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Animal Services Monthly Report June, 2007 <br />8 <br />Another notable challenge over the last six mo nths has been the housing o f 17 dogs that <br />were confiscated due to a cruelt y case. In May, nine of these dogs were humanely <br />euthanized due to medical or behavioral problems associated with their previous <br />socialization and environment, but eight of the dogs still remain in the care of the Animal <br />Shelter. Two of these dogs are in foster care and the other six cont inue to be housed in <br />the shelter itself, reducing the available kennel space the shelter has to house other <br />animals. <br />In a similar vein, nine dogs were euthanized in June because they were “rabies suspects.” <br />These dogs were released by their owner because they were known to have contact with <br />another dog that tested posit ive for rabies. Otherwise, it would have been necessary for <br />them to have been quarantined for a sixmonth period pursuant to the requirements of <br />North Carolina General Statute. <br />Yet the numbers o f direct adoptions as well as “live releases” are the highest they have <br />been since the beginning of the year. These very posit ive indicators reflect the varied <br />efforts of staff (discussed in detail in previous monthly reports). In addit ion to their work <br />with potential adopters, they have built and maintained important relationships with <br />various placement partners. They have also init iated new marketing act ivit ies including <br />communit y posters and targeted ads that are intended to supplement ongoing outreach <br />activit ies in raising the public profile of Orange Count y’s Animal Shelter and Animal <br />Services Depart ment. <br />Conclusion <br />As a very young department that came into existence in 2005, Animal Services cont inues <br />to develop new ways in which to better serve the animals and cit izens of the county. As <br />suggested in our discussion o f pet overpopulation, there are a number of init iatives that <br />must be taken to effect ively address the underlying problem of pet overpopulation. These <br />include the creation of a spay/neuter fund and an effective program to address feral cats, <br />among others, and steps are being taken toward those goals by the department in <br />coordination with the Animal Services Advisory Board. <br />Also, on behalf o f its cit izens the County has committed itself to building a new animal <br />services facilit y. Wit h the opening of this facilit y at the end of 2008, for the first time <br />Animal Control, the Animal Shelter, and Administ rative staff will be housed under the <br />same roof. In addit ion to providing so me true econo mies o f scale, and better allowing the <br />coordination of animal services, it is expected that this facilit y will help to overcome one <br />of the major inhibit io ns to our placement efforts—namely, the fear and inhibit io n that <br />members of the public have toward earlier generations of shelters which are often <br />perceived as dreadful places. <br />As it is being designed as a resource center that is an attractive public dest ination, the <br />new facilit y is expected to have a very posit ive affect on the number of adoptions,
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