Furry Friday: going public
2011-Aug-12, Friday 10:23 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
mellowtiggerI've written previously about the workplace changes that have produced very big changes in conditions for animals in the shelters. Enough time has passed that we're now confident the improved statistics are a permanent feature. The organization has gone public about its accomplishments.
These changes will impact the lives of thousands of animals and owners over the course of a single year. All of that news is good. Although reduced income (lower adoption fees) and reduced intake (by appointment only) affect the finances of the organization, faithful and generous donors have so far succeeded in making up the difference. Yay!
There are still more organizational changes planned for the future, but overall I think that we are working in "the right direction". That's good news for companion animals that find themselves without human caretakers in the Twin Cities area.
"Over the first six months of 2011, the Humane Society says it has:
•Decreased euthanasia by 41 percent, across the board.
•Decreased the average time that cats wait for adoption from 30 days to eight days.
•Increased the adoption rate from 67 to 81 percent of animals.
In addition, since mid-May, about 1,700 pets owned by low-income people have been spayed or neutered through a reduced-cost service."
http://www.startribune.com/lifestyle/127123228.html
•Decreased euthanasia by 41 percent, across the board.
•Decreased the average time that cats wait for adoption from 30 days to eight days.
•Increased the adoption rate from 67 to 81 percent of animals.
In addition, since mid-May, about 1,700 pets owned by low-income people have been spayed or neutered through a reduced-cost service."
http://www.startribune.com/lifestyle/127123228.html
These changes will impact the lives of thousands of animals and owners over the course of a single year. All of that news is good. Although reduced income (lower adoption fees) and reduced intake (by appointment only) affect the finances of the organization, faithful and generous donors have so far succeeded in making up the difference. Yay!
There are still more organizational changes planned for the future, but overall I think that we are working in "the right direction". That's good news for companion animals that find themselves without human caretakers in the Twin Cities area.