2c Austin Pets Alive! Q4 Report — original pdf

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Animal Advisory Commission Report Q4 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 2021, of all animals transferred from Austin Animal Center to their partners, APA! Took in 1,686 pets directly, and an additional 291 that were born in care to transferred pregnant pets. The direct transfers were 61% of AAC’s total transfers. APA’s cost to care for the animals pulled in 2021 is approximately $1.5MM to $1.9MM. 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 $1.1MM and $1.5MM to subsidize the city’s budget to service 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. Last year, 1,814/1,977 animals were considered “at risk” or “at high risk” of euthanasia. 122 dogs and 41 cats were pulled for “space” or as “non at risk”. The percent of animals taken by APA from AAC was higher in 2020 because AAC numerical animal intake was lower. AAC Transfers Out: 523 animals were transferred out to 38 partners. ● Power BI Dashboard does not separate between cats and dogs and the city’s data portal does not indicate which partners pets were transferred to. © 2021 Austin Pets Alive! All Rights 1 of 7 Reserved ● APA! Took 360 of the 523 Q4 transfers (68.9%), plus additional born in care. ● Fuzzy Friends took the second most transfers at 32, and AHS took third with 20. Intakes: Detailed Breakdown of APA Intakes transferred from AAC October 2021 November 2021 December 2021 Q4 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 4 102 7 24 8 2 2 0 5 0 6 1 4 1 166 53 2 221 1 59 10 20 4 21 4 0 3 5 7 5 5 20 164 42 11 217 1 16 1 20 0 41 10 16 6 1 8 3 8 0 131 11 7 149 6 177 18 64 12 64 12 1 16 15 42 11 17 6 461 106 20 587 2 of 7 © 2022 Austin Pets Alive! All Rights Reserved 3 of 7 © 2022 Austin Pets Alive! All Rights Reserved The first chart shows AAC to APA transfers as a percentage of total AAC Intakes for Q4 2021 compared to Q4 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 © 2022 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 October 2021 November 2021 December 2021 Q4 2021 Cat Dog Total Cat Dog Total Cat Dog Total Cat Dog Total 99 54 153 102 48 150 106 52 158 307 154 461 2 0 0 0 15 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 4 0 0 1 16 0 4 0 0 0 10 0 3 0 0 0 4 2 7 0 0 0 14 2 1 0 0 0 9 0 2 0 0 0 14 12 7 0 0 0 34 0 6 0 0 1 10 14 13 0 0 1 44 14 1 0 0 0 5 12 70 Total Outcomes 116 58 174 116 57 173 116 186 348 185 533 * 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 ● 21 behavior dogs were pled to APA! in Q4, 16 of which were in December. ● 11 behavior dogs were pulled in Q4, with several others still in the process of evaluation. Of the 11, 9 are available in shelter and 2 are available in foster. ● Notable behavior cases include: ○ Bear (now Kodiak), a 10 month old dog who was undersocialized and defensive, attended many playgroups at APA! and is now in foster care where he continues to work on basic obedience and manners. ○ Tater (now Monkey), had three redirection bites prior to being transferred to APA!. He was adopted in November and is getting along wonderfully with his new family and fur-sibling. Other notes: ● All Q3 euthanasias at APA of AAC animals were for medical reasons ● Notable medical cases include: ○ Jackie O’Lantern who was treated for 19 days at AAC for inappetence and elevated liver values. Jackie spent another few weeks in intensive care, and was adopted in November. ○ Jupiter came to APA at the end of November, non-weight bearing on his right hind leg and he had severely infected wounds on both hind limbs. He is also heartworm positive. Jupiter is now living happily with a family while finishing up treatment for his injuries and illness. Live Release Rate Calculations 5 of 7 © 2022 Austin Pets Alive! All Rights Reserved 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 Oct - 2021 Nov - 2021 Dec - 2021 Q4 - 2021 1131 1165 97% 1,008 1,030 98% 1,000 1,035 97% 3139 3230 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 Oct - 2021 Nov - 2021 Dec - 2021 Q4 - 2021 1131 166 1,165 82.8% 1,008 164 1,030 81.9% 1,000 131 1,035 84.0% 3139 461 3,230 82.9% 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 Oct - 2021 Nov - 2021 Dec - 2021 Q4 - 2021 1131 154 1,165 174 96% 1,008 152 1,030 173 96% 1,000 170 1,035 186 96% 3139 476 3,230 533 96% APA Animal Matrix and LRR for ALL Animals - Q4 - 2021 6 of 7 © 2022 Austin Pets Alive! All Rights Reserved Up to 5 months Adult Up to 5 months 581 Adult Up to 5 months Adult Up to 5 months 645 234 595 643 Canine 1262 Canine Adult 0 0 0 4 0 0 9 0 8 0 17 783 1321 Beginning Animal Count on (10/01/2021) Live Intake Stray Relinquished by Owner 171 Owner Intended Euthanasia Transferred in from Agency 410 Other intakes Total Live Intake Outcomes Adoption Returned to Owner Returned to Field Other Live Outcome Transferred to another Agency 117 Died in Care Lost in Care Shelter Euthanasia Owner Intended Euthanasia Total of Other Outcomes Total Outcomes End Animal Count on (12/31/2021) Live Release Rate 0 79 0 418 42 539 0 12 0 0 21 0 9 0 30 276 Feline 1456 Feline 142 291 436 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 9 1 16 0 26 621 1369 0 71 0 696 33 800 0 0 0 0 59 0 5 0 64 707 Total 2585 Total 2 0 463 1815 76 2356 Total 2117 129 4 0 0 2250 98 1 38 0 137 2387 95.5% Total Live Outcomes 766 246 595 643 7 of 7 © 2022 Austin Pets Alive! All Rights Reserved