Pulse Map

County-level animal welfare pulse showing surges, dark zones, and public accountability signals across West Virginia.

Live animal welfare pulse map

West Virginia as a living signal board

Counties brighten when activity rises and dark zones stand out when evidence is going stale. This turns the board's data infrastructure into a map someone can understand in seconds.

55-county public storytelling layerDark zones highlight neglect, not calmCan be embedded outside the portal later

County pulse feed

Current county signals

6 counties highlighted
KanawhaSURGING

Intake volume, stray activity, and research demand all spiked this week.

MAYDAY + ShelterOS update 14 minutes ago
CabellACTIVE

Healthy activity with steady volunteer and shelter response.

Guardian dispatch update 28 minutes ago
GreenbrierWATCH

Research coverage is thinning while public activity is climbing.

Coverage radar update 41 minutes ago
MonroeDARK_ZONE

Low recent filings and minimal live reporting suggest a visibility gap, not a healthy county.

No fresh filing-linked signal in 19 months
BerkeleyACTIVE

Partnership signals are increasing around the Eastern Panhandle network.

Relationship graph update 1 hour ago
McDowellSURGING

Incident pressure and crisis-prep signals both elevated.

War Room trigger 7 minutes ago

Coverage radar

Why dark zones matter

  • Greenbrier
    Open a research refresh cycle and pair it with commissioner outreach material.
    ACTION
  • Monroe
    Queue a county-level report refresh before the next board prep brief.
    CRITICAL
  • Hardy
    Watch for new filings and pre-stage a refresh request.
    WATCH

Public accountability scorecard

The scoreboard counties will eventually see

Competition by visibility
CountyScoreCurrent labelStrongest signalWeakest signal
Kanawha82LeaderGuardian coverage and return-to-owner performanceVeterinary access density
Cabell76CompetitiveShelter throughput and volunteer responseTNR reach
Greenbrier63WatchRecent board attention and research depthFiling freshness and county-level coordination
McDowell47PressureVolunteer mobilizationCapacity and local infrastructure stability
Monroe39CriticalNone yet strong enough to offset evidence gapsCoverage depth, filing freshness, and live reporting density