Animal Shelter Statistics - 03-2006

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Orange County Animal Services – March 2006 Monthly Report – Page 2 As has been the case in the past, rabies vaccinations will cost $5.00 (which must be paid in cash). Pet owners are asked to remember to bring their most recent vaccination record. Dogs must be on a leash and cats must be in a carrier; and pet owners are asked to keep nervous or unsettled animals in their car so that the vet can come to them. Further information about these clinics is available by calling 245-2075. Also, a complete 2006 low cost rabies vaccination clinic is now available on the Animal Services website at http://www.co.orange.nc.us/animalservices/clinics.htm . 3. The County’s Personnel Department organized a Team Achievement Breakfast for Animal Control and Animal Shelter staff involved in the rescue last year of sixty-six (66) dogs, mostly Greyhounds, from a household in which they were sadly neglected. This was an opportunity to acknowledge the efforts of the individuals involved and the teamwork required for such an accomplishment—teamwork dependent upon the combined efforts of staff from each division of the Department as well as staff with different responsibilities in each division. As a result of their efforts, nearly all of the rescued Greyhounds were placed in new homes and the former owners of these animals were successfully prosecuted. Among other things, their sentences included supervised probation, mental health evaluation, and a prohibition on their ownership of animals for a number of years. Animal Shelter Highlights March continues the very positive dual trends of fewer animals coming into the shelter (299 in March of 2006 and 329 in March of 2005) and higher placement numbers for the month (208 in March of 2006 and 178 in 2005). This is reflected in the placement rates. The gross placement rate for this month is 70 percent (compared to 54 percent in February 2005); and the adoptable placement rate this month was 81 percent (as compared to 62 percent in February 2005). Sheltering Activity March 2006 Dogs Cats Others Total In Shelter Custody as of March 1 2006 85 60 6 151 + Total Admitted Mar 2006 186 81 32 299 Sheltered in Mar 2006 271 141 38 450 - Dispositions for Mar 2006 (1) 206 112 38 356 In Foster Homes 8 3 0 11 Within Shelter 57 21 0 78 Total Within Animal Services custody on April 1 2006 65 29 0 94 Returns: 1 dog, 0 cat (1) Includes corrections to previous months We also see a continuation of the current trend in the percentage of disposition figures. Over half of the dispositions consist of placements (58 percent), while just over a third are euthanized (34 percent). The