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An Assessment of OC Animal Care —Summary <br /> Orange County Animal Care (OCAC) had excellent performance in 2019. The picture is different in <br /> 2022. For adult dogs: <br /> • The length of stay has increased by 60%. <br /> • The kill rate has increased by 104%. <br /> This is not the result of a higher number of incoming animals. Comparing 2022 to 2019: <br /> • Adult dog intakes have decreased by 28%. <br /> This drop in performance is concurrent with changes in animal care and the adoption process: <br /> • Adopters can no longer view available dogs in the kennels. <br /> • Adopters select up to two dogs to visit per appointment by perusing an online photo lineup. <br /> • Play groups for large dogs that were in existence in 2019 have been suspended. <br /> OCAC appears to be unaware of the decline in their critical metrics. <br /> • The only way to ensure continuous improvement is to have better data analysis. <br /> Length of Stay — Adult Dogs & Cats <br /> Dogs Length of Stay Cats Length of Stay <br /> 25 14 <br /> 12 <br /> 20 <br /> Increased length of stay 10 <br /> Increased length of stay <br /> 1s 8 <br /> 10 6 <br /> 4 <br /> 5 <br /> 2 <br /> 0 0 <br /> 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 201r 2015 2020 2021 2022 <br /> The length of stay was estimated from the average inventory (based on values from the first and last <br /> days of year) and the annual flow (based on incoming and outgoing animals). The graphs above show <br /> that the length of stay for adult dogs and cats has increased dramatically from 2019. <br /> Dogs Average Incoming& Outgoing Cats Average Incoming&Outgoing <br /> 6,000 4,000 <br /> 5,000 3,500 <br /> Fewer dogs 3,000 <br /> 4,000 <br /> 2,500 Fewer cats <br /> 3,000 2,000 <br /> 2,000 1,500 <br /> 1,000 <br /> 1,00a <br /> son <br /> 0 0 <br /> 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 <br /> The change in the length of stay wasn't due to more animals coming into the shelter. In fact, the <br /> graphs above show that fewer adult dogs and cats were handled by the shelter than in 2019. <br /> Summary- 1 <br />