New Daily Report Card For Norfolk Animal Care & Adoption Center

Press release from the City of Norfolk:

May 27, 2020

NORFOLK, VA – A new daily report card provides up-to-date information about the animals in the Norfolk Animal Care and Adoption Center.

This new report card will be posted each day to NACC’s social media platforms. The report will allow residents to see a snapshot of shelter performance featuring day-to-day information about dogs, cats and other animals in the shelter.

Monthly and annual statistics should serve as the primary measures of overall shelter performance. For example, NACC’s live release rate for the month of April reached 95 percent for dogs and cats.

Monthly and annual statistics are available on NACC’s webpage and on the city’s Open Data portal.

“With these daily report cards, we at NACC seek increased transparency and community engagement,” said Bureau Manager Michelle Dosson. “We want to let staff, stakeholders and the general public know exactly what is happening at our shelter on a day-to-day basis.”

In the last year, NACC has strived to strengthen community partnerships, expand its group of dedicated foster families for cats and dogs, make it easier for lost pets to find their way home with staff support, collaboration with the Animal Protection Unit and other resources, and to find loving homes for every adoptable animal in its care. NACC improved its statistics in each of these areas.

Since operational changes prompted by the COVID-19 shutdowns, NACC has pioneered online adoption practices that allow human-contact-free meet and greets with animals and online or phone adoptions and counseling. On Thursday, NACC will host its first-ever online kitten shower to provide information about kitten season, and how residents can support the work of shelter staff to provide care for an influx of baby cats.

“As always, NACC remains dedicated to serving animals and residents in our community,” Dosson said.

For questions regarding the daily report card, please contact NACC staff at nacc@norfolk.gov or 757-441-5505.

This press release was produced by the City of Norfolk. The views expressed here are the author’s own.