Module 6: The Case of the Overwhelmed Shelter

Using Intake Trends for Capacity for Care

Reviewing intake trends over time facilitates preparations for adequate housing, staffing, and veterinary care to insure capacity for care. Examine the number of dogs and cats admitted to the same large Florida municipal shelter each month for the past 3 years in the graphs below.

Graph depicting the number of dogs admitted each month for a 3-year period.

Graph depicting the number of cats admitted each month for a 3-year period.

 

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