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WCRAS reports lower intake but more field calls, staffing strains; transfer agreement still pending
Summary
Washoe County Regional Animal Services reported decreases in animal intake for the quarter but a rise in field calls and bite investigations, cited staffing shortages that affect response times and reiterated that a transfer agreement with the Nevada Humane Society remains under revision.
Washoe County Regional Animal Services (WCRAS) told its advisory board on May 16 that animal intake fell in the third quarter of fiscal 2025 even as field service calls and bite investigations increased, and that staffing gaps are affecting coverage and response times.
Cheyenne Schul, director of WCRAS, said the department took in 635 cats in the quarter (a 17% decrease) and 1,298 dogs (a 5% decrease), and that dogs now leave the shelter on average in 7.4 days while cats average 5.6 days. "We welcome the decreases in animal intake," Schul said during the presentation of routine quarterly statistics.
Those declines came alongside several operational notes the board discussed. Field officers picked up 621 animals and reunited 271 of those in the field — about 44% — saving intake and care costs, Schul said. Of animals brought to the shelter by good Samaritans, 755 were logged and 237 (31%) were reunited after impound. WCRAS also reported that many transfers out of the shelter continue to go…
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