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<br /> <br />Animal Services Updates <br />February 17, 2016 <br />Page 2 <br /> <br />o Health Care Technicians may continue to be deployed on a daily basis once the <br />spay and neuter and dental procedures commence <br />• Upcoming implementation effective March 1 of Unified Animal Ordinance (UAO) <br />o The Chapel Hill Town Council will consider approving the UAO on February 22 <br />o Staff training is underway and internal changes are being identified and <br />implemented. <br />o A media advisory has been issued and more information will be forthcoming <br />o Some parts of the plan for managing pet overpopulation become effective as <br />components of the UAO including <br /> A differential recovery rate for reproductive and sterilized animals <br /> A refundable sterilization deposit for animals redeemed 3 or more times <br /> A microchip requirement for all recovered stray animals <br />• Internships for an animal sheltering assistant and veterinary health care assistant are <br />being created and advertised at the NCSU School of Veterinary Medicine and other <br />educational institutions in the area. <br /> <br /> <br />COMMUNITY SPAY AND NEUTER PROGRAM <br />• The BOCC adopted a resolution declaring February 23, 2016, as Spay Neuter Day in <br />Orange County at its meeting last night <br />• Twenty six (26) dogs and cats are scheduled for a a Spay Neuter event we are doing on <br />February 24 on site and coordination with Spay Neuter Assistance Patrol—North <br />Carolina <br />• Our annual report for 2015 is now available and posted on line and shows <br />o 390 cats and dog were spayed and neutered on the basis of the partnership <br />between Animal Services and AnimalKind and Spay Neuter Assistance Patrol— <br />North Carolina. <br />o All but seven (7) belonged to clients of the Department of Social Service (DSS) <br />o Targeted spay and neuter continues to help reduce the number of admissions, <br />from an annual average of 3323 for the period 2010-2014 and 4315 for the <br />period 2005-2009. <br />o Challenges remain in stabilizing and increasing the number of targeted spays <br />and neuters and recruiting households that qualify because income is less than <br />200 percent of the federal poverty level. <br />• The income loss from reimbursement may be up to as much as $12,000 and additional <br />funds will thus be requested as part of the FY2016-2017 to sustain the program <br /> <br /> <br />Prepared by Bob Marotto, <br />Animal Services Director