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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br />In August, a stray dog that had been impounded at the shelter began showing distinctive symptoms of the <br />rabies virus, and after progression of these symptoms the dog was euthanized and sent for testing on the <br />recommendation of the shelter veterinarian – the dog tested positive, the first such case in a dog in years <br />within the county. On recommendations of the Health Department, several staff members considered ‘at <br />risk’ for casual exposure received appropriate treatment as a precautionary measure. <br /> <br />Total positive rabies cases for the year reached seventeen (17) this month, with 13 of them coming from <br />raccoons. The remainder are spread among 2 foxes, one bat, and the aforementioned dog. <br /> <br /> <br /> Rabies Statistics <br /> <br /> Dogs Cats Other <br />Positive Rabies Tests 1 0 3 <br /> <br />Vaccinated at Shelter 33 54 <br />Vaccinated at Vet Clinics 517 750 <br />Vaccinated at Rabies Clinics 0 0 <br />Total Vaccinations 550 804 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Appendix <br /> <br />Placement Rate: This is a gross statistic which relates the number of animals placed (adopted, <br />reclaimed, rescued and transferred) to the number of animals admitted in a given time period. <br />This is expressed as a percentage attained by dividing the number of animals placed by the <br />number of animals admitted. <br /> <br />Adoptable Placement Rate: To gain a clearer representation of the placement program, the <br />animals brought to the shelter that are not part of the placement program are excluded, namely <br />feral cats and owners requests for euthanasia. Since the number of feral cats in particular can <br />vary a great deal from month to month, they can obscure the true effects of the program. The <br />adoptable placement rate is obtained by subtracting the number of feral cats and owner’s requests <br />for euthanasia from the total intake number before the number of placed animals is divided by it. <br />This yields a more refined statistic. <br /> <br />% of Total Dispositions, which are given in the statistical report, are different from the <br />placement rates in that they do not relate to the number of animals brought into the shelter. They <br />are, as the title implies, the total number of dispositions broken down by category. Their function <br />is to demonstrate the accuracy of the statistics. <br />