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In case you missed the April 19th Dogs and Data call hosted by Shelter Animals Count and Pedigree Foundation, here are the key learnings for the first quarter of 2024: 🐶 Dog adoptions accounted for 53% of dog intakes in 2024, compared to 52% in 2019. 🐶 Dog return-to-owner outcomes have declined each year since 2019, from a high of 21% of total intakes in 2019 to 18% in 2024. 🐶 Dog transfer outcomes have decreased three percentage points, from 16% of total intakes to 13% of total intakes in 2024. 🐶 Dog non-live outcomes decreased from 9% of total intakes in 2019 to 6% of total intakes in 2021, and have been increasing since 2021, reaching the highest level in 2024, with 11% of total intakes resulting in a non-live outcome. Watch the recording and/or download the slide deck below. ⬇️

Are you engaging all staff in your Return to Home (Owner) efforts? Osceola County Animal Services has been showing their team how important Return to Home is with daily emails since 2018.   OCAS Assistant Director Victoria Valledor explains how their website lost and found reports automatically go to staff email distribution lists for staff to review at convenient times throughout the time and compare to their in-shelter population. These staff emails have been a valuable tool at OCAS for keeping staff engaged in getting pets back with their families.   How do you keep Return to Home top of mind for your team of staff and volunteers? Check out other RTH tips in our Return to Home Playbook at the link in the comments.

Are you a dog person or a cat person? No matter your preference, there’s a furry friend waiting for you at the Farmington Regional Animal Shelter! Not ready to adopt? There are other ways you can make a difference in the life of a shelter animal. Read today’s blog article to learn about the shelter’s pet adoption process, foster program, essential services, and how you can make a positive impact on the lives of animals in your community. Read the full article at https://lnkd.in/gNf8SDHF, and help us spread the word by sharing this post. #PetAdoption #FosterAPet #FRAS

NATIONAL ADOPT A SHELTER PET DAY Each year, National Adopt a Shelter Pet Day on April 30th raises awareness for thousands of pets that are waiting for (and needing) adoption from the shelters. #AdoptAShelterPet Animal shelters require year-round assistance and adoption is a part of the process. Since animals come in daily, the shelters must work quickly to ensure the animal's health and well being. Only then can they be adopted into their forever home. The day also encourages you to visit a shelter near you and find your new fur baby. Visit with the shelter to consider all the needs the dog or cat requires for the long term. #RealEstateMiami #MiamiShoresRealEstate #RealEstateMiamiShores #MiamiShoresRealEstate #RealEstateSouthFlorida #MiamiShores #MiamiRealEstate #RealEstate #Realtor #houseexpert #househunting #home #RealEstateAgent #RealEstateBroker #RealEstateExpert #RealEstateForSale #Realty #Broker #HomeForSale #HouseForSale #PropertyForSale #HomeForSaleMiami #HomeForSaleSouthFlorida

Ever wondered about "capacity for care" in animal shelters? It's all about an organization's ability to house and care for pets properly with the resources available. Animal shelters can prioritize capacity for care by: 🐶 Reuniting lost pets with their families 😸 Helping families with resources needed to keep their pets 🐶 Placing pets in foster homes 😸 Ensuring quick and positive outcomes for pets But even shelters with the most consistent positive outcome programming can find themselves over capacity. Given the challenges of overcrowding and limited resources in many shelters, having a solid "At Capacity Action Plan" is essential. Check out our strategies for managing capacity challenges — download the free checklist: https://lnkd.in/gPrpv6a6 Interested in interested in learning more about the world of animal services? Join our Introduction to Animal Services course starting July 1st! Learn more: https://lnkd.in/g6nhzchG

Can you believe that we’ve passed the halfway mark for 2024 already? How is your shelter or rescue doing compared to the rest of the country? 🤔 Check out Shelter Animals Count's midyear report to learn how intakes, adoptions and other key metrics compare to previous years. 👇

“48% of (shelter) intake in the US were strays, and only 9% were returned to their owners” - those are heartbreaking stats. When a pet becomes lost, the best outcome is to get that animal back home, fast! The finder-to-foster program model works to do just this; keeping animals out of the shelter. And it’s had great success in the U.S.! Some shelters have doubled or even tripled return-to-home rates with the program, plus increased adoptions to boot. Jenifer Reed and Heather Kalman, who are with Human Animal Support Services at Austin Pets Alive! shared strategies with #ICAM2024 to successfully implement this type of program in your shelter. Watch Day 4 https://lnkd.in/eJAXzcFY 

World Spay Day is 27 Feb - do you know that spaying and neutering can reduce the incidence of common cat and dog cancers? Neutered or spayed pets are also less aggressive, do less urine marking, and roam & fight less. 1. Why Spaying and Neutering Matters: Failing to spay and neuter dogs and cats contributes to millions of unwanted animals living without shelter, food, or care. It also leads to overcrowded shelters - there simply are just too many animals looking for homes. Puppies and kittens are cute - but they cost money to look after. A female having a litter of 2 to 10 pups is a huge financial responsibility. A responsibility the owner often doesn't want and shifts over to a shelter. All of this means that animal organisations are taking even more financial strain. #JSPCA #worldsprayday

For reach and adoption!!