January 2024 Monthly Report

Learn about animal intakes, outcomes, return to owner rates, average length of stay, live-release rates, and other agency statistics for January 2024.

 

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Summary

The January 2024 monthly report includes return to owner (RTO) rates for found animals, average length of stay (LOS), in addition to live-release-rates. These are key industry measures for the effectiveness of shelter operations to reunite or find placements for animals. There are also numbers of volunteers in each role, in addition to contributed hours.


Animal Intake

MCAS accepted stray dogs, sick, injured or at-risk adult cats and kittens from the public. Officers also picked up stray or lost animals. Owner-surrendered animals were accepted on a case by case basis, depending on urgent circumstances; adoption returns are also included in the total. Other intakes represent animals placed into protective custody by Animal Services officers, injured wildlife, or other Field-Services circumstances.

Intake Type

Dog

Puppy

Cat

Kitten

Wildlife

Other

Total

Stray or at large

168

33

79

27

3

26

336

Owner Surrenders

47

4

10

0

0

14

75

All Other Intakes

9

0

13

4

2

0

28

Total Live Intake

224

37

102

31

5

40

439


Veterinary Care Provided

Animal Health and Animal Care staff provided a wide range of veterinary services to animals in care.

To keep animals healthy, Animal Health staff administered vaccinations, including rabies, DA2PP and Bordetella for dogs and puppies, and FVRCP for cats and kittens.

They provided health exams and consultations, including routine exams, wound checks, pre-surgery checkups, behavior assessments, and reviewing test results or diagnoses with foster volunteers. Due to veterinary staff availability, spay and neuter surgeries for shelter animals were limited, and many adopters were issued vouchers to complete surgeries and rabies vaccination at contracted veterinary clinics, including Oregon Humane Society.

Veterinary Service

Cats

Kittens

Dogs

Puppies

Other

Total

Health Exams & Consults

225

108

428

67

81

909

Spay & Neuter Surgeries

12

24

14

5

14

69

Medications Administered

26

12

17

22

1

78

Tests & Diagnostics

8

2

0

1

0

11

Vaccinations

118

82

228

48

32

508

Other Vet Treatments

119

172

475

166

24

956

Total Services

508

400

1,162

309

152

2,531


Fostered Animals

The majority of animals in foster care were kittens, cats, dogs, and puppies. Many animals entered and left foster care over the course of the month, so the total number represents the cumulative total, and not the maximum number of animals in care at one time. Thank you to 56 foster volunteers for your lifesaving service.

Animal type

Entered care

Previously in care

Total in foster care

Returned from care

Cats

11

36

47

14

Kittens

19

35

54

35

Dogs

24

9

33

18

Puppies

21

5

26

19

Other

15

9

24

9

Total

90

94

184

95







 


Animal Outcomes

Length of Stay (LOS)

Dog

Puppy

Cat

Kitten

Overall

Average Days

10

14

18

38

16



 

Return to Owner (RTO)*

Dog

Puppy

Cat

Kitten

Other

Total

Stray (No ID)

36%

21%

12%

10%

10%

24%

Stray (With ID)

57%

11%

21%

0%

20%

39%

Average RTO Rate

43%

18%

14%

7%

23%

28%

*RTO is calculated only for reclaimed animals with a stray intake circumstance.





 

Live Release Rate (Live Outcomes / Total Outcomes)

Heading

Dog

Puppy

Cat

Kitten

Wildlife

Other

Total

Live Release Rate

90.7%

97.2%

87.2%

97.9%

0.0%

87.8%

90.0%

186 or 42.5% of animals were adopted.

109 or 24.9% of animals were reclaimed by their owners. The majority of animals represented in these outcomes were dogs with a license and/or microchip for owner-contact.

96 or 21.9% of animals were transferred to another agency.

42 or 9.6% of animals were humanely euthanized, including cases of injured wildlife, injured or severely sick cats and kittens, and other domestic animals at the recommendation of a veterinarian, or for behavioral issues which would make an animal unsafe to place back into the community. Cat intake is officially limited to cases where the cat is sick or injured, or in immediate danger due to cruelty, neglect, and similar circumstances, and kittens over six weeks old. There is decreased intake volume for cats, and an increased percentage of veterinary-recommended euthanasia for adult cats due to these intake conditions.

3 cats, or 0.7% of animals were returned to field at the location where they were found. 2 animals or 0.5% of animals died in care, including 1 bird, and 1 rabbit.

Outcome Type

Dog

Puppy

Cat

Kitten

Wildlife

Other

Total

Adopted

80

14

41

39

0

12

186

Reclaimed/returned to owner

82

6

16

2

0

3

109

Transferred to another agency

32

15

22

6

0

21

96

Euthanized

20

1

12

1

5

3

42

Return to field

0

0

3

0

0

0

3

Unassisted death

0

0

0

0

0

2

2

Other outcomes

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Total

214

36

94

48

5

41

438


Transfers

MCAS transferred 96 or 21.9% of shelter animals to other shelters and rescues. Thank you to our community partners for your lifesaving work.

  • Oregon Humane Society
  • Cat Adoption Team
  • Humane Society Of Southwest Washington
  • Stumptown Strays
  • Pets On Broadway
  • Harmony New Beginnings Animal Rescue
  • Jack Russell Rescue OWII
  • Family Dogs New Life Shelter
  • Theresa's Country Feed And Pet Supply
  • Rabbit Advocates
  • Hiss & Hers Herp Hobbies
  • Jade Rabbit Small Animal Rescue
  • Fur Love Haven
  • Animal Aid Inc
  • Rachel Watsky
  • Oregon Dog Rescue
  • Herding Dog Rescue Of Central Oregon
  • Furfriends Animal Rescue Inc
  • Bulldog Haven NW
  • Bull Terrier Rescue Inc

 


Volunteers

Thank you volunteers for your service to the pets and people of our community!



 

Volunteer Roles

Volunteers

FTE**

Hours

Cats

13

0.52

90

Cleaning

49

1.36

236

Dogs

24

1.80

312

Events

0

0.00

0

Foster Animals

56

16.53

2,865

Info Desk

6

0.43

75

Laundry

16

1.09

189

Transport

2

0.08

14

Other (Office, surgery, reserve officer, etc.)

60

2.25

405

Total*

192

24.15

4,186

*Unique volunteers - many volunteers serve in multiple roles. 

**FTE is the estimated equivalent number of full-time employees.


Online Resources

Many services provided by MCAS are accessible online, at multcopets.org. Members of the public can search for adoptable or lost / found pets, license their pets, and learn about other resources and news. MCAS website pages are translated into four languages.



 

Page Categories

Page Views

Adoptable Pets

175,189

Lost & Found Pets

64,798

Home Page Visits

31,030

Licensing Resources

19,368

News & Updates

16,365

Low-Cost Services

5,657

Kitten Resources

200

Field Services

3,506

Volunteering

2,369

Other Pages

34,713

Total

353,195


Field Services

Field Services officers responded to 521 urgent needs of community members and their pets, investigated cases of potential cruelty or neglect, loose-aggressive animals, bites, and picked up stray, injured, abandoned, potentially dangerous, or deceased animals. Officers also responded to non-urgent calls such as barking dogs, animal trespass, and other community issues.

Dispatch Category

Count

Percentage

Deceased Animal Pickup

51

10%

Stray Animal

99

19%

Suspected Cruelty / Neglect

92

18%

Loose aggressive animal (Animals actively charging, attacking, or chasing people or animals)

63

12%

Bite Investigation

59

11%

Loose animal

36

7%

Injured Animal

16

3%

Abandoned Animal

6

1%

Animal Placed in Protective Custody

46

9%

Wildlife

16

3%

Other

37

7%

Total

521

100%


Pet Licensing

MCAS issued 2,330 total new or renewed licenses.

Type

Cats

Dogs

Total

Licenses Issued

796

1,534

2,330

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Zero (Lucas), a dog adopted in January 2024
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