Cats Count In Canada

Project Report | Jun 6, 2018
Cats win in Capacity For Care model!

By Derek Rumboldt-deLouche | Director, Resource Development and Member Services

“It’s one of the best things we’ve ever done here! It had the biggest impact we have seen in such a short time with the best results. We definitely didn’t expect to see results as soon as we did. We expected to see some changes over a 2-year period, not within months.”

“Internally, the staff have never been happier. They enjoy what they do because many of the stresses, such as overpopulation, no longer exist in the shelter.”

“Staff turnover is down. Staff members are much less stressed, as they have the time and are able to provide cats with the care needed. The best part is being able to see the team members enjoy their jobs again.”

Your support helped fund an innovative on line boot camp during the first quarter of 2018 which allowed us to ramp up the great work of our Capacity for Care program and make it accessible to as many shelters as possible. We recruited 4 organizations to take part in an online training program we called a Boot Camp. Each of these organizations made the commitment to change their shelter management system to provide improvements for cats and to make sure each animal’s needs are best met.

We’ll be releasing the results of this on line boot camp soon on. Stay tuned!

If successful, this approach will be a key part of the plan to take Capacity for Care across Canada allowing us to help even more homeless cats have a good outcome!

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Mar 6, 2018
4 more Canadian shelters commit to better care for cats!

By Derek Rumboldt-deLouche | Director, Resource Development and Member Services

Thank you for saving my life!

Thank you for investing in improving the welfare of cats across Canada.

We wanted to provide you with an exciting update to the work that is being funded through donations to this project.

To recap, the Canadian Federation of Humane Societies introduced Capacity for Care in 2014 to our member shelters in Canada. This innovative program is a new way of managing a cat’s journey through the shelter system, providing improvements to meet their needs at the shelter and managing their length of stay.

Our first three test sites showed a remarkable decrease in the number of sick cats at the shelter, a decrease in length of stay and a decrease in euthanasia rates.

We’ll be releasing the results of the next three pilot sites in April. Stay tuned! We are seeing the same great results for cats in those communities, based on the reports we’ve received.

One thing we are hearing that was a bit of a surprise is that the positive results for shelter cats achieved through Capacity for Care are also having a positive impact on the humans who work so hard to care for these cats and find loving homes for them! Traditionally, shelter staff have high burnout rates, and sometimes feel overwhelmed, reporting they just can’t keep up with the influx of cats into their shelters. They are heartbroken seeing otherwise healthy cats languish in the shelter for long periods and become sick. Being able to change the outcomes for these animals has staff reporting that they are happier, resulting in better staff retention rates.

So now we want to ramp up this great work and make it accessible to as many shelters as possible. We’ve recruited 4 organizations to take part in an online training program we’re calling a Boot Camp. Each of these organizations has made the commitment to change their shelter management system to provide improvements for cats and to make sure each animal’s needs are best met.

And the work starts this week with the first video conference call! During the next six weeks they’ll take part in a training course that will allow them to improve their shelter operations. If successful, this approach will be a key part of the plan to take Capacity for Care across Canada allowing us to help even more homeless cats have a good outcome!

Your support is making this Capacity for Care Bootcamp possible. Please share our project with your family and friends to help us reach our goal to fully support this program.

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