It's always sad, sometimes heartbreaking, but in the end, she believes that accepting
euthanasia as an outcome in these rare cases empowers the organization to give more dogs a chance.
Not exact matches
But while his solution — recovering a notion of death
as natural — could alleviate the agony of particular dying individuals and their caregivers, I am not convinced this will effectively ameliorate those conditions that impel public opinion toward the «potentially disastrous»
outcomes of
euthanasia and assisted suicide.
As a national organization, Best Friends uses the save rate benchmark, which reflects intake minus
euthanasia outcomes divided by intake, for all its program cities.
For an animal certainly destined for
euthanasia (e.g. for behavioral or medical reasons), shortening the length of stay to that
outcome will reduce stress for the animal
as well
as lowering the cost of care and leaving more space and time available for animals that have a chance at live release.
However,
euthanasia should never be substituted for a live
outcome as a means of reducing length of stay.
So if they have 100
outcomes only 10 can be in
euthanasia as selected by the shelter.
As AWLQ worked closely with the city council and other stakeholders to find ways to reduce
euthanasia and to track shelter
outcomes, AWLQ and NDN established a National Summit to End Pet Overpopulation, a conference for animal welfare professionals to discuss the latest strategies and models.
Discussing this prognosis, or the likely
outcome in a case, allows clients to understand what true success may look like, foster participation, and systematically assess potential for
outcomes such
as behavior modification, management alone, re-homing, or
euthanasia when applicable.
Using feline intake,
outcome and
euthanasia data collected for 2012
as a baseline, participants are asked to estimate the number of cats they'll be able to move into positive
outcomes each year up to 2018.
The life - saving percentage is calculated
as live -
outcomes divided by total -
outcomes not including owner - intended -
euthanasia.
Citizens who are turning over trapped cats to the shelter sign a release form that acknowledges SNR,
euthanasia, and adoption
as any of the possible
outcomes for the cat.
The Bulldog rescue group «sought specific information
as to the LSPCA definitions, policies, procedures, and
outcomes related to the evaluation, adoption, and / or
euthanasia of surrendered / stray animals in control of the LSPCA,» information it was refusing to willingly disclose under the claim that
as a private agency, it was not subject to public disclosure laws.
Such behaviors often lead to dismal
outcomes such
as backyard isolation, rehoming, and
euthanasia.
These indicators include: Intake, Length of Stay,
Euthanasia Rate and Live Release Rate (LRR), calculated
as the percentage of animals who have a live
outcome relative to the total intake of animals.
Because community cats are not suited to life
as an indoor pet cat, the only
outcome for these cats who are brought to the shelter is
euthanasia.
In some cases, death (or
euthanasia) has been reported
as an
outcome of the adverse reactions listed above.