Table 2.
Intake and outcome data for March–June 2019 and 2020.
| Dogs | Cats | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n Shelters | 2019 | 2020 | % Change | p-Value | n Shelters | 2019 | 2020 | % Change | p-Value | |
| Intake | 12 | 248 (176) | 137 (88) | −45 | 0.01 * | 14 | 373 (293) | 264 (209) | −29 | 0.02 * |
| Owner surrender | 12 | 74 (60) | 54 (41) | −27 | 0.03 * | 14 | 154 (150) | 107 (93) | −31 | 0.02 * |
| Stray/unowned | 12 | 68 (92) | 44 (56) | −35 | 0.01 * | 14 | 163 (212) | 130 (176) | −20 | 0.07 |
| Transfer in | 12 | 106 (128) | 39 (61) | −63 | 0.03 * | 14 | 56 (86) | 27 (39) | −52 | 0.05 |
| Outcome | ||||||||||
| Adopted | 12 | 181 (131) | 97 (64) | −46 | 0.01 * | 14 | 246 (194) | 176 (125) | −28 | 0.03 * |
| Return to owner | 12 | 35 (41) | 24 (31) | −31 | 0.01 * | 14 | 7 (10) | 6 (7) | −14 | 0.54 |
| Transfer out | 12 | 6 (9) | 3 (8) | −50 | 0.01 * | 14 | 9 (27) | 4 (11) | −56 | 0.23 |
| Return to field | - | - | - | - | - | 14 | 7 (13) | 8 (15) | 14 | 1.00 |
| Euthanized | 12 | 18 (37) | 11 (25) | −39 | 0.04 * | 14 | 28 (37) | 17 (28) | −39 | 0.01 * |
| Housing | ||||||||||
| Foster | 8 | 52 (59) | 38 (38) | −27 | 0.43 | 10 | 183 (220) | 202 (230) | 9 | 0.57 |
| Exclusively in shelter a | 7 | 208 (108) | 174 (103) | −16 | 0.34 | 9 | 371 (242) | 272 (175) | −27 | 0.01 * |
Data are shown as the mean n (standard deviation). * Indicates that there was a statistically significant difference (p < 0.05) between 2019 and 2020 based on paired sample t-tests (overall intake, adoption, housing) or Wilcoxon signed rank test (all other outcomes). a Housed exclusively in the shelter indicates that the animal did not spend any time in a foster care home.