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people in county government and Animal Services. Debby will look into this and present at next <br /> meeting. <br /> 3. Cathy Munnier raised discussion of creating a rabies vaccine waiver for sick animals <br /> in NC—Drs. Strong, Pickett and Driehuys voiced their opinions that this is not a worthwhile <br /> endeavor to pursue due to minimal adverse effects of rabies vaccination, incidence of rabies in <br /> NC and public health repercussions of rabies. <br /> Animal Services Advisory Board: <br /> Current Vacancies <br /> 1. Currently have 2 vacancies on ASAB —Town of Hillsborough and Animal <br /> Welfare/Advocacy positions are open. <br /> 2. One applicant- Roni Peterson—has been invited to attend a meeting in support of her <br /> application. <br /> Old Business: None <br /> Information Items: Presented by Dr. Strong <br /> 1. OCAS has more animals under care than optimal - adoptions have been slower over the <br /> summer, so population has increased. This is happening nationally right now. <br /> 2. Participating in National Clear the Shelter event in September-NCSU vet and pre-vet <br /> students will be helping with this event. <br /> 3. Enrichment pathway plans are moving forward. There will be a volunteer day planned to <br /> install various features—plants, bird feeders, agility equipment have been discussed. <br /> 4. Negative social media about mini-pig in Orange County—there were reports about <br /> cruelty, so Animal Control investigated, and the situation was deemed ok,but there was a <br /> rescue group that became passionately involved and instigated negative publicity <br /> targeting OCAS. This has been resolved now but was a stressful time that OCAS staff <br /> and the owners of the mini pig had to work through. <br /> 5. Recent tropical storm resulted in planning for possible evacuation situations,which is <br /> part of emergency response in the county and state and OCAS manages their role in this. <br /> 6. Recent Animal Care Technician week was appreciated by staff—a few ASAB members <br /> brought treats in <br /> 7. AnimalKind nonprofit organization is no longer providing intermediary services to <br /> OCAS for low-cost veterinary care because their organization has disbanded. OCAS <br /> Page 3 of 4 <br />