VB Animal Care & Adoption Center & VB Animal Enforcement Team Accomplishments

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1 VB Animal Care & Adptin Center & VB Animal Enfrcement Team 2014 Accmplishments

2 Backgrund In December 2011 the Animal Care and Adptin Center and Animal Enfrcement Team transitined t a new state f the art facility lcated n Birdneck Rad. The new physical space immediately imprved cnditins bth pertaining t the wrking climate as well as fr the quality f husing fr sheltered animals. In additin t the physical changes that were immediately bvius, many peratinal changes and initiatives ccurred and have since cntinued t imprve the lives f shelter animals, prmte awareness, impact release rates/adptin rates, and t carve a psitive niche in the cmmunity fr the Animal Care and Adptin Center. The Animal Enfrcement Team has cntinued t prvide the cmmunity with excellent respnse t its animal-related needs. Tgether, bth entities wrk t prvide the City f Virginia Beach hlistic animal services.

3 Adptin Statistics Adptin Rates: Adptin Rates have been n the rise ver the last few years. Here is where we have been and where we are nw Year t Date Ttals INTAKE RTO ADOPTED TRNSFER* TRNSFER EUTH EUTH ADPTION SPCA AGG/ILL* OTHER RATE DOGS % CATS % OTHER % 2013 Year t Date Ttals INTAKE RTO ADOPTED TRNSFER* TRNSFER EUTH EUTH ADPTION SPCA AGG/ILL* OTHER RATE DOGS % CATS % OTHER % 2014 Year t Date Ttals INTAKE RTO ADOPTED TRNSFER* TRNSFER EUTH EUTH ADPTION SPCA AGG/ILL* OTHER RATE DOGS % CATS % OTHER % What d the numbers mean? This tells us hw successful we have been adpting ut animals that are able t be adpted. Able meaning animals whse wners have nt reclaimed, that have nt been transferred t ther facilities and wh are medically and behavirally apprpriate t send back int the cmmunity. **Adptin rate is based n the fllwing frmula: Ttal numbers f animals by categry (dgs and cats) reduced by the number f animals returned t their wner r turned ver t ther rescue agencies reduced by the number f animals determined t be nn-adptable.** Frmula des nt accunt fr animals still n-site thus with n final dispsitin.

4 Live Release Rate (LRR) Statistics 2012 INTAKE RTO ADOPTED TRNSFERRED EUTH LRR DOGS % CATS % OTHER % ALL SPECIES % 2013 INTAKE RTO ADOPTED TRNSFERRED EUTH LRR DOGS % CATS % OTHER % ALL SPECIES % 2014 INTAKE RTO ADOPTED TRNSFERRED EUTH LRR DOGS % CATS % OTHER % ALL SPECIES % What exactly des d the numbers mean? This is the percentage f animals that we were successful in re-placing back int the cmmunity The LRR is calculated by dividing ttal live utcmes (adptins, utging transfers, return t wner/guardian) by ttal utcmes (ttal live utcmes plus euthanasia nt including wner/guardian requested euthanasia which were Unhealthy & Untreatable r died/lst in shelter/care).

5 At what pint is a shelter cnsidered n-kill Accrding t the N-Kill Advcacy Center a Save Rate (Live Release Rate-LRR) f 90% is cnsidered N-Kill. If yu lk at ur LRR fr K9s fr 2014 yu will see we are at 91% (secnd cnsecutive year at abve the 90% threshld) and fr cats we are at 57% (11% increase ver 2013). We still have plenty f wrk t d, thugh we are well n ur way with a 77% LRR verall!

6 The term N-Kill Means different things t different peple/rganizatins. At VBACAC we believe that this term, thugh becming mre frequently utilized in the sheltering cmmunity, is distasteful and incngruent with ur rganizatinal missin. There are times when humane euthanasia is apprpriate and it is ur jb t ensure that animals in ur care have quality f life and that the safety f ur cmmunity remains paramunt in ur decisin-making. The term kill in any cntext implies an actin ther than lawful, humane, cmpassinate euthanasia, thus this is a term that we at VBACAC d nt embrace. HOWEVER VBACAC is and will always remain an pen-admissin shelter and it is ur gal t maximize Live Release (LR) and wrk t ur fullest ptential in a respnsible manner s as t preserve quality f life. It is ur gal t imprve with each passing year and believe that we can and will reach a 90% r greater LRR fr each species.

7 2014 Initiatives t Increase Quality Live Release Cntinued expansin f fster prgram (87 parents in 2013 t 100 in 2014) Enhanced efficiency f fster prgram (Animal were in/ut fster care 738 times in 2014) Cntinued use/cntact f rescue rganizatins (15% increase in use f rescues ver 2013) Cntinue t utilize a Special Events Team t increase f marketing and scial netwrking f scheduled events; new this year Special Events planning training ffered by Beach Events Secnd year f ur Barn Cat Prgram t place cats, that wuld be inapprpriate fr in-hme living, int an envirnment where they can be successful saw a 100% increase in barn cat adptins (10 adptins in 2013, 20 in 2014) Cntinued use/partnership with adult and yuth vlunteers t assist with animal enrichment, scializatin, and custmer service (vlunteer stats are up ver 2013 see slide 9) Cntinued staff expectatin/accuntability f ZERO valid custmer service cmplaints Cntinued adptin fllw-up phne calls/assistance with any identified behaviral issues (apprximately 2600 calls) Rutine training classes ffered t vlunteers: 12 curse titles with apprximately 800 vlunteer training hurs prvided (vlunteer rientatin, caretaking, K-9 handling basic and advanced, adptin cunseling, adptin fllw-up, custmer service, feline handling 2 curses, greeter/shelter guide, grming, pet prtal) Apprximately 40 speaking engagements and shelter turs prvided t varius grups thrughut 2014 Arrwhead Elementary Kempsriver Wmen s Club Atria Assisted Living Citizens Plice Academy/Senir Citizens Plice Academy 4 Girl Scut Turs

8 Quality f Life Imprvements Within the Shelter envirnment Increased enrichment f felines; additin f interactive items Enhancement f vlunteer training t include basic and intermediate/advanced skills fr canine handling. Implementatin f pd captains and daily schedule/tasks lists fr each canine animal pd Strive (via staff and vlunteers) t reach gal f ensuring that every dg hused in adptin and transitin gets utside time every day. Increased marketing f fstered animals and f felines and small cmpanin animals.

Vlunteerism: Its n the rise Statistics: # f Vlunteers Yuth 50 2012 2013 2014 Adult 291 Yuth 113 Adult 348 Yuth 179 Adult 353 Service Hurs 1665 22,681 3246 28,556 3920 31,446 Jb Opprtunities fr

9 Vlunteerism: Its n the rise Statistics: # f Vlunteers Yuth Adult 291 Yuth 113 Adult 348 Yuth 179 Adult 353 Service Hurs , , ,446 Jb Opprtunities fr Vlunteers have been expanded and will cntinue t expand. A healthy vlunteer prgram is essential fr the shelter t prgress and achieve success. Here are the ways that vlunteers help us achieve ur gals: Cat Rm Ambassadr Newsletter Editr Calltaker Tag Flipper Newsletter Team member Pet Prtal Dg Walker Adptin Fllw-up Yuth Mentr Grming Vlunteer Crdinatr Special Event Team Dg training/agility Adptin Cunselr Member Caretaking Fster Parent Emergency Pet Sheltering Off-site/On-site special events Transprter Team Member Small Animal Cmpanin Vet Assistant Team Leader (varius) Petsmart Vlunteer Prfessinal Vet Services Greeter/Shelter Guide Pd Captain

10 Staffing Current Needs Subsequent t ur cntinual wrklad assessments, and supprted by an audit perfrmed by the City Auditr s ffice, we have requested additinal clerk and caretaker psitins fr FY 15/16. We will knw the status f the requests after the budget is finalized in May 2015.

11 Impacts n the City, Department, Cmmunity Recgnizing ur gd frtune, we cntinue t strive t give back by cnsidering what psitive impacts we can make tward the City s gals, the Department s gals as well as ur cmmunity. Ways that we strive t achieve this include: Cntinuing t serve veterinary needs f Plice K9 and Munted Patrl t ffset their csts Prviding pprtunities fr jb skill training t cmmunity s yuth Prviding pprtunities fr jb skills training and/r enriching activities fr special needs grups/individuals. Prviding cmmunity service pprtunities fr multitude f diverse grups (i.e. church grups/civic grups) Assistance t ther City Depts fr placement f Light Duty persnnel, as apprpriate Offer curt rdered cmmunity service pprtunities Partnership with VA Aquarium - sharps dispsal, vlunteer and staff recgnitin, veterinary equipment and staff, emergency sheltering

12 Outreach Initiatives in 2014 Skills Quest - Training and Supprt thrugh vlunteerism at shelter Expanded t tw teams Wrk Experience Prgram - SECEP & Landstwn High Jb skills Expanded hurs t tw teams, n 5 days per week Yung Marines (maintenance and adptin f path behind bldg) Brwnie trp/girl Scuts/By scuts and Eagle prjects (turs, dnatins, special age apprpriate wrk prjects); partnership with Girl Scuts fr rutine utreach/service prjects f all lcal trps Spartan Prgram (Summer Wrk Experience thrugh Yuth Opprtunities Office) Educating the public, via varius venues, n Emergency Pet Sheltering (schls, civic grups, businesses) Numerus speaking engagements at area schls (varius tpics) Cntinued Partner in Educatin with Arrwhead Elementary 4th year participatin in the Animal Cntrl Unit Advisry Bard Cntinued use f fd bank partnership with Sutheastern Fd Bank f Hamptn Rads Apprximately 4000 punds dnated Atria Assisted Living residents shelter visits and treat delivery

13 Hw are we ding cmpared t pen-admissin/city r City-cntracted shelters in the regin? 2013 INTAKE RTO ADOPTED TRNSFERRED EUTH LRR Chesapeake Animal Cntrl DOGS % CATS % OTHER % ALL SPECIES % 2013 INTAKE RTO ADOPTED TRNSFER EUTH LRR Prtsmuth Humane 2013 INTAKE RTO ADOPTED TRNSFER EUTH LRR DOGS % CATS % OTHER % ALL SPECIES % Peninsula SPCA 2013 INTAKE RTO ADOPTED TRNSFER EUTH LRR DOGS % CATS % OTHER ALL SPECIES % DOGS % CATS % OTHER % ALL SPECIES % Nrflk Animal Care & Adptin Center 2013 INTAKE RTO ADOPTED TRNSFER EUTH LRR DOGS % CATS % OTHER % ALL SPECIES % Data gleaned frm VDACS website nline State reprting

14 Lst and Fund What are we ding t ensure that animals are reunited with wners as quickly as pssible? We cntinue t taking pictures f dgs that were impunded at the shelter and wh had nt been reclaimed within the first hurs by their wners. Pictures are psted n Virginia Lst and Fund Facebk page. Additinally, infrmatin n what t d if a pet ges missing is peridically psted n Craigs List and Facebk. Cntinue t psting lst felines n Virginia Lst and Fund Cats, Facebk. We cntinue t accept lst infrmatinal flyers (bth electrnic and paper frms) frm the public and we pst them n ur lbby bulletin bard. Staff attempts t make matches thugh wners are encuraged t cme t the shelter fr 100% certainty f their animal s status.

15 2014 Shelter Events (nt all-inclusive) January: Fabulus Fster Weekend ; Marketing f animals in fster prgram February : Grundhg Day Event; Special adptin pricing based n if grundhg saw shadw r nt March : Saint Pitties and Paws Day Adpters can spin the lucky wheel f frtune fr adptin discunts. April: April Shwers Spring Fling Spin the SPRING wheel fr adptins May: Cinc de Mew all cats are $5, spin the adptin wheel fr dg discunts. June: Alumni Weekend Previus adpters may adpt at ½ ff, all thers can spin the adptin wheel fr discunts. July : Independence Day Weekend $17.76 adptins fr all animals that came in frm January until June All thers can spin the wheel fr discunts. August: Cl Cats, Ht Dgs and Happy Hamsters! spin the adptin wheel fr discunts. September: Snakes and Such all extics are BOGO, spin prize wheel fr ther adptin specials fr nnextics. Octber 2014: Pittie Awareness Mnth all bully breed dgs will be ½ ff all mnth. Nvember: Veterans Day Event: All active duty and retired military with ID can adpt all weekend ½ ff. Spin prize wheel fr nn-military. December: Winter Blast : ½ ff adptins. ½ ff fster adptins every last weekend f each mnth. ½ ff adptins if peple adpt during their birthday mnth. Senir citizens discunts every Wednesday. Off-site events included: Neptune Festival, Hamptn Bay Days, K9 Carnival, VBSPCA spnsred Reginal Adptin Event at Pririty Autmtive Supercenter, Hunt Club Farms Adptin Event, Tractr Supply Adptin Events, PetSmart Adptin Events, Pet Exp, Virginia Beach Library Birthday Bash, Mega Match a thn spnsred by VBSPCA, Equikids Charity Run

16 Hw can yu help? Jin ur Vlunteer Team Becme a Yuth Mentr Becme a Fster Parent Team up with a reputable rescue rganizatin and wrk with ACAC t transfer animals Spread the gd wrd abut ur missin, gals, and gd wrk Advcate in the cmmunity the benefits f adpting frm a shelter Share psitive adptin and reclaim stries n scial media utlets abut ACAC Learn abut ur prgrams and initiatives and jump abard and t assist Attend Animal Cntrl Advisry Bard meetings Are yu already an emplyee and yu want t help in a way ther than yur typical jb duties? Take the time t learn ur prtcls; then use spare time t scialize with an animal, ask shelter emplyees what they culd use help with in the mment, interact as an advcate n Facebk and Yu tube fr ACAC and the entire Animal Cntrl Unit, and find matches between lst animals psted n Craig's List and Virginia Lst and Fund with thse in the shelter. Are yu part f r knw f a civic rganizatin that is lking t d a special prject? We are a dynamic and ever-evlving shelter and there is always wrk t be dne! We pride urselves n welcming diverse grups and individuals and believe that there is smething valuable fr persns f all abilities t ffer in ur shelter envirnment and we strive t create pprtunities fr everyne.

17 ACAC Future Cntinue ur strive tward maximum live release fr all species. It is ur gal t see a statistical imprvement each successive year Cntinue t imprve and enhanced custmer service Increase educatinal pprtunities t the public Cntinue t imprve marketing f animals in fster, increase use f fster parents and decrease time between fster and final placement Increase fster parents t 200+ active parents Increase land use behind shelter as a cmmunity resurce and enhanced shelter awareness Cntinue t request increased staffing Jb reassessment f sme existing jb descriptins Repair f sme flring issues thrughut kennel Installatin f shade sails/canpies fr shade cverage in utdr play areas Cntinue t expand rutine training fr staff and vlunteers Purchase/replacement f beds that are elevated ff flr in dg runs Installatin f utdr water surce near dg run area

18 Animal Enfrcement Team 2014 Statistics

19 Calls fr service Bite Reprts/Animal Expsure Dg Bites Cat Bites Other Animal Bites Expsure reprts resulting frm Calls fr Service Cat/ Cat Cat/ Wildlife Dg/ Cat Dg/ Dg Dg/ Wildlife Wildlife/ Human Cat/ Human Dg/ Human Other Animal/ Human

20 Humane Animal Traps Effective July 1, 2013 a new trapping plicy was implemented: Animal Cntrl Officers respnd t pick up n mre than 6 healthy wildlife animals frm an address. Once a resident reaches 6 healthy trapped wildlife animals, they are referred t exercise ther ptins fr dealing with wildlife. Animal Cntrl Officers cntinue t respnd t all sick and/r injured wildlife calls fr service Since the implementatin f the plicy, trapping calls fr service are as fllws: live animals in traps 1074 empty traps

21 Enfrcement Team Actins Summnses (written and magistrate) Ttal 1,338 Animal cruelty r inadequate care ( r ) 77 Actin Agreements 26 7 cases resulted in defendants rights t wn animals being restricted Animals impunded/picked-up by Animal Cntrl Officers 10,287 Animal Cruelty Calls fr Service 1,945 Dangerus Dg Charges btained fr Dangerus Dg hearings 31 Active Dangerus Dgs in the City as f

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