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October 2022 October 2022 Animal Services Report AUSTIN ANIMAL SERVICES REPORT Animal Services News • The live outcome rate for October was 97.86 percent. • A total of 853 animals were brought to the shelter which included 490 dogs, 327 cats, 24 wild animals, six guinea pigs, five rabbits, and one tortoise. • A total of 453 animals were adopted (234 cats, 209 dogs, and 8 small pets). • A total of 93 dogs, cats, tortoise, and snake were returned to their owners (RTOs and RTO-Adopt). • Animal Protection Officers (APOs) returned 63 animals to their owners in the field. • Officers handed out 35 fencing assistance applications and implanted eight microchips. • Officers impounded 143 injured animals and delivered 165 wildlife animals to Austin Wildlife Rescue. • Officers entered 202 rabies exposure reports and submitted 28 specimens for rabies testing. Eight bats tested positive for rabies, five were non-negative (not able to test). • 36 total coyote related activities • Out of 36 coyote related activities, 23 fell within the reported behavior types (sighting, encounter, incident, and • Encounters: Pets were a factor in 100% of activities: o 1 encounter involved a coyote running at caller and small pet twice, entering the fenced backyard one Incidents: Pets were factor in 100% of these encounters. • o 1 incident involved a coyote “trying to catch the neighbor’s dog”. Unable to make contact. Animal Protection o 21 sightings o 5 wild speaks o 4 wild sicks o 4 wild injured o 1 incident o 1 encounter observation). time October 2022 Animal Services Report • Out of 36 related activities, 14 fell within the reported behavior types (wild sick, wild speak, and wild injured) Volunteer, Foster, and Rescue Programs • A total of 323 volunteers donated 4,747 hours of volunteer service. • The Volunteer Coordinators held seven orientations for new volunteers, introducing 226 people to the shelter programs. 121 new volunteers attended their first training or mentor shifts in September. • 148 individuals donated 296 hours towards dog walking and cat care through group volunteer service. • 13 Community Service Restitution individuals performed 116 hours of laundry, dishes, and other duties as assigned. • 111 animals were adopted directly from foster care. • More than 200 different people/families fostered. • 78 new foster applications were processed. (This number does not necessarily include walk-in / in person applications that were processed.) • There are currently 1,403 members (approved fosters) in the foster program’s GivePulse group. • Three pets died or was euthanized in foster care. • As of November 1 at 12:30 p.m., 223 animals were in foster care. • 127 animals were transferred to 14 in-state AAC Rescue Partners (compared to 230 animals to 30 partners for October 2021). • 44 dogs were transported to seven out-of-state AAC Rescue Partners. Vet Services • AAC vets performed 840 exams. • AAC vets spayed/neutered 410 animals. • Zero visibly pregnant animals were spayed. • 54 emergency cases were treated at AAC. • 25 emergencies were transferred from the emergency clinic. • The emergency clinic bill for October was estimated at $27,000. October 2022 Animal Services Report • 10 animals received orthopedic surgeries. repairs, dentals, etc). • Zero cruelty cases were treated. • 24 animals received other specialty surgeries (enucleations, amputations, mass removals, hernia repair, wound Outreach Staffing • 61 animals were pulled by Austin Pets Alive! for medical reasons (10 medical urgent, nine medical attention, 27 neonatal, one panleuk, 13 parvo, one pregnant). • 253 cats were TNR’d through Community Cats in October. Pet Resource Center • Staff handed out more than 2,000 basic pet items (including food, crates, leashes, etc) to over 533 people. • Six dogs with behavior issues were deferred. • 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. • 19 vacant regular positions – includes 6 new positions o 1 Administration o 2 Animal Care o 7 Animal Protection o 1 Behavior & Enrichment o 1 Customer Service o 1 Transport Coordinator o 1 Veterinarian o 5 Pet Resource Center  1 candidate pending background check Events/Marketing • Events o 10/1 Lift for Puppies at Big Tex Gym o 10/2 Furst Sunday at Pinthouse Brewing o 10/11 APA No-Kill Anniversary Celebration o 10/15 Adoptober Fest o 10/22 Rebel Cheese offsite o 10/25 St. David’s offsite o 10/27 Fursday Thursday at City Hall October 2022 Animal Services Report o 10/28 Beerburg Brewing offsite o 10/29 Yellow Jacket offsite • Social Media o Facebook reach: 1,477,897 o  New likes: 969 Instagram reach: 62,538  New likes: 624