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Animal Services Monthly Report January, 2008 <br />7 <br />indirect contact between a human and pet member of a househo ld in these situations. But <br />our Animal Control Officers are also responsible for bite reports invo lving dogs and cats <br />(as well as other animals) and a human victim. In these cases, it is a legal requirement <br />and public health precaution that a dog or cat biting a human being be contained and <br />observed for a period of ten (10) days—thereby ensuring that the bite victim was not <br />exposed to the rabies virus. <br />Efforts to ensure current vaccination, for the welfare of pets and the people with who m <br />they come into contact, are ongoing and act ivit ies in this area are captured by vaccination <br />statist ics compiled by our Animal Control Divisio n. As is ordinarily the case, the <br />majorit y o f these vaccinations—1249 out of a total of 1341 vaccinations—cont inue to be <br />performed at veterinary establishments. In addit ion, another ninetytwo (92) animals <br />were vaccinated at our Animal Shelter prior to their adoption or recovery. <br />The Animal Services Department offered no lowcost rabies vaccination clinics in <br />January, but seventeen clinics were held during 2007—and 1157 dogs and cats were <br />vaccinated as a result. Four February 2008 lowcost rabies clinics are scheduled and <br />posted, with dates for the remainder of the year being scheduled soon. <br />All o f these act ivit ies—public educat ion and outreach, invest igations and enforcement, <br />and providing lowcost vaccination clinics—are crit ical given that Orange County <br />continues to be affected by the epidemic of “eastern raccoon rabies” that began in the <br />latter half o f the 1990s. Their essential nature is further underscored by the current view <br />that we are on the upside o f a raccoon rabies cycle that may bring even higher numbers of <br />confirmed rabies cases than we have seen in recent years. <br />Special Monthly Notes <br />There have been challenges and changes that have affected animal disposit ion numbers <br />this mo nth. One of the most notable was Orange County’s help with the closure of a <br />Hendersonville, North Carolina facilit y that was ordered to transfer 350 animals to other <br />facilit ies. Responding to a request from the North Carolina Depart ment of Agriculture, <br />Orange Count y was able to take in ten cats fro m the Hendersonville facilit y, all of which <br />were able to be placed up for adoption. All of the cats were very friendly and a few <br />remain available for adoption at the shelter. <br />Another challenge was a small fire that occurred in late January at the shelter, due to a <br />malfunction in the laundry room dryer. Quick staff response was crucial and, fortunately, <br />no people or animals were harmed in the fire. The laundry room, however, had to close <br />as a result of the damage and the shelter was challenged wit h finding appropriate animal <br />bedding in the absence of a washer and dryer. Communit y members and businesses were <br />kind enough to step forward and help donate addit ional items that could be used for <br />bedding during the repair and laundry facilit ies are scheduled to reopen midlate <br />February.
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