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�P 3-3 a�►s <br /> RES-2015-009 k <br /> ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS <br /> SPAY NEUTER DAY RESOLUTION <br /> WHEREAS, cats and dogs provide companionship to and share the homes of thousands of <br /> individuals in Orange County; and <br /> WHEREAS, the problem of pet overpopulation costs the taxpayers of Orange County hundreds of <br /> thousands of dollars annually through animal control and sheltering programs aimed at coping with <br /> unwanted and homeless cats and dogs; and <br /> WHEREAS, humane societies and shelters throughout the country have to euthanize approximately <br /> four million cats and dogs each year, although many of them are healthy and adoptable, due to the <br /> lack of critical resources such as money, space, and good adoptive homes; and <br /> WHEREAS, the Animal Services Advisory Board and the Animal Services Department have made <br /> correcting pet overpopulation a priority, and prepared Managing Pet Overpopulation: A Strategic <br /> Plan for Orange County and Managing Free-Roaming Cats in Orange County, North Carolina; <br /> and <br /> WHEREAS, spaying and neutering cats and dogs, among other animal companions, has been shown <br /> to drastically reduce overpopulation; and <br /> WHEREAS, Animal Services has partnered with AnimalKind and the Department of Social Services <br /> to offer "low cost" and "no cost" spay and neuter to households who are economically disadvantaged <br /> or who receive public assistance; and <br /> WHEREAS, veterinarians, animal care and control organizations, national and local animal welfare <br /> organizations, and private citizens have joined together again this year to advocate and support the <br /> spaying and neutering of companion animals on "Spay Day USA 2015"; <br /> NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the Orange County Board of Commissioners that February <br /> 24, 2015 is declared "Spay Neuter Day" and the Board calls upon the people of the County to <br /> observe the day by having their own cats or dogs spayed or neutered or by sponsoring the spaying or <br /> neutering of another person's cat or dog. <br /> THIS THE 3rd DAY OF MARCH, 2015., <br /> Q,ticcouh�� Earl McKee, Chair <br /> ®� Orange County Board of Commissioners <br /> 52 <br />