Monthly Report- September 2019

Do you want to know how many animals come to Multnomah County Animal Services each month, where they go, or the types of calls our Animal Services officers respond to in the community? View our monthly report for September 2019.

The Multnomah County Animal Shelter (MCAS) accepted 700 animals in September 2019. The majority of intakes were stray and impounded animals. Kittens and dogs were the most commonly accepted animals.

Animal Intakes by Intake Type

Intake Type

Count

Percent

Stray animals brought in by a member of the public

307

44%

Impound animals brought in by a field officer

267

38%

Dead on arrival Primarily non-domesticated animals; The same number of animals is listed as “Dead on arrival” in the “Animal Releases by Outcome Type” table

73

10%

Owner surrender

24

3%

Shelter offspring Animals born to animals while in care, usually kittens

11

2%

Return of adopted animal

11

2%

Transfer In

7

1%

Total

700

100%

Animal Intakes by Animal Type

Animal Type

Count

Percent

Kittens

222

32%

Dogs

208

30%

Cats

173

25%

Other mammals Examples: squirrels, rabbits

38

5%

Rabbits

13

2%

Birds (wildlife) Examples: pigeons, owls

11

2%

Puppies

10

1%

Other (less than 1% each)

25

4%

Total

700

100%







 

The Multnomah County Animal Shelter released 636 animals. The majority of these animals were adopted, transferred to another agency, or reclaimed. Dogs and cats were the most commonly released animals.

Animal Releases by Outcome Type

Outcome Type

Count

Percent

Adopted

167

26%

Transferred to another agency

167

26%

Reclaimed/returned to owner

154

24%

Dead on arrival Primarily non-domesticated animals; The same number of animals is listed as “Dead on arrival” in the “Animal Intakes by Intake Type” table

73

11%

Euthanized This number represents all animals under MCAS care that were euthanized. It does not necessarily represent the number of euthanasias that will be counted in our end-of-year Asilomar report.

63

10%

Released to habitat Non-domesticated animals released to their natural habitat after treatment

8

1%

Other (less than 1% each)

4

1%

Total

636

100%

Animal Releases by Animal Type

Animal Type

Count

Percent

Dogs

191

30%

Cats

181

28%

Kittens

170

27%

Other mammals Examples: squirrels, rabbits

38

6%

Birds (wildlife) Examples: pigeons, owls

10

2%

Rabbits

14

2%

Puppies

6

1%

Other (less than 1% each)

26

4%

Total

636

100%







 

Our field services officers responded to 801 calls

Field Officer Calls by Type

Call Type

Count

Percent

Dead Animal Pickup

186

23%

Stray Animal

172

21%

Suspected Cruelty / Neglect

116

14%

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

90

11%

Bite Investigation

64

8%

Injured Animal

41

5%

Animal Placed in Protective Custody

25

3%

Abandoned Animal

23

3%

Other (less than 2%)

84

10%

Total

801

100%

In addition, volunteers worked 8,462 hours - the equivalent of 49 full time staff members.

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