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Orange County Animal Services – November 2005 Monthly Report – Page 2 <br /> <br />ii. Five years restriction of not owning or possessing domestic animals <br />iii. Five years of being subject to warrantless searches of residence(s) and <br />business(es) <br />iv. $2,045.66 of restitution to Orange County Animal Services and local greyhound <br />rescue network <br />v. A mandated psychological assessment, and an order to comply with any <br />recommended treatments <br />c. General considerations <br />i. Parameters of “structured sentencing” <br />ii. Approach to collectors/hoarders as a mental health as well as penal problem <br />(given extensive assessment of such by Dr. Patronek, among others). <br />d. Intangible Benefits <br />i. Close cooperation between Animal Control and Animal Shelter staff <br />ii. Developing relations with Office of the District Attorney <br /> <br />4. The twenty-first positive rabies test was reported on November 4th, 2005. The test was for a <br />raccoon and it involved two dogs, each of which only needed to receive a booster shot because <br />they were current on their rabies vaccinations. <br /> <br />On November 5th, 2005, our department offered its last 2005 low-cost rabies vaccination clinic. <br />102 animals – 58 dogs and 44 cats – were vaccinated at the clinic which was held at the Orange <br />County Animal Shelter in Chapel Hill. Planning for 2006 rabies clinic – and related activities – <br />was initiated and it is expected that the first of these will be held in the month of February. <br /> <br />5. The process of filling the open positions within both the Animal Control and the Animal <br />Sheltering Divisions continues. The Animal Control Manager position and the positions for an <br />Animal Health Technician and Animal Care Technicians closed toward the end of the month. <br />With respect to all of these positions, staff immediately began the process of scheduling <br />interviews with the intent of filling the positions as soon as possible with the most qualified <br />available candidates. <br /> <br />Also, J. Andrew Brinkley was selected to fill the open Animal Control Officer position. He is <br />known to many from their experience with him at the Animal Shelter—where he is simply known <br />as Drew--and he was selected because of his outstanding qualifications and accomplishments. <br />Drew will continue to work at the Animal Shelter until December 19th – where he has helped to <br />perform the duties of an Animal Health Technician as well as his own duties as an Animal Care <br />Technician – and at that time move into his new position as an Animal Control Officer. <br /> <br /> <br />Animal Shelter Highlights <br /> <br />November 2005 shows a continuation of current trends as shown by similarly generated monthly <br />statistics. Once again the number of animals received was down by 89 in November 2005 (297) <br />compared to November 2004 (386).