Item 4: Austin Pets Alive! Quarterly Report — original pdf

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Monthly & Quarterly Report on License Agreement March 2026 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!) remains the City of Austin’s largest partner in lifesaving, specializing in animals with medical and behavioral needs beyond the municipal shelter’s capacity. Since 2011, this partnership with Austin Animal Services (AAS) has helped sustain Austin as the largest No Kill city in the United States. APA! Monthly Partnership Impact: In March 2026 alone, 163 animals were transferred directly from AAS, and 78 additional animals were diverted from entering AAS through APA!’s PASS program and direct community intake. These combined efforts reduced strain on the City’s municipal shelter while ensuring vulnerable animals received timely intervention. AAS DIRECT TRANSFERS Cat Behavior Cat Bottle Baby Cat Maternity/Nursing Cat Medical Cat Space Dog Behavior Large/Medium Dog Behavior Small Dog Bottle Baby Dog Maternity/Nursing Dog Medical Dog Parvo Dog Space Large/Medium Dog Space Small TOTAL AAS DIRECT TRANSFERS Cat Born in Care Dog Born in Care TOTAL AAS ANIMALS Travis - PASS Travis - Parvo Owner-Surrender Travis - Stray/Abandoned TOTAL TRAVIS CO. DIVERSIONS 1 33 3 20 0 10 3 0 38 49 5 1 0 163 0 2 165 41 18 19 78 TOTAL AAS/TRAVIS CO. INTAKES 243 1 of 5 © 2026 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. APA! Transfer Requirement for FY26: 1,360 Animals AAS Dog & Cat Intake Total in FY26: 769 Animals As of the end of March 2026, APA! has taken 57% of the total animal number required for the fiscal year. This quarter (Q2) accounts for 24% of that total. In March alone, 12% of the annual transfer goal was met (163 animals). An average of 113 animals each month accomplishes our annual target. APA!’s total number of pulled animals (769) puts us ahead of schedule for our annual goal. For APA! to reach its target, it will need to pull just 99 animals each coming month within the fiscal year. 2-Year % of AAS Intake Comparison In March 2025, APA! accepted 132 direct transfers from AAS. AAS reported a total of 908 intakes for the month of the preceding year (2024), with APA! accepting approximately 15% of that month’s public intake. In Q2 of 2025, APA! accepted approximately 12% of AAS’s public intake from Q2 of 2024. In March 2026, APA!’s acceptance of 163 direct transfers equals approximately 17% of March’s public intake from 2025. In Q2 of 2026, APA! has accepted approximately 12% of AAS’s public intake from Q2 of 2025. Impact of APA! Transfers on AAS Live Release Rate (LRR) As APA! takes animals directly from AAS’s At-Risk list, this chart illustrates what the AAS Live Release Rate might look like without transfers to APA!. AAS Dog & Cat Live Release Rate - March 2026: 95%* At-Risk Transfers to APA!: Pregnant/Nursing/Bottle Baby/BIC Medical Other At-Risk Animals (behavior, etc.) 76 74 14 88% 77% 75% AAS Live Release Rate without APA! - March 2026: 75% 2 of 5 © 2026 Austin Pets Alive! *Estimated Live Release Rate, with 850 estimated total AAS outcomes, given that AAS March 2026 data was unavailable at the time of this report. Survival Rates of AAS Medically Vulnerable Transfers This section looks at the outcomes of pets transferred from AAS to APA! as medically vulnerable cases for the month, to show their survival rate and current status. These cases represent some of the most resource-intensive and time-sensitive populations in the shelter system, including neonates, parvo-positive dogs, and nursing mothers. Medically Vulnerable Case Statuses - March 2026 Adopted/Transferred Out In Foster In Shelter Deceased Survival Rate 19 61 22 4 96% APA! Animal Matrix and Live Release Rate for ALL Animals - March 2026 Beginning Animal Count: February 1, 2026 Canine 629 Feline 480 Total 1,109 Animals LIVE INTAKES Stray Relinquished by Owner Owner-Intended Euthanasia Transferred in from Agency Other Intakes TOTAL LIVE INTAKES OUTCOMES Adoption Returned to Owner Transferred to Another Agency Returned to Field Other Live Outcome TOTAL LIVE OUTCOMES Died in Care Lost in Care Shelter Euthanasia Adult 5 Months> Adult 5 Months> 7 38 0 198 0 243 9 43 0 237 0 289 3 39 0 209 0 251 0 5 0 161 2 168 Adult 5 Months> Adult 5 Months> 146 161 189 7 66 0 0 219 1 0 7 0 31 0 0 192 15 0 6 3 50 0 0 242 1 0 5 74 0 24 0 0 98 10 0 0 19 125 0 805 2 951 570 10 171 0 0 751 27 0 18 3 of 5 © 2026 Austin Pets Alive! Owner-Intended Euthanasia TOTAL NON-LIVE OUTCOMES TOTAL OUTCOMES End Animal Count: LIVE RELEASE RATE 0 8 227 0 21 213 0 6 248 0 10 108 0 45 796 721 93.4% 544 95.5% 1,265 Animals 94.3% Fiscal Year 2026, Q2 Summary (January - March): During the second quarter (Q2) of Fiscal Year 2026, Austin Pets Alive! (APA!) continued to play a critical role in sustaining Austin’s No Kill status amid ongoing capacity pressure at Austin Animal Services (AAS). From January through March, APA! transferred in 325 animals directly from AAS—nearly 95% of whom were at risk of euthanasia without intervention—and diverted an additional 210 animals from entering the municipal shelter system altogether, which accounts for an 8% decrease in AAS intakes.* These efforts not only preserved individual lives but also materially impacted system-wide outcomes. Without APA!’s intake, AAS’s Live Release Rate is estimated to have dropped to 81.6% for the quarter, underscoring the essential role of this partnership in maintaining community-wide lifesaving benchmarks. APA! remains ahead of pace in meeting its annual transfer requirement, while continuing to absorb complex medical and behavioral cases that require significant organizational resources. *Exact monthly intake totals for AAS were taken from the published January and February 2026 Animal Advisory Commission’s agenda packets, and March’s total intakes were estimated at 825, which was the reported total from February. Q2 Intake Breakdown by Month: AAS DIRECT TRANSFERS Cat Behavior Cat Bottle Baby Cat Maternity/Nursing Cat Medical Cat Space Dog Behavior Large/Medium Dog Behavior Small Dog Bottle Baby Dog Maternity/Nursing Dog Medical Dog Parvo Dog Space Large/Medium Dog Space Small TOTAL AAS DIRECT TRANSFERS Cat Born in Care 4 of 5 Jan 0 5 3 12 0 5 0 0 14 21 3 6 1 70 7 Feb March Q2 Total 1 13 2 5 0 9 4 0 9 35 5 9 0 92 0 1 33 3 20 0 10 3 0 38 49 5 1 0 163 0 2 51 8 37 0 24 7 0 61 105 13 16 1 325 7 © 2026 Austin Pets Alive! Dog Born in Care TOTAL AAS ANIMALS Travis - PASS Travis - Parvo Owner-Surrender Travis - Stray/Abandoned TOTAL TRAVIS CO. DIVERSIONS TOTAL AAS/TRAVIS CO. INTAKES 6 83 42 18 42 102 185 8 100 5 8 17 30 2 165 41 18 19 78 222 243 16 348 88 44 78 210 650 5 of 5 © 2026 Austin Pets Alive!