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RES- 2014 -010 ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS SPAY NEUTER DAY RESOLUTION WHEREAS, cats and dogs provide companionship to and share the homes of thousands of individuals in Orange County; and WHEREAS, the problem of pet overpopulation costs the taxpayers of Orange County hundreds of thousands of dollars annually through animal control and sheltering programs aimed at coping with unwanted and homeless cats and dogs; and WHEREAS, humane societies and shelters throughout the country have to euthanize approximately four million cats and dogs each year, although many of them are healthy and adoptable, due to the lack of critical resources such as money, space, and good adoptive homes; and WHEREAS, the Animal Services Advisory Board and the Animal Services Department have made correcting pet overpopulation a priority, and prepared Nbobhjoh! QF d PwF sgpgvrbopo ;!!B!Tu3bLf hjd!Qrbo!g)s!Psbohf !Dpvou?; and WHEREAS, spaying and neutering cats and dogs, among other animal companions, has been shown to drastically reduce overpopulation; and WHEREAS, Animal Services has partnered with AnimalKind and the Department of Social Services to offer "low cost" and "no cost" spay and neuter services for pets of qualifying Orange County residents; and WHEREAS, veterinarians, animal care and control organizations, animal welfare organizations, and private individuals have joined together again this year to advocate and support the spaying and neutering of companion animals on "Spay Neuter Day 2014 "; NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by Orange County that February 25, 2014 is declared "Spay Neuter Day ", and the Board of County Commissioners calls upon the people of the County to observe the day by having their own cats or dogs spayed or neutered or by sponsoring the spaying or neutering of another person's cat or dog. THIS THE 18th OF FEBRUARY, 2014. Barry Jacobs, Chair Orange County Board Of Commissioners K