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November 2025 AUSTIN ANIMAL SERVICES REPORT 1 Austin Animal Services  The live outcome rate for November was 92.54%.  A total of 723 animals were brought to the shelter which included 321 cats and 356 dogs.  A total of 407 animals were adopted.  A total of 73 dogs and cats were returned to their owners (RTOs and RTO-Adopt).  On November 1, there were 1280 animals within the ASO inventory.  On December 1, there were 1077 animals within the ASO inventory. Animal Protection  Animal Protection Officers (APOs) returned 18 animals to their owners in the field.  Officers handed out 5 fencing assistance applications and implanted 6 microchip(s).  Officers impounded 20 injured animals and 70 regular or sick animals.  Officers delivered approximately 33 wildlife to Austin Wildlife Rescue.  Officers submitted 42 specimens for rabies testing out of 241 exposure reports. We had 5 positive bats, 6 decomposed bats, and 1 decomposed raccoon. Wildlife Data does not include non-coyote wildlife.  There were 45 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, 17 wild sick, 1 encounter, 2 incidents, 2 wild speaks, 1 observation, 1 wild injured Volunteer  528 volunteers contributed 7,212.73 hours  4 orientations, introducing 68 potential volunteers  10 Community Service Restitution individuals to perform 96 hours  110 volunteers dedicated 331.42 hours to volunteer development and onboarding training  22 individuals donated 44 hours toward group service, through dog-walking and cat care Foster & Rescue  In November, 15 different rescue partners pulled a total of 174 domestic animals from the Austin Animal Center.  340 different people/families fostered.  As of December 3, there are 278 animals in foster care.   More than 102 animals were adopted directly from foster care. In the month of November, 28 animals were a part of the Finder to Foster Program.  124 new foster applications were processed. (This number does not necessarily include walk-in / in person applications that were processed.)  There are currently 1237 members (approved foster care providers) in the foster program’s 2 GivePulse group. Vet Services  381 spay/neuter surgeries were performed at AAC.  1,805 vaccinations were administered.  46 domesticated animals were euthanized in November. o 40 for severe injury, neurological, congenital, suffering, or acute trauma reasons. o 2 for court ordered euthanasia, 4 for aggression/public safety risk.  74 animals were transferred for medical reasons to rescue partners. o 67 of these animals went to APA!.  22 were puppies and 21 were kittens.  1 visibly pregnant animal (1 dog) was transferred to APA!. o The number of animals in the litter is unknown to AAS at this time. Marketing and Social Media Austin Animal Services Facebook had 610,000 page views, reached 180,000 unique individuals, and got 13,000 content interactions. Austin Animal Services Instagram had 498,000 page views, reached 61,000 unique individuals, and got 17,000 content interactions during November.