HomeMy WebLinkAboutanimal shelter statistics 08-2024 Orange County Animal Services in North Carolina
Shelter Statistics for August 2024
Intake Breakdown by Source
• Dogs: 42 strays, 23 owner surrenders, 20 other types* (85 total)
• Cats: 169 strays, 21 owner surrenders, 15 other types* (205 total)
• Other Animals: 1 stray, 4 owner surrenders (5 total)
• Total Intakes: 212 strays, 48 owner surrenders, 35 other types* (295 total)
*Other intake types include transfers, returns, shelter births, confiscations, bite quarantines,
rabies exposures,protective custody, and euthanasia requests by owners.
Intake Breakdown by Location
• Carrboro: 15 (5.08%)
• Chapel Hill: 41 (13.90%)
• Hillsborough: 21 (7.12%)
• Orange County: 200 (67.80%)
• Other Counties: 18 (6.10%)
• Total Intakes: 295 (100%)
Total Animal Dispositions
• Dogs: 115 outcomes
o 76 adopted
0 19 reclaimed
0 14 transferred
o 6 euthanized
• Cats: 187 outcomes
0 122 adopted
o 2 reclaimed
0 10 transferred
o 41 returned to the community
0 11 euthanized
0 1 died
• Other Animals: 1 outcome
0 1 adopted
• Total: 303 outcomes
0 199 adopted(65.68%)
o 21 reclaimed(6.93%)
o 24 transferred(7.92%)
o 41 returned to the community(13.53%)
0 17 euthanized(5.61%)
0 1 died (0.33%)
Euthanasia Breakdown
• Dogs: 6 euthanized
0 3 for behavioral reasons
0 2 at the owner's request
0 1 at a veterinary clinic
• Cats: 11 euthanized
0 7 for medical reasons
0 2 for behavioral reasons
0 2 at a veterinary clinic
• Total Euthanized: 17 animals
Adoptability Statistics
• Non-Adoptable Animals: 3 (2 dogs, 1 cat)
• Adoptable Animals: 300 (113 dogs, 186 cats, 1 other animal)
• Total Dispositions: 303
Adoptable animals exclude those surrendered for euthanasia,feral cats, and animals that died in
the shelter. Some confiscations,protective custody cases, rabies exposures, and bite quarantines
are also excluded.
Live Release Data
• Dogs: 19 reclaimed, 76 adopted, 14 transferred(109 total)
• Cats: 2 reclaimed, 122 adopted, 10 transferred, 41 returned to the community(175 total)
• Other Animals: 1 adopted
• Total Live Release: 285 animals
o Unadjusted Live Release Rate: 94.1%
o Adjusted Live Release Rate: 95.0%
Unadjusted Live Release rate is the total number of animals that were adopted, transferred,
returned to owners, or returned to community out of all animals that left the shelter during a
specific time period.
Adjusted Live Release Rate is the total number of animals that were adopted, transferred,
returned to owners, or returned to community out of all animals that left the shelter and were
considered adoptable during a specific time period.