Shelter Animals Count Intake and Outcome Database (IOD) was designed to serve as a tool for basic data collection. It is a simple database containing what many (including Asilomar, ASPCA, National Federation of Humane Societies, American Humane, UC Davis, Maddie’s Fund, PetSmart Charities, HSUS, and Shelter Animals Count) have agreed are the minimum data points (along with definitions) an organization should gather.
Whether organizations already gather a great deal of data or have only gathered the basics, this database provides a common framework. This database does not reflect any preference in data analysis or the calculation of rates but is rather simply a tool for data collection.
The Intake and Outcome Database only tracks services provided to animals counted as an intake/outcome.
What species are tracked in the Intake and Outcome Database?
Equine: Horses, donkeys, mules, and other equines
Small Mammals: small domestic mammals such as guinea pigs, hamsters, rats
Farm Animals: Non-equine, hooved farm animals like pigs, llamas, and cows
Birds: Domestic birds like chickens, pigeons and parrots
Reptiles and Amphibians: Pet reptiles and amphibians like turtles, snakes, iguanas
Data Points Collected
Live Intakes
For the purpose of this database, we are tracking only LIVE intakes when taken into an agencies possession.
Stray/At Large
Relinquished by Owner
Owner Intended Euthanasia**
Transfered In (in state, out of state, international)
Impound/Seizure
Other Intakes
Live Outcomes
Track all of your live outcomes in these fields. Other Live Outcomes includes other live outcomes not listed.
Adoption
Returned to Owner
Transfered Out (in state, out of state, international)
Return to Field
Other Live Outcomes
Other/Non-Live Outcomes
Non-Live Outcomes are tracked among these four data points.
**Standardizing the Data: Shelter Animals Count recommends standardizing data by treating Owner Intended Euthanasia as a community service rather than including it in intake/outcome analyses.