Dog intakes declined from 1992 — 2005, as they similarly did for an adjacent county (San Mateo).
Not exact matches
Over the next 5 years she spayed and neutered over 11,000
dogs and cats, and saw the
intake and euthanasia numbers at the local shelter
decline as never before!
Dog intake was already
declining and no increase in rate of
decline was seen during the 3.5 year time period after the spay / neuter clinic was open.
Dog intake was in
decline prior to the program initiation and again in about 2000, the
intake began to increase.
Prior to the clinic's launch, there had already been a
decline in
intake of
dog's to the county's only animal shelter and the rate of
decline did not change after the clinic opened, nor did the euthanasia rate for
dogs change significantly.
But,
dog intake from our focus area, Fairview,
declined between 2014 to 2015 and shows a
decline YTD 2015 to 2016.
Even more important than the startling
decline in shelter
intake was the
decline in homeless, free - roaming
dogs in the environment.
This steady
decline in
intakes and deaths pays tribute to the tireless efforts of shelter employees, responsible
dog breeders and rescue volunteers who have worked, prayed, and bullied their way to a future when the demand for pets would equal or exceed the supply and they would no longer be forced to euthanize healthy, adoptable animals.
Don't forget that as weight loss is occurring, the rate of loss may also
decline as the
dog or cat's metabolic rate adjusts to the decrease in energy
intake.
Why did the TNR program result not just in a 66 %
decline in cat
intake, as would be expected, but a significant
decline in
intake of
dogs who were not part of the program?
However, this
decline has not been uniform; levels of shelter
intake and euthanasia vary across communities and are different for
dogs and cats.