Southside Animal Shelter is a member of the Circle City Animal Allies, a group of Indianapolis nonprofit animal services professionals and governmental agencies working together to end euthanasia of healthy dogs and cats as well as those with treatable physical and/or behavioral conditions. To that end, the Allies Participating Organizations have agreed to a uniform reporting of animal statistics using the Asilomar Accords model.The Asilomar Accords, quite simply, set forth guiding principles for animal welfare organizations to work together to save the lives of all healthy and treatable companion animals.The document aims to cut through the rhetoric of ‘no kill’ vs. ‘limited admission’ vs. ‘open admission’ shelters and to dispel the murkiness of what defines an adoptable animal.To achieve this, there is a national effort for all organizations that shelter animals to utilize the same statistical record keeping. We are proudly part of that effort. The collection and publication of this data is sponsored by Maddie's Fund, www.maddiesfund.org. Maddie’s Fund®, The Pet Rescue Foundation, (www.maddiesfund.org) is a family foundation funded by PeopleSoft Founder Dave Duffield and his wife, Cheryl, to help create a no-kill nation. The first step is to help develop programs that guarantee loving homes for all healthy shelter dogs and cats throughout the country. The next step will be to save the sick and injured pets in animal shelters nationwide. Maddie’s Fund is named after the family’s beloved Miniature Schnauzer who passed away in 1997. 2006 2005 2004
DEFINITIONS In order to facilitate the data collection process and assure consistent reporting across agencies, the following definitions were developed by a group of animal welfare leaders in August 2004. The Asilomar participants hope that these definitions are applied as a standard for categorizing dogs and cats in each organization. The definitions, however, are not meant to define the outcome for each animal entrusted to our care. For more information about these definitions and the group that developed them visit http://www.asilomaraccords.org. Healthy The term "healthy" means and includes all dogs and cats eight weeks of age or older that, at or subsequent to the time the animal is taken into possession, have manifested no sign of a behavioral or temperamental characteristic that could pose a health or safety risk or otherwise make the animal unsuitable for placement as a pet, and have manifested no sign of disease, injury, a congenital or hereditary condition that adversely affects the health of the animal or that is likely to adversely affect the animal’s health in the future. Treatable The term "treatable" means and includes all dogs and cats who are "rehabilitatable" and all dogs and cats who are "manageable." • Rehabilitatable:The term "rehabilitatable" means and includes all dogs and cats who are not “healthy,” but who are likely to become "healthy," if given medical, foster, behavioral, or other care equivalent to the care typically provided to pets by reasonable and caring pet owners/guardians in the community. • Manageable:The term "manageable" means and includes all dogs and cats who are not "healthy" and who are not likely to become "healthy," regardless of the care provided; but who would likely maintain a satisfactory quality of life, if given medical, foster, behavioral, or other care, including long-term care, equivalent to the care typically provided to pets by reasonable and caring owners/guardians in the community; provided, however, that the term "manageable" does not include any dog or cat who is determined to pose a significant risk to human health or safety or to the health or safety of other animals. Unhealthy and Untreatable The term "unhealthy and untreatable" means and includes all dogs and cats who, at or subsequent to the time they are taken into possession,
(1)have a behavioral or temperamental characteristic that poses a health or safety risk or otherwise makes the animal unsuitable for placement as a pet, and are not likely to become "healthy" or "treatable" even if provided the care typically provided to pets by reasonable and caring pet owners/guardians in the community; or
(2)are suffering from a disease, injury, or congenital or hereditary condition that adversely affects the animal’s health or is likely to adversely affect the animal’s health in the future, and are not likely to become "healthy" or "treatable" even if provided the care typically provided to pets by reasonable and caring pet owners/guardians in the community; or
(3)are under the age of eight weeks and are not likely to become "healthy" or "treatable," even if provided the care typically provided to pets by reasonable and caring pet owners/guardians in the community.
-- until he extends his circle of compassion to all living things man will not himself be free--
