The document discusses Best Friends Animal Society's NKLA initiative, a strategy to reduce animal deaths in Los Angeles shelters. In 2011, 23,014 cats and dogs were killed in LA shelters, with a 58% save rate. Through the noses in, noses out, and partnering strategies, NKLA aims to reduce annual shelter deaths to 4,152 and increase the save rate to 90% by 2017. The noses in strategy includes operating an adoption center. The noses out strategy includes mobile adoptions and transports. The partnering strategy includes forming a coalition and providing subsidies, grants, and data collection support to partners. Results after two years included an 8,926 reduction in shelter deaths, over 8,000 animal

3. Strategies vs Tactics
NKLA is a Best Friends Animal Society
strategy for Save Them All in LA

4. What is the Problem We Want to Fix in
LA?
StrategicVision
Best 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.

5. Setting the Stage: A Los Angeles
Community Assessment

6. Key Approaches For NKLA
Noses In

7. Key Approaches For NKLA
Noses Out

8. Key Approaches For NKLA
Partnering
- We can’t do this alone
- Allows us to achieve
more
- Building long term
community capability
and capacity

9. Los Angeles Animal Services (LAAS)
Current Reality

10. NKLA – Current Reality at the Start
In 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.

11. 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

12. 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

13. 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)

14. 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

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