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Orange County Animal Services <br />September 2005 Monthly Report <br />Page 2 <br /> <br />Animal Shelter Highlights <br /> <br />The September 2005 figures show a return to the more common pattern of lower numbers coming into the <br />shelter than in the same month of the previous year (398 in 2005 and 427 in 2004). Last month, for the <br />first time, we reversed this trend taking in more animals in August 2005 than in the same month of 2004. <br /> <br />Shelter Activity September 2005 <br /> <br /> Dogs Cats Others Total <br />In Shelter Custody <br />as of September 1 2005 108 143 4 255 <br /> + <br />Total Admitted Sept 2005 189 199 10 398 <br />Sheltered in Sept 2005 297 342 14 653 <br /> - <br />Dispositions for Sept 2005 (1) 185 194 8 387 <br />Remaining in Shelter Custody <br />on October 1 2005 112 148 6 266 <br /> <br />(1) Includes corrections to previous month <br />Returns: 0 dogs, 1 cat <br /> <br /> <br />Placements continue the recent trend of being at or above levels for the previous year (226 in 2005 and <br />208 in 2004) and euthanasia numbers continue to be down (150 in 2005 and 188 in 2004). This is <br />reflected in the breakdown of dispositions with a higher percentage of placements verses euthanasia and <br />euthanasia as a percentage of dispositions being lower for 2005 (39 percent) verses 2004 (41 percent). <br /> <br />Animal Dispositions <br /> <br /> Percent of Total <br /> Dogs Cats Others Total Dispositions <br /> <br />Reclaimed 38 1 0 39 10.08% <br />Adopted 51 94 1 146 37.73% <br />Transfers (1) 8 28 5 41 10.59% <br />Euthanized 81 67 2 150 38.76% <br /> <br />Died 1 3 0 4 1.03% <br />Other (2) 5 2 0 7 1.81% <br />Totals 184 195 8 387 100.00% <br />(1) Transfers are all to APS except: <br />15 cats, 3 dogs, 5 'other' to rescue. <br />1 cat, 2 birds surrendered for euthanasia <br />25 cats (37%) feral. <br />(2) Includes corrections to previous month