Animal Welfare Professionals

In the last 4 years,  we have experienced exponential growth in the number of cats adopted through our organization.  Dog adoptions, however, are basically flat.  Those involved in the dog division have, at various times, given feedback as to the reason(s).   For instance:  easier to foster a cat than a dog, seasonality, lack of foster and/or mentors, litters of kittens impact numbers.   For these and other reasons, I would not anticipate the Dog Division to match the Cat Division's numbers.   However, I would anticipate that we could have an expectation for incremental growth.  

What are others seeing in their organizations?  Increase, decrease or flat?  Thank you in advance for your feedback.

Our adoptions are down with both cats and dogs. I am taking in less animals, trying to help people with placements at other shelters or resources to rehome. Most of our dogs are over 50 pounds. We are also seeing returned adoptions with people moving. It is all so very frustrating! I am pushing hard for fosters (day out, weekend, short-term, anything!).

In the last 4 years,  we have experienced exponential growth in the number of cats adopted through our organization.  Dog adoptions, however, are basically flat.  Those involved in the dog division have, at various times, given feedback as to the reason(s).   For instance:  easier to foster a cat than a dog, seasonality, lack of foster and/or mentors, litters of kittens impact numbers.   For these and other reasons, I would not anticipate the Dog Division to match the Cat Division's numbers.   However, I would anticipate that we could have an expectation for incremental growth.  

What are others seeing in their organizations?  Increase, decrease or flat?  Thank you in advance for your feedback.

Our adoptions are down with both cats and dogs. I am taking in less animals, trying to help people with placements at other shelters or resources to rehome. Most of our dogs are over 50 pounds. We are also seeing returned adoptions with people moving. It is all so very frustrating! I am pushing hard for fosters (day out, weekend, short-term, anything!).

In the last 4 years,  we have experienced exponential growth in the number of cats adopted through our organization.  Dog adoptions, however, are basically flat.  Those involved in the dog division have, at various times, given feedback as to the reason(s).   For instance:  easier to foster a cat than a dog, seasonality, lack of foster and/or mentors, litters of kittens impact numbers.   For these and other reasons, I would not anticipate the Dog Division to match the Cat Division's numbers.   However, I would anticipate that we could have an expectation for incremental growth.  

What are others seeing in their organizations?  Increase, decrease or flat?  Thank you in advance for your feedback.

In the last 4 years,  we have experienced exponential growth in the number of cats adopted through our organization.  Dog adoptions, however, are basically flat.  Those involved in the dog division have, at various times, given feedback as to the reason(s).   For instance:  easier to foster a cat than a dog, seasonality, lack of foster and/or mentors, litters of kittens impact numbers.   For these and other reasons, I would not anticipate the Dog Division to match the Cat Division's numbers.   However, I would anticipate that we could have an expectation for incremental growth.  

What are others seeing in their organizations?  Increase, decrease or flat?  Thank you in advance for your feedback.

Our adoption numbers for both dogs and cats are down. Rental housing in our area is also drastically changing, with most changing their policy to not allow pets, causing many returns. 

Best, 
Kelsey 
NC 

In the last 4 years,  we have experienced exponential growth in the number of cats adopted through our organization.  Dog adoptions, however, are basically flat.  Those involved in the dog division have, at various times, given feedback as to the reason(s).   For instance:  easier to foster a cat than a dog, seasonality, lack of foster and/or mentors, litters of kittens impact numbers.   For these and other reasons, I would not anticipate the Dog Division to match the Cat Division's numbers.   However, I would anticipate that we could have an expectation for incremental growth.  

What are others seeing in their organizations?  Increase, decrease or flat?  Thank you in advance for your feedback.

In the last 4 years,  we have experienced exponential growth in the number of cats adopted through our organization.  Dog adoptions, however, are basically flat.  Those involved in the dog division have, at various times, given feedback as to the reason(s).   For instance:  easier to foster a cat than a dog, seasonality, lack of foster and/or mentors, litters of kittens impact numbers.   For these and other reasons, I would not anticipate the Dog Division to match the Cat Division's numbers.   However, I would anticipate that we could have an expectation for incremental growth.  

What are others seeing in their organizations?  Increase, decrease or flat?  Thank you in advance for your feedback.

We are along the Gulf Coast Texas  so it's never great, but our cat adoptions have increased, and our dog adoptions have decreased. We have some really nice 50lb+ dogs who we can't understand why they are still here. 

Additionally, we have seen a dramatic increase in  owner surrender requests, animals dumped in our parking lot, tossed over the fence and even being dumped during shelter hours when staff is there. It's like someone pulls up, and watches for staff and jumps out the second they see staff enter into one of the buildings to dump the the crate or tie the dog to the fence. 

It's very frustrating. 

Ann
Texas

In the last 4 years,  we have experienced exponential growth in the number of cats adopted through our organization.  Dog adoptions, however, are basically flat.  Those involved in the dog division have, at various times, given feedback as to the reason(s).   For instance:  easier to foster a cat than a dog, seasonality, lack of foster and/or mentors, litters of kittens impact numbers.   For these and other reasons, I would not anticipate the Dog Division to match the Cat Division's numbers.   However, I would anticipate that we could have an expectation for incremental growth.  

What are others seeing in their organizations?  Increase, decrease or flat?  Thank you in advance for your feedback.

We are along the Gulf Coast Texas  so it's never great, but our cat adoptions have increased, and our dog adoptions have decreased. We have some really nice 50lb+ dogs who we can't understand why they are still here. 

Additionally, we have seen a dramatic increase in  owner surrender requests, animals dumped in our parking lot, tossed over the fence and even being dumped during shelter hours when staff is there. It's like someone pulls up, and watches for staff and jumps out the second they see staff enter into one of the buildings to dump the the crate or tie the dog to the fence. 

It's very frustrating. 

Ann
Texas

In the last 4 years,  we have experienced exponential growth in the number of cats adopted through our organization.  Dog adoptions, however, are basically flat.  Those involved in the dog division have, at various times, given feedback as to the reason(s).   For instance:  easier to foster a cat than a dog, seasonality, lack of foster and/or mentors, litters of kittens impact numbers.   For these and other reasons, I would not anticipate the Dog Division to match the Cat Division's numbers.   However, I would anticipate that we could have an expectation for incremental growth.  

What are others seeing in their organizations?  Increase, decrease or flat?  Thank you in advance for your feedback.

At snip we have seen increase of abandonment of both cat and dogs.    The adoption rate is low.   We get comments all the time. Oh I would love a pet but I dont want to pay that much on an adoption fee.  It's maddening- our adopt fee doesn't even cover the cost to prepare an animal for adoption.   We are such a small shelter grants are even hard to get, so that we can off set the loss from the adoption fee.   I also feel we are at an disadvantage even with the Maddie grants offered due to being so small we don't have the man power to have everyone attend the weekly meetings or everyone participate the forums.   

We are along the Gulf Coast Texas  so it's never great, but our cat adoptions have increased, and our dog adoptions have decreased. We have some really nice 50lb+ dogs who we can't understand why they are still here. 

Additionally, we have seen a dramatic increase in  owner surrender requests, animals dumped in our parking lot, tossed over the fence and even being dumped during shelter hours when staff is there. It's like someone pulls up, and watches for staff and jumps out the second they see staff enter into one of the buildings to dump the the crate or tie the dog to the fence. 

It's very frustrating. 

Ann
Texas

In the last 4 years,  we have experienced exponential growth in the number of cats adopted through our organization.  Dog adoptions, however, are basically flat.  Those involved in the dog division have, at various times, given feedback as to the reason(s).   For instance:  easier to foster a cat than a dog, seasonality, lack of foster and/or mentors, litters of kittens impact numbers.   For these and other reasons, I would not anticipate the Dog Division to match the Cat Division's numbers.   However, I would anticipate that we could have an expectation for incremental growth.  

What are others seeing in their organizations?  Increase, decrease or flat?  Thank you in advance for your feedback.

We are along the Gulf Coast Texas  so it's never great, but our cat adoptions have increased, and our dog adoptions have decreased. We have some really nice 50lb+ dogs who we can't understand why they are still here. 

Additionally, we have seen a dramatic increase in  owner surrender requests, animals dumped in our parking lot, tossed over the fence and even being dumped during shelter hours when staff is there. It's like someone pulls up, and watches for staff and jumps out the second they see staff enter into one of the buildings to dump the the crate or tie the dog to the fence. 

It's very frustrating. 

Ann
Texas

In the last 4 years,  we have experienced exponential growth in the number of cats adopted through our organization.  Dog adoptions, however, are basically flat.  Those involved in the dog division have, at various times, given feedback as to the reason(s).   For instance:  easier to foster a cat than a dog, seasonality, lack of foster and/or mentors, litters of kittens impact numbers.   For these and other reasons, I would not anticipate the Dog Division to match the Cat Division's numbers.   However, I would anticipate that we could have an expectation for incremental growth.  

What are others seeing in their organizations?  Increase, decrease or flat?  Thank you in advance for your feedback.

In the last 4 years,  we have experienced exponential growth in the number of cats adopted through our organization.  Dog adoptions, however, are basically flat.  Those involved in the dog division have, at various times, given feedback as to the reason(s).   For instance:  easier to foster a cat than a dog, seasonality, lack of foster and/or mentors, litters of kittens impact numbers.   For these and other reasons, I would not anticipate the Dog Division to match the Cat Division's numbers.   However, I would anticipate that we could have an expectation for incremental growth.  

What are others seeing in their organizations?  Increase, decrease or flat?  Thank you in advance for your feedback.