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
VIDEOS, WEBINARS, & PODCAST
- Best Friends Podcast
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES & INFORMATION
- Pet Lifesaving Dashboard
- Pet Lifesaving Dashboard Shelter Data Update Form
- Pet Lifesaving Dashboard Dashboard Shelter Narrative Generator
- State-by-State Lifesaving Rankings
- No-Kill FAQs
- Best Friends data set Methodology
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