Number of Animals Adopted

• 1,300 animals found homes through the AAC since March 2004

Source of Rescue

• 50% of AAC animals were rescued from crowded "kill" municipal shelters, 100% of whom were candidates for euthanasia, some rescued only hours before their scheduled death;
• 30% were rescued from local "no-kill" facility, whose average length of stay is estimated to be approaching 4 months, with some animals nearing one and two years of residency. With crowded conditions and a lack of social interaction and individual attention, these animals' adoptability, skills, and happiness only decreases as their stress levels increase;
• 15 % were rescued from a bedroom community "no-kill" organization with no facility and in an area with lack of qualified adoptive homes. Many of the animals here face a long wait for a home, and although they are in foster care, it is with 12-15 other dogs, so there is little time for quality interaction and attention. If adopted successfully through this organization, these dogs frequently end up in unqualified homes;
• 5% were individuals rescued prior to being relinquished to a shelter. These animals then avoided much of the stress and trauma evident in animals in shelters.

Length of Stay
The average length of stay for a dog awaiting adoption at the AAC is 14 days; 49% are adopted within 10 days, and 76% adopted within 20 days. Only 9% have a length of stay over 30 days, with no dogs awaiting adoption longer than 90 days. The average length of stay at the Center is 30 days for cats, with 47% adopted within 10 days, and 63% finding new homes within 20 days. Less than 20% stay at the AAC over 60 days, and only 11 cats have ever resided longer than 90 days.

Overall effect
Between 2002 and 2003, 874 animals were adopted in Teton County. In 2004 and 2005, after the inception of the AAC, that number rose to 1293 - a 48% increase in adoption of homeless animals in the county. Due to its high visibility location and volume of foot traffic, there is no doubt that thousands more people have have the opportunity to learn about abandoned animals as well.

(Except for Number of Animals Adopted, all stats were compiled in 2006)