HomeMy WebLinkAboutanimal shelter statistics 02-2024 Orange County Animal Services
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Shelter Statistics February 2024
Population Overview:
o Beginning Count: 50 dogs, 22 cats, 4 other animals (Total: 76)
o Intakes: 64 dogs, 154 cats, 2 other animals (Total: 220)
o Outcomes: 71 dogs, 115 cats, 6 other animals (Total: 192)
o Ending Count: 43 dogs, 60 cats, 0 other animals (Total: 103)
Intake Breakdown by Location:
o Carrboro: 9 (4.09%)
o Chapel Hill: 40 (18.18%)
o Hillsborough: 9 (4.09%)
o Orange County: 123 (55.91%)
o Other Counties: 39 (17.73%)
o Total Intakes: 220 (100%)
Intake by Animal and Type:
o Stray: 20 dogs, 96 cats, 0 other animals (Total: 116)
o Owner Surrender: 27 dogs, 18 cats, 2 other animals (Total: 47)
o Other Types:17 dogs, 40 cats, 0 other animals (Total: 57) Includes transfers, returns, born
at shelter, confiscated, bite quarantine, rabies exposure, protective custody, and owner
surrender/request for euthanasia
Total Dispositions of Animals:
o Adopted: 49 dogs (69.01%), 66 cats (57.39%), 5 other animals (83.33%) (Total: 120,
62.50%)
o Reclaimed: 15 dogs (21.13%), 2 cats (1.74%), 0 other animals (0.00%) (Total: 17, 8.85%)
o Transfers: 3 dogs (4.23%), 3 cats (2.61%), 1 other animal (16.67%) (Total: 7, 3.65%)
o Community Cat Return: 0 dogs(0.00%), 36 cats(31.30%), 0 other animals (0.00%)
(Total: 36, 18.75%)
o Euthanized: 4 dogs (5.63%), 6 cats (5.22%), 0 other animals (0.00%) (Total: 10, 5.21%)
o Died: 0 dogs (0.00%), 2 cats (1.74%), 0 other animals (0.00%) (Total: 2, 1.04%)
o Total Outcomes: 71 dogs, 115 cats, 6 other animals, (Total: 192, 100.00%)
Euthanasia Breakdown:
o Behavioral: 1 dog, 1 cat(Total: 2, 20.00%)
o Feral: 0 dogs, 1 cat(Total: 1, 10.00%)
o Medical: 2 dogs, 3 cats (Total: 5, 50.00%)
o At Vet: 1 dog, 1 cat(Total: 2, 20.00%)
o Total: 4 dogs, 6 cats (Total: 10, 100.00%)
Non-Adoptable vs.Adoptable Animals:
o Non-Adoptable: 2 dogs, 3 cats, 0 other animals (Total: 5)
o Adoptable: 69 dogs, 112 cats, 6 other animals (Total: 187)
o Total Outcomes: 71 dogs, 115 cats, 6 other animals (Total: 192)
o Adoptable typically excludes surrender/request for euthanasia, feral cats, died at
shelter, and some cases of confiscation, protective custody, rabies exposure, and
bite quarantine
Live Release of Animals:
o Reclaimed: 15 dogs, 2 cats, 0 other animals (Total: 17)
o Adopted: 49 dogs, 66 cats, 5 other animals (Total: 120)
o Transfers: 3 dogs, 3 cats, 1 other animal (Total: 7)
o Community Cat Return: 0 dogs, 36 cats, 0 other animals (Total: 36)
o Total Live Release: 67 dogs, 107 cats, 6 other animals (Total: 180)
Live Release Rates:
o Unadjusted Live Release Rate: 93.8%
o Adjusted Live Release Rate: 96.3%
o Unadjusted rate includes all animals that were adopted, transferred, returned to
owners, or returned to the community
o Adjusted rate includes only adoptable animals as defined above