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8 <br /> Effects of COVID-19 on Spay/Neuter <br /> and Our Response <br /> • In April 2020, all spay/neuter surgeries were stopped by Orange <br /> County Animal Services and our partners (SNAP-NC and IAR) <br /> to preserve PPE since they were not considered essential. <br /> • Before COVID, we did not adopt out animals that were not <br /> sterilized. However, to continue to be able to adopt out animals, <br /> we began adopting them out unsterilized. We sent them with a <br /> voucher to receive spay/neuter services from SNAP-NC. <br /> Some adopters qualified for our normal Spay/Neuter Programs <br /> . : and were counted in those areas to receive spay/neuter <br /> services. However, some adopters lived outside of Orange <br /> County or had income above 400% of the federal poverty level, <br /> so they were not able to be covered by our programs. We were <br /> able to spay or neuter 79 animals that were adopted from us <br /> that did not qualify for our normal programs. <br />