{"id":17338,"date":"2021-11-10T09:42:55","date_gmt":"2021-11-10T14:42:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsroom.ocfl.net\/?post_type=press-release&#038;p=17338"},"modified":"2022-10-26T14:02:01","modified_gmt":"2022-10-26T18:02:01","slug":"orange-county-animal-services-announces-record-live-release-rate","status":"publish","type":"press-release","link":"https:\/\/newsroom.ocfl.net\/media-advisories\/press-releases\/2021\/11\/orange-county-animal-services-announces-record-live-release-rate\/","title":{"rendered":"Orange County Animal Services Announces Record Live Release Rate"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-13265\" src=\"https:\/\/newsroom.ocfl.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/AnimalServicesVert-150x150.png\" alt=\"Orange County Animal Services\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newsroom.ocfl.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/AnimalServicesVert-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/newsroom.ocfl.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/AnimalServicesVert.png 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>Orange County, Fla.\u00a0\u2013 <\/strong>Orange County Animal Services has published its data for fiscal year 2021, which ranged from October 1, 2020 through September 30, 2021. In that timeframe the shelter received 13,527 domestic animals and achieved an overall live release rate<sup><a href=\"#_ftn1\" name=\"_ftnref1\">[1]<\/a><\/sup> of 91% for these pets, the highest in the shelter\u2019s 52-year history.<\/p>\n<p>Trends in the data reveal the COVID-19 pandemic is still having an impact on shelter operations. Despite the numerous efforts to solicit visitors and volunteers, both categories remain lower than in years past.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDuring the height of the pandemic, we were overwhelmed with people wanting to help, they wanted to find a way to keep their animals during hardships, they wanted to adopt, to foster, to volunteer,\u201d said Diane Summers, manager for Orange County Animal Services. \u201cThat support has dried up over recent months and we\u2019ve struggled with capacity issues and finding homes for some of our long-stay pets.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Despite the challenges, the shelter was able to secure live release placement, in the form of adoptions, rescue placements, owner reclaims and the trap-neuter-return program, for a record number of pets. For context:<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"156\"><strong>Fiscal Year<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"156\"><strong>Dog Release Rate<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"156\"><strong>Cat Release Rate<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"156\"><strong>Overall<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"156\">2017<\/td>\n<td width=\"156\">93%<\/td>\n<td width=\"156\">59%<\/td>\n<td width=\"156\">73%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"156\">2018<\/td>\n<td width=\"156\">93%<\/td>\n<td width=\"156\">67%<\/td>\n<td width=\"156\">78%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"156\">2019<\/td>\n<td width=\"156\">94%<\/td>\n<td width=\"156\">74%<\/td>\n<td width=\"156\">82%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"156\">2020<\/td>\n<td width=\"156\">96%<\/td>\n<td width=\"156\">83%<\/td>\n<td width=\"156\">88%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"156\"><strong>2021<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"156\"><strong>96%<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"156\"><strong>88%<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"156\"><strong>91%<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re incredibly thankful to our community and our network of supporters \u2013 including our volunteers, foster parents and rescue partners, for helping to achieve this milestone,\u201d said Summers. \u201cI invite and encourage anyone not already involved to consider finding an outlet to help; pet overpopulation continues to be a challenge in this community and it will take all of us to continue this progress forward.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ocnetpets.com\/AboutUs\/ShelterStatistics\/2021YearlySummary.aspx\">shelter\u2019s data<\/a> is available on the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ocnetpets.com\/AboutUs\/ShelterStatistics.aspx\">website<\/a> and the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ocnetpets.com\/Portals\/22\/Library\/docs\/YearEndReports\/YearEndReportFiscalYear2021-CERT.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\"PDF opens in a new tab\">end of year report is linked<\/a>. Animal Services is actively recruiting <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ocnetpets.com\/GetInvolved\/Volunteer.aspx\">volunteers<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ocnetpets.com\/GetInvolved\/FosterCare.aspx\">foster parents<\/a> to its team and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ocnetpets.com\/GetInvolved\/Donate.aspx\">welcomes donations<\/a> to its supplemental programs, like the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ocnetpets.com\/ProgramsServices\/SpayNeuter.aspx\">Spay It Forward campaign<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><sup><a id=\"_ftn1\" href=\"#_ftnref1\" name=\"_ftn1\">[1]<\/a><\/sup> Live release rate is a common shelter metric and is calculated by dividing the number of live outcomes by the total number of outcomes excluding pets whose owner requested humane euthanasia and animals who were turned over for disposal.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Orange County, Fla.\u00a0\u2013 Orange County Animal Services has published its data for fiscal year 2021, which ranged from October 1, 2020 through September 30, 2021. In that timeframe the shelter received 13,527 domestic animals and achieved an overall live release rate[1] of 91% for these pets, the highest in the shelter\u2019s 52-year history. 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