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Orange County Animal Services – April 2006 Monthly Report – Page 4 <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 April, a significant number of animals (25 or 17 percent) are in <br />our custody but not at the shelter; instead, they are in a foster home or pet 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 /> <br />Program Report <br /> <br />1. Volunteering <br /> <br />Volunteer Orientations: This orientation is a requirement of the Animal Shelter to protect the health and <br />well-being of both volunteers and animals. A total of twenty-two (22) people attended the two <br />orientations offered this month. <br /> <br />Policy Procedures/Animal Handling Training: This is advanced training for volunteers wishing to work <br />with direct handling of the animals, for example, dog walking and socialization, and cat-room cleaning. It <br />is mandatory for all volunteers who work with animals in the Animal Shelter. Eleven (11) people <br />attended the session offered this month. <br /> <br />Outreach Program: Always presented by volunteers, with occasional assistance from the Program <br />Coordinator, this is a program where we set up a table at a public location, often with select shelter <br />animals, and provide information on adoptions and animal care. This month two programs were held at <br />PetCo and Southern Village. <br /> <br />Volunteers: Volunteers this month numbered 76 and volunteer hours totaled 436.75. And while we are <br />seeing the expected seasonal drop in both the number of volunteers and the hours they put in, we are also <br />seeing a significant increase over the figures for this same time last year. This increase translates directly <br />into better services and programs within the department, and indeed the whole county. <br /> <br />Volunteer Hours <br />0 <br />100 <br />200 <br />300 <br />400 <br />500 <br />600 <br />Ja <br />n <br />Fe <br />b <br />M <br />ar <br />Apr <br />M <br />ay <br />Ju <br />n Ju <br />l <br />Aug <br />Sep <br />Oc <br />t <br />No <br />v <br />De <br />c <br />2004 <br />2005 <br />2006 <br /> <br />