Every Cat Matters

Animal Outreach tracks the status of every cat using a nationally recognized standard. The data provides a detailed breakdown of the health and adoption status of every cat in our care. We report regularly in the national database Shelter Animals Count.

Adoptions in 2021: 99% Live Release Rate
AOSC cared for 212 cats and adopted out 202 cats in 2021, with a 99% save rate.
Cats in AOSC’s care remain available for adoption as long as necessary (sometimes six months or more), and are never euthanized for space or treatable/manageable medical reasons. We implicitly rely on our trusted veterinarians to guide euthanasia decisions. Sadly, 1 kitten was euthanized at our veterinary partner.

The AOSC save rate of 99% is even more impressive because it includes 135 cats transferred to AOSC from several open admission, municipal shelters across Indiana.  These cats were given a “second chance” at finding a home through AOSC when time and resources had run out at their originating shelters. Those cats transferred in often require medical care or surgery before they can be made available for adoption.

Snow White was transferred in from Indianapolis Animal Care Services and required an emergency leg amputation.

2021 Report

2020 Report

2019 Report

2018 Report

2017 Report

How is our live release rate calculated?
(Live outcomes (adoptions, transferred to adoption guarantee organizations, return to field) divided by all outcome) *100 = Live Release Rate.