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<br /> <br />Animal Services News <br /> <br />February 17, 2016 <br /> <br /> <br />SELECT SHELTERING STATS <br />• January adoptions totaled only 92 but the live release rate was 95 percent <br />o 53 cats, 34 dogs and 5 animals of other kinds were adopted <br />o 18 animals were transferred to rescue groups for final placement <br />o Winter weather was a factor in in our overall adoptions <br />• A snapshot of 2015 statistics (an agenda item for the March ASAB meeting) <br />o Adoptions totaled 1,593 pets (the second highest in our history) and the live <br />release rate was over 80 percent. <br />o Admissions numbered 2,967 (the second consecutive year they have been <br />under 3000). <br />o A reduction of ~25% in the number of animal euthanized (n=842) when <br />compared to the average of the 5 preceding years <br /> <br /> <br />2016 RABIES COMPENDIUM <br />• Significant changes are made in the forthcoming 2016 Compendium of Rabies on the <br />basis of recent scientific research <br />o Animals that have a documented past rabies vaccination, even if it is expired, <br />will be able to receive a booster vaccination instead of being euthanized or <br />quarantined; <br />o Animals that have never been vaccinated or do not have a documented vaccine <br />will be required to be euthanized or quarantined, but the quarantine time has <br />been reduced to four (4) months instead of the previous requirement of six (6). <br />• Effective immediately, and in coordination with Orange County’s Health Director, we <br />are changing our protocols and requirements for pets exposed to rabies <br />• We are communicating these changes to area (specifically, Orange County) veterinary <br />clinics as well as changing our outreach and educational materials to reflect these <br />significant changes. <br />• Attached is a recent providing more detailed information the recommendations and <br />the underlying research. <br /> <br /> <br />MISCELLANEOUS <br />• Our veterinary health care staff and consulting veterinarian are helping care for the <br />animals seized by the ASPCA from the Haven-Friends for Life in Hoke county <br />o Presently, they are scheduled for day deployments to care for the animals <br />o Dr. Sheppard is helping to create a surgical schedule and anesthetic protocols <br />for spays and neuters (once they become possible to do).