We see this in
the average shelter intake for the state of Colorado, which is a well - known destination for transports from overcrowded shelters in other states.
Getting back to
our average shelter intake of 22 IPTP, and multiplying that by 80 %, we would need a maximum of 18 APTP to find homes for all of our healthy and treatable animals in an average community in the U.S..
Average shelter intake in the United States is estimated to be around 22 dogs and cats per thousand people, although it varies widely from one location to another.
(
Average shelter intake in the United States is thought to be 15 to 30 pets per thousand people.)
By comparison,
average shelter intake today is estimated to be about 22 per 1000 people.
Not exact matches
I entered the
shelter world in 2001 as full time
shelter vet for the Animal Humane Society in Golden Valley, MN, an open door
shelter with an annual
intake average of 28,000.
You can use the «
average weighter» for LOS to play around with different parameters that reflect your
shelter's
intake and outcomes.
Roughly half of
shelter intake on
average is owner surrenders, and some pet retention programs have claimed high rates of success.
Michigan's
shelter intake in 2015 was about 14 animals per 1000 people, which puts it on the low end of the
average range of
intake.
The Austin Animal Center is a municipal
shelter serving Austin and Travis County with an
average annual
intake of 20,000 animals.
In most communities, at least half of the
shelter intake is made up of cats and, on
average, less than 30 % leave alive, while most community cats are typically euthanized.
The nonprofit organization was founded in 1888 and serves seven jurisdictions as an open admission
shelter, with an
intake of 12,000 animals annually, a staff of 50, and an
average of 534 volunteers.
The
average Pets Per Thousand People (remember this is really «
shelter intake» not «pets») in the United States is estimated at 15 to 30.
I don't think there is anything significantly wrong with the data going in, because the
average intake for the
shelters I list was 33 per thousand people, and that is near the estimated
average for the United States of 15 to 30 pets per thousand people.
This is important because the lower the
intake, the easier it is for even unmotivated, ineffective, and uncaring directors (in short, your
average kill
shelter director) to replace killing.
The DeKalb
shelter is an open admission
shelter with an
average intake of 30 new animals each day.
The Fulton County
shelter is an open admission
shelter with an
average intake of 30 new animals per day.
Between the six LAAS
shelters, there is an approximate 44 % increase in
average daily
intake from July 2 to July 6.
In Los Angeles, daily dog and cat admissions at the six LA Animal Services
shelters increased by 43.5 % from July 2 to July 6 in comparison to the
average daily
intake in 2014.
The fact that a culture of adoption can increase APTP to a number that is higher than the
average intake for
shelters in the United States has exciting implications.