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Reports and Updates Austin Animal Services | May 11, 2026 30-60-90 Day Horizon Plan Monica Dangler, Director Accomplishments on the Horizon! Completed action items in the past 30 days Clear the Crates! We sent out (adoptive, foster, or transfer) 103 animals in late April/early May with 60 being cats and 41 dogs, of which 29 were large breed adults! That is 29 more animals than last month during the same period which included 17 more large breed adult dogs! Process Improvement Continued work on pathways and transfer protocols Added extra day of surgery for animals who need extra support Programs and Socials Implemented Doggie Day Out Graduation for inaugural Enduring Service program dogs Improvements to shelter presence Added event calendar to the website Enhance Staffing Including VS positions in citywide market study to improve recruitment and retention 3 What does the horizon plan look like for May? 30 Community Engagement • Implement Marketing plan Enhance Staffing • Relaunch kennel cleaning study with adjusted Animal Care schedules • Continue recruiting for one lead and two technicians for Vet Services Process Improvement • Finalize dates for Maddie’s Fund Clinic Consultation for efficiency and S/N • Develop communication strategy for kennel space protocol on Socials • Procure Doobert a foster management tool • Procure Petzel a pet adoption follow up tool 4 What does the horizon plan look like for May? 30 Foster Program • Weekly foster posts • Identify 3 dogs for foster every day • Daily foster emails • Launch Dog Day Out to 4-5 days a week • Develop accountability plan Develop plan for reopening intake • Ongoing process • Work with APA on community-based solutions Social Presence • Update social messaging • Implement plan for socials 5 60 What does the horizon plan look like for May and June? Foster Program • Weekly foster posts • Identify 5 dogs for foster every day • Daily foster emails • Implement foster management tools • Offer Dog Day Out program 5 days a week Shelter and Process Improvements • Develop communication strategy for kennel space protocol on Socials • Implement Doobert foster management tool • Implement post-adoption tool Social Presence • Update engagement efforts • Implement Newsletter Develop plan for reopening intake • Reduce wait-time for intake 6 What does the horizon plan look like for May, June, and July? 90 Open Intake Planning • Open intake for all stray animals Foster Program • Identify 7 dogs for foster every day • Offer Dog Day Out program 7 days a week • Continue to refine implementation foster management tools Shelter Database • Evaluate volunteer module for effectiveness and potential future enhancements • Explore allowing volunteers to add notes for animals directly to database 7 Monthly Reporting April 2026 Jason Garza, Assistant Director 1,100 animals were impounded this month. April 2026 (FY26) saw 1,068 domestic animals impounded at AAS. This is a 26% increase from March 2026 which brought in 849 domestic animals to the shelter. The remaining number was wildlife. Intake Sources A breakdown of the sources for intake. Most animals came from Animal Protection Officers while in the field. The number of strays impounded increased by 63%. Animals Impounded A breakdown of impounded animals by species and/or age. APO Impound Stray from Public Community Cat Owner Surrender Returned to Shelter APD | TCSO Born in Care Emergency Clinic Abandoned 363 332 233 98 38 20 10 4 2 4 Rabbits 3 Guinea 32 Wildlife Puppies 170 Kittens 313 Cats 279 Dogs 299 9 35 animals were euthanized this month* Animals Euthanized A breakdown of animals euthanized this month by species and/or age. Reasons for Euthanasia This chart shows the breakdown of reasons for euthanasia by animal. Each bar is equal to 100% of the euthanasia reason category. Kittens 4 Wildlife 5 Dogs 13 Cats 13 Kitten 2 Wildlife 2 Dog 5 Cat 11 Kitten 1 Wildlife 3 Dog 1 Dog 2 Cat 2 Kitten 1 Dog 5 Suffering Rabies Risk Trauma DB4 Bites Injured Neuro Court Order *In April, an audit began for records of deceased animals listed under temporary or placeholder statuses. If an animal’s status is updated to “euthanized” in April 2026, ShelterBuddy counts that as an April 2026 euthanasia—even if the animal was euthanized in May 2025. This slide shows the actual data for April 2026, not the audited data. 82 records have been updated so far. 10 April 2026 had a live-release rate of 95.93% This means that of all companion animal outcomes for the month of April, 95.93% or 942 were “live” and involved adoption, rescue transfer, return-to-owner, etc. Live Outcomes by Animal Type This chart shows how many of each animal type had a positive or live outcome during April. Critters 7 Breakdown per Outcome Type This chart shows the breakdown of each kind of live outcome by the number of animals with that live outcome. For example, all 8 animals “returned to habitat” were Community Cats. Each bar is equal to 100% of the outcome category. Puppies 133 Dogs 290 Cats 252 Kittens 260 Critters 6 Kittens 54 Puppies 51 Cats 136 Dogs 161 Kittens 6 Puppies 3 Cats 22 Dogs 48 Cats 8 Critters 1 Kittens 200 Puppies 79 Cats 86 Dogs 81 Live outcomes for kittens are up by 390% since March. Adopted Returned to Owner Returned to Habitat Rescue Transfer 11 408 animals were adopted this month. This is the same number of animals adopted last month. While rare, this does happen from time to time! Adoptions by Type (Age, Breed) This chart shows the total number of adoptions per animal type. Adoptions Over Time (Month, Fiscal Year) This chart shows the number of adoptions per month, ranked by fiscal year. Rabbits 3 Puppies 53 Kittens 55 Cats 135 1 Bird Rodent Reptile Dogs 159 700 650 600 550 500 450 400 350 2026 2025 2024 2023 FY24 | 470 FY23 | 450 FY25 | 436 FY26 | 408 OCT. NOV. DEC. JAN. FEB. MAR. APRIL 12 Animals in foster care in the month • 352 different people/families fostered. • As of May 1, there are 308 animals in foster care. • In the month of March, 32 animals were a part of the Finder to Foster Program. • 76 animals were adopted directly from foster care. • 191 new foster applications were processed. • There are currently 917 members (approved foster care providers) in the foster program’s GivePulse group. Animals transferred to rescue In April, 21 different rescue partners pulled a total of 446 domestic animals from the Austin Animal Services. The total included 200 kittens, 79 dogs, and 80 puppies. 43 cats were transferred for Spay/Neuter/Return. Additionally, there was one rabbit rescued. 13 Animals returned to owner April 2026 saw 79 animals reclaimed. Intact animals adopted or RTO No animals were adopted intact. Animals lost, stolen, or missing There were no animals reported as lost, stolen, or missing in April at AAS. Animals died in shelter or in foster 2 animals died in shelter. One cat from medical complications and one kitten from pre-intake injuries. 14 Vaccination numbers upon intake Volunteer Program There were approximately 6,078 administered vaccinations for the month of April. • In April, 397 volunteers contributed 5,154 hours • 20 individuals donated 40 hours toward group volunteer service, through enrichment and general cat care Animals spayed/neutered at the shelter • 42 individuals attended New Volunteer Orientation in April (2 orientations offered) 423 Shelter Spay/Neuters 63 Kittens 179 Dogs 1 Rabbit 116 Cats 64 Puppies Money paid for emergency treatment to third-party providers The most recent invoices for services rendered amounted to $30,043.10 since January 2026. • 11 Community Service Restitution individuals to perform 89 hours • 96 volunteers dedicated their time to volunteer development and onboarding training Cat Cleaning, Care, and Enrichment Dog Walking, Care, and Enrichment 849 hours 2,655 hours Community Cats 624 hours 15 MONICA DANGLER DIRECTOR OF ANIMAL SERVICES Monica.Dangler@austintexas.gov JASON GARZA ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF ANIMAL SERVICES Jason.Garza@austintexas.gov Prepared by Sadie Spalding, Department Executive Assistant 16