Sick juvenile squirrel in roadway, taken to South Sound Critter Care … removed a bird from inside a residence and released … a female opossum with babies in her pouch hit by a car, located on the road, deceased, seven of nine juvenile opossums taken to South Critter Care.

Just a few of the many calls that kept Auburn Animal Control Officer George Winner busy between July and September.

Of course, as ACO, Winner also has to catch critters on the loose, enforce animal control ordinances and assure proper licensing of applicable animals. And he still has to tussle with obtuse animal owners who have not licensed their dogs or cats or gotten the pets their rabies license.

Police Chief Bob Lee presented the Municipal Services Committee these stats, among many others, Monday in a report titled, “Animal Control Operations-3rd quarter review, July-September 2014,” coupling his presentation with high praise for the City’s ACO.

“George is a busy guy, and he is working hard and certainly responding to a lot of issues,” Lee said of Winner. “Because of George’s training, officers have responded well on his days off. One officer definitely has gotten bitten. Just a nip. The dog was nice until the officer got it in the car, and it bit him.”

Here is what the report has to say about animal control-related calls for service, comparing the third quarters of 2013 and 2014.

• 911 dispatched calls for service: 165, down 14.1 percent.

• Calls residents make directly to the ACO: 119, up 6.3 percent.

• Calls self-initiated by the ACO as he is driving around: 57, down 38 percent.

• Wildlife-related calls: 3, up 0.0 percent.

• Calls for service by other police officers to the ACO: 12, up 12 percent

• Deceased domestic animal calls: 19, up 58.3 percent.

The report also details the number of animal control reports, citations and infractions issued, as follows:

• Contacts with residents in person, by phone or via email: 281, up 15.6 percent.

• Police reports written: 90, down 21.1 percent.

• Animals impounded: 65, up 10.2 percent.

• Criminal citations issued to Auburn residents: 12, up 100 percent

• Number of infractions issued to Auburn residents: 112 down 41.4 percent

• Written warnings: 75, down 39 percent.