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September 2021 September 2021 Animal Services Report ANIMAL SERVICES REPORT Animal Services News and five birds. Animal Protection September. • The live outcome percentage for August was 98 percent. • A total of 1,209 animals were brought to the shelter which included 604 dogs, 527 cats, 73 wild animals • A total of 793 animals were adopted (390 dogs, 369 cats, one livestock and 33 small pets) • A total of 108 dogs and cats were returned to their owners (RTOs and RTO-Adopt). • Animal Protection Officers (APOs) returned 80 animals to their owners in the field during the month of • Officers handed out 40 fencing assistance applications, impounded 151 injured animals and delivered • Officers entered 211 rabies exposure reports and submitted 35 specimens for rabies testing. 83 wildlife animals to Austin Wildlife Rescue. 1 deceased bat tested positive for rabies. • 24 total coyote related activities o 16 sightings o 6 wild sick o 3 encounters o 0 incident o 1 wild injured • Out of 24 coyote related activities, 16 fell within the reported behavior types (sighting, encounter, and incident). • Encounters: Pets were a factor: dog. unattended cat. o 1 encounter involved a coyote coming into a fenced front yard (daytime) with an unattended o 1 incident involved two coyotes entering an unfenced front yard (nighttime) and taking an o 1 encounter in a coyote coming into fenced back yard (daytime) with a human and attended dog on the deck on the other side of the yard. • 48 wildlife calls were made that involved activity by raccoon, bat, snake, opossum, fox, bird, skunk, rabbit, turtle, coyote and unknown. September 2021 Animal Services Report Volunteer, Foster and Rescue Programs • A total of 104 volunteers donated 1,589 hours during September. • The Volunteer Coordinators held 4 orientations for new volunteers in September, introducing 103 people to the shelter programs. 22 new volunteers attended their first training or mentor shifts in September. • More than 240 families provided foster care, and a total of 160 animals were adopted directly from foster care. • There are 1,291 approved fosters in GivePulse, and 105 new foster applications were processed. • There are currently 345 animals in foster homes. • 265 animals were transferred to 32 AAC rescue partners: ▪ 61 to Austin Humane Society (AHS) ▪ 32 to Austin Pets Alive! (APA!) ▪ 79 neonates to Austin Pets Alive! (APA!) o 172 cats o 88 dogs ▪ 0 to AHS ▪ 34 to APA! ▪ 54 dogs to other partners Vet Services • Emergencies cases treated at AAC- 54 • Emergencies transferred from Emergency Clinic- 43 • Spay/Neuter surgeries performed – 573 • Communities cats through SNR - 184 • Orthopedic surgeries - 5 dentals, etc. – 19 • Cruelty cases- 1 • Vet exams – 1055 Pet Resource Center • Other specialty surgeries - enucleations, amputations, mass removals, hernia repair, wound repairs, • PRC staff has handed out 1,342 basic items including food, beds, leashes, etc and deferred 15 dogs September 2021 Animal Services Report with behavior issues. • 116 found animal reports and 113 lost animal reports were filed. • 133 new subscribers to the Lost and Found ATX text programs.