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Summary Statistical Report: <br />August 2009* <br /> <br />Animal Services Department, Orange County, <br /> North Carolina <br /> <br /> <br />Introduction <br /> <br />This is the Animal Services Department’s monthly statistical report for the month of <br />August 2009. Each month a standard set of summary statistics are generated regarding <br />our core or essential services and activities. These are essential for purposes of effective <br />management and administration in different program areas, in both our Animal Control <br />and Animal Sheltering Divisions. At the same time, these statistics are an invaluable tool <br />in communicating to various stakeholders, the general public and our elected officials and <br />County management the scope and extent of animal services. <br /> <br />Notably, these monthly statistics provide a basis for thinking about sheltering practices in <br />a broader context. Adoption and euthanasia numbers must be understood in the context <br />of a multitude of other influential factors, including the number of animals that come into <br />Orange County’s Animal Services Center and the availability of medical and behavioral <br />resources. By far the greatest factor influencing sheltering practices in our own <br />community and others is that of “pet overpopulation,” a community-wide problem <br />consisting of a large number of animals for whom there are no homes. As we continue to <br />push forward to find better and more innovative ways in which to improve, we must <br />remember that all of these factors work together to create the broader challenge we must <br />address as a department, a county, and a community. <br /> <br /> <br />Standard Statistics <br /> <br />Each of our monthly reports contains various statistics that summarize the various <br />activities of the County’s Animal Services Department. These are standard statistics <br />insofar as for a given month, such as August, they report on the same core or essential <br />services. They are all presented at the end of the narrative portion of this report. <br /> <br />Some statistics capture the overall effort of all staff as they work together to provide <br />integrated and coordinated animal services to the citizens of Orange County. These <br />include: <br /> <br />1. A.1 Monthly Demographics (which shows from where and how animals arrived at <br />Orange County’s Animal Shelter). <br />2. A.2 Monthly Shelter Activity (which shows total animal intakes and dispositions). <br /> <br /> <br />* Questions about the statistics or narrative discussion may be addressed to Andi Morgan, Administrative Assistant, <br />Orange County Animal Services at amorgan@co.orange.nc.us.