Animal Shelter Statistics - 07-2006

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Orange County Animal Services – July 2006 Monthly Report – Page 6 Animal Intake Data Total Percent AnimalControl FromPublic Incoming of Total Strays (1) Surrender Strays Surrender Chapel Hill 22 2 45 32 101 21.00% Carrboro 9 3 9 14 35 7.28% Hillsborough 13 5 15 9 42 8.73% Orange County 149 33 25 21 228 47.40% Night Deposit 0 0 45 10 55 11.43% Other County 0 0 4 16 20 4.16% Total 193 43 143 102 481 100.00% Strays 336 69.85% Animal Control 236 49.06% Surrenders 145 30.15% Public 245 50.94% (1) “Strays” under Animal Intake Data also includes impounded animals not surrendered to Animal Services With respect to rabies control—historically a core function of animal control—we have continued to see positive rabies tests based upon public reporting and our surveillance of possible exposures of people and/or their pets. In July, there were two (2) positive rabies tests for a fox and a bat, bringing the total for 2006 to fourteen (14). Our own public education activities continue to stress that pet owners not only need to be sure that their pets are vaccinated and licensed but that a dog or cat with a current rabies vaccination must receive a booster shot within seventy-two (72) hours of any exposure to rabies. Unless an exposed pet with a current vaccination receives a booster shot within that time frame, the requirements of North Carolina law is the same as for an unvaccinated animal—namely, euthanasia or a six (6) month quarantine. In this regard, staff stresses the immediate reporting of any possible contact to animal control and/or public health authorities to ensure the health of all members of a household—human and pet alike. In the event that their pet has possible contact with a raccoon or other wildlife animal, an owner should be sure to contact their Animal Control program right away. Also, if a possible exposure occurs outside regular hours of service, an Animal Control Officer should be reached right away through Orange County’s Emergency Communications (911). As can be seen from the following table, the two (2) positive tests in the month of July resulted from our Animal Control Officers investigation of twenty-three (23) possible rabies exposures. Usually, these are cases involving known or suspected contact between a domestic small animal such as a dog or a cat and a wild animal such as a raccoon, as well as whether there is an indirect contact between a human and pet member of a household in these situations. Bite Quarantines and Rabies Exposure Investigations Dogs Cats Other Total Bite Quarantines 9 7 1 17 Exposures Investigated 23 Tested Positive 0 0 2 2 Inconclusive 0 0 3 3