City Of Minneapolis: New Online Dashboard Makes It Easy To Check On Animals At Animal Care & Control

Press release from the City of Minneapolis:

February 2, 2022

Minneapolis Animal Care & Control has a new online dashboard that makes it easy to learn about care, wellness and outcomes of every animal sheltered. 

Through the dashboard, you can get information on: 

• Animal intake. The types of animals brought to the shelter and why they were brought there. 
• Animal outcomes. The status of animals as they leave the shelter. 
• Animal wellness. Statistics on vaccinations and sterilizations. 

Animal intake.  Animal outcomes.  Animal wellness. 

• Community partners. The rescue organizations and foster families who help Minneapolis Animal Care & Control. 
• Live release rate. The percentage of animals taken into custody who leave the shelter alive. 
• Public health and safety. The ways animal control officers help create safe and healthy communities for people and animals. 
• Shelter pathways. The types of animals brought to the shelter and where they go. 

Community partners. Live release rate. Public health and safety.  Shelter pathways. 

Users can also get details on animal types sheltered, compare years of data and see complaints listed by category. Most information is updated daily. 

The dashboard joins more than 40 continuously updated dashboards on DataSource: an online resource that provides transparency and access to a wide range of City data.  

Minneapolis Animal Care & Control is a managed intake shelter that accepts every animal regardless of health, age, breed or behavior. Staff are committed to providing humane care and strive to do what is right for every animal sheltered. Animal Care & Control also partners with residents to create safe and healthy communities for people and animals by:   

• Educating owners on proper animal care.   
• Enforcing laws pertaining to animal welfare.   
• Offering low-cost vaccination clinics.   

• Investigating animal crimes.  
• Providing resources to families in crisis.   

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