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Orange County Animal Services – February 2006 Monthly Report – Page 3 <br /> <br />Sheltering Activity February 2006 <br /> <br /> Dogs Cats Others Total <br />In Shelter Custody <br />as of February 1 2006 91 77 3 171 <br /> + <br />Total Admitted Feb 2006 175 100 9 284 <br />Sheltered in Feb 2006 266 177 12 455 <br /> - <br />Dispositions for Feb 2006 (1) 181 117 6 304 <br /> <br />In Foster Homes/Pet Stores 12 6 5 23 <br />Within Shelter 73 48 1 122 <br /> <br />Total Within Animal Services <br />custody on March 1 2006 85 60 6 151 <br /> <br />Returns: 2 dogs, 0 cat <br />(1) Includes corrections to previous month <br /> <br />Our sheltering statistics are also tracking the number of animals that are in the custody of our Animal <br />Shelter Division. In the case of the Sheltering Activity Table, it is apparent that the total number of <br />animals in our custody is broken into those animals that are in our custody at the shelter and those animals <br />that are in our custody but either in foster homes or pet stores where they are available for adoption. As is <br />apparent for these figures for the month of February, a significant number of animals – twenty-three (23), <br />more than ten percent – are in our custody but not at the shelter; instead, they are in a foster home or pet <br />stores. <br /> <br />As indicated in a previous monthly report, we will continue to track animals in foster and pet stores in this <br />way in order to develop a richer picture of our shelter activities and services. Ultimately, the intent is to <br />develop more comprehensive statistics of this kind – statistics for the overall number of animals in foster <br />in a given month and ultimately the disposition of the animals that have been in foster homes. <br /> <br />Current trends do continue with the percentages of dispositions. Euthanasia as a percentage of <br />dispositions is still under a third and the largest percentage of dispositions occurs as placements. <br /> <br />Animal Dispositions <br /> Percent of Total <br /> Dogs Cats Others Total Dispositions <br /> <br />Reclaimed 40 4 0 44 14.47% <br />Adopted 70 45 4 119 39.14% <br />Transfers (1) 13 21 2 36 11.84% <br />Euthanized 55 45 0 100 32.89% <br /> <br />Died 1 0 0 1 0.33% <br />Other 1 3 0 4 1.32% <br />Totals 180 118 6 304 100.00% <br /> <br />(1) Transfers are all to APS except: 14 cats, 4 dogs, 2 'other' to rescue <br />5 dogs, 2 cats surrendered for euthanasia/disposal; 31 cats (69%) feral.