Helping as many animals as possible – good practice in shelters

Danielle Draper

National Cat Adoption Centre Manager

&

Lindsay Tempest

Norfolk Dual Adoption Centre Manager

On-going sustainable cat welfare remains our

priority.

What’s wrong with Satisfactory?

Being tolerable or bearable

In a complete, thorough, entire or perfect manner

Fast Track Admission Scheme

• Being trialled at the 2 Norfolk Adoption Centres.

• Offers quicker admission to cat owners.

• Reduces costs to the charity, but still achieves our Minimum Veterinary Standards.

• Potentially means cats are in care for a shorter period of time.

• For owned cats only (not strays).

• 3 admission pens (from 18) allocated to the scheme.

Fast Track Admission Scheme

• Cats must be:

– Neutered

– Vaccinated up to date

– Have seen a vet within the last 6 months and been signed off as all healthy.

• Proof must be supplied that these criteria have been met. Vets are usually happy to fax or email the cats clinical history to us if the owner requests it.

Once proof has been seen, the cat is given the next available Fast

Track pen.

Fast Track Admission Scheme

• The cat is seen by the Cats Protection vet as soon as possible and if signed off as Fit To Home (FTH), will be available for viewing immediately.

• The cat can be viewed and reserved, but cannot go home until the 7 day admission period has been completed.

• In the best case scenario, a cat can be admitted and rehomed in just 7 days.

Fast Track Admission Scheme

• Benefits & Cost Saving:

Approximately £50.00 per cat

As much as £100.00 per cat

On-going sustainable cat

welfare remains our

priority.

Cost of young adult in care for one

month

Full Veterinary health check £25

Full course of vaccines £50

Blood test – Felv/Fiv £15

Castrate £47

Dental £100

Microchip £5

Worm treatment every 3 months £3

Monthly Flea treatment £3

Food £6.05

Litter £1.53

Staff £1,081

Consumables /cleaning equipment £4.96

Waste disposal £5.10

Total cost 4 weeks = £1,346.64

Cost of young adult in care one month

Now!

Full Veterinary health check £25

One course of vaccines £25

Blood test – Felv/Fiv £15

Castrate £47

Dental £100

Microchip £5

Worm treatment on arrival/departure £2

Flea treatment on arrival/departure £2

Food – use dry only where possible £4.26

Litter £1.53

Staff – reduced staff, increased volunteers

£540.50

Consumables /cleaning equipment – spot

cleaning £3.93

Waste disposal – new contract £1.95

Total cost 4 weeks = £611.17

Helping Even More!

Balanced intake

What do we mean?

Cherry picking/selecting

Will only help easy cats

Age restrictions

Help more cats all ages

Smaller waiting lists

Less time spent in a pen

Scenario A

5 pens

Each with a 12 - 15year old cat in

For this age group the average CP

length of stay -70days.

Help 5 cats every 10 weeks.

Helped 26 cats in a year.

Scenario B

5 pens

2 pens each hold 12-15 year old cat

Helped 2 cats every 10 weeks

Helped 10 cats per year.

3 pens each hold 3-6 year old cat

Average CP length of stay –

35days.

Help 3 cats every 5 weeks.

Helped 31 cats per year.

GRAND TOTAL….

….5 pens consisting of balanced intake =

41cats helped in 1 year!

That’s nearly double the amount of cats helped by

keeping a balance of what we filled our pens with.

In the real world!

Will still have to prioritise when necessary.

Will have situations – e.g. multi-house rescues.

Benefits

Balancing intake

Helped more cats. Fewer long stays.

Increased frequency.

More variety.

Still helping older cats.

More focus to promote older cats.

=home oldies faster.

Thank you!