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Animal Services Monthly Report February, 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—1057 out of a total of 1318 vaccinations—cont inue to be <br />performed at veterinary establishments. In addit ion, another eight yone (81) animals <br />were vaccinated at our Animal Shelter prior to their adoption or recovery. <br />An addit ional one hundred and eight y (180) animals were vaccinated at four lowcost <br />rabies clinics in February. Seventeen total clinics were held during 2007—and 1157 dogs <br />and cats were vaccinated as a result. Addit ional lo wcost clinics are planned for April <br />and details for these clinics can be found at <br />http://www.co.orange.nc.us/animalservices.rabies.asp. <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 a small fire that occurred in late January at the <br />shelter, due to a malfunction in the laundry room dryer. Quick staff response was crucial <br />and, fortunately, no people or animals were harmed in the fire. The laundry room, <br />however, had to close as a result of the damage and the shelter was challenged with <br />finding appropriate animal bedding in the absence of a washer and dryer. Communit y <br />members and businesses were kind enough to step forward and help donate addit ional <br />items that could be used for bedding during the repair, but our own laundry facilit ies were <br />not able to reopen unt il the end of the month. <br />The department had several big events during the mo nth of February. On Valent ine’s <br />Day, the Shelter hosted an adoption event to showcase adoptable animals and bring the <br />public in to meet potential “singles.” On Saturday of that same week, a PetSmart <br />adoptathon was scheduled to highlight adoptable animals and raise shelter and <br />department awareness within the communit y.
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