Monthly Report - November 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 November 2019.

The Multnomah County Animal Shelter (MCAS) accepted 497 animals in November 2019. The majority of intakes were stray and impounded animals. Dogs and cats 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	198	40%
Impound animals brought in by a field officer	185	37%
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	58	12%
Owner surrender	41	8%
Shelter offspring Animals born to animals while in care, usually kittens	7	1%
Return of adopted animal	7	1%
Emergency Boarding	1	0.2%
Total	497	100%

Animal Intakes by Animal Type

Animal Type	Count	Percent
Dogs	171	34%
Cats	153	31%
Kittens	67	13%
Other mammals Examples: squirrels, rabbits	33	7%
Puppies	19	4%
Guinea Pigs	18	4%
Rabbits	13	3%
Birds (wildlife) Examples: pigeons, owls	11	2%
Other (less than 1% each)	12	2%
Total	497	100%

The Multnomah County Animal Shelter released 603 animals. The majority of these animals were adopted, transferred to another agency, or reclaimed. Cats and dogs were the most commonly released animals.

Animal Releases by Outcome Type

Outcome Type	Count	Percent
Adopted	206	34%
Transferred to another agency	146	24%
Reclaimed/returned to owner	119	20%
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.	61	10%
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	58	10%
Other (less than 1% each)	13	2%
Total	603	100%

Animal Releases by Animal Type

Animal Type	Count	Percent
Cats	187	31%
Dogs	181	30%
Kittens	126	21%
Other mammals Examples: squirrels, rabbits	33	5%
Rabbits	22	4%
Puppies	20	3%
Birds (wildlife) Examples: pigeons, owls	11	2%
Guinea Pigs	11	2%
Other (less than 1% each)	12	2%
Total	603	69%

Our field services officers responded to 597 calls.

Field Officer Calls by Type

Call Type	Count	Percent
Dead Animal Pickup	131	22%
Stray Animal	116	19%
Suspected Cruelty / Neglect	84	14%
Loose aggressive animal Animals actively charging, attacking, or chasing people or animals	66	11%
Bite Investigation	60	10%
Loose Nuisance Animal	30	5%
Injured Animal	26	4%
Abandoned Animal	26	4%
Animal Placed in Protective Custody	13	2%
Service Call	13	2%
Other (less than 2%)	32	5%
Total	597	100%

In addition, volunteers worked 7,049 hours - the equivalent of 41 full time staff members.