Euthanasia of Animals at OCAC (Orange County Animal Care) Oct 2015
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3. 0
10
20
30
40
50
60
<3 days 3-6 days 7-10 days >10 days
#ofanimals
Days from intake to euthanasia
Breakdown of time to euthanasia for
dogs at OCAC in October 2015
Confiscated (8 animals)
Owned (66 animals)
Stray (28 animals)
<3 days
25%
3-6 days
25%
7-10
days
0%
>10 days
50%
Time from intake to euthanasia for confiscated
dogs at OCAC in October 2015
<3 days
83%
3-6 days
8%
7-10 days
1%
>10 days
8%
Time to euthanasia for owned dogs at
OCAC in October 2015 <3 days
39%
3-6 days
22%
7-10 days
25%
>10 days
14%
Time to euthanasia for stray dogs at OCAC in
October 2015
6. 10
20
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60
70
Daysfromintaketoeuthanasia Time from intake to euthanasia for dogs
at OCAC during October 2015
Confiscated
ORE
Stray
Other
Confiscated
(8 animals)
ORE
(47 animals)
Stray
(28 animals)
Other
(19 animals)
Median days
from intake to
euthanasia
{
*p=0
*Statistically significantly different via Wilcoxen Rank Sum test
7. 0
5000
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15000
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40000
#ofminutesfromintaketodischarge
Time from intake to euthanasia for dogs
euthanized at OCAC October 2015
ORE
Stray
Other
ORE
(47 animals)
Stray
(26 animals)
Other
(19 animals)
Median minutes
from intake
to euthanasia
*Note: 2 animals
excluded from
stray group due to
no time listed for
euthanasia
Time from intake to euthanasia for ORE dogs at
OCAC October 2015
#ofminutesfromintaketodischarge
0
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900
Median minutes
from intake
to euthanasia
ORE
(47 animals)
*37/47 (79%) animals
euthanized < 120 minutes
8. *Note: 2 animals
excluded from
stray group due to
no time listed for
euthanasia
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#ofminutesfromintaketodischarge
Time from intake to euthanasia for dogs
euthanized at OCAC October 2015
ORE
Stray
Other
ORE
(47 animals)
Stray
(26 animals)
Other
(19 animals)
Median minutes
from intake
to euthanasia
9. Time from intake to euthanasia for ORE dogs at
OCAC October 2015#ofminutesfromintaketodischarge
0
100
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700
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900
Median minutes
from intake
to euthanasia
ORE
(47 animals)
*37/47 (79%) animals
euthanized < 120 minutes
10. < 1 hour (24 animals)
51%
1-2 hours (13 animals)
28%
2-3 hours (6 animals)
13%
> 3 hours (4 animals)
8%
Time from intake to euthanasia for ORE dogs at OCAC October 2015
11. Dogs euthanized within designated time frames
at OCAC during October 2015
ฯ2 Chi-Square
analysis: p<0.000001
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
Confiscated (8 animals) ORE (47 animals) Stray (26 animals) Other (19 animals)
%ofanimalseuthanizedwithindesignatedtimeframes
> 3 hours
< 3 hours
< 2 hours
< 1 hour
12. Minutes from intake to euthanasia for
dogs at OCAC during October 2015
0
10000
20000
30000
40000
50000
60000
Confiscated (8
animals)
Stray (26
animals)
ORE (47
animals)
Other (19
animals)
#ofminutesbetweenintakeandeuthanasia
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Stray (26 animals) ORE (47 animals) Other (19 animals)
#ofminutesbetweenintakeandeuthanasia
{
*p=0
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*p=0
^
^
^ 2 animals excluded from this group due to lack of listed euthanasia time
*Statistically significantly different via Wilcoxen Rank Sum test
Median
= 60
minutes
Median
= 60
minutes
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13. Time from intake to euthanasia for dogs
designated โowner requested euthanasiaโ at
OCAC during October 2015
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
ORE (47 animals)
#ofminutesbetweenintakeandeuthanasia
14. Minutes from intake to euthanasia for
dogs at OCAC during October 2015
0
2000
4000
6000
8000
10000
12000
14000
16000
Confiscated (8
animals)
Stray (26 animals) ORE (47 animals) Other (19 animals)
Mediannumberofminutesfromintaketo
euthanasia
Median
= 60
minutes
{
*p=0
{
*p=0
*Statistically significantly different via Wilcoxen Rank Sum test
^
2 animals excluded from this group due to lack of listed euthanasia time^
16. 0
50
100
150
200
<3 days 3-7 days 7-10 days >10 days
#ofanimals
Days from intake to euthanasia
Breakdown of time to euthanasia for
cats at OCAC in October 2015
Confiscated (2 animals)
Owned (28 animals)
Stray (343 animals)
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
Confiscated (2
animals)
Owned (28 animals) Stray (343 animals)
%ofcatsineachcategory
Time to euthanasia for cats at OCAC in
October 2015
>10 days
7-10 days
3-7 days
<3 days
17. 0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
Confiscated (2 animals) Owned (28 animals) Stray (343 animals)
#ofdaysfromintaketoeuthanasia
Median time to euthanasia for cats at OCAC
in October 2015
{
*N.S.
*No significant difference via Wilcoxen Rank Sum test
19. 0
10000
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30000
40000
50000
60000
70000
80000
90000
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median#minutesfromintaketoeuthanasia
Time from intake to euthanasia for cats at OCAC during
October 2015
ORE
Stray
Other
ORE
(12 animals)
Stray
(438 animals)
Other
(22 animals)
Median minutes
from intake to
euthanasia
*Note: 7 animals
excluded from
stray group due to
no time listed for
euthanasia
Time from intake to euthanasia for ORE cats at
OCAC during October 2015
median#ofminutesfromintaketoeuthanasia
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
160
180
ORE
(12 animals)
Median minutes
from intake to
euthanasia
20. *Note: 7 animals
excluded from
stray group due to
no time listed for
euthanasia
0
10000
20000
30000
40000
50000
60000
70000
80000
90000
100000
median#minutesfromintaketoeuthanasia
Time from intake to euthanasia for cats at OCAC during
October 2015
ORE
Stray
Other
ORE
(12 animals)
Stray
(438 animals)
Other
(22 animals)
Median minutes
from intake to
euthanasia
21. Time from intake to euthanasia for ORE cats at
OCAC during October 2015
median#ofminutesfromintaketoeuthanasia
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
160
180
ORE
(12 animals)
Median minutes
from intake to
euthanasia
22. 0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
#daysfromintaketoeuthanasia
Time from intake to euthanasia for cats at OCAC during
October 2015
Stray
ORE
Other
Stray
(445 animals)
ORE
(12 animals)
Other
(22 animals)
Median days
from intake to
euthanasia
{
*p=0.0016
*Statistically significantly different via Wilcoxen Rank Sum test
23. < 1 hour
67%
1-2 hours
16%
2-3 hours
17%
>3 hours
0%
Time from intake to euthanasia for ORE cats at OCAC during
October 2015
< 1 hour
1-2 hours
2-3 hours
>3 hours
24. 0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
ORE (12 animals) Stray (438 animals) Other (18 animals)
%ofanimalseuthanizedwithinthedesignatedtimeframes
>3 hours
2-3 hours
1-2 hours
< 1 hour
Cats euthanized within designated time frames
at OCAC during October 2015
ฯ2 Chi-Square
analysis: p<0.000001
25. 0
2
4
6
8
10
12
ORE (12 animals) Stray (438 animals) Other (18 animals)
Mediannumberofdaysfromintaketoeuthanasia Time from intake to euthanasia for cats at OCAC during October
2015
{
*p=0.0016
*Statistically significantly different via Wilcoxen Rank Sum test