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Anima► services - continued <br />Animal Health: Sustained in -house sterilization surgeries for adoptable animals; continued to <br />optimize hourly productivity and quality of in -house sterilization procedures. Redefined the <br />Shelter Manager position as a Veterinary Health Care Manager to strengthen the health care <br />program in order to boost adoptions and the overall live release rate as well as strengthen <br />overall health care. <br />+The live release rate represents the sum of animals adopted, transferred to placement partners, and recovered by owners <br />less unplaceable animals (aggressive or biting animals, animals exposed to rabies, animals surrendered for euthanasia, <br />etc.) and then divided by the total number of animals that left the shelter <br />FY 2014 -15 Objectives <br />• Continue to advance animal placement through adoption special events and partnerships with <br />placement partner organizations. <br />• Continue to advance animal care within the context of an open- admission facility oriented to the <br />expeditious "flow through" of adoptable animals and begin to convert stainless steel cat <br />enclosures to flexibly increase their size. <br />57 <br />2011 -12 <br />2012 -13 <br />2013 -14 <br />2013 -14 <br />2014 -15 <br />Performance Measures <br />Actual <br />Actual <br />Budget <br />Projected <br />Budget <br />Service: Serve as open admission shelter <br />Domestic animals admitted (cats & dogs) <br />3,294 <br />3,247 <br />3,300 <br />3,143 <br />3,200 <br />• Cats admitted <br />1,390 <br />1,904 <br />1,510 <br />1,737 <br />1,518 <br />1,782 <br />1,472 <br />1,671 <br />1,504 <br />1,696 <br />• Dogs admitted <br />Average Length of Stay (cats & dogs) <br />• Cats <br />18.0 <br />20.0 <br />-- <br />25.6 <br />21 <br />(Target <_ 21 days) <br />Dogs <br />12.5 <br />12.1 <br />— <br />13.7 <br />14 <br />(Target <_ 14 days) <br />Service: Facilitate recovery of lost pets (dogs and cats) - <br />Number of recoveries <br />383 <br />449 <br />475 <br />446 <br />475 <br />Stray animal recovery <br />12% <br />20% <br />23% <br />19% <br />23% <br />Tar et ? 20% <br />Microchips per Adoption <br />63% <br />65% <br />70% <br />66% <br />70% <br />t z 65 %° <br />e: Maintain strong overall placement and `live release" rates * _ <br />rNumber of placemen ts (cats & dogs) <br />1,635 <br />1,773 <br />1,900 <br />1,821 <br />1,850 <br />Cat placements <br />796 <br />848 <br />925 <br />931 <br />969 <br />919 <br />872 <br />925 <br />925 <br />• Do placements <br />Live Release rate (all animals) <br />839 <br />71% <br />82% <br />75% <br />83% <br />80% <br />(Target ? 70.0%)+ <br />• Live release rate for cats <br />73% <br />68% <br />74% <br />82% <br />75% <br />75% <br />75% <br />85% <br />80% <br />80% <br />• Live release rate for dos <br />1 <br />1 <br />1 <br />Service: Sustain high quality in -house sterilization <br />surgeries for adoptable animals .. <br />_ <br />Number of animals sterilized <br />1,078 <br />1,299 <br />1,350 <br />1,275 <br />1,350 <br />Number of surgeries per DVM hour <br />2.9 <br />3.1 <br />3.0 <br />3.0 <br />3.0 <br />(Target z 2.8 <br />+The live release rate represents the sum of animals adopted, transferred to placement partners, and recovered by owners <br />less unplaceable animals (aggressive or biting animals, animals exposed to rabies, animals surrendered for euthanasia, <br />etc.) and then divided by the total number of animals that left the shelter <br />FY 2014 -15 Objectives <br />• Continue to advance animal placement through adoption special events and partnerships with <br />placement partner organizations. <br />• Continue to advance animal care within the context of an open- admission facility oriented to the <br />expeditious "flow through" of adoptable animals and begin to convert stainless steel cat <br />enclosures to flexibly increase their size. <br />57 <br />