Item 2 - July Animal Services Report — original pdf

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July 2024 AUSTIN ANIMAL SERVICES REPORT 1 Animal Services News • The live outcome rate for July was 97.31%. • A total of 932 animals were brought to the shelter which included 511 cats, 378 dogs, 28 wild animals, 6 guinea pigs, 2 rats, 1 chicken, 1 turkey, and 1 rabbit. • A total of 769 animals were adopted (166 adult dogs, 123 puppies, 398 kittens, and 82 adult • A total of 70 dogs and cats were returned to their owners (RTOs and RTO-Adopt). • On July 1, there were 1,278 dogs and cats within the ASO inventory (683 onsite, 592 in foster, and • On August 1, there were 1,045 dogs and cats within the ASO inventory (553 onsite, 486 in foster, 2 cats). 1 at a vet clinic). at a vet clinic, and 1 at TLAC). Animal Protection • Animal Protection Officers (APOs) returned 25 animals to their owners in the field. • Officers handed out 24 fencing assistance applications and implanted 7 microchip(s). • Officers impounded 151 injured animals and delivered approximately 92 wildlife animals to Austin Wildlife Rescue. • Officers entered 205 rabies exposure reports and submitted 46 specimens for rabies testing. We had 4 positive bats, 2 decomposed bats and 2 decomposed skunks. • 67 total coyote related activities (Behavior types include Sighting, Encounter, Incident, and Observation. “Observation” is defined as hearing coyotes howling and finding scat or footprints.) o 54 Wild Sick o 9 Sightings o 2 o 1 o 1 Wild Speak Encounters Incident • Out of 67 coyote related activities, 12 (18%) reports fell within the reported behavior types (sighting, encounter, incident, and observation) o Encounters: Pets were a factor in 2/2 (100%) of encounters reported. ▪ An encounter involved a coyote with mange running up to caller and dog. ▪ An encounter involved a coyote following caller and dog. o Incidents: Pets were a factor in 0/0 (0%) of incidents reported. ▪ An incident involved a coyote with mange chasing a man after the caller ran from the coyote. • Out of 67 coyote related reports, 49 (73%) reports were updated to the correct behavior types. o 23 sightings updated to wild sick (Due to mange) o Residents are mistaking coyotes with mange for dogs ▪ 7 stray injured dogs updated to wild sick coyotes ▪ 5 stray roam dogs updated to wild sick coyotes ▪ 1 stray sick dog updated to wild sick coyote 2 • A total of 475 volunteers donated 6,143 hours of volunteer service. • 41 individuals donated 82 hours toward group volunteer service, through dog-walking and general • The Volunteer Program held 3 orientations, introducing 73 potential volunteers to shelter • The Volunteer Program scheduled 13 Community Service Restitution individuals to perform 231.5 hours of laundry, dishes and other duties as assigned. • 142 volunteers dedicated their time to volunteer development and training. Volunteer cat care. operations. Foster & Rescue • 252 animals were adopted directly from foster care. • More than 400 different people/families fostered. • 242 new foster applications were processed. (This number does not necessarily include walk-in / in person applications that were processed.) • There are currently 1228 members (approved fosters) in the foster program’s GivePulse group. (We did a membership clean up in January. Everyone that is currently in the group indicated that they wished to remain active and plan to foster a pet within the next 12 months.) • 5 pet(s) died or were euthanized in foster care in July (based on the reports that are available to • As of August 1, 2024, at 11:20 a.m. there are 493 animals in foster care. us). Vet Services • AAC vets performed 1162 exams. • AAC vets spayed/neutered 546 animals. • 0 visibly pregnant animals were spayed. • 69 emergency cases were treated at AAC. • 57 emergencies were transferred from the emergency clinic. • The estimated emergency clinic bill for July is $28,000. • 6 animals received orthopedic surgeries. • 9 animals received other specialty surgeries (enucleations, amputations, mass removals, hernia repair, wound repairs, laparotomies, entropion, dentals, etc.). • 35 cruelty case(s) were treated. • 165 animals were pulled by Austin Pets Alive! for medical reasons (29 medical urgent, 34 medical attention, 94 neonatal, 2 pregnant, 6 parvo/panleuk). • APA pulled 5 large dogs and 0 small dogs and 0 cats for behavior in July. 3 Social Media Instagram, etc.) • ASO/AAC posted approximately 3-4 posts per day across all platforms (Facebook, X/Twitter, • Facebook audience reached 220.4k with 387 new “likes”. • Instagram audience reached 181.9k with 845 new “likes”.