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Orange County Animal Services – May 2006 Monthly Report – Page 5 <br /> <br />Volunteer Hours <br />0 <br />100 <br />200 <br />300 <br />400 <br />500 <br />600 <br />Ja <br />n <br />Fe <br />b <br />M <br />ar <br />Apr <br />M <br />ay <br />Ju <br />n Ju <br />l <br />Aug <br />Sep <br />Oc <br />t <br />No <br />v <br />De <br />c <br />2004 <br />2005 <br />2006 <br /> <br /> <br />2. Special Events and Community Meetings <br /> <br />Ongoing Orange County Schools Program – This month we closed our regular program aimed at Fourth <br />Graders within Orange County Public Schools with a presentation to New Hope Elementary on May 10th. <br />Once again, the Program Coordinator and an Animal Control Officer presented Orange County Animal <br />Services’ role in the community, this time to 80 fourth-graders. As always, the response from the school <br />was quite positive and we are welcome back next year. <br /> <br />Outside of this program, on May 11th our Program Coordinator also made a presentation on pet care and <br />the shelter to a class of 13 fourth and fifth grade children from the Friends’ School. The kids stuffed kong <br />toys, assembled litter boxes, and went on a tour of the shelter. <br /> <br />Hillsborough Health Fair – On May 10, the Program Coordinator staffed a booth at the Big Barn with <br />information on health related topics for pets, such as heart worms, fleas and ticks, allergies to pets, <br />spay/neuter, and rabies. <br /> <br />Wag n’ Walk – On May 13th the Program Coordinator could be found at an Animal Services booth at the <br />Wag n’ Walk dog walk sponsored by UNC Wellness Center. Proceeds from the entry fees went to the <br />Animal Shelter. <br /> <br />Rabies Clinic Outreach – During the rabies clinic at the Northern Human Services Center in Cedar <br />Grove, held on May 24th, we also featured a booth on spay/neuter awareness, combining two of our <br />primary concerns. <br /> <br /> <br />Animal Control Highlights <br /> <br />Animal Intake Data shows that we are continuing to impound a large number of unclaimed stray animals <br />and a large number of animals released (or surrendered) by their owner. The presence of such animals in <br />our community accounts in no small part for our need to have professional animal control services as well <br />as an animal shelter. These respective divisions of the Animal Services Department minimize the adverse <br />affects of stray and unwanted animals on our communities and provide for the welfare of what are <br />sometimes referred to as “surplus” animal companions. <br /> <br />Of course, animal intakes numbering hundreds each month underscores the importance of promoting pet <br />owner responsibility in our communities and County. While responsible pet ownership begins with <br />matters such as rabies vaccination and licensing, among other legal requirements, in fact, it is much <br />broader. It includes socialization and training, no unwanted offspring, and the formation of a lifelong