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Orange County Animal Services – April 2006 Monthly Report – Page 7 <br /> <br />Rabies Exposure Investigations <br /> <br /> Dogs Cats Humans Other Total <br />Bite Quarantines 14 6 0 0 20 <br />Exposures Investigated 24 11 17 0 52 <br />Tested Positive 0 0 0 2 2 <br /> <br /> <br />In addition to these “exposure investigations,” our Animal Control Officers are responsible for bite <br />reports involving dogs and cats (as well as other animals) and a human victim. In these cases, it is a legal <br />requirement and public health precaution that a dog or cat biting a human being be contained and <br />observed for a period of ten (10) days—thereby ensuring that the bite victim was not exposed to the rabies <br />virus. As can be seen from the Rabies Exposure Investigation Table, in April there were twenty (20) such <br />bite quarantines. <br /> <br />Efforts to ensure current vaccination, for the welfare of pets and the people with whom they come into <br />contact, are ongoing and activities in this area are captured by vaccination statistics compiled by our <br />Animal Control Division. As is ordinarily the case, the majority of these vaccinations continue to be <br />performed at veterinary establishments that service pet owners who reside in Orange County. <br />Significantly, two hundred and eleven (211) animals were vaccinated at low-cost clinics sponsored by the <br />Animal Services Department, in addition to the one hundred and forty-eight (148) animals vaccinated at <br />our Animal Shelter prior to their adoption or recovery. <br /> <br /> <br />Rabies Vaccinations within Orange County <br /> <br /> Dogs Cats Total <br />Vaccinated at Shelter 96 52 148 <br />Vaccinated at Vet Clinics 534 404 938 <br />Vaccinated at Rabies Clinics 148 63 211 <br />Total Vaccinations 778 519 1297 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Appendix <br /> <br />Placement Rate: This is a gross statistic which relates the number of animals placed (adopted, reclaimed and <br />transferred) to the number of animals admitted in a given time period. This is expressed as a percentage attained by <br />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 brought to the <br />shelter that are not part of the placement program are excluded, namely feral cats and owner requests for euthanasia. <br />Since the number of feral cats in particular can vary a great deal from month to month, they can obscure the true <br />effects of the program. The adoptable placement rate is obtained by subtracting the number of feral cats and owner <br />requests for euthanasia from the total intake number before the number of placed animals is divided by it. This <br />yields a more refined statistic since the absent animals are generally not regarded as animals that can be placed in <br />new homes. <br /> <br />Percent of Total Dispositions, which are given in the statistical report, are different from the placement rates in that <br />they do not relate to the number of animals brought into the shelter. They are, as the title implies, the total number of <br />dispositions broken down by category. Their function is to demonstrate the accuracy of the statistics.