In total, we performed 650 euthanasias for health or behavior resasons and 94
owner requested euthanasias.
Owner Requested euthanasia appointments are available Tuesday - Saturday.
FCAS does not provide
owner requested euthanasia as a service.
At this time, we do not provide
owner requested euthanasia services.
2010 Statistics: Open PDF * Please note that «
Owner Requested Euthanasia» is listed as zero because OAS does not take in animals to euthanize.
The euthanasia rate is calculated by dividing the number of cats euthanized by total live intake, less
owner requested euthanasia, and dead on arrival, in accordance with Maddie's Fund / Asilomar reporting requirements (Maddie's Fund, 2011).
In CY 2009, the San Jose shelter euthanized 8,466 cats, including 252
owner requested euthanasia.
By the end of FY 2014, total cat euthanasia, including 111
owner requested euthanasia, declined to 1,954 of which 1,504 cats were determined to be unhealthy and untreatable.
If we include the categories of
Owner Requested Euthanasia (ORE) and Died or Lost in Shelter Care in with the euthanasias, the shelter's 2012 rate was 92 %.
Some people don't like the LRR because it does not include
Owner Requested Euthanasia (ORE) or the category of Died / Lost in Shelter Care)(died / lost).
Not exact matches
Again, due to the high volume of
requests we receive for dogs in danger of
euthanasia in shelters, we do not provide long term foster care for
owners» illnesses or military deployment.
The Lite rate was created for use by shelters that did not distinguish between killing and true
euthanasia when destroying an animal on the
request of a relinquishing
owner.
The fee for
owner -
requested euthanasia is $ 35.
Until shelters keep reliable records to determine how many of the entering dogs are euthanized by
owner request or because they are too old, ill, or aggressive for adoption, the numbers of
euthanasias mean little.
Most shelters now have clear criteria for
euthanasia, based on illness or terminal infirmity, viciousness, and
owner requests.
The data do not include cats dead on arrival, cats with
owner euthanasia requests, or cats that naturally died in the shelter.
Owner -
requested euthanasia is done Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. — 4 p.m.
Owners can not be present during the
euthanasia process.
Appointments for
owner -
requested euthanasia are required.
I do not include lost / died in shelter care or
owner -
requested euthanasia in calculating the live release rate, but instead will note separately if those numbers appear unusually high.
Shelters also tend to lump together all shelter deaths regardless of the reason for
euthanasia, even though their data would be of far greater statistical value if categorized, for example, as: 1)
owner requested due to health, temperament or old age; 2) shelter mandated because the animal was judged too sick or too dangerous to be rehabilitated and placed; 3) and, shelter mandated because insufficient resources existed to continue maintaining an animal even though it was healthy and adoptable.
For example,
owner -
requested euthanasia is not necessarily a bad thing if it is provided for
owners who can not afford veterinary fees and is only done when the animal is suffering and untreatable.
Euthanasia and Cremation at
Owner's
Request.
The live release rate was 98 %, with no reported
owner -
requested euthanasias.
Figaro was originally surrendered for not using the litter box and once would have been considered an
owner -
requested euthanasia.
AHHS offers
owner -
requested euthanasia by appointment for a fee of $ 35.
Many German Shepherd Dog
owners, in particular,
requested that I allow their dog to mate with Nasha but I firmly turned all
requests down after explaining that unless you have a license to do so (a) breeding wolves is illegal in Florida as is buying and selling them; and (b) this type of «back - yard» breeding contributes to and exacerbates the already overwhelming problem of dog and cat overpopulation which results in horrifyingly high
euthanasia rates at most of our nation's animal shelters.