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<br /> <br />Orange County Animal Services <br />501 W. Franklin St, Suite 106, Chapel Hill, NC 27514 (919) 968-2287 <br /> <br />Animal Control <br />PO Box 8181 <br />304 Revere Rd <br />Hillsborough, NC 27278 <br />(919) 245-2075 <br /> <br />Robert A. Marotto, <br />Director <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Animal Shelter <br />1081 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd <br />Chapel Hill, NC 27514 <br />(919) 967-7383 <br />Monthly Report <br />Orange County Animal Services <br />October 2005 <br /> <br /> <br />Departmental Highlights <br /> <br />1. The development of the Animal Services Department remains an important ongoing activity. <br />This month efforts included work on the Animal Services website and the refinement as well as <br />the distribution of our monthly service report. <br /> <br />2. Spay/neuter information was again made available at the County rabies vaccination clinic held at <br />the Hillsborough Court House on October 20th. A free raffle was held and three donated prizes <br />were given. In addition, an Animal Control Officer and the Program Coordinator did an <br />informative presentation for students during Earth Walk, on October 7th. These are examples of <br />the kind of coordinated and convergent service activities between the Animal Sheltering Division <br />and the Animal Control Division that we are seeking to develop as an integral part of Animal <br />Services. <br /> <br />3. On October 20th, two low-cost County rabies vaccination clinics were held. Ninety-three (93) <br />animals – sixty-three (63) dogs and thirty (30) cats – were vaccinated at clinics at Hillsborough <br />Court House and Northern Human Services. These were two of the last clinics of 2005 with the <br />final one scheduled for November 5th at the Animal Shelter. <br /> <br />4. On October 28th, NBC-17’s “Triangle Wishes” aired a human interest story about two dogs <br />exposed to a rabid raccoon that were quarantined gratis by Cole Park Veterinary Hospital. The <br />story was prompted by the request of one of the household members who made a wish given <br />concerns about his wife’s health and the statutory requirement that an exposed animal either be <br />euthanized or quarantined at a veterinary clinic for a six-month period. <br /> <br />5. The second meeting of the Animal Services Advisory Board (ASAB) was held on October 26th, <br />2005. Among the issues addressed at this meeting were the standing committees responsible for <br />appeals of dangerous dog declarations and adoption denials and select updates on the activities of <br />the Animal Services Department. Also, Tracy Carrol and Kristine Bergstrand, DVM, <br />respectively, were elected ASAB Chair and Vice Chair. <br /> <br />Amendments to North Carolina General Statutes related to animals and the operations of the <br />Animal Control and Animal Sheltering Divisions of the Animal Services Department were