The rate is calculated by dividing the number of live outcomes (
animals returned to their owners, adopted or transferred to other organizations) by the number of live (strays, owner surrenders, etc.) admissions.
«This targeted spay / neuter and microchip initiative will help end unwanted births, increase the number of
animals returned to their owners, and save taxpayers» money at the same time.»
A shelter's «live release rate» is the percentage of
animals returned to owner, adopted into the community or sent to partner rescue groups.
The Charlotte partners will be addressing ways to increase adoptions, targeted spay / neuter services and RTOs (stray and lost
animals returned to their owners).
Since microchipping was implemented, studies have shown that shelters report significant increases in
animal returns to owners.
Not exact matches
Article 321 bis: Whoever finds a lost object or
animal and does not
return it
to its
owner whenever realizable, or deliver it
to police quarter's or the administrative authority within three days shall be punished with penal servitude for a period not exceeding two years, if he / she withholds it with the intention of its possession.
In an effort
to reduce the number of feral cats throughout the city, the measure requires
owners to spay or neuter cats they allow
to roam free and seeks
to strengthen trap - neuter -
return, in which groups or individuals collect feral cats and neuter, vaccinate and identify them before
returning the
animals to the streets.
«If the
animal is a dog or cat and your insurance company successfully subrogates against the
owner of the
animal, you could have your deductible, and the amount of repairs you had
to pay out of pocket before your comprehensive coverage kicked in,
returned to you,» Becker says.
Lost
animals will be scanned for microchips and
returned to their
owners as soon as possible.
A special dog, who lost his home when his former
owners moved, and then a two subsequent adoptive homes (including one who
returned him
to the shelter because he was sick) is being treated
to a special bucket list by staff and volunteers at an Arizona
animal shelter.
Many
animals that are
returned or surrendered
to the shelter because of behavior issues could have remained in their home if the
owners had proper guidance from trainers, shelter personnel, or veterinarians.
If an
animal ever were
to experience medical complications while aboard the mobile clinic, or after
returning home with its
owner, the
animal would be treated at an emergency clinic.
Citing a study of more than 7,700 stray
animals, she said microchipped dogs were
returned to their
owners about 52 percent of the time, compared
to roughly 22 percent of dogs that did not have a chip.
So far it has been a lot of effort for few results: Orange County
Animal Services, which has scanned about 6,000 pets in the past six months, has detected two chips and
returned those pets
to their
owners.
Shelter workers don't want
owners or pets
to suffer from a mismatch and with fewer shelters killing unwanted
animals, it's easier on the conscience
to return a pet that doesn't work out.
The 2011 ASPCA $ 100K Challenge is a nationwide competition for
animal shelters (and their communities) aiming
to get more
animals adopted or
returned to their
owners than ever before.
We have projected those views onto companion
animals: we treat them as children, while we shrug shoulders at children who are mauled / killed by dogs and then
return those dogs
to owners who can't bear
to be parted from their «family member.»
The constant that emerged was a relative difference over time between the number of
animals entering shelters and the number being
returned to their
owner or adopted.
The shelters try very hard
to reunite strays with their
owners or find adopters for the
animals that come into their care, but unfortunately, their intake numbers usually far exceed their
return / adoption rate.
Unfortunately for both
owners and
animals, only 16 % of the dogs and 2 % of the cats were
returned to their
owners.
From Aug. 1 through Tuesday,
Animal Friends reported saving 1,150 dogs and cats through adoptions and
returns to owner, 147 more than last year.
One of the most overlooked areas for reducing killing in
animal control shelters are lost
animal reclaim, commonly referred
to as
Return to Owner.
UCHS strives
to find suitable homes for
animals without
owners, and assist in the
return of lost
animals to their
owners.
Later, they found a local veterinarian, in Los Olivos,
to do the surgery, but these dedicated ladies continued
to pick the
animals up and
return them
to their
owners.
At that point, the national
animal rescue and sheltering organizations would obediently strike their tents and leave, turning custody of the disaster - affected
animals in their care back
to local
animal control agencies, who would hold them for
return to their
owners or adoption or, a more likely scenario, would eventually have them killed.
This is calculated according
to the Asilomar Standard, which reflects options for
animals including adoption, transfer, and
return to owner.
If you adopted your pet from us and need
to return him / her, complete the
Owner Surrender Form and indicate that your pet was adopted from The
Animal League in the notes section.
The director of Orange County
Animal Control resigned Wednesday after investigators cited two of his employees for incompetence in the death of Bucksnort the dancing dog.Don Westfall, animal control director since 1986, will leave his $ 47,000 - a-year job in July, and officials said they will conduct a national search for his successor.In her investigation, Jacqueline D. Miller, supervisor of the county's Professional Standards office, said Bucksnort could have been returned to her owners if workers had followed proce
Animal Control resigned Wednesday after investigators cited two of his employees for incompetence in the death of Bucksnort the dancing dog.Don Westfall,
animal control director since 1986, will leave his $ 47,000 - a-year job in July, and officials said they will conduct a national search for his successor.In her investigation, Jacqueline D. Miller, supervisor of the county's Professional Standards office, said Bucksnort could have been returned to her owners if workers had followed proce
animal control director since 1986, will leave his $ 47,000 - a-year job in July, and officials said they will conduct a national search for his successor.In her investigation, Jacqueline D. Miller, supervisor of the county's Professional Standards office, said Bucksnort could have been
returned to her
owners if workers had followed procedures.
Canadian
Animal Shelter Statistics Humane Canada gathers data on the number of
animals entering humane society and SPCA shelters and the numbers adopted,
returned to their
owners or euthanized.
When an
Animal Control Officer finds a dog with a license every attempt is made
to return the dog
to its
owner in the field.
But, amazingly, the number of
animals leaving the shelter alive, whether through adoption,
return to owners, or through transfers
to other facilities, has increased
to above 90 percent.
The save rate, calculated in accordance with the nationally recognized Shelter
Animals Count Database Project, reflects the many options for pets that come to the shelter besides adoption, such as animal transfers and animals who are returned to their
Animals Count Database Project, reflects the many options for pets that come
to the shelter besides adoption, such as
animal transfers and
animals who are returned to their
animals who are
returned to their
owner.
Humane Canada gathers data on the number of
animals entering shelters and the numbers adopted,
returned to their
owners or euthanized.
The rates at which dogs in Los Angeles City
animal shelters were adopted,
returned to owners, euthanized or placed with
animal rescue organizations (New Hope Placements) are reflected in the chart below.
Thus, the reason that Michigan shelters improved so much since 2007 was largely because shelters had fewer
animals to start with, not because of any big increases in adoptions and
return -
to -
owner.
«The Monroe County
animal control service provider will have the authority
to determine the final disposition of the trapped cats according
to county ordinances and standards, which may include
returning to owner, adopting out, relocating
to a long - term cat care facility on the mainland, or euthanizing.»
The purpose of the Foster Care Coordinator is
to enable and facilitate the transfer of
animals from the Humane Society of Greater Miami
to a foster care provider (including, but not limited
to,
Owner / Stray Surrender, Ambassador, Medical, and Behavioral Foster Care), monitor their medical status, and ensure that these
animals are tracked and
returned when adoption ready.
Kootenai Humane Society is committed
to offering lifesaving programs such as comprehensive adoption programs, low cost spay / neuter, medical and behavioral rehabilitation, foster care, feral cat Trap Neuter
Return, pet retention programs
to help
owners to keep their pets, and volunteer programs that socialize
animals, promote adoptions, and help with shelter operations.
For example, we know that
return -
to -
owner rates can be increased if
animal control officers are provided with the time and equipment needed
to try
to find a stray
animal's home in the field at the time the
animal is picked up.
«Many family pets are lost, stolen, picked up by
animal control and taken
to overcrowded city and county
animal shelters when, all along, had they had some form of ID on them, they could have easily been
returned to their
owners.»
Hill said this will help expedite the
animal's
return to a safe environment and give pet
owners peace of mind.
Rather, systematic efforts should be made
to minimize length of stay
to an appropriate outcome for every
animal, whether that is
return to owner, rescue, transfer, adoption,
return to location of origin, or in the case of managed intake, perhaps never entering the shelter at all.
After «Cleo,» an indoor - outdoor kitty,
returned home dirty and crying in pain, her
owner rushed her
to Bodhi
Animal Hospital in North Park where she was diagnosed with a severe leg fracture that required surgery.
The challenge is part of a nationwide competition for
animal shelters
to get more
animals adopted or
returned to their
owners.
The Escondido Humane Society is the only San Diego County shelter competing in the ASPCA $ 100K Challenge, a nationwide competition for
animal shelters and their communities that aims
to get more
animals adopted or
returned to their
owners.
The Escondido Humane Society is the first and only San Diego County shelter competing in the ASPCA $ 100K Challenge, a nationwide competition for
animal shelters and their communities that aims
to get more dogs and cats adopted or
returned to their
owners.
Did you know that a recent survey of
animal shelters found that cats brought in NOT microchipped have a less than 4 % chance of being
returned to their
owner, but a cat that HAS been microchipped and then ends up at a shelter has almost a 100 % chance of being
returned home?
The ASPCA Challenge is a nationwide competition for
animal shelters that aims
to get more dogs and cats adopted or
returned to their
owners.
Here are a few simple steps you can take
to ensure that the
animal is safely
returned to its
owner.
Return to Owner (RTO) programs can also prevent more
animals from straying in the first place.