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The memorandum discusses the annual report of the Animal Care and Services Division for Fiscal Year 2023-2024. It highlights the division's activities, including the care of over 13,000 pets, the challenges faced due to a national pet overpopulation crisis, and the outcomes of animal adoptions and euthanasia. The report indicates an increase in adoptions to a five-year high and outlines the division's medical operations, field services, and administrative efforts, including fundraising and licensing revenues.
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The Animal Care and Services Division took in 13,212 pets and found homes for 4,666 pets during the fiscal year.
The division faced challenges due to a national pet overpopulation crisis, leading to an increase in the number of pets entering the shelter.
A total of 1,434 pets were humanely euthanized due to extreme medical trauma, disease, or owner requests.
The live release rate for all animals increased to 86%.
The division completed 6,225 surgeries, including spay and neuter, which was a 39% increase from the previous year.
The administration unit reported total donations of $476,641 and overall revenue of $3,491,632 for the fiscal year.
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NSE AGENDA: ITEM: 12/12/2024 (d)4 TO: NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES FROM: Matt Loesch AND EDUCATION COMMITTEE SUBJECT: Animal Care and Services Annual report Approved DATE: December 05, 2024 Date: 12/5/2024 RECOMMENDATION Accept the annual report on the Animal Care and Services Division’s accomplishments for Fiscal Year 2023-2024. BACKGROUND This annual report provides an update on the activities of the Animal Care and Services (ACS) Division, a division of the Public Works Department. ACS is made up of four units; Shelter Operations, Medical Services, Field Operations, and Administration. ACS leads the local efforts to care for unwanted, lost, found, and unclaimed domestic pets in San José, Cupertino, Saratoga, and Milpitas, and to ensure rabies compliance and licensing requirements are met by pet owners. All Domestic pets that come into the care of ACS receive vaccines including rabies, sterilization surgery, a microchip, and if they require it, medical care at the Division’s Animal Care Center on Monterey Road. Exotic, wild, or farm animals that come into care are transferred to rescue partners who specialize in those species. This report details the activities of the fiscal year...
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The City of San José Animal Care & Services Annual Report for Fiscal Year 2023-2024 provides an overview of animal intake, outcomes, community support, and facilities improvements. A total of 13,212 animals arrived at the center, with 4,666 pets adopted, 3,588 fostered, and 1,243 strays redeemed. The report highlights 6,225 surgical procedures performed and community engagement efforts. Monetary donations totaled $476,641.
Key points
13,212 animals arrived at ACS.
4,666 pets adopted.
3,588 pets fostered.
1,243 strays redeemed by their families.
6,225 surgical procedures performed.
Monetary donations totaled $476,641.
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City of San José Animal Care & Services Annual Report Fiscal Year 2023-2024 CIDER Adopted March 2024 CHANCE Adopted March 2024 EIGHT To Rescue April 2024 Matt Loesch, Public Works Director Kiska Icard, Division Manager Dr. Elizabeth Kather, DVM, Division Manager 2 13,212 animals arrived at ACS Stray Pets Were Retuned to their Families 3 TAFFY EMMA FY 23-24 • 4,666 Pets Adopted • 3,588 Pets Fostered • 1,243 Strays Redeemed by their Families • 3,277 Pets Rescued or Transferred EMILIO PAPAYA Adopted Returned Adopted Returned Adopted Arrived as stray February Fostered until October 2024 Adopted November 2024* First Pets for Patriots Adoption Accepted by Rescue First Featured "Most Overlooked Dog" Adopted May 2024 4 6,225 surgical procedures performed 5 Field Calls for Services 25,000 20,509 20,048 19,044 20,000 15,000 15,869 15,256 17,813 17,472 16,530 13,730 13,186 10,000 - FY 2019-2020 FY 2020-2021 San Jose Milpitas FY 2021-2022 Cupertino Saratoga FY 2022-2023 Los Gatos Total FY 2023-2024 6 390 252 387 1,041 455 309 385 990 521 361 567 1,065 640 345 605 1,106 515 418 550 1,093 5,000 Animal Intake 18,000 16,000 14,000 15,619 15,135 13,212 14,868 12,000 11,031 10,000 8,000 6,000...
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The document contains public comments regarding the San Jose Animal Shelter, focusing on issues related to rescue capacity, communication, and volunteer experiences. Levi Fistori, the founder of Feral Freedom Northern California, highlights concerns about the shelter's management of cat and kitten rescues, including inadequate medical information and the need for better data collection. Lyne Lamoureux, a long-term volunteer, expresses frustration over a toxic environment, lack of support for volunteers, and poor conditions for animals. Lorraine Oback also contributes comments related to the shelter audit recommendations.
Key points
Levi Fistori discusses the limitations of rescue capacity for cats and kittens, emphasizing the need for accurate medical information.
Fistori suggests that all healthy kittens should be placed on the needs rescue list to improve intake processes.
Lyne Lamoureux shares her experiences as a volunteer, highlighting a toxic environment and lack of communication that affects animal care.
Lamoureux notes that many volunteers have reduced their hours or stopped volunteering due to the conditions at the shelter.
Lorraine Oback provides comments related to the shelter audit recommendations, although details are truncated.
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Outlook NSE 12/14 Public Comment Item D4 Animal Shelter - Regarding Rescue Capacity, Communications, and Ongoing Relationships for Cat and Kitten Rescues From Levi Fistori Date Wed 12/11/2024 2:30 PM To Tubera, Katerina <Katerina.Tubera@sanjoseca.gov> Cc Loesch, Matthew <Matt.Loesch@sanjoseca.gov>; Icard, Kiska <Kiska.Icard@sanjoseca.gov> [External Email. Do not open links or attachments from untrusted sources. Learn more] You don't often get email from levi@ffnc.live. Learn why this is important Regarding Rescue Capacity, Communications, and Ongoing Relationships for Cat and Kitten Rescues Background: I have spoken at the last few meetings, you may remember me as the one with purple hair. I am the founder of Feral Freedom Northern California, and I have 5 years of rescue experience and 4 years of vet assistance experience, including 2 years in shelter medicine and high-volume spay/neuter. I work primarily with cats and kittens and used to work closely with previous SJACs employees to foster and rescue critical care neonatal kittens. I have been the primary Intake decision-maker for rescues for the past 4 years. In 2020-2022 I routinely took 20+ kittens in a day from SJACs. As...