Washoe County occupies the northwest corner of Nevada and contains the cities of Reno and Sparks, along with smaller towns in the surrounding valleys. Washoe County has roughly twice the population and three-quarters the per-capita income of Arlington County.
In conjunction with Washoe County Animal Control, the Nevada Humane Society operates the Washoe County Regional Animal [...]
Archive for November, 2009
Yardsticks: AWLA vs. Nevada Humane Society
Posted in Yardsticks on November 30, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Yardsticks: AWLA vs. TC SPCA
Posted in Yardsticks on November 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Tompkins County, NY includes the city of Ithaca and its surrounding townships, and has about half the population and two-thirds the per-capita income of Arlington County, VA.
Tompkins County SPCA performs essentially the same services for Tompkins County that AWLA performs for Arlington County.
Let’s compare animal outcomes for AWLA and Tompkins County SPCA. The AWLA numbers [...]
Fun with Numbers, episode 1
Posted in County Contract, Fun with Numbers on November 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Welcome to the first installment of our Fun with Numbers series. And since we’re all about having fun, what better place to do that than at camp? AWLA Kids Camp, that is.
During July, AWLA runs two 3-day camps for kids aged 6-9, and two 5-day camps for kids aged 10-13. The younger [...]
Local Rescue Organizations Save Puppy-Mill Dogs
Posted in DC Area Rescue Orgs on November 12, 2009 | 1 Comment »
From the Washington Post website:
“Volunteers with A Forever-Home Rescue Foundation and Homeless Animal Rescue Team (HART) wait to pick up puppy mill dogs at Greenbriar Shopping Center in Chantilly, Va. Forever-Home volunteer Debbie Marson, left, exclaims as the truck arrives. The local groups are working with the National Mill Dog Rescue organization, which has [...]
Finding Yardsticks for AWLA
Posted in Yardsticks on November 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
One of our goals is to measure Arlington’s animal shelter against the best-managed shelters in the country. What shelters are doing the best job, and how are they doing it?
We’d greatly appreciate any statistics (on animal intake/adoption/euthanization rates), contact info, or links to articles or websites you can contribute. Please post any leads [...]
