June 2021 June 2021 Animal Services Report ANIMAL SERVICES REPORT Animal Services News The live outcome percentage for June was 95.9 percent. A total of 1,265 animals were brought to the shelter which included 599 dogs, 640 cats, 59 wild animals, three birds and five livestock. A total of 685 animals were adopted (358 dogs, 320 cats and seven small pets) A total of 109 dogs and cats were returned to their owners (RTOs and RTO-Adopt). Animal Protection month of June. Animal Protection Officers (APOs) returned 50 animals to their owners in the field during the Officers handed out 22 fencing assistance applications, implanted three microchips and impounded 253 injured animals and delivered 139 wildlife animals to Austin Wildlife Rescue. Officers entered 265 rabies exposure reports and submitted 49 specimens for rabies testing. Three bats and one skunk tested positive for rabies. 20 total coyote related activities o 11 sightings o 6 wild sick reports of mange o 1 observation o 1 livestock loss where chickens were taken. o 1 incident encounter, and incident). Incidents: Pets were a factor in this activity Out of 20 coyote related activities, 12 fell within the reported behavior types (sighting, o 1 incident involved a coyote jumping a resident’s fence, growling at caller, and took cat. Volunteer, Foster and Rescue Programs A total of 84 volunteers donated 1,491 hours during June. The Volunteer Program began scheduling mentor shifts for individuals who were not able to proceed with volunteer trainings last year due to the pandemic. We are getting them onboarded, then will proceed with new applicants from the public. We are in the June 2021 Animal Services Report process of recruiting more seasoned volunteers to help mentor and train new volunteers in preparation of resuming orientations in July. More than 240 families provided foster care, and a total of 138 animals were adopted directly from foster care. There are 1,142 approved fosters in GivePulse, and 154 new foster applications were processed. There are currently 427 animals in foster homes. 256 animals were transferred to 24 AAC rescue partners: 0 to Austin Humane Society (AHS) 137 to Austin Pets Alive! (APA!) o 137 cats o 71 dogs 70 to APA! 1 to AHS 57 animals to small partners Vet Services Emergencies cases treated …
April 2021 April 2021 Animal Services Report ANIMAL SERVICES REPORT Animal Services News The live outcome percentage for April was 96.6 percent. A total of 889 animals were brought to the shelter which included 420 dogs, 377 cats and 61 wild animals. A total of 304 animals were adopted (226 dogs, 78 cats) A total of 101 dogs and cats were returned to their owners (RTOs and RTO-Adopt). Animal Protection Officers (APOs) returned 53 animals to their owners in the field during the Officers handed out 31 fencing assistance applications, implanted nine microchips and Officers entered 255 rabies exposure reports and submitted 58 specimens for rabies testing. Animal Protection month of April. impounded 206 injured animals. Four tested positive for rabies. 39 total coyote related activities o 25 sightings o 6 wild sick reports of mange o 3 incidents o 2 observations o 1 wild speak o 1 wild injured o 1 encounter Out of 39 coyote related activities, 29 fell within the reported behavior types (sighting, encounter, and incident). Encounters: Wildlife were a factor in this activity o 1 encounter involved a coyote injuring a raccoon and opossum in front of resident Incidents: Pets and livestock were a factor in these of the activities o 1 incident involved two young coyotes chasing resident and dog o 1 incident involved a coyote taking free-roaming chickens in fenced backyard o 1 incident involved a coyote injuring a dog when being let outside in the unfenced front yard Volunteer, Foster and Rescue Programs April 2021 Animal Services Report A total of 63 volunteers donated 1,372 hours during April. Volunteers assisted with our first onsite microchip clinic this year, directing traffic flow, making pet ID tags, and photographing the pets for identification purposes. More than 200 families provided foster care, and a total of 65 animals were adopted directly from foster care. There are 1,047 approved fosters in GivePulse, and 107 new foster applications were processed. There are currently 367 animals in foster homes. 207 animals were transferred to 26 AAC rescue partners: o 110 cats 2 to Spay-Neuter-Return program with Austin Humane Society (AHS) 105 to Austin Pets Alive! (APA!) 3 to small partners o 93 dogs 9 to APA! 46 to AHS 39 to Small partners o 4 …
Versión en español a continuación. Animal Advisory Commission Meeting Monday, April 12, 6 p.m. Animal Advisory Commission Meeting to be held Monday, April 12, 6 p.m., with Social Distancing Modifications Public comment will be allowed via telephone; no in-person input will be allowed. All speakers must register in advance (Sunday, April 11, by noon). All public comment will occur at the beginning of the meeting. To speak remotely at the April 12 Animal Advisory Commission Meeting, members of the public must: • Call or email the board liaison, Belinda Hare, phone 512-978-0565 or email Belinda.Hare@austintexas.gov, no later than noon, Sunday, April 11. Email works best. The following information is required: speaker name, general communication, or agenda item number(s) they wish to speak on, whether they are for/against/neutral, email address and telephone number (must be the same number that will be used to call into the meeting). • Once a request to speak has been made to the board liaison, the information to call on the day of the scheduled meeting will be provided either by email or phone call. • Speakers must call in at least 15 minutes prior to meeting start time in order to speak; late callers will not be accepted and will not be able to speak. • Speakers will be placed in a queue until their time to speak. • Handouts or other information may be emailed to Belinda.Hare@austintexas.gov by noon the day before the scheduled meeting. This information will be provided to Board and Commission members in advance of the meeting. • If the meeting is broadcast live, it may be viewed here: http://www.austintexas.gov/page/watch-atxn-live Font Size: 12; Font: Times New Roman; Font Style: Regular Reunión del Animal Advisory Commission la junta en 512-978-0565 or FECHA de la reunion (Monday, April 12, 6 p.m.) La junta se llevará con modificaciones de distanciamiento social Se permitirán comentarios públicos por teléfono; no se permitirá ninguna entrada en persona. Todos los oradores deben registrarse con anticipación (Sunday, April 11, noon, antes del mediodía). Todos los comentarios públicos se producirán al comienzo de la reunión. Para hablar de forma remota en la reunión, los miembros del público deben: • Llame o envíe un correo electrónico al enlace de Belinda.Hare@austintexas.gov a más tardar al mediodía (el día antes de la reunión). Se requiere la siguiente información: nombre del orador, número (s) de artículo sobre el que desean hablar, si están a …
