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Riverside County Department of Animal Services

Reports published by Riverside County Animal Services can be found on their website under Statistics. The abbreviation RTO is commonly used to describe animals Returned to their Owners. ORE is used to describe Owner Requested Euthanasia which is performed with staff verification. Transfer is used by County Services to describe animal transfers to Rescue or other agencies. The outcome category Other is being used in these charts to describe unverified intakes/outcomes and animals that have died while in the care of Animal Services.