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Washoe County animal services reports lower intake, higher microchip rates; euthanasia and reunification figures detailed
Summary
Director Cheyenne Shull reported quarter‑1 fiscal‑year‑26 intake and outcome data for Washoe County Regional Animal Services, including lower total intake compared with the previous four years, higher microchipping rates, 56 dog and 41 cat euthanasias, and a field reunification program that returned 280 animals to owners without shelter intake.
Washoe County Regional Animal Services Director Cheyenne Shull presented the agency's quarter‑1 fiscal‑year‑26 intake and outcome statistics, telling the advisory board the shelter saw its lowest total number of animals for the same quarter across the last four fiscal years.
Shull said the agency remains primarily a government “lost and found” shelter and clarified, “we do not have an adoption program.” She described the county's transfer partnership with the Nevada Humane Society and the resulting operational changes that followed a 2024 agreement on transfer percentages.
The data Shull presented show…
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