OAS - Animal Impound: Montgomery County Animal Shelter Intake and Outcome Records

Office of Animal Services (OAS) data tracks the intake and outcome pathways for stray, abandoned, and surrendered animals. The dataset includes columns for Intake date and time, Outcome date and time, Location, Geo Location, and Outcome type. It is hosted by data.montgomerycountymd.gov and was last updated on 2026-05-29.

Use Cases

• Analyze seasonal trends in animal intake using Intake date and time and Intake type from 20+ available columns.
• Map impoundment hotspots by aggregating records using Geo Location, Latitude, and Longitude.
• Model the likelihood of adoption versus other outcomes using Outcome type, Intake condition, and Animal source.
• Track the duration of shelter stays by calculating the interval between Intake date and time and Outcome date and time.

Strengths

• Includes detailed geospatial coordinates (Latitude, Longitude) for location analysis.
• Tracks the full animal journey with columns for Intake date and time, Outcome date and time, and Outcome condition.
• Offers multiple export formats including CSV, JSON, XML, and RDF.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

data.montgomerycountymd.gov

Collection Method

Likely contains administrative records from the Office of Animal Services (OAS) operations.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-29 04:13:00; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Jurisdiction and Location columns suggest coverage is likely Montgomery County, Maryland.