The information is extracted from the "animal" database through chameleon (shelter application). In accordance with Food & Agriculture Code 32003, all public pounds and shelters shall keep accurate records on each animal impounded that includes the final disposition of the animal. This information is to show disposition trends for each shelter and jurisdiction.

This data is recorded in the Riverside University Health Systems-BH electronic health record. The report is an aggregated summary of the unduplicated clients served by RUHS-BH in a Fiscal Year. The data set is a de-indentified extraction of the unduplicated clients served in a Fiscal Year and includes the characteristics of the population including: age; Race/Ethnicity, Gender, Geographic Region of County (Desert, Western, Mid-County); Education (18-59yr olds); Martial Status; and Primary Diagnosis.