2a Animal Services Report March 2022 — original pdf

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March 2022 March 2022 Animal Services Report AUSTIN ANIMAL SERVICES REPORT Animal Services News • The live outcome percentage for March was 96.7 percent. • A total of 898 animals were brought to the shelter which included 541 dogs, 267 cats, 61 wild animals, 18 fowl, six guinea pigs, three rabbits, and two reptiles. • A total of 432 animals were adopted (283 dogs, 129 cats, 17 fowl, and three small pets). • A total of 118 dogs, cats, and one rabbit were returned to their owners (RTOs and RTO-Adopt). Animal Protection • Animal Protection Officers (APOs) returned 46 animals to their owners in the field. • Officers handed out 18 fencing assistance applications and implanted three microchips. • Officers impounded 154 injured animals and delivered 95 wildlife animals to Austin Wildlife • Officers entered 241 rabies exposure reports and submitted 35 specimens for rabies testing. One Rescue. skunk tested positive for rabies. • Coyote Activities: 32 o Sightings: 23 o Encounters: 3 o Incidents: 3 o Observations: 3 Volunteer, Foster, and Rescue Programs • A total of 260 volunteers donated 3,233 hours of volunteer service. • The Volunteer Coordinators held six orientations for new volunteers in March, introducing 197 people to the shelter programs. 77 new volunteers attended their first training or mentor shifts in March. March 2022 Animal Services Report • 71 animals were adopted directly from foster care. • More than 140 different people/families fostered. • 112 new foster applications were processed. • There are currently 764 members (approved fosters) in the foster program’s GivePulse group. *Note: Fosters that did not indicate they wished to remain active were removed in January. • Zero pets died or were euthanized in foster care. • As of April 1 at 8:50 a.m. there were 192 animals in foster care. • 181 dogs, cats, guinea pigs, and rabbits were transferred to 23 local AAC Rescue Partners (compared to 180 animals to 29 partners for March 2021). • 32 dogs were transported to seven out-of-state AAC Rescue Partners. • Two owner surrender appointments were posted to local AAC Rescue partners for intake deferral option. Vet Services • AAC vets performed 764 vet exams. • AAC vets spayed/neutered 410 animals; 100 percent of available animals have been sterilized. • Zero visibly pregnant animals were spayed. • 50 emergency cases were treated at AAC. • 30 emergencies were transferred from the emergency clinic. • The emergency clinic bill for March was estimated at $30,000. • Three animals received orthopedic surgeries. • 35 animals received other specialty surgeries (enucleations, amputations, mass removals, hernia repair, wound repairs, dentals, etc). • Three cruelty cases were treated. March 2022 Animal Services Report Pet Resource Center people. • 72 animals were pulled by Austin Pets Alive! for medical reasons (12 medical urgent, 14 medical attention, 36 neonatal, nine parvo, one panleuk). • Staff handed out over 1,560 basic pet items (including food, crates, leashes, etc) to over 320 • 21 dogs with behavior issues were deferred. • 190 found animal reports and 301 lost animal reports were filed by members of the public.