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October 2025 AUSTIN ANIMAL SERVICES REPORT 1 On May 5, 2025, Animal Services transitioned to a new database for shelter management. This transition is ongoing and has potentially impacted data reporting. Austin Animal Center Data is partially incomplete due to systems transfer.  The live outcome rate for October was 95.03%.  A total of 1068 animals were brought to the shelter which included 667 cats and 327 dogs.  A total of 436 animals were adopted.  A total of 92 dogs and cats were returned to their owners (RTOs and RTO-Adopt).  On October 1, there were 1253 animals within the ASO inventory.  On November 1, there were 1280 animals within the ASO inventory. Animal Protection Data is partially incomplete due to systems transfer.  Animal Protection Officers (APOs) returned 8 animals to their owners in the field.  Officers handed out 10 fencing assistance applications and implanted 2 microchip(s).  Officers impounded 17 injured animals and 65 regular or sick animals.  Officers submitted 45 specimens for rabies testing. We had 10 positive bats, 4 decomposed bats, and 3 destroyed bats. Wildlife Data is partially incomplete and does not include non-coyote wildlife.  There were 34 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 21 sightings, 6 wild sick, 1 encounter, 1 incident, 1 wild speak, 3 observations, 1 wild injured Volunteer Data is partially incomplete due to systems transfer.  550 volunteers contributed 7,762.55 hours  6 orientations, introducing 103 potential volunteers  7 Community Service Restitution individuals to perform 63.5 hours  130 volunteers dedicated 352.42 hours to volunteer development and onboarding training  19 individuals donated 38 hours toward group service, through dog-walking and cat care Foster & Rescue Data is partially incomplete due to systems transfer.  In October, 24 different rescue partners pulled a total of 285 domestic animals from the Austin Animal Center. In the month of October, 34 animals were a part of the Finder to Foster Program.  366 different people/families fostered.  As of November 1, there are 348 animals in foster care.   More than 96 animals were adopted directly from foster care. (This information was pulled using Adopets, but does not necessarily include adoptions that were manually processed / pushed through by staff.)  131 new foster applications were processed. (This number does not necessarily include walk-in / in person applications that were processed.)  There are currently 1168 members (approved foster care providers) in the foster program’s GivePulse group. (We just completed a program list clean-up at the beginning of May (to coincide with the database update), so all members have either indicated that they wish to remain active and intend to foster within the next year, or they currently have foster pets in their care.) 2 Vet Services Data is unavailable and/or incomplete due to systems transfer and veterinary staffing shortages.  559 spay/neuter surgeries were performed at AAC.  2,212 vaccinations were administered.  37 domesticated animals were euthanized in October. o 32 for severe injury, neurological, congenital, suffering, or acute trauma reasons. o 2 for court ordered euthanasia, 3 for aggression/public safety risk.  122 animals were transferred for medical reasons to rescue partners. o 105 of these animals went to APA!.  10 were puppies with suspected or confirmed parvo.  54 were kittens.  3 visibly pregnant animals (2 dogs, 1 cat) were transferred to APA!. o The number of animals in each litter is unknown to AAS at this time. Marketing and Social Media Austin Animal Services Facebook had 850,000 page views, reached 224,000 unique individuals, and got 27,000 content interactions. Austin Animal Services Instagram had 757,000 page views, reached 87,000 unique individuals, and got 29,000 content interactions during October.