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concerns such as coyotes , or information about rabies and low-cost rabies <br /> vaccination clinics . <br /> iii . Organizing or conducting proactive awareness and/or education activities <br /> and programs , e . g . , rabies risks , bite prevention for children , animal safety, <br /> animal control reporting opportunities , etc . <br /> c . Emergency After Hour Call Services . The County shall provide emergency after <br /> hour animal service calls as described below . <br /> i . Emergency after hour animal services are from 5 : 00 pm to 8 : 00 am Monday <br /> through Friday and all holidays and weekends . <br /> ii . The County shall provide trained, qualified personnel to respond to <br /> emergency after hour animal calls within the Town by going to the scene <br /> when necessary to protect and preserve the health and safety of the public <br /> and the life and health of animals . <br /> iii . Qualified county personnel shall, when necessary and proper in the <br /> judgment of County personnel , provide first aid treatment and/or take <br /> animals requiring care to veterinary facilities according to County policy. <br /> When immediate veterinary care is not needed in the judgment of County <br /> personnel, an animal may be taken to the Animal Services Center . Sick and <br /> injured animals will be handled according to Animal Services ' operating <br /> policy. <br /> iv . The County may , in its discretion, bear the cost of emergency care and <br /> sheltering costs for animals that do not appear to have an owner or keeper, <br /> or where the owner or keeper can be identified, charge the owner- or keeper <br /> with the cost of emergency care and sheltering costs of the animals <br /> consistent with the Animal Services ' operating policy . <br /> v. County employees or their designees shall attempt to contact at a time <br /> which is reasonable under the circumstances in each situation , the owner <br /> or custodian of each animal involved in an emergency requiring assistance . <br /> vi . Where Town Public Safety and/or Town officers are also on the scene of <br /> an animal-related emergency, the County personnel shall cooperate with <br /> Town personnel in matters involving safety of persons and/or enforcement <br /> of the Town' s animal control ordinance and the Orange County Unified <br /> Animal Control Ordinance . <br /> vii . Subject to further guidelines as determined between the parties and <br /> provided in " Guidelines for Emergency After Hours Calls" which are <br /> attached hereto as Exhibit A and incorporated herein by reference . <br /> Rev 06/25 <br />