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<br /> <br />Animal Services News <br /> <br />April 20, 2016 <br /> <br /> <br />SELECT SHELTER STATS <br />• Our adjusted live release rate for the month of March was 91 percent (n=224) <br />• We had 100 transfers—possibly an all-time high—in March largely thanks to Carolina <br />Waterfowl Rescue taking 80 gamecocks to be rehomed <br />• Quarterly (Q1) Comparison for 2016 and 2015 <br />o Euthanasia is down by about one third (96 vs 143) <br />o Overall, intakes are down – 5 percent for cats (172 vs. 182) and 10 percent for <br />dogs (330 vs. 367) <br />o Absolute live releases are up by 102 animals (519 vs. 417) <br />o Our unadjusted live release rate is up (82 percent vs. 73 percent) <br />o Strangely, dog adoptions are down (140 to 192) <br /> <br />Post-Exposure Rabies Management <br />• Attached are our new operating guidelines, developed in coordination with Orange <br />County’s Health Director on the basis of the 2016 Compendium of Rabies <br />• Changes apply to cats and dogs, while ferrets will be mostly managed as in the past <br />• Changes for dogs and cats include a 4 (vs. 6) month quarantine for unvaccinated <br />animals, and a booster vaccination for animals with current vaccination or a lapsed <br />but documented vaccination <br />• Other significant changes include: <br />o The possibility of titer testing for dogs and cats without a current vaccination <br />or documentation of a past vaccination <br />o A 45-day period of home “control and observation for dogs” and cats that have <br />received a booster shot within 96 hours of their (suspected) exposure <br />o The requirement for animals to have an exam by a veterinarian, in addition to <br />a booster vaccination <br />• The Health Director and Animal Services Director are planning to communicate again <br />with area veterinary clinics in to increase awareness of these changes <br /> <br />Odds & Ends <br />• Staff had a very positive meeting with Corey Root, Orange County’s new Homeless <br />Program Coordinator <br />o One next step is to meet with staff and some members of the Animal Services <br />Advisory Board <br />o A following step may be to create a work group to make some specific <br />recommendations <br />• We are on the brink of converting all stainless steel cat “cages” so that adjacent <br />enclosures are connected by a pass-through with a door <br />o Conversion kits available from the Shelter Medicine Program at the University <br />of California, Davis are on site and a contractor’s agreement is being drafted <br />