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May 2022 May 2022 Animal Services Report AUSTIN ANIMAL SERVICES REPORT Animal Services News • The live outcome rate for May was 96.76 percent. • A total of 1,395 animals were brought to the shelter which included 746 cats, 587 dogs, 39 wild animals, 14 guinea pigs, three birds, three rabbits, two ferrets, and one hamster. • A total of 473 animals were adopted (239 cats, 229 dogs, and five small pets). • A total of 108 dogs, cats, rooster, and ferret were returned to their owners (RTOs and RTO-Adopt). Animal Protection Rescue. • Animal Protection Officers (APOs) returned 53 animals to their owners in the field. • Officers handed out 32 fencing assistance applications and implanted six microchips. • Officers impounded 194 injured animals and delivered 98 wildlife animals to Austin Wildlife • Officers entered 248 rabies exposure reports and submitted 47 specimens for rabies testing. Eight bats tested positive for rabies and an additional three were considered non-negative due to being too decomposed to test. • 47 total coyote related activities o 32 sightings o 5 wild sick o 3 wild injured o 2 wild speak o 2 encounters o 2 incidents o 1 observation • Out of 47 coyote related activities, 41 fell within the reported behavior types (sighting, encounter, incident, and wild sick). • Encounters: Pets were a factor in 50% of activities: May 2022 Animal Services Report o 1 encounter involved a coyote approaching a person with no incident o 1 encounter involved a resident seeing a coyote chasing an outside cat • Incidents: Pets were a factor in 50% of activities: o 1 incident involved a coyote growling and approaching a caller with no interaction o 1 incident involved a coyote injuring an off-leash unsupervised pet Volunteer, Foster, and Rescue Programs • A total of 313 volunteers donated 4,399 hours of volunteer service. • The Volunteer Coordinators held five orientations for new volunteers in May, introducing 167 people to the shelter programs. 116 new volunteers attended their first training or mentor shifts in April. • Group volunteer opportunities resumed. 12 group volunteers donated 24 hours towards dog walking and cat care. • 114 animals were adopted directly from foster care. • More than 190 different people/families fostered. • 220 new foster applications were processed. (This number does not include walk-in / in person applications that were processed.) • There are currently 916 members (approved fosters) in the foster program’s GivePulse group. • Three pets died or were euthanized in foster care. • As of June 1 at 2:45 p.m. there were 335 animals in foster care. • 254 dogs, cats, guinea pigs, and rabbits were transferred to 17 in-state AAC Rescue Partners (compared to 246 animals to 25 partners for May 2021). • 83 dogs were transported to 11 out-of-state AAC Rescue Partners. • Zero owner surrender appointments were posted to local AAC Rescue partners for intake deferral option. May 2022 Animal Services Report Vet Services • AAC vets performed 1,228 exams. • AAC vets spayed/neutered 478 animals; 93 percent of available animals have been sterilized. • Zero visibly pregnant animals were spayed. • 81 emergency cases were treated at AAC. • 85 emergencies were transferred from the emergency clinic. • The emergency clinic bill for May was estimated at $42,734. • Eight animals received orthopedic surgeries. • 29 animals received other specialty surgeries (enucleations, amputations, mass removals, hernia repair, wound repairs, dentals, etc). • Zero cruelty cases were treated. • 178 animals were pulled by Austin Pets Alive! for medical reasons (5 medical urgent, 21 medical attention, 131 neonatal, 19 panleuk, 19 parvo, two pregnant). Pet Resource Center people. Staffing • Staff handed out over 1,100 basic pet items (including food, crates, leashes, etc) to over 247 • 13 dogs with behavior issues were deferred. • 193 found animal reports and 243 lost animal reports were filed by members of the public. • Due to the current hiring environment and the volume of background checks processed by the City, onboarding a new employee from the date of a position being posted takes 6-8 weeks. • 17 unstaffed regular positions o 3 Administration ▪ 1 candidate pending background check ▪ 2 postings recently closed May 2022 Animal Services Report o 4 Animal Care ▪ 1 candidate scheduled to start 6/21 ▪ 3 postings recently closed o 1 Pet Resource Center Interviews 6/9 ▪ o 5 Vet Services ▪ 2 candidates pending background checks ▪ 1 position reviewing applications ▪ 1 position pending reposting o 4 Animal Protection Interviews 6/8 ▪ ▪ 1 position pending posting • 16 unstaffed temporary positions o 7 Animal Care ▪ 6 pending background checks ▪ 1 position reviewing candidates o 2 Dog Walkers o 2 Adoption/Reclaim ▪ Both pending background checks o 2 Pet Resource Center ▪ Both pending reposting o 3 Relief Veterinarians ▪ 1 scheduled to start 7/18 ▪ 2 pending background checks