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■ Create position for a fill-time veterinarian(addition to 6 FTE) <br /> ■ Employee health, team building, and resiliency <br /> o Update on Wolf Dogs <br /> ■ 9 in custody <br /> ■ Kept in a room where most of them are kept together but they are not leash <br /> trained and cannot be "walked" <br /> ■ Placed on anti-anxiety meds to help with the adjustment <br /> ■ Sanctuaries full- hard to place <br /> ■ Working with an expert from NC State and she will help to transition wolf <br /> dogs to placement <br /> ■ Upon placement, dogs will be spayed/neutered <br /> ■ Rabies vaccines will be administered but they are not considered vaccinated <br /> ■ 1 female wolf dog remains at large in the community in Orange County(trap <br /> set up by Underwood Grocery Store) <br /> Wild Dangerous Animal Escapes in Raleigh <br /> o Bryan Stuart shared expertise as chief herpetologist of Museum of Natural Sciences <br /> on the zebra cobra incident in North Raleigh. <br /> ■ Person had more than 70 snakes (not his first offense) <br /> ■ Zebra cobra not even the most dangerous snake in his possession <br /> ■ Possessor facing charges in court under State statute, Article 55 (took plea <br /> deal) <br /> ■ Private citizens keeping venomous snakes in their homes are more common <br /> than one might think which is extremely dangerous (despite differences in <br /> climate because living in a human habitat) <br /> ■ Confiscated snakes rehomed in other facilities <br /> o Museum of Natural Sciences official repository for venomous reptiles captured <br /> pursuant to state statute. <br /> ■ No threat of reproducing with native species <br /> ■ Venomous snakes are especially dangerous where, as here, the anti-venom is <br /> hard to find <br /> o Orange County specifically bans venomous snakes under the Exotic and Wild <br /> Animals Ordinance. <br /> o City of Raleigh reacted and his proposing an ordinance that would ban the keeping <br /> venomous snakes as pets. But, lots of added language resulted in proposal being <br /> voted down. <br /> o Wake County has a separate ordinance that addresses exotic and dangerous animals, <br /> from the City of Raleigh (Raleigh AS falls under the police department). <br /> o State Assembly is not looking at this as a state wide issue so, no pending legislation. <br /> Old Business: <br /> - Updates from the Racial Equity Committee <br />