Sentences with phrase «in the shelter intake numbers»

The program requires incoming feral / free roaming cats be held 72 h, and these cats are included in shelter intake numbers.

Since the advent of TNR programs in the early 1990's, there has been a dramatic decline in the shelter intake numbers for cats.

Not exact matches

The 2008 decision to begin enforcement of the Tulsa pet sterilization ordinance has also resulted in a decrease in intakes, and an increase in adoption costs have not reduced the number of animals leaving the shelter to go to new homes.

The Mayor's Alliance for NYC's Animals also states the shelter intake and euthanasia are down and the number of animals being placed in forever homes in the New York City is up dramatically.

Our intake rate is always increasing due to the number of requests that we get from area shelters with urgent animals in need.

Between 2004 and 2008, the state saw a rise of 54,000 in the number of animals killed annually in shelters (from 378,445 to 432,412) while shelter intake jumped by 106,404 (from 729,238 to 835,642).

These animals are washed through several shelters and each reports them as «intakes» inflating the numbers of dogs reported as being in American shelters and hiding the true origin of the dog.

Tampa animal services» intake numbers show a 47 - percent decline in cats entering shelters — 9,000 fewer cats each year — since the groups started their work.

There are the surplus animals in shelters struggling with high intake numbers and euthanasia.

The total of these intake numbers forms the basis of why any animal shelter exists, and the extent of the animal problem in your area.

Utilizing the same shape and size (in land area) as the intervention area, four control areas were identified that displayed similar levels of shelter intake for dogs and cats as well as comparable numbers of humans, total households, and median incomes.

In this third post in our series, we use R and open data to calculate and visualize a few basic numbers about intake at the Austin and Sacramento city shelterIn this third post in our series, we use R and open data to calculate and visualize a few basic numbers about intake at the Austin and Sacramento city shelterin our series, we use R and open data to calculate and visualize a few basic numbers about intake at the Austin and Sacramento city shelters.

We've talked about this before — how using shelter intake and euthanasia numbers to gauge the effectiveness of a trap - neuter - return (TNR) program is off the mark because it doesn't detail trends in the population of cats outside.

To put that number of dogs into perspective, for those well versed in movement factoids, it is about 100 animals more than last year's combined total intake of dogs for two of the nation's most rightly respected no - kill shelters, Tompkins County SPCA in New York and Charlottesville Albemarle SPCA in Virginia.

It effectively and humanely manages the community cat population, reduces shelter intake and «euthanasia» numbers, and reduces calls to animal control agencies so they can focus on life - saving work such as adoptions, which also saves taxpayer dollars in the process.

The organization has also been teaching the community how TNR for community cats is good public policy, as it effectively and humanely manages the community cat population, reduces shelter intake and «euthanasia» numbers, and reduces calls to animal control agencies, saving taxpayer dollars in the process.

This fall in intake greatly reduced the number of animals that public shelters are dealing with, allowing them some breathing room to try new things.

Be ready to explain how TNR plays a critical role in reducing cat intake numbers at local shelters, how it can ultimately save taxpayer dollars, and how it improves the overall safety and image of a community.

Shelters are constantly seeking alternatives to intake to alleviate the numbers of in - shelter animals that must be cared for at any given time.

This means that we mindfully balance the number of animals we intake in order to continue providing the best care and shelter for our current animals.

The observed numbers of shelter intakes between 1994 and 2005, during which the spay / neuter program was in place, were compared with projected numbers based on varying the proportion of cats in the voucher program that were owned versus unowned to assess the program's effect (i.e., change in numbers of shelter intakes).

Over the past three years, this coordinated effort has resulted in a 27 percent increase in the number of spay / neuter surgeries performed; which in turn has resulted in a 39 percent decrease in shelter intake and euthanasia rates have plummeted by 79 percent.

It has the best save rate in Michigan among public open - admission shelters whose intakes match our numbers.

The selected ARIMA models were then used to estimate and project the trend in number of shelter intakes after the implementation of spay / neuter program (1994 to 2005) with corresponding 95 % confidence limits of the ARIMA projections.

Historically, many shelters have taken pride in offering immediate intake for any stray or owner surrendered cat, regardless of the condition of the cat, the number of cats already in the shelter, or the capacity to assure a live outcome for these animals.

In this third post in the series, we'll see how to use R and open data to calculate and visualize some basic numbers about intake at the Austin and Sacramento city shelters (Austin Animal Center and City of Sacramento Animal Care ServicesIn this third post in the series, we'll see how to use R and open data to calculate and visualize some basic numbers about intake at the Austin and Sacramento city shelters (Austin Animal Center and City of Sacramento Animal Care Servicesin the series, we'll see how to use R and open data to calculate and visualize some basic numbers about intake at the Austin and Sacramento city shelters (Austin Animal Center and City of Sacramento Animal Care Services).

In Los Angeles, for example, shelter intake and numbers of animals euthanized increased following enactment of mandatory spay / neuter in 200In Los Angeles, for example, shelter intake and numbers of animals euthanized increased following enactment of mandatory spay / neuter in 200in 2008.

Yes, but until everyone in the county spays and neuters their cats, and the shockingly high intake numbers at the shelter come down, we need more people like you to commit time and resources to the 4,700 abandoned, homeless, abused and neglected animals that pass through the Shelter doors evershelter come down, we need more people like you to commit time and resources to the 4,700 abandoned, homeless, abused and neglected animals that pass through the Shelter doors everShelter doors every year.

If you look at shelter intake in 2000 relative to the number of owned pets, it had declined almost 90 % since 1970.

The number of adoptions from shelters and rescues went up from about 5 % or so of intake in 1970 to over 40 % today.

Shelter intake in Lane County today is a tenth of that number or less.

Conference in February of this year, where they were able to walk away with clear action items and a sense of the possibilities for their shelter, despite seemingly crippling intake numbers and budget size.

«We have been very successful in the past with our spay and neuter program and grants, by reducing intake numbers at our local shelter.

If euthanasia of healthy cats is not considered an acceptable option and the number of cats presented to a shelter exceeds the number of adopive homes, this leaves two basic possibilities: 1) adding alternative live outcomes for cats admitted to the shelter (generally in the form of sterilization and release to a non-housed environment, e.g., trap - neuter - return), or 2) deferring or declining intake in the first place.

In response to these findings, in 1994, the City of San Jose began the highly successful, free spay / neuter program in order to stem the increasing cat intakes at the shelter, and reduce the number of owned and unowned reproducing catIn response to these findings, in 1994, the City of San Jose began the highly successful, free spay / neuter program in order to stem the increasing cat intakes at the shelter, and reduce the number of owned and unowned reproducing catin 1994, the City of San Jose began the highly successful, free spay / neuter program in order to stem the increasing cat intakes at the shelter, and reduce the number of owned and unowned reproducing catin order to stem the increasing cat intakes at the shelter, and reduce the number of owned and unowned reproducing cats.

This grant will help us get closer to the goal of low shelter intake numbers and less homeless animals in our community.»

A decline in «demand» for stray cats will not similarly reduce their population; in fact, strays that otherwise might have been adopted off the street may well end up in shelters, further increasing intake numbers.

And since studies show that shelter intake directly correlates with euthanasia rates, keeping community cats out of shelters in general is a good way to ensure even lower euthanasia numbers for 2016.

Prior to her career with VBSPCA, Jenny worked at a shelter in rural Louisiana where the intake of animals far outweighed the number of animals adopted, so she was able to relate to many of VHS's struggles.

A disparity between the available daily capacity for care and the number of cats actually in the shelter's care, whether related to facility, staffing or finances, can be remedied in three ways: Intake can be decreased, capacity can be expanded, or length of stay can be reduced.

Clifton's estimates are derived not from surveys of homeowners feeding stray and feral cats, but from «information about the typical numbers of cats found in common habitat types, gleaned from a national survey of cat rescuers... cross-compared with animal shelter intake data.»

«That's a thing that we have been pushing a lot lately,» says Bays, adding that The HSUS is working hard to build tools that make it easier for those working in the field to implement effective TNR programs — ones that not only reduce shelter intakes but also reduce the number of cats outdoors — and to measure their success.

Reduction in intake, while a worthwhile and attainable goal, should be realized through providing positive alternatives to shelter admission, keeping pets in their homes, and reducing the number of unwanted animals in the community.

And, with more than 25,000 animals entering shelters in Pima County each year and thousands more in dire need of spay and neuter services, Altered Tails will collaborate with Pima Animal Care Center, the largest animal welfare group in Pima County that provides animal control, to assist them with spay / neuter surgeries when they face overflow conditions due to their high intake numbers.

FHAS also sponsors two rabies vaccination clinics a month, one at its facility and one in the community, targeting areas that have a large number of calls for service and that add the most to shelter intake.

In Part 2, we'll look at an example of one shelter's intake numbers and capacity calculations.

As a result of spay / neuter efforts, many areas of the state are experiencing a decrease in shelter intake (the number of animals surrendered to shelters) and euthanasia.

The first number is shelter intake related to the number of people who live in the community.

For instance, in the winter months when shelter intake numbers are lower, instead of just letting our spay / neuter numbers slow down, we should actually increase the numbers coming in from the pet owner community.

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.