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. . 21 <br /> Pet Population in Orange County <br /> Report to the Orange County Board of Commissioners <br /> Surveys of human and pet populations have shown a relationship between dog <br /> and cat ownership and household demographics such as the number of people in a <br /> household and whether the home is owned or rented. Using these demographic factors, a <br /> co-efficient is applied that estimates the dog and cat populations in a given county or <br /> geographical area. For example, an owned household with four people living in it has a <br /> probability of ownership of one dog of 0.373, and a probability of ownership of two dogs <br /> of 0.130. A rented household's probability of owning one dog is 0.327 if four people live <br /> there, and 0.151 if only one person lives there. <br /> In 1990,the human population was pegged at 93,000 and while the dog and cat <br /> population was estimated at 40,000, or 43%of the former. Assuming the same ratio for <br /> 2000,we would estimate that there are 50,000 dogstcats in Orange County. As more of <br /> the census data is released,these statistics will be reapplied to the new figures. However, <br /> there is evidence that there may be fewer than that. <br /> From 1997 to 2000 the numbers of pups, kittens and strays sheltered at the <br /> Orange County Animal Shelter declined, with pups showing a dramatic 19.4% decrease. <br /> Kittens lagged behind with only an 8% decrease. The $7500 you appropriated for the <br /> "Barn Cat"program will also improve that figure overtime. "Strays" sheltered decreased <br /> by 10.4% over the four years. The past year's statistics look about the same or slightly <br /> reduced for 2001-2002. <br /> Meanwhile, Animal Controls'pet/tax registration database showed a significant <br /> increase in sterilized dogs/cats(15%) and a significant decrease in unsterilized dogs/cats <br /> (12.5%.) The database currently contains almost 37,000 dogs and cats. In 1997 the <br /> Animal Protection Society inaugurated a stand alone veterinarian clinic with Bobby <br /> Shopler as the on-staff veterinarian. This allowed the Animal Protection Society to offer <br /> low cost spay neuter to all. Dr. Shopler has neutered 5900 dogs and cats in these four <br /> years, thereby largely contributing to the figures cited above. County and town Animal <br /> Control Officers have done their part by encouraging owners of unsterilized pets to <br /> spay/neuter their pets at every opportunity. The Animal Protection Society also acquired <br /> a small grant to offer spay/neuter subsidies for residents that cannot afford to spay or <br /> neuter their pets. <br /> The dog/cat sheltered and registered figures show that Orange County has <br /> possibly turned the corner on pet overpopulation. To further decrease our dog and cat <br /> euthanasia in absolute numbers,the Board of Health will be looking into whether the <br /> sterilized/unsterilized pet tax differential should be increased from the current 1:2 to 1:5 <br /> ratios. The current fees are $5 for sterilized and $10 for unsterilized. Another strategy _ <br /> might include increasing the shelter reclaim fee for fertile animals impounded for being <br /> at large. <br />
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