Summer Car Safety for Pets

Things are heating up...

On a warm day, the temperature in a car can exceed 120° in a matter of minutes – even with the windows partially open and parked in the shade, your pet can quickly suffer from heatstroke, brain damage, suffocation, or worse.

	Outside Air Temperature (F)
	70	75

In April 2020…

• We had a 90.7% live release rate
• 67 dogs and puppies found forever homes
• 25 pets were spayed or neutered
• Our officers returned 15 lost pets to their owners
• Rescue partners helped rehome 16 dogs
• We’ve completed 93% (162 items) of the Team Shelter USA recommendations and are in the process of completing the...

In March 2020…

• We had a 89.6% live release rate
• 152 dogs and puppies found forever homes
• 154 pets were spayed or neutered
• Our officers returned 70 lost pets to their owners
• Rescue partners helped rehome 29 dogs
• We’ve completed 93% (162 items) of the Team Shelter USA recommendations and are in the process of completing the...

In February 2020…

• We had a 87.1% live release rate
• 133 dogs and puppies found forever homes
• 138 pets were spayed or neutered
• Our officers returned 87 lost pets to their owners
• Rescue partners helped rehome 35 dogs
• We’ve completed 93% (162 items) of the Team Shelter USA recommendations and are in the process of completing the...

In January 2020…

• We had a 93.1% live release rate
• 171 dogs and puppies found forever homes
• 155 pets were spayed or neutered
• Our officers returned 94 lost pets to their owners
• Rescue partners helped rehome 43 dogs
• We’ve completed 93% (162 items) of the Team Shelter USA recommendations and are in the process of completing the...

In December 2019...

• We had a 94.1% live release rate
• 150 dogs and puppies found forever homes
• 138 pets were spayed or neutered
• Our officers returned 88 lost pets to their owners
• Rescue partners helped rehome 32 dogs
• We've completed 93% (162 items) of the Team Shelter USA recommendations and are in the process of completing the...

This time last year, we were at the very beginning stages of assessing the Animal Resource Center’s operations with the goal of improving shelter management, increasing our live release rate and ensuring that our services met the needs and expectations of the community. At the time, the tasks we were faced with felt nearly impossible and we certainly had our work cut out for us. Now, twelve months later, I...

With the holiday season upon us, I’d like to take a moment to slow down and reflect on all the progress that has been made at the Animal Resource Center. We’ve faced a lot of difficult challenges since we began the process of turning things around and improving our shelter, and to say I’m proud of this team would be an understatement. In just ten short months, we’ve completed 86%...

Over the last month, the Animal Resource Center has continued to improve to better serve our animals and the community.  From partnering with various organizations to streamlining processes and improving workflow efficiencies, we’re making remarkable progress. As we begin to unveil our programs, some new and others improved, I ask for your continued support. It is only with the backing of our vibrant and strong community that these programs will...