Orange County NC Website
Browse       Search
1 <br />2 <br />3 <br />4 <br />5 <br />6 <br />7 <br />8 <br />9 <br />10 <br />11 <br />12 <br />13 <br />14 <br />15 <br />16 <br />17 <br />18 <br />19 <br />20 <br />21 <br />22 <br />23 <br />24 <br />25 <br />26 <br />27 <br />28 <br />29 <br />30 <br />31 <br />32 <br />33 <br />34 <br />35 <br />36 <br />37 <br />38 <br />39 <br />40 <br />41 <br />42 <br />43 <br />44 <br />45 <br />46 <br />47 <br />48 <br />49 <br />Pi <br />Growing spay and neuter in the County: thanks to a grant of $16,500 from the Margo T. <br />Petrie Foundation, we have been able to make free spay and neuter services available <br />to more County residents than ever before. They are now available to residents with a <br />household income of up to 400 percent of the Federal Poverty level rather than only 200 <br />percent, as well as residents who receive public assistance. <br />Working (Barn) Cat program: With a $5,000 grant from the Trad Foundation made via <br />friends of Orange County Animal Services, we launched the Working (Barn) Cat <br />program as part of a broader effort to more humanely manage free - roaming cats. This <br />program helps County residents have working cats spayed or neutered, vaccinated, <br />licensed, and micro - chipped at no charge. <br />Don't delay? Spay or Neuter Today! <br />Working Barn Cat Program <br />Animals Admitted 2005 -2017 (graph) <br />Animal Outcomes 2005 -2017 (graph) <br />Targeted Spays and Neuters 2008 -2016 (graph) <br />Total Cats Sterilized 2015 -2017 in OCAS Spay /Neuter Program (graph) <br />Opportunities and Challenges <br />• Increasing the number of sterilized dogs and cats to 500+ via enhanced communication <br />and new initiatives <br />• Outreach to virtually all sectors of the community about the availability of free spay and <br />neuter services <br />• Growing the Working (Barn) Cat Program and expanding the program to include other <br />cats that are loosely affiliated with residents. <br />• Encouraging community involvement and support in managing free roaming cats in new <br />ways using spay and neuter services. <br />• Sustaining financial support from multiple sources to ensure that Community Spay and <br />Neuter is an ongoing and growing part of Animal Services. <br />Commissioner McKee read the resolution: <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 <br />of thousands of dollars annually through animal control and sheltering programs aimed at <br />coping with unwanted and homeless cats and dogs; and <br />WHEREAS, humane societies and shelters throughout the country have to euthanize <br />approximately four million cats and dogs each year, although many of them are healthy and <br />