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6 NAME OF BOARD/COMMISSION: Animal Services Advisory Board (ASAB) January 2012 December 2012 Report Period: Profile presentation. In 2012, these included the Orange Count of the Coalition to Unchain Dogs, Pet Overpopulation ControlNor Carolina, AnimalKind, Triangle Wildlife Rehabilitation Clinic an Carolina representative of the Humane Society of the United Stat Also, the ASAB again worked with staff to review funding applica outside agencies. Through this process, the board sought to id agencies that augment the animal services provided by the Coun in the case of Triangle Wildlife Rehab Clinic, remove some of th from staff in responding to wildlife questions from the communit them to focus on the goals of Animal Services The ASAB coordinated with staff to address two specific issues r residents of the county, namely, whether noise from crowing roos should be regulated and the identification of shelter animals. closely coordinated with staff to review these issues, and prepa reports with carefully formulated recommendations for the BOCC. Along with ASAB Chair and Animal Services Director, members of t ASAB met with the Chair and Vice Chair of the Agricultural Prese Board (APB) and the DEAPR Director to discuss the issue of crowi roosters and noise control. One outcome was agreement to appro Countys new Director of Public Affairs to consider how to bring range of attributes of rural life to people who may be consideri County as a home. Another outcome was continued discussion of o points of interface between the ASAB and APB, e.g., disaster res livestock and other large animals. In addition, the ASAB continued to work with staff to support an a strategic plan for managing pet overpopulation. In particular began work on the legislative component of the strategic plan, a to assess whether the County should require the sterilization of cats that are repeatedly impounded and recovered by an owner or This initiative encompasses a review of pertinent practices thro country and North Carolina, and an effort to create greater ince animal owners and custodians to sterilize their dogs and cats. Finally, the ASAB assured the continuity of its own successful o a changing operational context for boards and commissions in Ora County. In the first place, the ASAB Chair communicated much mo closely than in past years with the BOCC Chair to ensure consist effective coordination between the two bodies. This proved espe important in regard to more charged program and policy issues, p