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3 <br /> 1 overpopulation in the community. He said there will be activities that will occur on and around <br /> 2 this date. He presented the PowerPoint slides, listed as follows: <br /> 3 <br /> 4 Animal Services <br /> 5 Spay Neuter Program <br /> 6 Making sense & saving cents in Orange County.! <br /> 7 Animal Services <br /> 8 Targeted Spay & Neuter: The Theory (graphic) <br /> 9 <br /> 10 Animals Admitted 2005-2012 (Bar graph) <br /> 11 <br /> 12 Animal Outcomes 2005-2012 (Bar graph) <br /> 13 <br /> 14 Animal Services Spay Neuter -What It Is & How It Works (Graphic) <br /> 15 <br /> 16 Targeted Spays & Neuters 2008-2012 (Bar Graph) <br /> 17 <br /> 18 Benefits & Observations <br /> 19 Animal Service Operations <br /> 20 — Controls costs <br /> 21 — Makes staffing numbers work <br /> 22 Brings People Together <br /> 23 — Partnerships <br /> 24 — Common ground <br /> 25 — Community Effort! <br /> 26 Models Public Policy <br /> 27 — Self-funded program <br /> 28 — Demonstrable results <br /> 29 — NCACC 2010 Program Award <br /> 30 Promotes Responsible Pet Ownership <br /> 31 <br /> 32 Bob Marotto said, referring to the above slides, the animal intake numbers have <br /> 33 decreased from 4350 animals during the years between 2005 and 2009 to 3460 animals last <br /> 34 year. He said there are also significant changes in animal experience after coming to the <br /> 35 shelter and the re-homing numbers have jumped this year. He said the euthanization numbers <br /> 36 have reduced from an average of 1900 per year to 1200 last year. He said there are three <br /> 37 partners in this program - Animal Services, Department of Social Services, and AnimalKind. He <br /> 38 noted that the total spay/neuter numbers for the past few years has been approximately 500 <br /> 39 last year, over 400 were from the Department of Social Services program. He said this <br /> 40 program brings people together and models public policy in significant ways. <br /> 41 <br /> 42 Dr. Susan Elmore, Chair of the Animal Services Advisory Board (ASAB) read the <br /> 43 resolution: <br /> 44 <br /> 45 RES-2013-009 <br /> 46 <br /> 47 ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> 48 2013 SPAY NEUTER DAY RESOLUTION <br /> 49 <br />