Shrinking Denominators on Your Way to World Domination: When a Lower Live Release Rate Is Worth Celebrating
What happens when successful safety net and community cat programming increases return to home rates but lowers your live release rate? What will the community think? You ask, we answer! KSMP Outreach Veterinarian Dr. Cynthia Karsten offers support and suggestions for connecting with your community.
No Place Like Home: Why RTH Is Key
RTF, TNR, SNR—how about Return to Home? We’re getting clearer on what works and what doesn’t for people and animals, and it’s time to clarify our terminology too. Here are three webinars packed with RTH innovations that benefit both dogs and cats.
What National RTO Averages are Not Telling us About Redemption.
With so many of our markers trending in a positive direction, why aren’t we finally seeing an uptick in the ever-stubborn Return to Owner (RTO)? One might predict that the reduction in intake might have allowed staff to reallocate time to redemption efforts that move animals through the shelter faster, but a quick glance at the data suggests that’s not the case. In fact, RTO is down 1% from 13.8% to 12.7% (cats and dogs combined). What the heck?
