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Orange County Animal Services <br />September 2005 Monthly Report <br />Page 4 <br /> <br />Animal Control Highlights <br /> <br />This month we began demonstrating the percentages of intakes from our demographic areas, as well as <br />strays versus surrenders and Animal Control field calls versus the public bringing animals directly to the <br />shelter. Coupled with some of the info we’ve started to obtain from outreach programs, this is providing <br />indications of where to concentrate our program efforts. <br /> <br />Demographics <br /> Total Percent <br /> Animal Control From Public Incoming of Total <br /> Strays (4) Surrender Strays Surrender <br />Chapel Hill 14 2 26 23 65 16.3% <br />Carrboro 16 1 9 8 34 8.5% <br />Hillsborough 4 7 11 12 34 8.5% <br />Orange County 138 49 13 18 218 54.8% <br />Night Deposit 0 0 36 4 40 10.1% <br />Other County 0 0 3 4 7 1.8% <br />Total 172 59 98 69 398 100.0% <br /> <br />Strays 270 67.8% Animal Control 231 58.0% <br />Surrenders 128 32.2% Public 167 42.0% <br /> 100.0% 100.0% <br /> <br />Two positive rabies cases this month brought our year’s total to 19, which is roughly twice that we had <br />last year. This is not necessarily an indication of increased rabies within the county, since this cannot be <br />accurately determined without baseline sampling of representative populations. Increases in positive <br />results can also come about from increases in human interaction (from population increases or habitat <br />destruction), changes in testing protocols, or simply greater public reaction due to media attention – in <br />other words, people contacting Animal Control for situations they may have ignored last year. <br /> <br />Rabies Exposure Investigations <br /> <br /> Dogs Cats Other Total <br />Exposures Investigated 5 6 6 17 <br />Tested Positive 0 0 2 2 <br /> <br />These tests are performed solely to determine if a given situation warrants post-exposure treatments or <br />actions, and are a protective measure for both humans and animals within the county. The numbers <br />themselves, however, indicate that rabies prevention remains a primary concern within the county. <br /> <br />Vaccination Statistics <br /> <br />Vaccinated at Shelter 41 29 70 <br />Vaccinated at Vet Clinics 496 477 973 <br />Vaccinated at Rabies Clinics 129 43 172 <br />Total Vaccinations 666 549 1215