Wake County Animal Care, Control and Adoption December 213 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 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 21 211 212 213 n=1; 1 case in the month of December 213; year to date cases= 15. (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 Jan-13 Feb-13 Mar-13 Apr-13 May-13 Jun-13 Jul-13 Aug-13 Sep-13 Oct-13 Nov-13 Dec-13 Number of animals Animal Center Statistical Summary 14 12 1 8 6 4 Impound Total Adoption Total Reclaim Total Euthanasia Total 2 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 2 18 16 14 12 1 8 6 4 2 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 211 212 213 n=832; Intake decreased 5.9% from December 212. 3
Number of animals Number of animals Adoption Monthly Comparison 8 7 6 5 4 3 211 212 213 2 1 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec n=523; data represents typical adoptions to new families; number of adoptions increased.4% as compared to December 212. Euthanasia monthly comparison 12 1 8 6 4 211 212 213 2 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec n=246; The number of euthanasia decreased 29.5% from December 212. 4
January February March April May June July August September October November December Spay/Neuter Surgeries monthly comparison 45 4 35 3 25 2 15 1 5 In-House Spay/Neuter Surgery Statistics 211 212 213 n=278; spay/neuter surgeries; Two Hundred Seventy-eight spay or neuter surgeries were performed during the month of December 213 by the Center s in-house veterinary program Volunteer hours by FTE 12 1 8 6 4 2 211 212 213 n=9.23 FTEs; Volunteers logged enough hours during the month of December equal 9.23 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 - December 31, 213 Date Prepared: 1/15/213 YTD FY11 % YTD FY12 % YTD FY13 % YTD FY14 % MTD % Intake Dog 376 3976 3615 297 461 Intake Cat 42 3962 3637 379 333 Intake Other 289 367 32 231 38 Intake Total 851 835 7572 6217 832 Adoption Dog 1467 39% 1646 41% 1383 38.3% 1241 42.7% 188 4.8% Adoption Cat 843 21% 128 26% 966 26.6% 985 32.% 166 49.8% Adoption Other 71 25% 111 3% 8 25.% 81 35.1% 16 42.1% Adoption Total 2413 3% 2794 34% 2458 32.5% 2359 37.9% 374 45.% Transfer Dog 474 13% 455 11% 412 11.4% 488 16.8% 93 2.2% Transfer Cat 431 11% 253 6% 126 3.5% 31 1.1% 6 18.% Transfer Other 52 18% 39 11% 6 18.8% 22 9.5%.% Transfer Total 957 12% 747 9% 598 7.9% 82 13.2% 153 18.4% Reclaim Dog 587 16% 637 16% 69 16.8% 516 17.8% 87 18.9% Reclaim Cat 76 2% 9 2% 61 1.7% 68 2.2% 13 3.9% Reclaim Other 5 2% 6 2% 4 1.3% 5 2.2%.% Reclaim Total 668 8% 733 9% 674 8.9% 589 9.5% 1 12.% Euth Dog 11 27% 1415 36% 119 32.9% 646 22.2% 8 17.4% Euth Cat 2577 64% 2788 7% 2567 7.6% 171 55.5% 148 44.4% Euth Other 118 41% 169 46% 149 46.6% 112 48.5% 17 44.7% Euth Total 3698 46% 4374 53% 396 51.6% 2469 39.7% 246 29.6% Total % Change in intake from FY13 to FY14-1355 -16% Change in adoptions from FY13 to FY14-99 -4% Change in transfers from FY13 to FY14 222 3% Change in euthanasia from FY13 to FY14-1437 -33% Change in total cat live releases 21 18.2% Change in total dog live releases -159-6.6% 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 29 3 13 14 2 13 6 5 19 TRAP CALL RUNNING LOOSE ANIMAL FOLLOW UP INVESTIGATION CRUELTY COMPLAINT AGGRESSIVE ANIMAL ANIMAL BITE 49 TALK WITH OFFICER INJURED/SICK ANIMAL PUBLIC NUISANCE 55 12 ABANDONED ANIMAL ENFORCEMENT ASSIST TURNOVER ANIMAL OTHER/ ODOR 68 31 42 BAT AT RESIDENCE WILDLIFE n=577; Wake County Animal Control responded to 577 requests for service in December 213. Requests for animal traps and complaints for running at large animals 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 5 211 212 213 n=152; During the month of December, One Hundred Fifty-two animals were placed into foster care. Foster placement increased 85.4% from December 212. Year over year comparison: Rescue Placement 25 2 Rescue Placement 15 1 5 211 212 213 n=152; Rescue placement is 18.8% higher than December 212. During the month of December 213, One Hundred Fifty-two animals were placed into the care of partnering rescue groups and adoption centers. 8
Distribution of Rescue Placement December 213 Rescue Transfers 27 63 Golden "S" Rescue SPCA of Wake County 24 Critters4u Rescue SAFE Haven for Cats All Other Rescue Groups 14 24 n=152; WCAC transferred 152 animals to our rescue partners during the month of December 213. Top Animal Rescue Transfers October 213 TOTAL Golden S Rescue 27 SPCA of Wake County 24 Critters4u Rescue 24 SAFE Haven for Cats 14 9