"Shelter intake" refers to the process in which animals or people are taken in and admitted into a shelter, where they can receive care, protection, and support. Full definition
In striving towards their mission, ASAP had a history of collaboration on various community projects including those aimed at reducing shelter intake of cats and dogs. (file.scirp.org)
The huge decline in shelter intake in the time period from 1970 to 2000 had little or nothing to do with No Kill. (outthefrontdoor.com)
However, this decline has not been uniform; levels of shelter intake and euthanasia vary across communities and are different for dogs and cats. (aspca.org)