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Animal Services Monthly Report March, 2008 <br />program to address feral cats, among others, and steps are being taken toward those goals <br />by the department in coordination with the Animal Services Advisory Board. <br />Also, on behalf of its citizens the County has committed itself to building a new animal <br />services facility. With the opening of this facility at the end of 2008, for the first time <br />Animal Control, the Animal Shelter, and Administrative staff will be housed under the <br />same roof. In addition to providing some true economies of scale, and better allowing the <br />coordination of animal services, it is expected that this facility will help to overcome one <br />of the major inhibitions to our placement efforts—namely, the inhibition that members of <br />the public have toward earlier generations of shelters which are often perceived as <br />dreadful places. <br />As it is being designed as a resource center that is an attractive public destination, the <br />new facility is expected to have a very positive affect on the number of adoptions, <br />transfers, community outreach programs, public visitors—and much more. With its <br />innovative and modern design, this new facility will become a community asset and help <br />further staff efforts to deliver integrated and coordinated animal services to the citizens of <br />Orange County. As well, it is intended and expected to enhance our adoption activities <br />and increase our average rate of “live releases” at the same time as it enables our staff to <br />work with community stakeholders to more effectively address and ultimately resolve the <br />pressing problem of pet overpopulation. <br />8