Maddie's Fund ® is
collecting shelter data (dogs and cats only) based on the Asilomar Accords from more than 500 animal welfare organizations.
We're
collecting shelter data (dogs and cats only) based on the Asilomar Accords from more than 500 animal welfare organizations.
Not exact matches
So ask yourself this: why don't 75 - 80 % more of our pet owning public use the
shelter to get their new best friend: new best friend is 60 % likely to be ill / diseased; new best friend is likely to have an evaluation done by a non behavioral professional; new best friend may be covered in poo and his environment is not pleasant to the nose; new best friend lives in a place where my family and I can not talk or think and the counselor yelled at us the whole time trying to drown out the incessant barking;
shelter has
collected very little
data on new best friend and does not have adequate staff to assist me with my adoption.
Data collected from
shelters in 19 U.S. and Canadian cities (thanks to an amazing team of volunteers!)
The
shelters that value and capitalize on the
data they
collect will no doubt distinguish themselves as they become ever more proficient and sophisticated at lifesaving, setting new performance levels for other
shelters to match.
1 Total adoption numbers and donation amount are expected to increase as Maddie's Fund continues to
collect data from participating
shelters and rescue groups.
We are also
collecting data from
shelter and rescue directors about
shelter medicine within your organization.
The National Federation of Humane Societies is asking animal
sheltering organizations nationwide to take a short (about 10 - minute) survey on what
data they
collect and how they use it.
Since the Asilomar Accords were established, many of those same organizations and others put their heads together and created the Basic
Data Matrix, which serves as a basis for the minimum data shelters should be collecting and report
Data Matrix, which serves as a basis for the minimum
data shelters should be collecting and report
data shelters should be
collecting and reporting.
Shelter Animals Count is
collecting data using the Basic Data Mat
data using the Basic
Data Mat
Data Matrix.
That's why, through the
Shelter Animals Count database, we've been working extensively with other animal welfare organizations to
collect truly accurate
data that we can all use in the upcoming years.
Collecting and using your own
shelter's
data can help you become more effective and efficient at saving animals.
-- Calling city and town clerk's offices to obtain updated animal control information — Preparing monthly Spay / Neuter Voucher Program
data reports — Partnering with local Trap Neuter Return (TNR) groups to map feral colonies in Boston — Collaborating with local
shelters to
collect intake
data to track program success
Collecting data is a complex process, especially for
shelters — not only are
shelter staff extremely busy, but some
shelters worry that
data could be misrepresented to make their organization look bad.
Through its website, the project
collects and standardizes national
shelter and rescue
data in a searchable database.
In spite of recent attempts to
collect the
data, there are still no reliable national statistics to quantify the extent of
shelter problems.
The
shelter must be
collecting and analyzing accurate
data.
Data was also
collected on bite reports in the
shelter and in dogs after adoption.
The
Shelter Statistics Task Force recognized, as a first step towards
data collection, the need to better understand how information on animals was
collected, recorded, analyzed, and used, and what support might be needed for these processes.
The Florida Legislature recently mandated animal
shelters to
collect and report their numbers but did not mandate a standard method or a centralized repository for
collecting this
data.
ASPCA Position The ASPCA strongly believes that the animal welfare community must clearly define our terms, and
collect, report and compare
shelter data using consistent, meaningful definitions and formulas.
If you are looking to take a more detailed look at
collected data on the state and local levels, one great resource is
Shelter Animals Count, an organization devoted to improving the
data collection and analysis for animal
shelters.
We do not have any good method of
collecting data on animal
shelters, either today or historically.
Another problem with
collecting data on
shelter animals is that there is little government regulation in place to force
shelters to report to any central authority.
Some of the earliest
data collection efforts were conducted by the American Humane Association which
collected national
shelter reporting statistics for 1985 - 1988 and 1990 (Nasser, Talboy & Moulton, 1992)
Notable limitations of the study include its sole focus on
shelter - residing runaway youth with primary alcohol problems, as well as the findings being based upon
data collected solely from the adolescents» perspectives.
The study
collected data from families at the time they were in emergency
shelters, followed the families over the next 20 months, and then surveyed them again,
collecting information about the family, the parents, and up to two focal children in each family.