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16 <br />DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY INVESTMENT NEIGHBORHOODS DIVISION <br />While outcomes for animals in the shelter vary based on circumstances unique to each <br />animal, the shelter was at capacity the enƟ rety of 2024. <br />Shelter Outcomes <br />INTAKES RETURN TO OWNER TRANSFER OUT ADOPTIONS EUTHANASIA <br />2,873 447 1,120 378 873 <br />SBARC issued a total of 1,274 pet licenses, Breeder Permits and Chicken Permits in <br />2024. Licensing allows for SBARC and animal owners to meet Indiana state mandated <br />rabies vaccine requirements, as well as acknowledge proper animal ownership. <br />Licenses and Permits <br />SBARC’s Animal Welfare Offi cers handled 3,426 cases as shown in the following <br />table. Nine of these cases met the requirements for review by the Animal Welfare <br />Commission for enforcement decisions and acƟ ons. <br />• Bite: 229 <br />• Cruelty Neglect: 154 <br />• Emergency AŌ er Hours: 557 <br />• Welfare Checks: 1055 <br />• Strays: 1006 <br />• Agressive Animal: 172 <br />• Wildlife: 302 <br />Animal Welfare Cases