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Orange County Animal Services – August 2006 Monthly Report – Page 3 <br /> <br /> <br />Sheltering Activity August 2006 <br /> Dogs Cats Others Total <br />In Shelter Custody <br />as of Aug 1 2006 (1) 93 127 3 223 <br /> + <br />Total Admitted Aug 2006 189 329 10 528 <br />Sheltered in Aug 2006 282 456 13 751 <br /> - <br />Dispositions for Aug 2006 217 351 9 577 <br /> <br />In Foster Homes 6 32 0 38 <br />In Pet Stores 0 1 0 1 <br />Within Shelter 59 72 4 135 <br /> <br />Total Within Animal Services <br />custody on September 1 2006 65 105 4 174 <br /> <br />Returns: 6 dogs, 1 cat <br /> <br />(1) Includes corrections to previous months <br /> <br />Our sheltering statistics are also tracking the number of animals that are in the custody of our Animal <br />Shelter Division. In the case of the Sheltering Activity Table, it is apparent that the total number of <br />animals in our custody is broken into those animals that are in our custody at the shelter and those animals <br />that are in our custody but either in foster homes or pet stores where they are available for adoption. As is <br />apparent for these figures for the current month, a number of animals are in our custody but not at the <br />shelter; instead, they are in foster homes or pet stores. <br /> <br />As of the end of the month, a total of 39 animals were in foster care or pet stores. It should be said that <br />this figure is a snapshot of fostering activity done through the County’s Animal Shelter. The actual <br />number of animals fostered in the month of August was 52. This is greater than the number in foster on <br />the final day of the month—the number in the table above—insofar as some animals that were in foster <br />have been adopted or returned to the shelter for adoption prior to the end of the month. It should also be <br />said that eighteen (18) foster families fostered animals during August and that many fostered animals <br />were litters of kittens—indeed, 10 litters accounting for 30 foster animals. <br /> <br />As indicated in a previous monthly report, we will continue to track animals in foster and pet stores in this <br />way in order to develop a richer picture of our shelter activities and services. Ultimately, the intent is to <br />develop more comprehensive statistics of this kind – statistics for the overall number of animals in foster <br />in a given month and ultimately the disposition of the animals that have been in foster homes.