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RES- 2015 -009 SPAY NEUTER DAY RESOLUTION 3 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 Managing Pet Overpopulation: A Strategic Plan for Orange County and Managing Free - Roaming Cats in Orange County, North Carolina; 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 to households who are economically disadvantaged or who receive public assistance; and WHEREAS, veterinarians, animal care and control organizations, national and local animal welfare organizations, and private citizens have joined together again this year to advocate and support the spaying and neutering of companion animals on "Spay Day USA 2015 "; NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the Orange County Board of Commissioners that February 24, 2015 is declared "Spay Neuter Day" and the Board 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 3rd DAY OF MARCH, 2015. Earl McKee, Chair Orange County Board of Commissioners