Monthly Report- October 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 October 2019.

The Multnomah County Animal Shelter (MCAS) accepted 811 animals in October 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

344

42%

Impound animals brought in by a field officer

325

40%

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

62

8%

Owner surrender

28

3%

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

20

2%

Return of adopted animal

26

3%

Other (Less than 1%)

6

1%

Total

811

100%

Animal Intakes by Animal Type

Animal Type

Count

Percent

Dogs

244

30%

Cats

194

24%

Kittens

174

21%

Rodents

111*

14%

Other mammals Examples: squirrels, rabbits

41

5%

Puppies

14

2%

Rabbits

12

1%

Birds (wildlife) Examples: pigeons, owls

8

1%

Other (less than 1% each)

13

2%

Total

811

100%

 

The Multnomah County Animal Shelter released 797 animals. The majority of these animals were adopted, transferred to another agency, or reclaimed. Dogs, kittens, and cats were the most commonly released animals.

Animal Releases by Outcome Type

Outcome Type

Count

Percent

Adopted

230

29%

Transferred to another agency

172

22%

Reclaimed/returned to owner

162

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.

150*

19%

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

62

8%

Other (less than 1% each)

21

3%

Total

797

100%

Animal Releases by Animal Type

Animal Type

Count

Percent

Dogs

235

29%

Kittens

194

24%

Cats

181

23%

Rodents

95*

12%

Other mammals Examples: squirrels, rabbits

42

5%

Rabbits

15

2%

Birds (wildlife) Examples: pigeons, owls

11

1%

Puppies

8

1%

Other (less than 1% each)

16

2%

Total

797

100%

*95 of the 150 animals euthanized this month were feeder mice that were found abandoned, and posed a significant health risk due to their condition.
 

Our field services officers responded to 730 calls

Field Officer Calls by Type

Call Type

Count

Percent

Stray Animal

164

22%

Dead Animal Pickup

154

21%

Suspected Cruelty / Neglect

108

15%

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

80

11%

Bite Investigation

59

8%

Injured Animal

50

7%

Abandoned Animal

23

3%

Loose Nuisance Animal

21

3%

Other (less than 2%)

71

10%

Total

730

100%

 

In addition, volunteers worked 8,319 hours - the equivalent of 48 full time staff members.

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