Euthanasia of dogs and cats at OCAC from October 2015 to May 2016

7/11/16

Sarah LaMere, DVM, Ph.D.

Female25%

Male32%

Spayed Female18%

Neutered Male23%

Unknown2%

Dogs euthanized at OCAC from October 2015 to May 2016 (551 animals)

Female

Male

Spayed Female

Neutered Male

Unknown

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<3 days 3-6 days 7-10 days >10 days

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Days from intake to euthanasia

Breakdown of time to euthanasia for dogs at OCAC from October 2015 to May 2016

Owned (347 animals)

Confiscated (45 animals)

Stray (159 animals)

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Owned (347animals)

Confiscated (45animals)

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Time to euthanasia for dogs at OCAC from October 2015 to May 2016

>10 days

7-10 days

3-6 days

<3 days

% euthanized on day of intake (336 dogs)

61%

% euthanized ≥1 day from intake (215 dogs)

39%

Time to euthanasia at OCAC for dogs from October 2015 through May 2016

Days from intake to euthanasia for dogs at OCAC from October 2015 to May 2016

****p<0.00001 by one-way ANOVA

ORE (2

77 do

gs)

Oth

er (70

dog

s)

Stray

(169

dog

s)

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Median = 0 days

Median = 2 days

Median = 3 days

Median = 6 days

Minutes from intake to euthanasia for dogs at OCAC from October 2015 to May 2016

****p<0.00001 by one-way ANOVA

Note: 8 excluded from stray group because no time of euth given

ORE (2

77 d

ogs)

Con

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(45

dogs

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Stra

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Median =44 minutes

Median =7988 minutes

Median =3257 minutes

Median =7114 minutes

Time from intake to euthanasia for ORE dogs at OCAC from October 2015 to May 2016

239/277 (86%) of animals euthanized < 120 minutes

ORE (277 dogs)0

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Median = 44 minutes

χ2 Chi-Square analysis: p<0.000001

*8 animals excluded from stray group as no time listed for euthanasia

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Confiscated (45animals)

ORE (277 animals) Other (70 animals) Stray (151 animals)

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Dogs euthanized within designated time frames at OCAC from October 2015 to May 2016

>3 hours

2-3 hours

1-2 hours

<1 hour

*

277 animals

<1 hour64%

1-2 hours22%

2-3 hours5%

>3 hours9%

Time from intake to euthanasia for ORE dogs at OCAC from October 2015 to May 2016

Time frame of dogs euthanized at OCAC from October 2015 to May 2016 segregated by age

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Euthanized on day of intake Euthanized ≥1 day of intake

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% ≤ 1 year old

% >1 year old

{ χ2

χ2 Chi-Square analysis: no significant difference

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Confiscated (45 animals) Owned (333 animals) Stray (159 animals)

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ryReasons for euthanasia of dogs at OCAC from October

2015 through May 2016

Aggression

Head test

Other behavioral

Medical

Unspecified

0%

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100%

All dogs (551)animals)

<3 days (390animals)

3-7 days (71animals)

8-10 days (25animals)

>10 days (65animals)

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Dogs euthanized at OCAC from October 2015 to May 2016 broken down by breed

Other

Rottweilers

Chihuahua

Pit Bulls

German Shepherds

*Pit Bulls category includes Pit Bulls, American Staffordshire Terrier, American Pit Bull Terrier, and Staffordshire Terrier

Female26%

Male26%

Spayed Female5%

Neutered Male5%

Litter18%

Unknown20%

Cats euthanized at OCAC from October 2015 to May 2016 (1454 animals and 315 litters)

Female

Male

Spayed Female

Neutered Male

Litter

Unknown

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Days from intake to euthanasia

Days to euthanasia for cats at OCAC from October 2015 to May 2016

Confiscated (18 animals)

Owned (114 animals)

Stray (1321 animals and 315litters)

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Confiscated (18animals)

Owned (114animals)

Stray (1321animals and 315

litters)

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h c

ate

gory

Time to euthanasia for cats at OCAC in October 2015

>10 days

7-10 days

3-7 days

<3 days

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≤1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ≥10

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Days from intake to euthanasia

Breakdown of stray cats euthanized at OCAC from October 2015 to May 2016

Litters

Cats

Con

fisca

ted

(18

cats

)

Oth

er (4

3 ca

ts)

Stra

y (1

321

cats

and

315

litte

rs)

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E (7

1 ca

ts)

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Median time to euthanasia for cats at OCAC from October 2015 to May 2016

****p<0.00001 by one-way ANOVA

Median = 11 days

Median = 7 days

Median = 0 days

Median = 0 days

Median time to euthanasia for cats at OCAC from October 2015 to May 2016

ORE (7

1 ca

ts)

Oth

er (4

3 ca

ts)

Stray (1

272

cats, 3

04 litte

rs)

Con

fisca

ted

(17

cats)

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****p<0.00001 by one-way ANOVA

Median = 38 min

Median = 9945 min

Median = 15134 min

Median = 305 min

Note: 49 cats and 11 litters excluded from stray group, 1 cat excluded from confiscated group because no time of euth given.

Minutes from intake to euthanasia for cats at OCAC from October 2015 to May 2016

ORE (71 cats) Stray (1272 cats, 304 litters)0

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m in

take to e

uth

anasia

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****p<0.00001 by Wilcoxen rank sum

Median = 38 min Median = 305 min

Note: 49 cats and 11 litters excluded from stray group because no time of euth given

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Confiscated (18 animals) Owned (114 animals) Stray (1321 animals and 315litters)

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Reasons for euthanasia at OCAC from October 2015 to May 2016

Behavioral

Head test

Medical

Unspecified

LOC?

Too young

<1 hour74%

1-2 hours16%

2-3 hours7%

>3 hours3%

Time from intake to euthanasia for ORE cats at OCAC from October 2015 to May 2016

71 animals

Cats euthanized within designated time frames at OCAC from October 2015 to May 2016

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ORE (71 animals) Stray (1272 cats, 304 litters) Other (60 animals)

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>3 hours

2-3 hours

1-2 hours

<1 hour

χ2 Chi-Square analysis: p<0.000001

Note: 49 cats and 11 litters excluded from stray group, 1 cat excluded from confiscated group because no time of euthgiven.