Everyone knows Grady Judd oversees an animal control system that, based on publicly available data, has reported the 𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗻𝗼𝗻-𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲 for more than 𝟳 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀.
In 2024:
• ~14,000 animals taken in
• 𝟲,𝟮𝟳𝟯 𝗻𝗼𝗻-𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘀
(died in care, euthanized, or otherwise did not leave alive)
This facility serves Polk population; 𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝟴𝟱𝟬,𝟬𝟬𝟬 people.
Yet its total non-live outcomes exceeded the combined totals of the counties with the 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱, 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗿𝗱, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘁𝗵 𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗲𝘀𝘁 outcomes in Florida:
Miami-Dade County, Lee County, and Broward County!
Those three counties together:
• Serve ~𝟱.𝟱 𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻 people
• Took in 𝟰𝟴,𝟲𝟲𝟱 𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗹𝘀 in 2024
So the question is simple:
How does one shelter, serving fewer than 850,000 people and taking in ~14,000 animals, report 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗵 than three counties serving 5.5 million people and taking in 48,665 animals?
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https://sheltermedicine.vetmed.ufl.edu/…/shelter-level…
To verify: → Move the sliding tab to the right
→ Select “Total Non-Live Outcomes (no ORE)”
→ Sort in descending order
This is sad and suspect, especially when he is not said to support the TNR programs …this humanly helps reduce the populations , gets more animals vaccinated, and allows the cats to live thier lives. Slow process, yes because not enough peeps to help, but humane. If other counties can do better, so can he…if he so chooses
They are the highest in non live release because there are no offered prevention programs. No TNVR program, no low cost spay neuter program, no kids programs for proper animal care, no foster program to get the highest at risk animals out of the shelter. No volunteer program to promote and enrich these animals daily. No help preventing animals from needing a shelter system placement. The County needs to step up with funding and proactive programs to lessen intake. Address the intake where the issues start.