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Animal Services Sheltering Statistics for October 2024
Population Overview
• Beginning Count:
o Dogs: 46
o Cats: 149
o All Other Animals: 4
o Total: 199
• Intakes:
o Dogs: 102
o Cats: 187
o All Other Animals: 4
o Total: 293
• Outcomes:
o Dogs: 87
o Cats: 231
o All Other Animals: 6
o Total: 324
• Ending Count:
o Dogs: 61
o Cats: 105
o All Other Animals: 2
o Total: 168
Intake Breakdown by Location
• Carrboro: 20 animals (6.83%)
• Chapel Hill: 36 animals (12.29%)
• Hillsborough: 35 animals (11.95%)
• Orange County: 183 animals (62.46%)
• Other County: 19 animals (6.48%)
• Total Intakes: 293 animals (100%)
Intake Breakdown by Type of Intake
• Dogs:
o Strays: 60
o Owner Surrender: 26
o Other Types*: 16
o Total: 102
• Cats:
o Strays: 143
o Owner Surrender: 27
o Other Types*: 17
o Total: 187
• All Other Animals:
o Strays: 1
o Owner Surrender: 3
o Other Types*: 0
o Total: 4
*Other types of intakes: These include transfers, returns, born at shelter, confiscated
animals, bite quarantines, rabies exposures, protective custody, and owner requests for
euthanasia.
Disposition of Animals (Between 10/01/2024 and 10/31/2024)
• Dogs:
o Adopted: 45 (51.72%)
o Reclaimed: 30 (34.48%)
o Transfers: 4 (4.60%)
o Euthanized: 8 (9.20%)
o Total: 87
• Cats:
o Adopted: 142 (61.47%)
o Reclaimed: 3 (1.30%)
o Transfers: 5 (2.16%)
o Community Cat Return: 44 (19.05%)
o Euthanized: 36 (15.58%)
o Died: 1 (0.43%)
o Total: 231
• All Other Animals:
o Adopted: 5 (83.33%)
o Euthanized: 1 (16.67%)
o Total: 6
• Overall Totals:
o Adopted: 192 (59.26%)
o Reclaimed: 33 (10.19%)
o Transfers: 9 (2.78%)
o Community Cat Return: 44 (13.58%)
o Euthanized: 45 (13.89%)
o Died: 1 (0.31%)
o Total: 324
Euthanasia Breakdown
• Dogs:
o Behavioral: 6 (75%)
o Medical: 1 (12.50%)
o Owner Request: 1 (12.50%)
o Total: 8
• Cats:
o Behavioral: 1 (2.78%)
o Medical: 16 (44.44%)
o Owner Request: 1 (2.78%)
o At Vet: 1 (2.78%)
o Rabies Exposure: 17 (47.22%)
o Total: 36
• All Other Animals:
o Medical: 1 (100%)
o Total: 1
• Overall Totals:
o Behavioral: 7 (15.56%)
o Medical: 18 (40%)
o Owner Request: 2 (4.44%)
o At Vet: 1 (2.22%)
o Rabies Exposure: 17 (37.78%)
o Total: 45
Non-Adoptable vs Adoptable Animals
• Non-Adoptable:
o Dogs: 1
o Cats: 20
o All Other: 0
o Total: 21
• Adoptable*:
o Dogs: 86
o Cats: 211
o All Other: 6
o Total: 303
• Total Dispositions:
o Dogs: 87
o Cats: 231
o All Other: 6
o Total: 324
* Adoptable typically excludes Surrender/Request for Euthanasia, Feral cats, and Died at
Shelter. Adoptable also excludes some Confiscates, Protective Custody, Rabies Exposures,
and some Bite Quarantine cases.
Live Release of Animals
• Dogs:
o Reclaimed: 30
o Adopted: 45
o Transfers: 4
o Total Live Release: 79
• Cats:
o Reclaimed: 3
o Adopted: 142
o Transfers: 5
o Community Cat Return: 44
o Total Live Release: 194
• All Other Animals:
o Adopted: 5
o Total Live Release: 5
• Overall Totals:
o Total Live Release: 278
• Unadjusted Live Release Rate: 85.8%
• Adjusted Live Release Rate: 91.7%
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.