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Orange County Animal Services – January 2006 Monthly Report – Page 6 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Rabies Exposure Investigations <br /> <br /> Dogs CatsOtherTotal <br />Bite Quarantines 8 4 0 12 <br />Exposures Investigated 0 0 4 4 <br />Tested Positive 0 0 1 1 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Appendix <br /> <br />Placement Rate: This is a gross statistic which relates the number of animals placed (adopted, reclaimed <br />and transferred) to the number of animals admitted in a given time period. This is expressed as a <br />percentage attained by dividing the number of animals placed by the number of animals admitted. <br /> <br />Adoptable Placement Rate: To gain a clearer representation of the placement program, the animals <br />brought to the shelter that are not part of the placement program are excluded, namely feral cats and <br />owner requests for euthanasia. Since the number of feral cats in particular can vary a great deal from <br />month to month, they can obscure the true effects of the program. The adoptable placement rate is <br />obtained by subtracting the number of feral cats and owner requests for euthanasia from the total intake <br />number before the number of placed animals is divided by it. This yields a more refined statistic since the <br />absent animals are generally not regarded as animals that can be placed in new homes. <br /> <br />Percent of Total Dispositions, which are given in the statistical report, are different from the placement <br />rates in that they do not relate to the number of animals brought into the shelter. They are, as the title <br />implies, the total number of dispositions broken down by category. Their function is to demonstrate the <br />accuracy of the statistics. <br />