Reports and Agency Statistics
Asilomar (Calendar Year) Reports and Comparative Data Reports
The Asilomar Accords were developed in 2004 to provide a uniform method for collecting and reporting animal shelter data. This method assigns each animal, upon admission to the shelter, a condition status of either “healthy”, “treatable”, or “unhealthy/untreatable”, known as a Pet Evaluation Matrix (PEM). Multnomah County Animal Services (MCAS) assigns these categories to animals in its care according to uniform community standards set by the Animal Shelter Alliance of Portland (ASAP), of which MCAS is a member.
Annual Asilomar Reports
- MCAS Asilomar Report 2019
(PDF, 1030 KB)
- MCAS Asilomar Report 2018
(PDF, 1577 KB)
- MCAS Asilomar Report 2017
(PDF, 1772 KB)
- MCAS Asilomar Report 2016
(PDF, 194 KB)
- MCAS Asilomar Report 2015
(PDF, 731 KB)
- MCAS Asilomar Report 2014
(PDF, 433 KB)
- MCAS Asilomar Report 2013
(PDF, 216 KB)
- MCAS Asilomar Report 2012
(PDF, 49 KB)
- MCAS Asilomar Report 2011
(PDF 31 KB)
- MCAS Asilomar Report 2010
(PDF, 31 KB)
- MCAS Asilomar Report 2009
(PDF, 74 KB)
- MCAS Asilomar Report 2008
(PDF, 82 KB)
- MCAS Asilomar Report 2007
(PDF, 322 KB)
- MCAS Asilomar Report 2006
(PDF, 330 KB)
- Animal Shelter Alliance of Portland Asilomar Report 2006-10
(PDF, 55 KB)
- Animal Shelter Alliance of Portland Asilomar Report 2006-09
(PDF 113 KB)
- Comparable Communities Euthanasia Report 2006
(PDF, 17 KB)
Interpreting Asilomar Reports
- Intake: The live animals admitted to a shelter
- All Outcomes: The final disposition of animals admitted to a shelter (adoption, return to owner, transfer, euthanasia, shelter death, etc)
- Euthanasia Outcome: Animals admitted to a shelter who are euthanized
- Live Outcomes: Animals who leave a shelter alive through adoption, return to owner, transfer to another organization for adoption, or any other lifesaving program
- Live-Release Rate: What percentage of animals admitted to the shelter had live outcomes, and therefore were not euthanized
- Live-Release Rate Formula: (All Live Outcomes) Divided by (All Outcomes minus Owner Requested Euthanasias)
- Save-Rate Formula: (Intake minus Euthanasia Outcomes) divided by Intake
- Community Live-Release Rate: Regional shelters manage overlapping populations of animals. Maintaining a shared community live-release rate ensures that reported data is comprehensive and balanced to reflect the true state of community animal populations. For example, a shelter with a high live-release rate neighboring a shelter with a low live-release rate can indicate an imbalance of intake policies or inequitable animal population management practices. Multnomah County Animal Services' Asilomar reports are reflective of the community statistics maintained by the Animal Shelter Alliance of Portland (ASAP), indicative of a successful coalition and high community live-release rate for Portland regional shelters.
Multnomah County Animal Services Fiscal Year Reports
- MCAS Animal Trends 1981-2017
(This report will not be updated after FY 2017, as the information is provided in formalized asilomar reports above, and is redundant)
- Cat Intake and Disposition Report 2012
(PDF, 31 KB)
- Dog Intake and Disposition Report 2012
(PDF, 30 KB)
- Field Calls for Service Report 2012
(PDF, 36 KB)
- Notices of Infraction Issued Report 2012
(PDF, 37 KB)
- Field Calls for Service Report 2011
(PDF, 34 KB)
- Notices of Infraction Issued Report 2011
(PDF, 35 KB)
- Cat Intake and Disposition Report 2011
(PDF, 32 KB)
- Dog Intake and Disposition Report 2011
(PDF, 31 KB)
Other Reports
- Monthly Reports (Since November 2018)
- 2008 City of Portland - MCAS Taskforce Report
(PDF, 1350 KB)
- Metropolitan Group Customer Experience Report for MCAS
(PDF, 2.11 MB)
- MCAS Strategic Plan to Save More Lives
(PDF, 135 KB)
- MCAS Cat Survey: Key Findings Report
(PDF 268 KB)
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