Wake County Animal Care, Control and Adoption June 214 Monthly Report
Definitions Intake: Animals admitted to the Animal Center. These include animals surrendered by the general public, picked up by Animal Control and animals born at the Center. Adoption: Includes animals adopted to new homes and transferred to qualifying rescue groups. Reclaim: Animals reclaimed by their owners after being found as strays or after completing quarantine period. Euthanasia: Animals humanely euthanized at the Center. This includes animals that reside at the Animal Center and animals surrendered by their owner for euthanasia for medical or behavioral reasons. Rabies: Positive confirmed laboratory cases 3 Rabies Cases 25 2 15 1 5 29 21 211 212 213 214 n= 3; 3 case in the month of June 214; year to date cases= 12. (Note: The NC State Laboratory of Public Health October 213 rabies cases in Wake County was revised from 2 to 1.) 2
Number of animals Jul-13 Aug-13 Sep-13 Oct-13 Nov-13 Dec-13 Jan-14 Feb-14 Mar-14 Apr-14 May-14 Jun-14 Number of animals Animal Center Statistical Summary 14 12 1 8 6 4 2 Impound Total Adoption Total Reclaim Total Euthanasia Total Ebb and Flow of animal intake: As depicted above, animal intake increases significantly in the warm months and drops in the cold months. This is typically associated with an increase in puppy and kitten litters in warm months. Adoptions do not generally increase along with intake, and due to this, euthanasia rates typically coincide with intake increases. Animal Center Intake Monthly Comparison 18 16 14 12 1 8 6 212 213 214 4 2 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec N = 128; Intake decreased 2.% from June 213. 3
Number of animals Number of animals Adoption Monthly Comparison 7 6 5 4 3 2 212 213 214 1 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec n=549; data represents typical adoptions to new families; number of adoptions decreased 7.9% as compared to June 213. Euthanasia monthly comparison 12 1 8 6 4 212 213 214 2 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec n=489; The number of euthanasia decreased 5.2% from June 213. 4
January February March April May June July August September October November December Spay/Neuter Surgeries monthly comparison In-House Spay/Neuter Surgery Statistics 45 4 35 3 25 2 15 1 5 212 213 214 n=391; spay/neuter surgeries; Three Hundred and Ninety spay or neuter surgeries were performed during the month of June 214 by the Center s in-house veterinary program Volunteer hours by FTE 12 1 8 6 4 2 212 213 214 n= 8.37 FTEs; Volunteers logged enough hours during the month of June 214 equal 8.37 extra full time employees. This includes dog walking, socialization, off-site events and work promoting animals in the community, just to name a few. 5
Wake County Animal Center Statistical Report Date Range: July 1, 213 - June 3, 214 Date Prepared: 7/15/214 YTD FY11 % YTD FY12 % YTD FY13 % YTD FY14 % MTD % Intake Dog 7673 7512 685 5792 53 Intake Cat 7753 7244 6315 534 63 Intake Other 715 757 683 536 75 Intake Total 16141 15513 1383 11632 128 Adoption Dog 2918 38% 378 41% 2754 4.5% 2366 4.8% 173 32.6% Adoption Cat 1586 2% 1789 25% 176 27.9% 1576 29.7% 162 26.9% Adoption Other 132 18% 199 26% 16 23.4% 156 29.1% 5 6.7% Adoption Total 4689 29% 582 33% 4715 34.2% 4162 35.8% 34 28.1% Transfer Dog 986 13% 777 1% 874 12.8% 156 18.2% 1 18.9% Transfer Cat 684 9% 446 6% 4 6.3% 698 13.2% 1 16.6% Transfer Other 146 2% 6 8% 118 17.3% 48 9.% 9 12.% Transfer Total 1816 11% 1283 8% 1392 1.1% 182 15.5% 29 17.3% Reclaim Dog 127 17% 1247 17% 1174 17.3% 148 18.1% 13 19.4% Reclaim Cat 156 2% 178 2% 131 2.1% 131 2.5% 1 1.7% Reclaim Other 16 2% 8 1% 24 3.5% 14 2.6% 3 4.% Reclaim Total 1442 9% 1433 9% 1329 9.6% 1193 1.3% 116 9.6% Euth Dog 2161 28% 2548 34% 1885 27.7% 1282 22.1% 132 24.9% Euth Cat 4883 63% 4843 67% 3968 62.8% 2765 52.1% 312 51.7% Euth Other 345 48% 43 53% 322 47.1% 277 51.7% 43 57.3% Euth Total 7391 46% 7797 5% 618 44.8% 433 37.2% 489 4.5% Total % Change in intake from FY13 to FY14-2171 -14% Change in adoptions from FY13 to FY14-553 -11% Change in transfers from FY13 to FY14 41 32% Change in euthanasia from FY13 to FY14-185 -24% Change in total cat live releases 114 5.% Change in total dog live releases -332-6.9% Note: a decrease in total numbers or percentage will show a (-) symbol and be in red. Increases will be in blue and will not show a (+) symbol. Note: The first three columns show three different fiscal years, using the date range indicated on the top left corner of the report. Each month, we will compare the same date range across the current and past three fiscal years for equal comparison. 6
Animal Control Field Data 54 44 12 12 11 12 14 18 11 43 65 54 55 193 19 TRAP CALL RUNNING LOOSE ANIMAL FOLLOW UP INVESTIGATION CRUELTY COMPLAINT AGGRESSIVE ANIMAL ANIMAL BITE TALK WITH OFFICER INJURED/SICK ANIMAL PUBLIC NUISANCE ABANDONED ANIMAL ENFORCEMENT ASSIST TURNOVER ANIMAL OTHER/ ODOR BAT AT RESIDENCE WILDLIFE n=77; Wake County Animal Control responded to 77 requests for service in June 214. Requests for animal traps and complaints cruelty complaints were the majority of calls this month. 7
January February March April May June July August September October November December January February March April May June July August September October November December Year over year comparison: Foster Placement 3 25 2 Foster Placement 15 1 5 212 213 214 n=177; During the month of June 214, One Hundred Seventy-seven animals were placed into foster care. Foster placement increased 12.7% from June 213. Year over year comparison: Rescue Placement 25 2 Rescue Placement 15 1 5 212 213 214 n=28; Rescue placement is 6.% higher than June 213. During the month of June 214, Two Hundred and Eight animals were placed into the care of partnering rescue groups and adoption centers. 8
Distribution of Rescue Placement June 214 Rescue Transfers 52 66 Friends Fur Life K9 Rescue SPCA of Wake County 16 Carolina Veterinary Assistance & Adoption Criters 4URescue 3 44 All Other Rescue Groups n=28; WCAC transferred 28 animals to our rescue partners during the month of June 214. Top Animal Rescue Transfers June 214 TOTAL Friends Fur Life K9 Rescue 66 SPCA of Wake County 44 Carolina Veterinary Assistance & Adoption 3 Critters4U Rescue 16 9