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JASCOM: shelter intake still elevated; cats and 'other' animals driving increases
Summary
Staff reported year-to-date intake through Oct. 31 exceeded last year by several hundred animals, with over 1,700 cats (about 500 more than last year), increases in field calls, and a large 'other' category spike tied to a single large cruelty/cockfighting seizure.
Joint Animal Services staff told commissioners on Nov. 10 that shelter intake remains elevated compared with last year and that positive outcomes (adoptions and transfers) have also increased.
Executive Director Sarah Hawk reported the shelter had taken in more than 1,700 cats year-to-date — roughly 500 more than at the same point last year — and said overall intake had already exceeded the entirety of last year by several hundred animals. Hawk…
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