Jargon

Definition: Cats that are being cared for by colony caretaker brought to shelter or offsite spay/neuter clinic, spay/neutered and vaccinated and returned to the colony. TNR cats are often not taken into custody of organizations because they generally have established caretakers or colonies.

Definition: Stray, unowned cats who are brought into the custody of the shelter, spay/neutered, vaccinated and returned to where they were found

Definition: Stray animal is not taken into the shelter at all, but owner is located and animal is returned to owner while the animal control officer is in the field through the scanning of a microchip, etc.

Definition: Animal is not processed as an intake due to programs in place to keep the pets with their families or return them to their home/colony.

Definition: Animal is brought into the shelter by an animal control officer

Definition: Animal is brought in by a community member

Definition: All data associated with a specific animal.