two weeks ○ Blaze, a dog who was originally pled as a medical urgent dog for severe injuries to his chest, and was later (after transfer) found to have a bite history towards children that was not disclosed to APA before transfer ● Of the 100+ non-parvo medical cases transferred, over half were urgent, which typically means there is a two-hour deadline to pull (opposed to 48 hours for non-urgent). Most neonatal kittens are also transferred same-day. APA! is typically responsible for pick up & transport for these animals (though AAC helps to transport behavior dogs). Notable medical cases include: ○ An underage kitten who came in paralyzed/incontinent and requires manual bladder expression; currently available in a foster home ○ Kellog, a nursing mom dog with severe injuries to her chest and foot, with bone exposure; currently being treated in-shelter while nursing 6 puppies ○ Jimmy Neuron, a dog who was found laying in the street by owners, surrendered to emergency clinic, and later found to have a bullet lodged in his skull; noticeable neurological issues and HW positive; currently in adoptive home 5 of 6 © 2021 Austin Pets Alive! All Rights Reserved Live Release Rate Calculations Live Release Rate is calculated as AACs total live outcomes, which is all outcomes less Died, Euthanasia,Disposed, and Missing divided by total outcomes for the period. AAC Live Outcomes AAC Total Outcomes AAC Live Release Rate Apr - 2021 May - 2021 Jun - 2021 Q2 - 2021 631 654 96% 845 887 95% 1,078 1,134 95% 2554 2675 95% AAC Live Release Rate without APA attempts to show what AAC might look like without transfers to APA. While there is no perfect way to calculate this metric since it is impossible to know what would have happened were these animals not pulled by APA, this is one way to illustrate APA’s effect on AAC live outcomes. AAC Live Release Rate w/out APA Transfers ([AAC Live Outcomes] - [AAC to APA Transfers]) / [AAC Total Outcomes] AAC Live Outcomes AAC to APA Transfers AAC Total Outcomes Apr - 2021 May - 2021 Jun - 2021 Q2 - 2021 631 162 654 845 191 887 1,078 236 1,134 74.3% 2554 589 2,675 73.5% AAC Live Release Rate w/out APA 71.7% 73.7% The AAC + APA Community Live Release rates combine AAC and APA live outcomes for the period (again total outcomes less Euth, Died, and Disposal) and divide that by the total outcomes for the period. AAC + APA Community Live Release Rate ([AAC Live Outcomes]+[Live Outcomes of AAC to APA Transfers]) / ([AAC Total Outcomes]+[Total Outcomes of AAC to APA Transfers]) AAC Live Outcomes Live Outcomes of AAC to APA Transfers AAC Total Outcomes Total Outcomes of AAC to APA Transfers AAC + APA Community Live Release Rate Apr - 2021 May - 2021 Jun - 2021 Q2 - 2021 631 107 654 121 95% 845 109 887 148 92% 1,078 121 1,134 158 93% 2554 337 2,675 427 93% 6 of 6 © 2021 Austin Pets Alive! All Rights Reserved