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

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Monthly & Quarterly Report on License Agreement September 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 September 2026 alone, 340 animals were transferred directly from AAS, with 7 of them being behavior pulls (Casius, Freddy, Petey, Memphis, Barley, Frito, and Darla). Additionally, 95 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 0 218 13 19 32 6 1 0 18 33 0 0 0 340 4 11 355 49 18 28 95 TOTAL AAS/TRAVIS CO. INTAKES 450 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: 2,768 Animals As of the end of September 2026, APA! has taken 204% of the total animal number required for the fiscal year. This quarter (Q4) accounts for 90% of the total yearly transfer requirement. In September 2026 alone, 25% of the annual transfer goal was met. For comparison, an average of 113 animals each month accomplishes our annual target. 2-Year % of AAS Intake Comparison In September 2025, APA! accepted 127 direct transfers from AAS. AAS reported a total of 967 intakes for the month of the preceding year (2024), with APA! accepting approximately 13% of that month’s public intake. In Q4 of 2025, APA! accepted approximately 19% of AAS’s public intake from Q4 of 2024. In September 2026, APA!’s acceptance of 340 direct transfers equals approximately 36% of September’s public intake from 2025. In Q4 of 2026, APA! has accepted approximately 31% of AAS’s public intake from Q4 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 - September 2026: 96%* At-Risk Transfers to APA!: Pregnant/Nursing/Bottle Baby/BIC 264 83%** Medical Other At-Risk Animals (behavior, etc.) 52 7 76% 75% AAS Live Release Rate without APA! - September 2026: 75% 2 of 5 © 2026 Austin Pets Alive! *Estimated Live Release Rate, given that AAS September 2026 data was unavailable at the time of this report. **This calculation theorizes that 50% of orphaned neonates would survive without transfer to APA!. 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 - September 2026 Adopted/Transferred Out In Foster In Shelter Deceased Survival Rate 46 170 23 18 93% APA! Animal Matrix and Live Release Rate for ALL Animals - September 2026 Beginning Animal Count: September 1, 2026 Canine 637 Feline 851 Total 1,488 Animals LIVE INTAKES Stray Relinquished by Owner Owner-Intended Euthanasia Transferred in from Agency Other Intakes TOTAL LIVE INTAKES Adult 5 Months> Adult 5 Months> 8 39 0 163 0 210 4 25 0 126 0 155 7 30 0 137 0 174 28 8 0 430 0 466 Adult 5 Months> Adult 5 Months> OUTCOMES Adoption Returned to Owner Transferred to Another Agency Returned to Field Other Live Outcome 131 10 110 0 0 90 0 62 0 0 TOTAL LIVE OUTCOMES 251 152 171 Died in Care Lost in Care Shelter Euthanasia 2 0 2 4 0 2 4 2 1 146 319 6 19 0 0 1 41 0 1 362 36 0 4 47 102 0 856 0 1,005 686 17 232 0 1 936 46 2 9 3 of 5 © 2026 Austin Pets Alive! Owner-Intended Euthanasia TOTAL NON-LIVE OUTCOMES 0 4 0 6 0 7 TOTAL OUTCOMES 255 158 178 0 40 402 0 57 993 End Animal Count: LIVE RELEASE RATE 589 97.6% 909 91.9% 1,498 Animals 94.2% Fiscal Year 2026, Q4 Summary (July-September): During the fourth quarter of Fiscal Year 2026, Austin Pets Alive! (APA!) continued to provide substantial lifesaving capacity through its partnership with Austin Animal Services (AAS), with particularly high demand for neonatal, maternity, medical, and behavioral support during the summer months. From July through September, APA! accepted 886 animals directly from AAS, including 553 bottle babies, 104 maternity or nursing cats, 47 medically compromised cats, 66 medically compromised dogs, and 29 behavior cases. APA! also accepted 307 additional animals from Travis County through PASS, parvo owner-surrender, and stray/abandoned pathways. In total, 1,224 animals entered APA! through AAS transfers and Travis County diversions during the quarter. September represented the highest-volume month of the quarter, with 340 direct AAS transfers and 95 additional Travis County diversions. More than 260 of the animals transferred from AAS that month were pregnant, nursing, bottle babies, or born in care, highlighting the continued demands of kitten season and the significant foster and medical infrastructure required to respond to these populations. The partnership also continued to support strong outcomes for medically vulnerable animals. In September, these cases—which include neonates, nursing mothers, and other time-sensitive medical populations—had a 93% survival rate. Across all animals in APA!’s care during the month, APA! achieved a 94.2% Live Release Rate, with 686 adoptions. APA! also continued to exceed its annual contractual transfer requirement. By the end of September, APA! had accepted 204% of the FY26 transfer requirement, with the fourth quarter alone accounting for 90% of the annual required number of transfers. Together, these figures reflect the scale of APA!’s partnership with AAS and the organization's continued ability to provide additional capacity and specialized care for vulnerable animals while creating live outcome pathways for animals entering the shelter system. Q4 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 July 0 164 59 16 6 8 4 August September Q4 Total 0 171 32 12 0 10 0 0 218 13 19 32 6 1 0 553 104 47 38 24 5 4 of 5 © 2026 Austin Pets Alive! Dog Bottle Baby Dog Maternity/Nursing Dog Medical Dog Parvo Dog Space Large/Medium Dog Space Small 2 11 18 7 0 0 0 3 15 6 0 2 0 18 33 0 0 0 TOTAL AAS DIRECT TRANSFERS 295 251 340 Cat Born in Care Dog Born in Care 5 0 6 5 4 11 TOTAL AAS ANIMALS 300 262 355 Travis - PASS Travis - Parvo Owner-Surrender Travis - Stray/Abandoned TOTAL TRAVIS CO. DIVERSIONS TOTAL AAS/TRAVIS CO. INTAKES 29 19 63 111 411 40 3 58 101 363 49 18 28 95 2 32 66 13 0 2 886 15 16 917 118 40 149 307 450 1,224 5 of 5 © 2026 Austin Pets Alive!