Data submission doesn’t have to take long. 80% of our participants indicate that data entry is easy or very easy and 70% indicate it takes them 15 mins or less time each month to submit. You can automate your data entry (depending on your shelter management software), upload your data using a CSV, or manually enter your data.
If you use one of the following softwares, you can automate your data entry: Pet Point, Shelter Manager, Petstablished, Animals First, and (very soon) Shelter Luv.
If you don’t want to opt into an API, or you have one of these softwares: Shelter Boss, Shelter Buddy, Sparkie, Chameleon, ShelterTrack, Shelter Luv, PetPoint, Animals First, Petstablished, or Animal Shelter Manager, you can download a CSV specifically designed for SAC and upload to your account for easy data entry. Instructions for downloading a CSV for each software can be found here: Resources – Shelter Animals Count
If you don’t have a shelter management software with an API or CSV download, you can manually enter your data. Some shelters recruit volunteers to assist with data entry or designate a team member to manually enter the data on the first week of each month.
