March 2024 Monthly Report

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

Summary

The March 2024 monthly report includes return to owner (RTO) rates for found animals, average length of stay (LOS), and 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	212	21	107	11	10	14	375
Owner Surrenders	45	9	11	2	0	4	71
All Other Intakes	4	9	2	0	1	0	16
Total Live Intake	261	39	120	13	11	18	462

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	270	37	551	47	44	949
Spay & Neuter Surgeries	25	10	31	2	10	78
Medications Administered	43	2	37	0	0	82
Tests & Diagnostics	8	1	2	5	0	16
Vaccinations	146	36	309	47	14	552
Other Vet Treatments	154	59	576	113	18	920
Total Services	646	145	1,506	214	86	2,597

Fostered Animals

The majority of animals in foster care were cats, dogs, kittens, 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 72 foster volunteers for your lifesaving service.

Animal type	Entered care	Previously in care	Total in foster care	Returned from care
Cats	7	31	38	21
Kittens	7	14	21	17
Dogs	16	15	31	25
Puppies	9	6	15	15
Other	1	4	5	4
Total	40	70	110	82

Animal Outcomes

Length of Stay (LOS)	Dog	Puppy	Cat	Kitten	Overall
Average Days	12	9	53	42	22

Return to Owner (RTO)*	Dog	Puppy	Cat	Kitten	Other	Total
Stray (No ID)	41%	16%	7%	0%	0%	25%
Stray (With ID)	54%	50%	35%	n/a	n/a	49%
Average RTO Rate	46%	19%	14%	0%	0%	32%

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

Live Release Rate (Live Outcomes / Total Outcomes)*

Dog	Puppy	Cat	Kitten	Wildlife	Other	Domestic Total	Total
91.3%	100.0%	82.7%	100.0%	25.0%	95.7%	90.7%	89.1%

212 or 42.8% of animals were adopted.

126 or 25.5% 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.

101 or 20.4% of animals were transferred to another agency.

50 or 10.1% of animals were humanely euthanized, including cases of injured wildlife, injured or severely sick cats and kittens, and other domestic animals for medical reasons, 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. There is decreased intake volume for cats, and an increased percentage of medically-recommended euthanasia for adult cats due to these intake conditions.

2 cats, or 0.4% of animals were returned to field at the location where they were found. 2 animals or 0.4% of animals died in care, including 1 cat, and 1 bird. 2 dogs, or 0.4% of animals were lost in care (escaped).

Outcome Type	Dog	Puppy	Cat	Kitten	Wildlife	Other	Total
Adopted	128	17	46	13	0	8	212
Reclaimed/returned to owner	105	4	17	0	0	0	126
Transferred to another agency	31	20	26	7	3	14	101
Euthanized	23	0	18	0	9	0	50
Return to field	0	0	2	0	0	0	2
Unassisted death	0	0	1	0	0	1	2
Other outcomes	2	0	0	0	0	0	2
Total	289	41	110	20	12	23	495

Transfers

MCAS transferred 101 or 20.4% of shelter animals to other shelters and rescues. Thank you to our community partners for your lifesaving work.

Oregon Humane Society
Cat Adoption Team
Stumptown Strays
Theresa's Country Feed And Pet Supply
Furfriends Animal Rescue, Inc
Sos Lost Pet Rescue Nw, Inc
Pets On Broadway
Harmony New Beginnings Animal Rescue
Fur Love Haven
Family Dogs New Life Shelter
Bird Alliance Of Oregon
Pacific Pug Rescue
Pacific Coast K9
Oregon Department Of Fish And Wildlife
Katharine Brownlie
Humane Society Of Southwest Washington
House Of Dreams
Hiss & Hers Herp Hobbies
Cavalier Rescue
Cat Alliance Team Sanctuary
Bulldog Haven NW
My Way Home Dog Rescue
Australian Shepherds Furever

Volunteers

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

Volunteer Roles	Volunteers	FTE	Hours
Cats	8	0.52	89
Cleaning	24	0.49	85
Dogs	43	3.01	521
Events	0	0.00	0
Foster Animals	72	20.13	3,489
Info Desk	7	0.70	121
Laundry	17	0.72	124
Transport	2	0.08	13
Other (Office, surgery, reserve officer, etc.)	2	0.20	43
Total*	158	25.89	4,486

*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	293,716
Lost & Found Pets	58,037
Home Page Visits	27,853
Licensing Resources	21,946
News & Updates	13,779
Low-Cost Services	5,456
Kitten Resources	226
Field Services	4,708
Volunteering	1,594
Other Pages	53,630
Total	480,945

Field Services

Field Services officers responded to 635 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
Cruelty Neglect	93	15%
Loose Aggressive	87	14%
Stray Holding	65	10%
Bite Investigation - Dog	62	10%
Dead	55	9%
Protective Custody	53	8%
Injured	33	5%
Wildlife	28	4%
Loose Nuisance	27	4%
Abandoned	21	3%
Stray Confined	20	3%
Other	91	14%
Total	635	100%