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HomeMy WebLinkAboutanimal shelter statistics 07-2024 Orange County Animal Services Chapel Hill, North Carolina Shelter Statistics July 2024 Population Overview: • Beginning Count: The shelter started with 62 dogs, 156 cats, and 3 other animals, totaling 221 . • Intakes: 94 dogs, 186 cats, and 3 other animals were brought into the shelter, totaling 283. • Outcomes: 84 dogs, 217 cats, and 5 other animals left the shelter, totaling 306. • Ending Count: The shelter ended with 72 dogs, 124 cats, and 1 other animal, totaling 197. Intake Breakdown by Location: • Carrboro: 24 animals (8.48%) • Chapel Hill: 31 animals (10.95%) • Hillsborough: 14 animals (4.95%) • Orange County: 203 animals (71 .73%) • Other Counties: 11 animals (3.89%) • Total: 283 animals (100%) Intake Breakdown by Type: • Dogs: 58 strays, 18 owner surrenders, 18 other types, totaling 94. • Cats: 153 strays, 25 owner surrenders, 8 other types, totaling 186. • All Other: 1 stray, 2 owner surrenders, totaling 3. • Total: 212 strays, 45 owner surrenders, 26 other types, totaling 283. Other types of intakes include transfers, returns, births at the shelter, confiscations, bite quarantines, rabies exposure, protective custody, and owner surrenders requesting euthanasia. Total Dispositions of Animals: • Adopted: 50 dogs, 169 cats, 5 other animals, totaling 224 (73.20% of outcomes). • Reclaimed: 19 dogs, 6 cats, totaling 25 (8.17% of outcomes). • Transfers: 9 dogs, 5 cats, totaling 14 (4.58% of outcomes). • Community Cat Return: 21 cats, totaling 21 (6.86% of outcomes). • Euthanized: 5 dogs, 12 cats, totaling 17 (5.56% of outcomes). • Died: 1 dog, 4 cats, totaling 5 (1 .63% of outcomes). • Total Outcomes: 84 dogs, 217 cats, 5 other animals, totaling 306. Euthanasia Breakdown: • Behavioral: 3 dogs, 0 cats. • Medical: 1 dog, 11 cats. • Owner Request: 1 dog, 0 cats. • At Vet: 1 dog, 1 cat. • Total: 6 dogs, 12 cats, totaling 18. Non-Adoptable vs. Adoptable Animals: • Non-Adoptable: 1 dog, 2 cats, totaling 3. • Adoptable: 83 dogs, 215 cats, 5 other animals, totaling 303. • Total Dispositions: 84 dogs, 217 cats, 5 other animals, totaling 306. Adoptable animals typically exclude those surrendered for euthanasia, feral cats, animals that died at the shelter, and some cases of confiscation, protective custody, rabies exposure, and bite quarantine. Live Release of Animals: • Reclaimed: 19 dogs, 6 cats, totaling 25. • Adopted: 50 dogs, 169 cats, 5 other animals, totaling 224. • Transfers: 9 dogs, 5 cats, totaling 14. • Community Cat Return: 21 cats, totaling 21. • Total Live Release: 78 dogs, 201 cats, 5 other animals, totaling 284. Unadjusted Live Release Rate: 92.8% Adjusted Live Release Rate: 93.7% o Unadjusted Live Release Rate: The total number of animals that were adopted, transferred, returned to owners, or returned to the community out of all animals that left the shelter during a specific time period. o Adjusted Live Release Rate: The total number of animals that were adopted, transferred, returned to owners, or returned to the community out of all animals that left the shelter and were considered adoptable during a specific time period.