2019 National Data Set

This town hall is a deep dive into our brand new national data set. Watch and learn about our collective lifesaving progress towards No-Kill 2025 and how you can use data to increase lifesaving in your community.

Moderator:

Brent Toellner, senior director of national programs, Best Friends Animal Society

Panelists:

Vicki Kilmer, director of business intelligence and strategy, Best Friends Animal Society
Teresa Salamone, senior manager of business intelligence and strategy, Best Friends Animal Society

Webinar Intro- Brent Toellner, Best Friends Animal Society. -0:02:00
Project introduction and why the data is important. -0:02:31
What are the differences between this data set and others that exist in the industry? -0:05:48
How is Best Friends collecting the data? -0:9:16 • What are some highlights of the 2019 data? -0:14:38
Define “No-Kill Community” in the context of the data set. -0:18:00 • What have the trends looked like over time? -0:19:00
Summary from 2016 to 2019. -0:20:39
Define “Lifesaving Gap” in the context of the data set. -0:21:30
How do challenges differ in various regions of the country? -0:23:15
Disparity between cats and dogs. -0:24:00
States with the largest lifesaving gaps. -0:25:29
What is the difference between “save rate” and “live release rate”? 0:29:40
Is it harder to maintain no-kill status versus reaching no kill status? -0:31:10
What can you tell us about no-kill sustainability? -0:32:20 • Public perception of No Kill? -0:34:12
How can people find out what is going on in their community regarding the data? -0:37:38
When was the public perception research done? -0:39:00
What do we see happening in 2020? Is there an impact from COVID? -0:40:00
Pet Lifesaving Dashboard intro. -0:43:00
Dashboard demo. -0:44:00
How can you see shelters in the local community that have not provided data? -0:50:17
Are there any plans to include other species beyond dogs and cats? -0:52:00
Where does this data leave us in reaching the 2025 goal? -0:53:45
Could the lower foster stats in April and May be due to decreased intake? -0:56:00
Does the data differentiate between open admission and closed admission shelters? -0:57:00
Did decreased intake during COVID cause a decreased lifesaving gap? -0:59:00
Can we use this dashboard to refer people to local shelters? -1:00:24
Do you think that the economic impact of COIVD will necessitate a new strategy? -1:01:26
What were the key factors in reducing shelter killing over the last 10 years? -1:03:57