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Animal Advisory Commission Report Q3 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 July and August, of all animals transferred from Austin Animal Center to partners, APA took 80% and over 25 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. 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. In the last quarter, 569/608 animals were considered “at risk” or “at high risk” of euthanasia. 5 small dogs, 24 large/medium dogs and 10 cats were pulled for “space” or as “non-at risk” reasons. The percent of animals taken by AAC was higher in 2020 because AAC numerical animal intake was lower. AAC Transfers Out in July & Aug 2021 (from AAC report- Sept not available): 267 animals were transferred to 21 AAC rescue partners in July 303 animals were transferred to 22 AAC rescue partners in August 570 total animals transferred out to 22 AAC partners in July and August ● 298 cats: 1 of 7 Reserved © 2021 Austin Pets Alive! All Rights ○ 12 to Austin Humane Society (AHS) ○ 286 to Austin Pets Alive! (APA!) ● 159 dogs: ○ 114 to APA! ○ 4 to AHS ○ 41 to Other partners ● 43 animals to small partners Intakes: Detailed Breakdown of APA Intakes transferred from AAC July 2021 August 2021 September 2021 Q3 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 0 89 13 30 7 8 4 1 2 2 17 23 15 2 213 26 10 249 4 116 20 23 2 17 3 1 2 13 18 13 9 3 244 19 5 268 2 72 1 27 1 9 4 0 0 6 7 0 0 22 151 50 5 206 6 277 34 80 10 34 11 2 4 21 57 43 24 5 608 95 20 723 2 of 7 © 2021 Austin Pets Alive! All Rights Reserved 3 of 7 © 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 7 © 2021 Austin Pets Alive! All Rights Reserved Outcomes in the Quarter of Animals Ever Transferred from AAC to APA July 2021 August 2021 September 2021 Q3 2021 Cat Dog Total Cat Dog Total Cat Dog Total Cat Dog Total 104 54 158 152 37 189 99 70 169 355 161 516 6 1 0 0 16 1 4 1 0 0 6 3 10 2 0 0 22 4 6 0 2 0 28 0 6 0 0 0 8 2 12 0 2 0 36 2 2 0 0 0 20 0 4 0 0 0 4 0 6 0 0 0 24 0 14 14 28 1 2 0 64 1 1 0 0 18 5 2 2 0 82 6 Adoptions Euthanasia Lost/Stolen Feral/Wildlife Return to Owner UDIC * Transfer Out Total Outcomes 128 68 196 188 53 241 121 78 199 437 199 636 * 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. Notes on behavior ● 14 behavior dogs pulled in Q3; of those, 1 has been adopted, 1 is available in foster, 10 are available in shelter, and 1 is currently unavailable in foster. Two additional dogs pled in September are being evaluated at TLAC now. Notable behavior cases include: ○ Frosty, a long-stay at AAC (original intake 12/30/19), had been adopted and returned for biting; notes of reactivity and lunging/snapping at AAC. Currently a playgroup dog and available in-shelter. ○ Tater (now Monkey), a 9-month-old dog with multiple redirection bites in a previous home; owner indicated “CANNOT be allowed around other dogs” and previous AAC notes indicated, “Dog has been extremely aggressive in kennel.” He is now a regular in playgroup at APA! and available in-shelter Other notes: ● All Q3 euthanasias at APA of AAC animals were for medical reasons ● Of the 250+ neonatal kittens and families transferred, most were picked up same-day due to needing immediate care to survive. ● Notable medical cases include: ○ Toblerone, a dog with a large degloving injury on rib cage area with signs of infection. Hospitalized for several days for treatment/monitoring. Now available in-shelter. ○ Abe, a dog with numerous bite/puncture wounds all over body and hyperthermia at intake to AAC. Hospitalized for several days after transfer for treatment/monitoring. Now available in-shelter. 5 of 7 © 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 Jul - 2021 Aug - 2021 Sep - 2021 Q3 - 2021 1248 1301 96% 1,231 1,272 97% 1,133 1,160 98% 3612 3733 97% 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 AAC Live Release Rate w/out APA Jul - 2021 Aug - 2021 Sep - 2021 Q3 - 2021 1248 213 1,301 79.6% 1,231 244 1,272 77.6% 1,133 151 1,160 84.7% 3612 608 3,733 80.5% 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 Jul - 2021 Aug - 2021 Sep - 2021 Q3 - 2021 1248 162 1,301 196 94% 1,231 193 1,272 241 94% 1,133 169 1,160 199 96% 3612 524 3,733 636 95% 6 of 7 © 2021 Austin Pets Alive! All Rights Reserved APA Animal Matrix and LRR for ALL Animals - Q3 - 2021 Canine 1310 Canine Adult Beginning Animal Count on (07/01/2021) Live Intake Stray Relinquished by Owner 158 Owner Intended Euthanasia Transferred in from Agency 489 Other intakes Total Live Intake Outcomes Adoption Returned to Owner Transferred to another Agency Returned to Field Other Live Outcome 0 0 0 1 87 0 0 10 2 29 0 41 0 87 0 422 56 565 4 40 0 0 56 0 28 0 84 Died in Care Lost in Care Shelter Euthanasia Owner Intended Euthanasia Total of Other Outcomes End Animal Count on (09/30/2021) Live Release Rate Total Outcomes 823 433 Up to 5 months Adult 647 Adult Up to 5 months Adult 694 305 544 870 Feline 1275 Feline 114 354 468 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 11 1 10 0 22 567 Up to 5 months 0 0 113 1063 86 1262 Up to 5 months 0 0 0 0 96 0 7 0 103 973 Total 2585 Total 0 0 472 2328 142 2942 Total 2413 128 5 0 0 2546 173 3 74 0 250 2796 2723 Total Live Outcomes 782 349 545 870 1261 1462 91.1%% 7 of 7 © 2021 Austin Pets Alive! 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