Using Shelter Metrics To Measure And Set Goals

1. Which will affect shelter intakes?

Number of incoming owner surrenders

Number of incoming strays

Transfers from other shelters

All of the above

2. What contributes to illness?

Overcrowding

Stress

Poor sanitation

All of the above

3. How does overcrowding happen?

Implementing foster care programs

Seasonal fluctuations in intake

“Intake Creep”

Both (b) and (c)

4. What happens if you exceed your capacity?

The length of stay decreases

Staff have more time for each animal

Disease rates go up

Adoptions increase because there are more animals to choose from

5. Reducing Length of Stay will help your shelter increase capacity.

True

False

6. Which is an example of a shelters' capacity?

Number of cages

Number of staff

Available funding

Number of foster homes

All of the above

7. How can a shelters increase their capacity?

Take in more animals

Stop all adoption promotions

Decrease length of stay

All of the above

8. Implementing a targeted Trap Neuter Return (TNR) program will help reduce intake.

True

False

9. Measuring intake is a good metric for assessing the progress of a spay and neuter program.

True

False

10. Which is an example of a positive outcome?

Adoption

Transfer to another shelter

Return to owner

All of the above

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