Item 2: Austin Animal Services Report January — original pdf

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Fiscal Year 2026 January 2026 Updates and Upcoming Events FREE Spay/Neuter Event February 26 – March 2, 2026 11580 Stonehollow Dr., Austin, TX 78758 Participants must live in Austin or Travis County. “Enduring Service” Program Launched! AAS partnered with the Rehabilitation and Reentry Division at Travis County State Jail to launch the Enduring Service initiative. Enduring Service pairs eligible AAS dogs with incarcerated Veterans to help train, enrich, and care for the dogs. This program will help develop transferable skills to increase chances of employment upon release for participating Veterans. 12 dogs have been successfully placed at TCSJ at this time. Adoption Event Be My Pawlentine! February 13 – 15, 2026 $14 Adoption fees! Craft station to make a valentine for your favorite shelter pet, volunteer or staff member! Volunteers onsite to match you with your next true love! Shout out! Staff, Volunteers, Community members & Fosters! Several staff members went above and beyond by staying at the shelter during the cold weather event to care for all the animals. They were supported by volunteers who helped provide enrichment and care. In preparation for the weather, Foster Coordinators were able to get almost 90 dogs and cats out the door and into foster applications were warm, received, and 50 adoptions took place that weekend despite the icy conditions! foster homes. 112 § 3-1-27 - Reporting by Animal Shelter (1) Number of impounded animals January 2026 (FY26) saw 705 domestic animals impounded at AAS. There was an 12.4% increase from December 2025 which brought in 627 domestic animals to the shelter. the This number excludes categories of wildlife, bird (wildlife), opossums, and reptile (wildlife). 3 3 2 (2) Number of animals euthanized a description of the animal, including age, species, and size, and the reason for euthanasia Animal Breed Dog Dog Kitten Reptile (Wildlife) Bird (wildlife) Spanish Mastiff American Pit Bull Terrier Domestic Shorthair Turtle Goose - Brant Reason Aggression Court Order Injured Injured Injured Mammal Bat - Unspecified Rabies Risk Mammal Bat - Unspecified Rabies Risk Mammal Bat - Unspecified Rabies Risk Mammal Mammal Mammal Mammal Mammal Cat Rabbit Cat Cat Dog Cat Cat Skunk - Striped Bat - Little Brown Myotis Raccoon Skunk - Striped Bat - Little Brown Myotis Domestic Long Hair Bunny Rabbit Domestic Shorthair Domestic Shorthair American Pit Bull Terrier Domestic Medium Hair Domestic Shorthair Puppy Labrador Retriever Cat Cat Cat Dog Cat American Shorthair Domestic Shorthair Domestic Shorthair Cocker Spaniel Domestic Shorthair Kitten Domestic Shorthair Cat Cat Cat Domestic Shorthair Domestic Shorthair Domestic Shorthair Kitten Domestic Shorthair Cat Cat Cat Cat Cat Domestic Shorthair Domestic Shorthair Domestic Shorthair Domestic Shorthair Domestic Shorthair Rabies Risk Rabies Risk Rabies Risk Rabies Risk Rabies Risk Suffering Suffering Suffering Suffering Suffering Suffering Suffering Suffering Suffering Suffering Suffering Suffering Suffering Suffering Suffering Suffering Suffering Suffering Suffering Suffering Suffering Suffering Suffering (3) Live-release rate for non-wildlife animals January 2026 (FY26) saw a live-release rate for domestic animals of 95.29 % This means that of all outcomes for the month of January, 95.29% or 667 were positive involved and adoption, transfer, rescue return-to-owner, etc. (4) Animals adopted Due to a metadata anomaly in the shelter database, adoption numbers are actually higher than initially reported. The correct numbers are below: Fiscal Year Reported Corrected 2025 (since 5/5/2025) 2026 (since 10/1/2025) 2949 3239 1565 1895 (5) Animals returned to owner January 2026 (FY26) saw 85 animals reclaimed. Animal Protection Officers (APOs) returned 1 animal to their owners in the field. (6) Animals in foster care in the month and on day of reporting 339 different people/families fostered. As of February 3, there are 252 animals in foster care. In the month of January, 30 animals were a part of the Finder to Foster Program. 49 animals were adopted directly from foster care. 231 new foster applications were processed. There are currently 1427 members (approved foster care providers) in the foster program’s GivePulse group. (7) Vaccination numbers upon intake There were 1,760 administered vaccinations for the month of January. Vaccination Bordetella (intranasal) DA2PP (Puppy) DHLPP (First) DHLPP (1 Year) FVRCP FVRCP (1 Year) FVRCP (Kitten) Rabies Number Administered 378 64 263 115 303 14 96 526 TOTAL 1,760 vaccinations (8) Money paid for emergency treatment to third-party providers The invoice for services has not yet been provided to Austin Animal Services from the Emergency Clinic (EC) for the month of January. (9) Animals spayed/neutered at the shelter or under City contract 80 Kittens 106 Cats 92 Dogs 48 Puppies 3 Rabbits (10) Animals died in shelter or in foster Animal Cat Breed Domestic Shorthair Status Unassisted Death Cat Cat Cat Cat Dog Dog Wildlife Wildlife Wildlife Wildlife Wildlife Wildlife Wildlife Puppy Domestic Shorthair Unassisted Death Domestic Medium Hair Unassisted Death - In Transit Domestic Shorthair Unassisted Death Domestic Shorthair Unassisted Death Shih Tzu Maltese Terrier Raccoon Bat - Unspecified Skunk - Striped Raccoon Skunk - Striped Bat - Unspecified Raccoon Rottweiler Unassisted Death Unassisted Death Unassisted Death Unassisted Death Unassisted Death Unassisted Death Unassisted Death Unassisted Death Unassisted Death - In Transit Unassisted Death - In Transit (11) Animals transferred to rescue In January, 12 different rescue partners pulled a total of 168 domestic animals from the Austin Animal Services. Among the 168 domestic animals, 73 animals were transferred for medical reasons to rescue partners. Of these, 60 animals went to Austin Pets Alive!. 35 were transferred to Austin Humane Society for SNR/TNR. (12) Animals lost, stolen, or missing No animals were reported as lost, stolen, or missing in January at AAS. (13) Live release rate goal Austin City Council Resolution No. 20190328-034 states that Austin Animal Services has a mandated live-release rate of 90% and a goal of 95% or greater. (14) Cats released under SNR/TNR There were 35 cats transferred from AAS to Austin Humane Society with the Community Cats Shelter Neuter Return (SNR) program. (15) Intact animals adopted or RTO Two animals were adopted intact. All adopters have agreed to a spay/neuter t Additional Reporting Animal Protection • Officers submitted 22 specimens for rabies testing out of 242 exposure reports. We had 1 destroyed bat. • Officers handed out 40 fencing assistance applications and implanted 6 microchip(s). • Officers impounded approximately 214 animals. Wildlife Protection • There were 69 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 32 sightings, 27 wild sick, 3 encounters, 3 wild injured, 2 wild speak, 1 incident, and 1 observation. Volunteer Program In January, 406 volunteers contributed 5,082.03 hours • • 4 orientations, introducing 76 potential volunteers • • 80 volunteers dedicated 174.02 hours to volunteer development and onboarding training • 21 individuals donated 42 hours toward group service, through dog-walking and cat care 13 Community Service Restitution individuals to perform 137 hours Marketing Austin Animal Services Facebook had 1.1 million page views, reached 425,000 unique individuals, and got 42,000 content interactions. Austin Animal Services Instagram had 578,000 page views, reached 71,000 unique individuals, and got 26,000 content interactions during January.