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October 16, 2013
SELECT COMMUNITY SPAY/NEUTER STATS
• Comparison of Q1-3 2012 versus Q1-3 2013
o Vouchers issued: 403 in 2012 versus 376 in 2013 (<7%)
o Vouchers redeemed: 348 in 2012 versus 280 in 2013 (<25%)
• Uptick in vouchers issued in Q2 & Q3 2013
o Q3: 144 in 2012 versus 143 in 2013
o Q2: 124 in 2012 versus 138 in 2013
o Q1: 135 in 2012 versus 95 in 2013
• Why?
o Bi-lingual door hangers courtesy of Animalkind
o Every door direct mail mailings
• Spay & Neuter Day, November 6
o 21 cats and dogs are already registered
o 30 to 33 cats and dogs is the goal
SELECT YTD SUMMARY STATS
• Comparison of Q1-3 2012 versus Q1-3 2013
o Fewer intakes: 2759 in 2012 versus 2542 in 2013 (< 8%)
o More live releases: 1681 in 2012 (63%) versus 1745 in 2013 (71) (>4%)
• Cats
o Parity between intakes: 1188 in 2012 versus 1182 in 2013
o Parity in live releases: 673 in 2012 versus 669 in 2013 (<1%)
o Near parity in euthanasia: 397 in 2012 versus 388 in 2013 (<2%)
• Dogs
o Fewer intakes: 1494 in 2012 versus 1287 in 2013 (<14%)
o More lives releases: 948 in 2012 versus 1008 in 2013 (>6%)
o Sharp decrease in euthanasia: 523 in 2012 versus 253 in 2013 (<52%)
MISCELLANEOUS
• Staffing
o One vacant Animal Control Officer FTE
o Interviewing for Program Assistant FTE about to commence
• Training & Professional Development
o Carolinas Unite Conference
o Certified Rabies Vaccinator Training
• Landscaping
o Front garden beds cleaned and mostly mulched
o Benches and trash receptacle should be put up in the coming months
By Bob Marotto, Animal Services Director