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West Valley Animal Services reports 351 Taylorsville impounds (Aug–Oct), large adoption events
Summary
West Valley Animal Services told the council the shelter impounded 351 animals from Taylorsville between August and October, reported low euthanasia rates and highlighted several high-volume adoption events aided by sponsors including BISSELL and Telemundo.
Melanie Bennett of West Valley Animal Services presented a quarterly report to the Taylorsville City Council covering shelter activity and outreach for August through October.
Bennett reported 351 animals from Taylorsville were impounded in that period. She said staff recorded 15 total euthanasias from the 351 animals—about 4% of that intake. The shelter reported strong adoption and rescue numbers during a series of events: the BISSELL Foundation-sponsored “empty the shelter” event, Telemundo-supported Clear the Shelters promotion, a Shelter Saturday that placed 54 animals in one day, and other mass-adoption efforts. Bennett said Clear the Shelters resulted in about 426 animals adopted or rescued during the campaign window; BISSELL-sponsored events produced 245 adoptions during one campaign period and additional adoptions in October.
Bennett emphasized volunteer support—she said about 52 volunteers helped at a large adoption day—and noted that at the time of her report the shelter held about 95 animals. She also described improvements in response times and records-handling and said the group was working on increasing licensing and park-tag compliance.
Ending: Bennett thanked staff and volunteers; council members commended the shelter’s work and the city moved on to the next agenda item.
