HomeMy WebLinkAboutShelter Stats Annual 2024 ORANGE COUNTY NORTH CAROLINA ANIMAL SERVICES
2024 SHELTERING STATISTICS
2024 ANIMAL INTAKE TOTALS
• Dogs: 1065
• Cats: 1800
• All Others: 60
TOTAL: 2925
2024 INTAKE TYPES
• Stray Dogs: 507
• Stray Cats: 1348
• Other Strays: 12
• Owner Surrender Dogs: 310
• Owner Surrender Cats: 241
• Other Surrenders: 44
• Other Types of Dog Intakes*: 248
• Other Types of Cat Intakes*: 211
• All Other Animal Intakes*: 4
*Examples of other types of animal intake include Transfer, Return, Born at Shelter,
Confiscated, Bite Quarantine, Rabies Exposure, Protective Custody, and Owner
Surrender/Request for Euthanasia.
2024 INTAKES BY JURISDICTION
• Carrboro: 197
• Chapel Hill: 401
• Hillsborough: 210
• Orange County: 1823
• Other County: 294
TOTAL: 2925
2024 ANIMAL OUTCOMES
Dogs: 1041, Cats: 1775, All Others: 56, TOTAL: 2872
• Adopted Dogs: 645
• Adopted Cats: 1194
• Adopted Others: 41
• Reclaimed Dogs: 229
• Reclaimed Cats: 40
• Reclaimed Others: 3
• Transferred Dogs: 74
• Transferred Cats: 49
• Transferred Others: 6
• Dogs That Escaped: 2
• Cats That Escaped: 1
• Community Cat Return: 336
• Euthanized Dogs: 88
• Euthanized Cats: 131
• Euthanized Others: 6
• Dogs That Died: 3
• Cats That Died: 24
2024 EUTHANASIA BREAKDOWN
TOTAL: 226
• Behavior (Dogs): 48
• Behavior (Cats): 7
• Feral Cats: 1
• Medical (Dogs): 16
• Medical (Cats): 88
• Medical (Others): 4
• Owner Request (Dogs): 17
• Owner Request (Cats): 6
• Owner Request (Others): 1
• At Vet (Dogs): 6
• At Vet (Cats): 12
• Rabies Exposure or Rabies Suspect (Dogs): 2
• Rabies Exposure or Rabies Suspect (Cats): 18
ADOPTABLE VS. NON-ADOPTABLE ANIMALS
Non-Adoptable Dogs (32), Adoptable Dogs (1009), Non-Adoptable Cats (39), Adoptable
Cats (1736), Non-Adoptable Others (2), Adoptable Others (54) — TOTAL: 2872.
Adoptable Total: 2799 (Excludes Surrender/Request for Euthanasia, Feral cats, Died
at Shelter, and certain cases of confiscation, protective custody, rabies exposures, and
bite quarantines).
LIVE OUTCOMES
• Reclaimed: Dogs: 229, Cats: 40, Others: 3
• Adopted: Dogs: 645, Cats: 1194, Others: 41
• Transfers: Dogs: 74, Cats: 49, Others: 6
• Community Cat Return: 336
• Escaped: Dogs: 2, Cats: 1
TOTAL: 2620
Unadjusted Live Release Rate: 91.4%
Adjusted Live Release Rate: 93.6%
Unadjusted Live Release Rate is 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.
Adjusted Live Release Rate is 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.