Animal Advisory CommissionJan. 12, 2026

Item 3: APA! Quarterly Report — original pdf

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Monthly Report on License Agreement 2025-12 December This report is in agreement with the terms outlined in Section 8.4 of the License Agreement between the City of Austin and Austin Pets Alive! with a focus on APA!’s impact on Travis County through our partnership with Austin Animal Services. Austin Pets Alive! (APA!) is consistently the city of Austin’s largest partner in lifesaving. Our mission is to keep Austin No Kill by taking in the animals that have medical and behavioral concerns that the city cannot care for or treat. Since 2011, due to our partnership with Austin Animal Services to take the animals at risk of euthanasia, our city has been the largest No Kill city in the US. APA! Intakes transferred from AAS: In December 2025, 134 animals were transferred from AAS to APA! (per APA! audited records) for lifesaving care and placement, including 21 large/medium dogs taken in to help create space during the recent Canine Pneumovirus outbreak. This accounts for 21.5% of month’s intake for AAS. Additionally, APA! took in 13 pets directly from within Travis county through the PASS program that should have otherwise entered AAS. Cat Behavior Cat Bottle Baby Cat Maternity/Nursing Cat Medical (incl. panleuk) Cat Space Dog Behavior Large/Medium Dog Behavior Small Dog Bottle Baby Dog Maternity/Nursing Dog Medical (Non-Parvo) Dog Parvo Dog Space Large/Medium Dog Space Small 0 14 1 24 0 9 2 0 6 31 26 21 0 TOTAL DIRECT TRANSFERS 134 Cat BIC Dog BIC TOTAL AAC Travis - PASS (non-parvo) Travis - Parvo OS/PASS 0 0 134 9 4 TOTAL TRANSFER + DIVERSIONS 147 1 of 5 © 2025 Austin Pets Alive! APA! Transfers from AAS as % of Annual Goal APA must: (a) select a sufficient number of animals from the At-Risk List so that at the end of each year of the Term APA will have selected from the At-Risk List 12% of the total number of animals taken in by AAS during the preceding year. AAS Dog & Cat Intake Total in FY25: 11,331 APA! Transfer Requirement for FY26: 1,360 As of the end of December 2025, APA! has taken 373 animals from AAS, or 27.4% of the total required for the fiscal year. Outcomes of animals originating from AAS This looks at the outcomes of animals in the reporting month who originally came from Austin Animal Services (all time). *Death in Care is comprised of animals who died while receiving appropriate care for their condition. 2 of 5 © 2025 Austin Pets Alive! Impact of APA! Transfers on AAC Live Release Rate (LRR) for Prior Month As APA! takes animals directly from AAC’s At-Risk list, this chart attempts to show what the AAS LRR might look like without transfers to APA. While there is no perfect way to calculate this metric since it is impossible to know what would have happened were these animals not pulled by APA, this is one way to illustrate APA’s effect on AAC live outcomes. *Due to ongoing data gaps in the AAS public data dashboards, these numbers are being reported for the previous month, based on data shared in that month’s AAS report. Reported AAC Dog & Cat Live Release Rate - November 2025 92.54% At-Risk Transfers to APA!: Animals with < 2hr deadline Animals with >2, <48hr deadline Other At-Risk animals (behavior, etc.) 40 40 8 85.67% 80.06% 78.93% AAC Live Release Rate without APA! - November 2025: 78.93% Survival Rates of AAC Medical Transfer Pets This looks at the outcomes of pets transferred from AAC to APA! as medical cases in the month prior to the month of the report, to show their minimum 30-day survival rate and current status. Total Medical Cases Transferred (in November 2025) Status as of 1/7/25: Adopted/Transferred Out In Foster In Shelter Deceased 61 33 19 4 5 Survival Rate 91.8% 3 of 5 © 2025 Austin Pets Alive! APA! Animal Matrix and Live Release Rate for ALL Animals (Shelter Animals Count) December 2025 Beginning Animal Count December 1, 2025 Canine 567 Feline 710 LIVE INTAKE Stray Relinquished by Owner Owner Intended Euthanasia Transferred in from Agency Other Intakes TOTAL LIVE INTAKE OUTCOMES Adoption Returned to Owner Transferred to Another Agency Returned to Field Other Live Outcome TOTAL LIVE OUTCOME Died in Care Lost in Care Shelter Euthanasia Owner Intended Euthanasia TOTAL OF OTHER OUTCOMES Adult Up to 5 Months Adult Up to 5 Months Total 6 41 0 210 0 257 4 15 0 126 12 157 0 26 0 218 0 244 0 17 0 181 0 198 Adult Up to 5 Months Adult Up to 5 Months Total 168 3 62 0 0 233 0 0 5 0 5 156 198 3 24 0 0 2 7 0 0 183 207 2 0 3 0 5 1 0 4 0 5 322 3 39 0 0 364 2 0 1 0 3 10 99 0 735 12 856 844 11 132 0 0 987 5 0 13 0 18 TOTAL OUTCOMES 238 188 212 367 1005 END ANIMAL COUNT 553 579 December 31, 2025 LIVE RELEASE RATE 97.65% 98.62% 98.21% 4 of 5 © 2025 Austin Pets Alive! Fiscal Year 2026 Q1 Summary October - December 2025 During Fiscal Year 2026 Q1, APA! transferred in 373 animals directly from Austin Animal Center. In addition, 88 intakes were diverted from AAC by APA!’s programs, including animals born in care to moms originating from AAC and owner surrenders through APA!’s P.A.S.S. Program. Animals transferred from AAC to APA! for medical reasons from September-November 2025 had a 30-day survival rate of 89.8% in APA!’s care. Intakes: Detailed Breakdown of APA! Intakes Transferred from AAC Oct 25 Nov 25 Dec 25 FY26 Q1 AAC - Cat Behavior AAC - Cat Bottle Baby AAC - Cat Maternity/Nursing AAC - Cat Medical AAC - Cat Space AAC - Dog Behavior Large/Medium AAC - Dog Behavior Small AAC - Dog Bottle Baby AAC - Dog Maternity/Nursing AAC - Dog Medical AAC - Dog Parvo Transfer AAC - Dog Space Large/Medium AAC - Dog Space Small 0 63 5 29 0 9 0 0 9 30 6 0 0 0 16 0 16 0 7 1 0 20 22 6 0 0 0 14 1 24 0 9 2 0 6 31 26 21 0 0 93 6 69 0 25 3 0 35 83 38 21 0 TOTAL DIRECT TRANSFERS 151 88 134 373 AAC - Cat BIC AAC - Dog BIC TOTAL AAC Travis - PASS (non-parvo) Travis - Parvo OS/PASS 8 20 179 13 0 0 8 96 17 9 0 0 8 28 134 409 9 4 39 13 TOTAL TRANSFER + DIVERSIONS 192 122 147 461 5 of 5 © 2025 Austin Pets Alive!