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Orange County Animal Services – June 2006 Monthly Report – Page 8 <br /> <br />In addition to these kinds of “rabies exposure investigations,” our Animal Control Officers also are <br />responsible for bite reports involving dogs and cats (as well as other animals) and a human victim. In <br />these cases, it is a legal requirement and public health precaution that a dog or cat biting a human being <br />be contained and observed for a period of ten (10) days—thereby ensuring that the bite victim was not <br />exposed to the rabies virus. As can be seen from the above Table, in June there were twenty-four (24) <br />such 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 – 1,411 out of a <br />total of 1,756 vaccinations – continue to be performed at veterinary establishments that service pet owners <br />who reside in Orange County. And another sixty-five (65) animals were vaccinated at our Animal Shelter <br />prior to their adoption or recovery. <br /> <br />More than three hundred dogs and cats were vaccinated as a direct result of other Animal Services <br />Department activities. One-hundred and twenty-one (121) of these vaccinations were given at low cost <br />vaccination clinics. In addition, a total of one hundred and fifty-nine (159) were animals were vaccinated <br />as part of a rabies vaccination involving our partnership with the Hillsborough Veterinary Clinic. Pet <br />owners were able to get their dogs or cats vaccinated for $5 during select hours the week of Monday, June <br />19th, through Saturday, June 24th. <br /> <br />Rabies Vaccinations within Orange County <br /> <br /> Dogs Cats Total <br />Vaccinated at Shelter 40 25 65 <br />Vaccinated at Vet Clinics 728 683 1411 <br />Vaccinated at Rabies Clinics 195 85 280 <br />Total Vaccinations 963 793 1756 <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.