Animal Shelter Oversight Committee Meeting

City of Norman Animal Welfare Oversight Committee Norman Public Library Central Pioneer Room 103 West Acres Street Monday, January 13, 2020 6:00 p.m. It is the policy of the City of Norman that no person or groups of persons shall on the grounds of race, color, sex, religion, national origin, place of birth, age, familial status, disability, retaliation, or genetic information, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or otherwise subjected to discrimination in employment activities or in all programs, services, or activities administered by the City, its recipients, subrecipients, and contractors. In the event of any comments, complaints, modifications, accommodations, alternative formats, and auxiliary aides and services regarding accessibility or inclusion, please contact the ADA Technician at 405-366-5424, Relay Service: 711. To better serve you, five (5) business days’ advance notice is preferred. I. Call to Order and Roll Call…………………………..................… Mark Howery / Rebecca Bean II. Discussion & Approval of the November Minutes.......................... Mark Howery / Rebecca Bean Action needed: motion to approve or reject minutes Action Taken: _____________________________ III. Monthly Statistics, Division Updates ...........................................................… Mark Bechtel Previous Business Updates: - Current Status of the NAWC HVAC system - Staff Updates - Current Status of the PetSmart Partnership - NAWC Disaster plan update - Annual Statistics Action needed: Acknowledge Presentations IV. Overview of the Dogs Playing for Life Seminar ………................................... Mark Bechtel Action Needed: Acknowledge Presentation V. Overveiw of Current Return to Field Activities………………………..……...... Mark Bechtel Action Needed: Acknowledge Presentation VI. Future Events and AWOC Assistance……………………….….Mark Howery / Rebecca Bean Action Needed: Discussion VII. Call for Agenda Items for Next Meeting..................................... Mark Howery / Rebecca Bean VIII. Miscellaneous Comments....................................................... Mark Howery / Rebecca Bean IX. Adjournment……………………………………..........................Mark Howery / Rebecca Bean Action needed: Motion to adjourn meeting Action Taken: ________________________________  Animal Welfare Oversight Committee November 18th, 2019 The Norman Animal Welfare Oversight Committee of the City of Norman, Cleveland County, State of Oklahoma, met in the Multi‐Purpose room on the 18th day of November, 2019 at 6:00PM. The notice and agenda of the meeting were posted at the Norman Animal Welfare Center on 3428 South Jenkins on the 15th of November, 2019. The meeting was also posted on the City of Norman website at www.normanok.gov. I. Call to Order Co‐Chairperson Mark Howery called the meeting to order at 6:00PM. II. Roll Call MEMBERS PRESENT: Co‐Chairperson Mark Howery Councilman Bill Scanlon Kim Fairbanks Sandy Moore‐Furneaux Kristy Wicker MEMBERS ABSENT: Co‐Chairperson Rebecca Bean David Biles, D.V.M. III. Discussion and Approval of the October Minutes  A motion to approve the minutes was made by Sandy Moore‐Furneaux. Kim Fairbanks seconded. The motion passed. IV. Monthly Statistics Mark Bechtel presented the monthly statistics. He mentioned that the owner surrender list was at 114 animals and that staff continue to work on bringing those animals into the shelter. There was a 24% increase in adoptions from last October and there were 42 animals transferred out to rescue in October. Regarding staffing there are two animal welfare techs who are in the process of being hired. One is already a city employee and just needs to transfer divisions; the other person is in the background check phase. Mark Bechtel spoke about the animal welfare donation accounts. There is a $6,117 account, a $22,220 account and a $126,138 account balance for a total of $154,476. There has been a bid submitted for the HVAC repair. Initially there was a plan to fix a couple units every fiscal year going forward, but after inspecting the system, it became clear there is an urgent need to replace all the units considering their bad shape. Hopefully this can be accomplished before summer hits as the AC units are unrepairable. There was a three‐day adoption event the 24th‐26th of October and 85 animals were adopted out. Six animals were returned during that period of time. The Dogs Playing for Life Seminar is set for December 5th and 6th. The shelter will be closed both days so that staff can attend training. This program will show staff how to form play groups with dogs. This is a free event for the shelter because of a grant submitted by Ashley Battiest. V. Previous Business Mark Bechtel has reached out to PetSmart to be more involved going forward with adoption events and sending shelter cats to PetSmart to be adopted. Trey Amrein talked about the disaster plan that is in place for our shelter. Trey spoke about the places in the city that are in agreement to place animals depending on the areas that are affected by the disaster and the lessons learned from the Moore tornado. There was a discussion about outside help and coordinating MOU’s in advance. VI. Microchipping Animals in the Field  Norman Animal Welfare Monthly Statistical Report December 2019 IN SHELTER ANIMAL COUNTS 2018 2019 Comparisons Canine Feline Total Canine Feline Total Difference Percent Beginning 68 91 159 46 50 96 (63) -40% Ending 50 66 116 51 51 102 (14) -12% ANIMAL INTAKES 2018 2019 Comparisons Canine Feline Total Canine Feline Total Difference Percent Stray at Large 93 54 147 121 59 180 33 22% Owner Relinquish 12 22 34 39 34 73 39 115% Owner Intended Euth 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 #DIV/0! Transfer In 1 0 1 0 0 0 (1) -100% Other Intakes* 3 0 3 4 0 4 1 33% Returned Animal 8 3 11 7 11 18 7 64% TOTAL LIVE INTAKES 117 79 196 171 104 275 79 40% *Confiscate, Protective Custody, Born in Shelter, and all other infrequent entries OTHER STATISTICS Comparisons 2018 Total 2019 Total Difference Percent Wildlife Collected (DOA) 1 1 5 5 4 400% Dog Collected (DOA) 1 1 1 1 0 0% Cat Collected (DOA) 2 2 4 4 2 100% Wildlife Transferred 0 0 0 0 0 #DIV/0! Intake Horses 0 0 0 0 0 #DIV/0! Intake Cows 0 0 0 0 0 #DIV/0! Intake Goats 1 1 5 5 4 400% Intake Sheep 0 0 0 0 0 #DIV/0! Intake Rabbits 0 0 0 0 0 #DIV/0! Intake Pigs 0 0 0 0 0 #DIV/0! Intake Other 1 1 3 3 2 200% TOTAL OTHER ITEMS 6 6 18 18 12 200% LENGTH OF STAY (DAYS) 2018 2019 Dog 13.7 8 Puppy 7 6.8 Cat 17.5 10.6 Kitten 23.1 7.4 OWNER SURRENDER PENDING INTAKE Canine Feline Other Total Animals 44 3 0 47  Norman Animal Welfare Monthly Statistical Report December 2019 LIVE ANIMAL OUTCOMES 2018 2019 Comparisons Canine Feline Total Canine Feline Total Difference Percent Adoption 59 80 139 75 81 156 17 12% Return To Owner 51 0 51 65 5 70 19 37% Transferred Out 20 17 37 17 4 21 (16) -43% Returned in Field 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 #DIV/0! Other Outcome 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 #DIV/0! TOTAL LIVE OUTCOMES 130 97 227 157 90 247 20 9% OTHER ANIMAL OUTCOMES 2018 2019 Comparisons Canine Feline Total Canine Feline Total Difference Percent Died in Care 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 #DIV/0! Lost in Care 0 1 1 0 0 0 (1) -100% Shelter Euth 6 5 11 2 2 4 (7) -64% Owner Intended Euth 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 #DIV/0! TOTAL OTHER OUTCOMES 6 6 12 2 2 4 (8) -67% TOTAL OUTCOMES 2018 2019 Comparisons Canine Feline Total Canine Feline Total Difference Percent Total Live Outcomes 130 97 227 157 90 247 20 9% Total Other Outcomes 6 6 12 2 2 4 (8) -67% TOTAL OUTCOMES 136 103 239 159 92 251 12 5% SHELTER EUTHANASIA DATA Canine Feline Other Total Percentage Medical - Sick 0 2 0 2 50% Medical - Injured 0 0 0 0 0% Behavior - Aggressive 2 0 0 2 50% Behavior - Other 0 0 0 0 0% TOTAL EUTHANASIA 2 2 0 4 MONTHLY LIVE RELEASE RATE 2018 2019 95.0% 98.4% Live Outcomes / (Total Outcomes - Owner Int Euth)  Monthly Service By Assignment October 2019 to December 2019 Norman Animal Welfare Volunteers (ALL) Oct 2019 Nov 2019 Dec 2019 Total Place Assignment Hours Hours Hours Hours Norman Animal Welfare Center Groomer 0:00 0:00 0:00 0:00 NAWC-Bather / Groomer 0:00 2:00 0:00 2:00 NAWC-Beautification Volunteer 0:00 0:00 0:00 0:00 NAWC-Cat Socializer 103:08 113:36 78:40 295:24 NAWC-Community Outreach Volunteer 0:00 1:30 0:23 1:53 NAWC-Dog Handler 146:38 128:14 89:30 364:22 NAWC-Foster Program 17:00 26:00 29:00 72:00 NAWC-Laundry 1:17 6:13 4:58 12:28 NAWC-Lobby Greeter 21:28 37:38 45:51 104:57 NAWC-Orientation 34:30 15:00 9:00 58:30 NAWC-Photographer 0:00 0:00 1:55 1:55 Other Volunteer Services 0:00 0:00 0:00 0:00 Veterinarian Assistant Tech 0:00 0:00 0:00 0:00 To t a l 324:01 330:11 259:17 913:29 Grand total 324:01 330:11 259:17 913:29 Printed 12-31-2019 3:24 pm Page 1  Norman Animal Welfare Annual Activity Overview INTAKES 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Strays (Agency, seized, stray) 1,659 1,851 2,051 2,542 2,480 Dogs 1,021 1,108 1,295 1,594 1583 Cats 638 743 756 948 897 Relinquishments (OS, OS AWO) 210 581 578 413 669 Dogs 115 277 344 200 341 Cats 95 304 234 213 328 Returns 65 76 199 258 208 Dogs 54 49 150 184 131 Cats 11 27 49 74 77 Other (Legal, Own Euth, Transfer, Birth) 155 116 97 129 205 Dogs 126 85 52 65 107 Cats 29 31 45 64 98 Total Intakes ( + DOA) 2,089 2,624 2,925 3,420 3,469 Total Dogs 1,316 1,519 1,841 2,085 2095 Total Cats 773 1,105 1,084 1,335 1374 WILDLIFE 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Animals DOA 732 1621 449 NA NA Wildlife Transfer 208 317 368 NA NA Total Wildlife 940 1938 817 0 0 Page 1 of 2  Norman Animal Welfare Annual Activity Overview LIVE OUTCOMES 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Adoptions 1,050 1,312 1,659 1,992 1,895 Dogs 667 725 979 1,051 940 Cats 383 587 680 941 955 Returned to Owner 353 456 517 673 759 Dogs 326 408 480 623 685 Cats 27 48 37 50 74 Transferred to Rescue 260 537 452 458 513 Dogs 165 285 213 248 281 Cats 95 252 239 210 232 Total Live Outcomes 1,663 2,305 2,628 3,123 3,173 Total Dogs 1,158 1,418 1,672 1,922 1908 Total Cats 505 887 956 1,201 1265 OTHER OUTCOMES 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Shelter Euthanasia 282 269 208 195 141 Dogs 104 104 140 137 95 Cats 178 165 68 58 46 Owner Requested Euthanasia 6 11 24 22 25 Dogs 0 10 20 16 22 Cats 6 1 4 6 3 Died in Care 46 73 22 38 20 Dogs 10 12 3 9 4 Cats 36 61 19 29 16 Lost In Care 6 10 2 2 3 Dogs 5 7 0 1 0 Cats 1 3 2 1 3 Total Other Outcomes 340 363 256 257 189 Total Dogs 119 133 163 163 121 Total Cats 221 230 93 94 68 Live Release Rate 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Dog Live Release Rate 90.7% 92.0% 92.1% 92.9% 95.1% Cat Live Release Rate 70.1% 79.5% 91.5% 93.2% 95.1% Total Live Release Rate* 83.3% 86.8% 91.9% 93.0% 95.1% 2013 = 69% 2014=77.3% *Live Outomes / (Total Outcomes - Owner Euth) Page 2 of 2