Animal control officer reports Oct.–Nov. shelter statistics: adoptions exceed intake

The animal control officer presented a brief operations report covering October and November activity at the shelter, including intake and outcome numbers and community events.

"For this, it's just gonna be through October and November of this year. Our intakes, we had 15 owner [surrenders] and we had 35 strays come in... a total of 55," the Animal Control Officer reported. The officer said the shelter completed 24 adoptions, performed seven humane euthanasias (six for medical reasons, one for behavior), returned 11 animals to owners, transferred 12 animals to the North Texas Humane Society and completed one wildlife release. The officer also said they conducted a TCAP event that saw 89 animals served in two hours and that turnout suggests running the event again in spring and fall next year.

At the end of November the shelter had 17 animals in care (11 available for adoption and six on hold). The board asked follow-up questions about foster-to-adopt procedures and the partnership with the North Texas Humane Society for transfers when the shelter reaches capacity.