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Shelter Statistics:
At PAWS, we pride ourselves on transparency when reporting our shelter statistics. We are recognized as one of the top county shelters in Kentucky, caring for thousands of stray and abandoned animals on a yearly basis. PAWS consistently maintains a Live Release rate over 90%, which is among the highest in the country for open-admission shelters. We offer our statistics as a reflection of the hard work our dedicated staff puts in at the shelter everyday.
A note about these numbers. PAWS calculates our live release rate utilizing the Asilomar Accord “Lite” Live Release Rate, which is a data matrix specifically designed for shelters and rescues to track and report critical data. For more information regarding the calculations, click here.
Key Points About Our Numbers: You may notice “Transfer In- Nicholas County”. These are animals that are originally at our location in Nicholas County, but were transferred to us for adoption, reclaim, or transfer out to another organization. Please note that these animals do not permanently reside at our Paris location and are only transferred in when they are leaving. We pride ourselves in our “no-kill” status deemed by Best Friends and Maddie’s Fund, which means that we place at least 90% of our intake. This does not mean we do not euthanize. We are thankful that we only have had to euthanize for severe behavior (aggression that prevents an animal from safely being in the community) or severe medical (the animal is suffering). We do not euthanize for many medical and behavior conditions, such as some reactivity to other animals, breeds, feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV), or more common treated medical illnesses, such as diabetes. We have been working hard to avoid euthanizing cats testing positive for Feline Leukemia Virus and continue to do so. Please do not hesitate to ask us for further information.
Nicholas County reports will not indicate adoptions or rescue as these pets are transferred in to PAWS at that time. If they are returned to our organization (such as an adoption that did not work out), they are then transferred into Nicholas. Nicholas does not accept animals out of county or from other organizations and shelters unless the pet originated from there.
PAWS & Nicholas
