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21013 Summary Statistics <br />Animal Control Activities by Call Type <br />• One in five calls relate to bites or rabies exposures. There was a 12% increase in <br />activities in 2013 as compared to 2012. <br />Activities by Jurisdiction 2012-2013 <br />• Animal control responsibility for Carrboro started in 2013. <br />• 53% of all impounds come from Chapel Hill, Eno and Cheeks. <br />• Increased pick-ups in some areas - i.e. Chapel Hill and Cheeks <br />• Would like to have access to GIS mapping data to know exactly where these animals are <br />being picked up. <br />Animal Outcomes: 2006-2013 Adoption and Euthanasia Statistics <br />Adoption Statistics <br />• 2013 set a record for adoptions <br />• Over 400 animals were adopted in the summer <br />• Adoption specials helped raise the adoption numbers <br />Live Release Rates 2009-2013 is made up of transfers, adoptions, and return to owners <br />• 70% was the benchmark for live releases but last year was 82% - live release rate is <br />inverse to the amount of intakes. <br />• 3200 animals was the lowest intake since animal control came into existence - 25% <br />fewer from 2005-2009 <br />Number of placed cats are way up. Last year was the second highest total of adoptions since we <br />started our statistics. Impressive to Drew Brinkley to have these kind of numbers at an open <br />admissions shelter. <br />Euthanasia - Last year OCAS had our lowest euthanasia rate ever. Most medical reasons for <br />euthanasia are upper respiratory infections, heartworms and feline leukemia. Shelter staff <br />make behavioral assessments to determine which animals are adoptable. <br />A GIS map of rabies cases was done a few years ago and Bob Marotto wants to be able to do a <br />GIS map of intake. This map will inform the efforts of subsidized spay/neuter outreach. <br />