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Shelter reports high intake and strong adoption numbers; dogs near capacity
Summary
Presenter told the committee the shelter processed hundreds of animals over the past months, reporting 343 dog intakes and 285 cat intakes for the November–January period, robust adoptions and that dogs were at about 98% capacity as of Monday.
The Chair convened the meeting and the Presenter reviewed recent shelter statistics, saying, “So the stats on the screen are for the last three months, November to January.” The Presenter reported 343 dog intakes and 285 cat intakes during that period and said stray intake accounted for the majority of the admissions.
The Presenter gave disposition totals for the same period, reporting 335 dogs and 298 cats left the shelter and citing 119 dog adoptions and 169 cat adoptions. The Presenter said dogs saw a larger share returned to owners than cats, and noted a substantial number of foster returns contributing to the intake picture.
“As of Monday, we were at 98% capacity on dogs,” the Presenter said, adding that feline numbers were low at the moment but that staff expected a large influx in the coming week. The Presenter also gave year‑to‑date totals reported in the meeting: about 1,600 animals processed through the shelter, 656 animals reunited with families, 741 pets placed in foster care and more than 1,000 adoptions since the prior reporting period.
The Presenter added operational context including more than 1,100 animal protection officer calls during the period and explained program abbreviations used in the slides (CCP = community cat program; OTC = owners who walk into the shelter and claim a pet). The Chair and Presenter noted the shelter’s high dog capacity as a near‑term operational concern and said staff are monitoring incoming feline intakes ahead of kitten season.
The committee took no formal action on these operational numbers during the meeting; the discussion was presented as informational.
