Animal Shelter Statistics - 08-2006

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Orange County Animal Services – August 2006 Monthly Report – Page 2 on Saturday, August 19th. Ninety-six (96) animals—sixty-five (65) dogs and thirty-one (31) cats—were vaccinated at this two-hour clinic. This brings the total for vaccinations performed by low-cost clinics to 1,342 at the end of August – seventy percent (936 in number) of these were dogs, while thirty percent (406 in number) of these were cats. 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 our website at http://www.co.orange.nc.us/animalservices/clinics.htm . 3. We are presently interviewing applicants for four permanent full-time positions within Animal Services. These consist of two Animal Care Technicians and an Office Assistant for the Animal Shelter division, and an additional Office Assistant for the Animal Control division. Three of these positions are newly created from funds that were used to hire temporary employees in previous years. Also, the department budget for this fiscal year will allow us to expand the services of consulting veterinarians within the shelter. Our goal is to have veterinary assessments and oversight for four days each week instead of the two days we have had in past years. 4. In the meeting held on August, 2006, the Animal Services Advisory Board appointed the initial members of a Tethering Committee – Kristine Bergstrand, DVM; and Jean Connerat- Levine. This was done in response to issues raised by concerned citizens regarding the practice of tethering or chaining dogs, and follows initiatives in neighboring counties as well as across the country. The purpose of the committee is to examine the concerns of the citizens of Orange County and consider the practices as well as restrictive legislation. It is charged with creating a larger committee representing a cross-section of the community; compiling pertinent information; identifying mechanisms for obtaining input from the general public; and working with the Animal Services Advisory Board to identify any desirable changes in Orange County’s animal ordinances. Animal Shelter Highlights Comparisons between August 2006 and August 2005 are back to the familiar pattern that we observed prior to the unusual deviation seen last month. The total number of animals turned into the shelter slightly declined from 547 in August 2005 to 528 in August 2006. The number of animals placed is slightly higher (214 in August of 2006 and 210 for August 2005). This combination of lower intake and higher placement again produces the higher placement rates in this month’s report. The gross placement rate for August 2006 was 49% and was 46% in the same month in 2005. The adoptable placement rate for August 2006 was 57% and 53% in August 2005.