Ø There are over 160 open-admission No Kill shelters across the nation proving that roughly 95% of animals entering shelters are savable. These shelters range in demographics from north to south, east to west, rich to poor, urban to rural Ø In 2012, more than one new community per week crossed the No Kill threshold Ø No Kill success can be achieved due to rigorous implementation of the No Kill Equation and most importantly, having a shelter director that is dedicated and committed to the No Kill model and philosophy Ø Animal sheltering is a business and it is the strategies of the shelter that have been failing for decades Ø Many communities have already proven that a No Kill animal control is: o Cost-effective o Fiscally responsible o Saves municipalities expenses associated with killing o Brings badly needed revenues into public coffers and community businesses Ø We debunked the myths of: o Pet overpopulation o The “irresponsible” public o Spay/neuter is the “only” answer o Open-admission shelters cannot be No Kill o There are not enough homes § In Maricopa County, 220,000 homes are looking to adopt annually Ø Maricopa County Animal Care and Control (MCACC) shelter director refuses to take killing off the table and continues to blatantly waste tax payer dollars to needlessly kill animals Ø MCACC has a per capita intake rate of 11 animals per 1,000 people, which is below the national average Ø MCACC has a system that is capable of producing no more than around 27,000 live outcomes per year. Which means: o Shelter killing only fluctuates when intake number fluctuates § If intake goes up, killing goes up § If intake goes down, killing goes down Ø Comparing to successful No Kill communities, MCACC should be o Adopting out 90,992 animals a year, which is more than total impounds o Returning 40,838 animals a year, which is almost total impounds Ø Not all animals entering shelters needs a new home. Some will be: o Reunited with owners (65%, Washoe County, NV) o Placed with rescue groups o Trap-Neuter-Release o Placed into foster care o Hopelessly ill, irremediably suffering, truly vicious with poor prognosis for rehabilitation (~5%) o Animal Help Desk (59% retention rate, Nevada Humane Society) § In the end, shelters need to find homes for less than half of all incoming animals What you can do to help make Maricopa County achieve No Kill success as fast as possible: Ø Tell your friends, family, and neighbors o What is transpiring at MCACC o How improvement can be achieved at MCACC o What is already being accomplished across the nation o How they can help Ø Attend the Board of Supervisors (BOS) meeting and speak o We’ll be right there with you! Ø Help us find avenues through the media, newspaper, radio, to get the word out to the community Ø “Like” and share us on Facebook
Posted on: Sat, 14 Sep 2013 21:19:39 +0000
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