JEN WOODARD DIRECTOR ANIMAL CONTROL DEPARTMENT 201 S. Mt. Vernon Avenue Bakersfield, CA 93307 (661) 321-3000 Program Highlights December 5, 2012 ANIMAL CONTROL DIVISION MONTHLY REPORT FOR NOVEMBER 2012 Volunteers donated approximately 340.5 hours in November in the areas of shelter office support, adoption center assistance, grooming assistance, and kennel cleaning assistance. For the first time volunteers were invited to help with daily dog and cat cleaning on Sundays and at any time during the weeks, working hand in hand with staff. The Happy Kern Cats PetSmart Charities Grant to fund free spaying/neutering of feral and free-roaming cats in the targeted 93306 area continued with two more successful clinics in November. Due to the continued dedication and devotion of our volunteer and community partners, a total of 615 cats have been spayed and neutered in our second year of the grant, with 130 in November. One date has been scheduled for December due to the holiday schedule. January and February 2013 dates are being booked. The Department participated in the Oildale Pet Festival with an informational booth, free microchipping to the public and also provided licenses for sale for dog owners. 22 microchips were implanted and 5 licenses were sold. An Animal Control Officer attended the Virginia Park Fair where information was provided to residents regarding responsible pet ownership and agency information. Several adoptable dogs were also showcased and free microchips were offered to residents. Two dogs were adopted and 19 microchips were implanted. The Marketing & Promotions Associate was a guest on KERN Radio Newstalk 1180 where information was provided to the listening audience about the free microchipping program available through the Department. The Department partnered with AngelDogs Foundation, a mobile spay/neuter organization, and Supervisor McQuiston to host 2 spay/neuter events in Lake Isabella for Kern River Valley residents. A total of 88 surgeries and 95 licenses were issued/renewed over 2 days. The Department provided an educational presentation to the after school program at Colonel Howard Nichols School. Two sessions were offered and over 100 students received information regarding responsible pet ownership and agency information. Rescue staff made six trips to transport animals to San Francisco/Sacramento area, Marin, San Diego, Castaic and Stockton. Approximately 360 animals received new homes due to the transports by rescue staff this month. Two successful low-cost vaccination and licensing clinics were held in Lost Hills and Bakersfield (Beale Park). 272 licenses, 394 Rabies vaccinations, of which 182 were County and 212 were City and 233 DHPP vaccinations were administered at these clinics. A total of 226 free microchips were implanted during these 2 vaccine clinics.
We have continued to provide free microchips for all pet owners; from October 23, 2012 December 3, 2012 we have implanted a total of 449 microchips to County and City residents. We continue our Home 4 the Holidays adoption promotion, which started November 1 st, 2012 and continues through December. All dogs are just $20 to adopt and cats are $10. We are also continuing $5 Fridays in December due to their popularity with the public and drastic increase in adoptions due to the adoption incentive. We have done 246 adoptions in November 2012, compared to just 172 adoptions in November 2011.
Key Statistics INTAKES NOVEMBER 2012 ALL JURISDICTIONS INTAKE TYPE ADOPTION RETURN QUARANTINE SEIZURE STRAY CITY OF BAKERSFIELD OWNER SURRENDER NOVEMBER 2011 2012 YTD* 2011 2012 YTD* 2011 2012 YTD* 2011 2012 YTD* 2011 2012 YTD* 2011 2012 YTD* ANIMAL TYPE CAT 2 2 13 0 0 1 87 3 79 593 597 9494 59 49 516 741 651 10103 DOG 2 23 146 5 3 41 24 23 604 1330 1536 16703 156 223 2049 1517 1808 19543 OTHER ** 0 0 0 0 0 0 41 3 74 13 20 280 1 1 52 55 24 406 INTAKE 4 25 159 5 3 42 152 29 757 1936 2153 26477 216 273 2617 2313 2483 30052 ADOPTION OWNER INTAKE QUARANTINE SEIZURE STRAY INTAKE TYPE RETURN SURRENDER NOVEMBER 2011 2012 YTD* 2011 2012 YTD* 2011 2012 YTD* 2011 2012 YTD* 2011 2012 YTD* 2011 2012 YTD* ANIMAL TYPE CAT 2 0 4 0 0 1 1 3 8 221 276 3142 15 24 97 239 303 3252 DOG 0 8 49 2 0 8 4 9 101 475 659 6061 44 66 626 525 742 6845 OTHER ** 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 2 1 104 0 1 17 2 2 128 INTAKE 2 8 53 2 0 9 5 12 116 698 936 9307 59 91 740 766 1047 10225 INTAKE INTAKES BY JURISDICTION Arvin City 50 2% Bakersfield City 1047 42% County 1386 56% Total 2483 100%
S NOVEMBER 2012 ALL JURISDICTIONS TYPE ADOPTION RESCUE RTO EUTHANIZED TRANSFER MISC.* NOVEMBER 2011 2012 YTD* 2011 2012 YTD* 2011 2012 YTD* 2011 2012 YTD* 2011 2012 YTD* 2011 2012 YTD* 2011 2012 YTD* ANIMAL TYPE CAT 33 27 600 32 12 441 5 7 52 573 555 7936 0 1 40 76 96 1066 719 698 10135 DOG 123 214 2563 321 345 3627 107 98 1096 887 857 10464 2 0 31 76 156 1631 1516 1670 19412 OTHER ** 16 5 64 0 3 81 6 1 15 12 5 127 8 1 17 2 5 118 44 20 422 172 246 3227 353 360 4149 118 106 1163 1472 1417 18527 10 2 88 154 257 2815 2279 2388 29969 MISC* = died, disposal, escaped, missing, unknown YTD* = calendar year OTHER** = mammal, bird, reptile, livestock ADOPTION RESCUE RTO EUTHANIZED TRANSFER MISC.* 2011 2012 2011 2012 2011 2012 2011 2012 2011 2012 2011 2012 8% 10% 15% 15% 5% 5% 65% 59% 0% 0% 7% 11%
CITY OF BAKERSFIELD TYPE ADOPTION RESCUE RTO EUTHANIZED TRANSFER MISC* NOVEMBER 2011 2012 YTD* 2011 2012 YTD* 2011 2012 YTD* 2011 2012 YTD* 2011 2012 YTD* 2011 2012 YTD* 2011 2012 YTD* ANIMAL TYPE CAT 7 5 130 19 5 93 2 5 21 176 231 2322 0 0 10 44 69 677 248 315 3253 DOG 42 74 798 115 127 1018 43 49 481 320 317 3426 2 0 5 52 82 986 574 649 6714 OTHER ** 0 1 9 0 0 19 0 0 1 2 1 27 0 0 11 0 1 64 2 3 131 49 180 937 134 132 1130 45 54 503 498 549 5775 2 0 26 96 152 1727 824 967 10098 MISC* = died, disposal, escaped, missing, unknown YTD* = calendar year OTHER** = mammal, bird, reptile, livestock ADOPTION RESCUE RTO EUTHANIZED TRANSFER MISC.* 2011 2012 2011 2012 2011 2012 2011 2012 2011 2012 2011 2012 6% 8% 16% 14% 5% 5% 60% 57% 1% 0% 12% 16% EUTHANASIA TYPES ALL JURISDICTIONS EUTHANASIA TYPE NOVEMBER 2012 HUMANE/NOT ADOPTABLE 417 (29%) TEMPERAMENT (Behavior History, Fail SAFER, Feral) 249 (18%) MEDICAL ISSUES (Injury, Irremediably Suffering in Field, Medical Advice, Symptom URI, Exposed to URI, URI, Exposed to 564 (40%) Distemper, Exposed to Parvo, Parvo, Possible Distemper) TOO YOUNG TO SURVIVE ON OWN (Nursing without a mother) 187 (13%) TYPE 1417
Month MTA* Emergency-Injury Off Truck 2012 Medical Evaluations Classification Non Emergency Evaluation (Vet Exam) Local Vet ACO/KC ACO/BC ACW ACO/KC ACO/BC ACW Recheck Pre- Sx KWT** Spay Neuter Minor Sx Total Jan 596 0 8 0 141 23 19 101 26 55 36 7 36 0 1048 Feb 510 0 4 1 115 30 19 144 24 54 77 10 34 1 1023 Mar 570 0 8 2 145 28 15 199 35 15 61 2 7 1 1088 Apr 592 0 6 1 83 28 7 232 90 15 19 1 10 1 1085 May 582 0 4 2 198 143 9 269 61 73 49 13 59 0 1462 Jun 655 0 5 1 145 47 13 227 46 60 15 19 38 0 1271 July 716 0 1 2 91 45 13 228 37 103 17 26 67 0 1346 Aug 825 0 11 1 76 47 19 200 34 0 24 0 0 0 1237 Sep 656 0 10 1 61 25 8 169 40 0 28 0 0 0 998 Oct 703 0 9 1 118 43 12 271 38 1 39 0 0 0 1235 Nov 315 0 10 1 77 27 12 264 39 0 57 0 0 0 802 Dec 6720 0 76 13 1250 486 146 2304 470 376 422 78 251 3 12595 *Move to Adoption (MTA) Exams Include: ACO/KC Animal Control Officer - Kern County 1. Physical Screening Exam ACO/BC Animal Control Officer - Bakersfield City 2. Prophylactic deworming for roundworms ACW Animal Care Worker - Shelter 3. Flea/tick spray "Frontline" applied (non pesticide) MTA * Move to Adoption Exams 4. I.D. of congenital abnormalities, age, previous spay or neuter, etc. KWT** Kennel Walk Through