Animal Shelter Statistics - 07-2006

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Orange County Animal Services – July 2006 Monthly Report – Page 2 thirteen (113) animals – sixty-three (63) dogs and fifty (50) cats – were vaccinated. This brings the year-to-date total for vaccinations performed by low-cost clinics to 1,246 – seventy percent (871 in number) of these were dogs, while thirty percent (375 in number) of these were cats. We will be offering three rabies clinics in the month of September: on Wednesday, September 6th, from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. at the Efland-Cheeks Elementary School; on Thursday, September 7th, from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. at the Hillsborough Courthouse parking lot; and on Saturday, September 9th, from 9:00 to 11:00 a.m. at the Orange County Animal Shelter. At these clinics 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. To ensure the continuing availability of low-cost rabies vaccinations for County residents, a work team of staff planned additional clinics throughout the year. A complete list of clinics is available on the Animal Services website at http://www.co.orange.nc.us/animalservices/clinics.htm . 3. We are filling four full-time-permanent positions within Animal Services. The Animal Shelter Division is filling positions for two Animal Care Technicians and an Office Assistant, and the Animal Control Division is filling a position for an Office Assistant. Recently, we have welcomed aboard three new permanent employees at Animal Shelter. Doris (Darcy) Fortenberry began employment as a Health Care Technician on June 19th, 2006; Thom Freeman began service as an Office Assistant on July 5th, 2006; and Kim Holcomb, previously employed in a temporary position, transitioned into a full-time Animal Care Technician on July 24th, 2006. Also, the Animal Control Division has hired an new Animal Control Officer as well. Ashley Powers will be starting services for the county on August 28th, 2006. We continue to recruit for Emergency Animal Rescue Service (EARS) workers on an ongoing basis. EARS provides emergency service within the town limits of Chapel Hill and Carrboro outside of regular business hours. This program is now being supervised by the Animal Control division and coordinated with the Animal Shelter Division as it involves Animal Care Technicians as well as dedicated EARS workers. 4. We have entered into a new contract for Spay/Neuter services with James Miller, DVM, from the newly opened North Churton Animal Hospital. Dr. Miller will be performing sterilization surgeries for shelter animals on Tuesdays and Fridays. We also renewed the contract we had with Marat Dubrovsky, DVM, of Nick’s Road Veterinary Clinic, who is now performing surgeries on Wednesdays and Thursdays. Also, we are also now performing sterilization of select, highly-adoptable animals prior to receiving an adoption deposit. Our rationale is to improve customer service and free valuable space, which is a crucial factor during our summer busy seasons. The normal 2-5 day turnaround between receiving a deposit and the animal going home can now be shortened to less than a day, and this is hoped to permit a greater number of animals to be placed in homes, and to reduce the euthanasia of adoptable animals as a result of space constraints. 5. We have entered into an interim agreement with the Town of Carrboro, at their request, to provide select animal control services, for a period extending from June 19th through October 1st,