Strategies vs TacticsNKLA is a Best Friends Animal Society

strategy for Save Them All in LA

What is the Problem We Want to Fix in LA?

Strategic VisionBest Friends Animal Society through the strategy of our NKLA initiative will reduce the annual number of animals killed in Los Angeles shelters from 23,014 in 2011 to 4,152 by 2017.

This will increase the city’s save rate from 58% in 2011 to 90% by 2017.

Setting the Stage: A Los Angeles Community Assessment

Key Approaches For NKLA

Noses In

Key Approaches For NKLANoses Out

Key Approaches For NKLAPartnering

-We can’t do this alone- Allows us to achieve

more- Building long term

community capability and capacity

Los Angeles Animal Services (LAAS) Current Reality

NKLA – Current Reality at the StartIn 2011, 56,117 cats and dogs entered the six Los Angeles Animal Services (LAAS) facilities. 23,014 cats and dogs were killed (approximately 17,369 healthy/treatable) for a save rate of 58%.

– A comprehensive data study is performed by Best Friends Animal Society to best understand current realities around shelter intakes, outcomes, community demographics, etc in 2011.

– In the last quarter of 2011, Best Friends Animal Society enacts the partnering strategy of creating the NKLA steering committee of 7 groups in preparation for the start of the 5 year, No Kill plan for LA.

– January 2012, Best Friends Animal Society enacts the noses in and noses out strategy of operating the abandoned North East Valley Animal Services facility as the Best Friends Animal Society Pet Adoption and Spay and Neuter Clinic.

– In April of 2012, NKLA is officially launched in LA with approximately 30 non profit, animal welfare groups.

Strategies for LA

Noses In and Noses Out• Pet Adoption Center

adoptions of LAAS cats and dogs.– Mobile Adoptions

• Transports of LAAS and LA County animals.

• Best Friends Kitten Nursery• Best Friends Spay and Neuter

Clinic

Partnering• NKLA Coalition• Ground rules• Adoption Subsidies for NKLA Coalition

Members• Operating Grants for NKLA Coalition

Members• Spay and Neuter Grants NKLA Coalition

Members• Data Collection of Low Income Spay and

Neuter• The Gershman Foundation

– The NKLA Pet Adoption Center

First and Second Year Results• Shelter Deaths at LAAS Reduced by 8,926• Shelter Deaths have reduced at LAAS every month since the start

of NKLA from the month of the prior year.• BFLA transferred in 8,659 cats and dogs

– 1,766 were Neonatal Kittens (Neonatal kittens made up 42% of all cats and dogs killed in 2013).

• BFLA performed 5,618 adoptions• BFLA performed 8,932 spay and neuter surgeries• BFLA performed 6,758 (3,946 from LAAS) transfer out of LAAS

and LA County Animals

First and Second Year Results and 2014 Goals for Partnering

• BFLA has paid out nearly 2 million dollars to NKLA coalition partners in the areas of adoption subsidies (approximately $486,000) for 5,300 adoptions over 2011 adoptions, spay/neuter grants (approximately $980,000) for over 13,000 animals and operating/staffing grants (approximately $520,000)

2014 Goals• Shelter Deaths at LAAS Reduced by 2,514 from 14,088 to 11,562

– BFLA will transfer in 5,900 cats and dogs• BFLA will transfer in 1,800 neonatal kittens out of the 5,900 total

– BFLA will perform 4,400 adoptions– BFLA will perform 6,000 spay and neuter surgeries– BFLA will perform 2,700 (1,700 from LAAS) transfer out of LAAS and LA County Animals– BFLA will strategize and identify lifesaving gaps to increase lives saved for LAAS

Marc Peralta – Executive Director for Best Friends Animal Society -Los Angelesmarcp@bestfriends.org

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