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Brandywine SPCA reports high lifesaving rates and ramped services since taking DC animal-control contract
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Summary
Brandywine Valley SPCA told the Committee on Health it has maintained a lifesaving standard (90%+ live-release) in the District since January, delivered thousands of vaccinations and surgeries, and expanded TNR and microchip programs while case volume and call response have risen.
Brandywine Valley SPCA, the District's contracted animal-control partner, updated the Committee on Health on operations since assuming DC animal control services earlier this year.
Aaron Johnson, Brandywine's chief operating officer for DC operations, said the organization has established and maintained a lifesaving standard (a 90 percent-or-higher live-release rate) and reported a 93 percent lifesaving rate across January'May. He gave program metrics: 1,886 standard surgeries for shelter and privately owned pets, 7,430 vaccinations, and 443 community cats treated through a trap-neuter-return program during February'May. The contractor said it received 16,474 animal-control calls and responded to 6,365 cases in that timeframe.
Brandywine highlighted community-engagement initiatives including free microchips, volunteer and foster programs, and training staff in the Dogs Playing for Life program to improve dogs' socialization and adoptability. The organization said it will expand capacity further once the DC Village location is fully completed later in the summer.
Ending: The Committee recorded the update and welcomed the expanded services; members said they would track completion of the DC Village site and community-facing programs as the contractor scales operations.
