Animal Care & Control of NYC Board Meeting January 23, 2015 - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Board Meeting January 23, 2015 Animal Care & Control of NYC Board Meeting January 23, 2015

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Outcomes – 2014 Cats & Dogs Outcomes: ¡31,581 ¡ (includes ¡owner ¡requested ¡ euthanasia) ¡ Public ¡ Adop6on ¡ 6,184 ¡ Return ¡to ¡Owner/ Colony ¡ ¡1,685 ¡ New ¡Hope ¡ 15,369 ¡ Owner ¡Requested ¡ New ¡Hope ¡ Euthanasia ¡1,376 ¡ 10 ¡AC&C ¡Staff ¡ DOA ¡1,241 ¡ 285 ¡New ¡Hope ¡Partners ¡ 27 ¡New ¡Hope ¡Partners ¡ In ¡Shelter ¡Death ¡ 255 ¡ added ¡in ¡2014 ¡ Euthanasia ¡5,471 ¡

2014 Highlights Development • $1.5 Million raised Launch of Admissions Department • 367 prevented from entering shelter • HeARTspeak training for photos at intake Animal Neglect Prevention Program • Hotline set-up in partnership with SI DA and VCA Mobile Adoption Center • Grant from FENWICK KEATS and ASPCA • 411 total: 260 Cats/151 Dogs Behavior Enrichment Program • Dog playgroups

Department Highlight Behavior Enrichment Department “Dogs Playing for Life” Program • ! Began in September with grant from Best Friends • ! 9 days of intense hands-on training with staff/volunteers Immediate Benefits • ! Increased exercise/social time for all dogs • ! Maximize staff time (cleaning and behavior) • ! Improved kennel presentation (calmer/less barking) • ! Improved quality of life lessens stress (less illness) • ! Better match making (more detailed evaluations for adopters/New Hope Partners) • ! Enjoyable and uplifting for staff/volunteers

Department Highlight Behavior Enrichment Department Organization Changes • Increased focus on behavior and training o 24 full-time staff (Behavior & Enrichment, SAFER teams, Playgroup specific teams) • Evaluations include daily playgroup interactions so progress can be noted • Behavior no longer based on single-interaction (SAFER)

Department Highlight Behavior Enrichment Department Individual Animal Changes • On an average day 50-60 dogs participate in playgroups • Animals improving and coming out of their shells with the help of other dogs in playgroups

Asilomar Accords Their mission: To work together to save the lives of all healthy and treatable companion animals Community uses standard definitions of: � Healthy • ! � Treatable (Rehabilitatable) • ! � � Treatable (Manageable) • ! � Unhealthy & Untreatable • ! Live Release Rate � A Measurement Tool • ! � Track progress of individual shelters and communities • !

Monthly Live Release Rate Dogs

Monthly Live Release Rate Cats