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2 <br /> • Community partners sterilized a total of 613 pets owned by Orange County families with <br /> demonstrated financial need. <br /> • Animal Services opened the Orange County Community Animal Clinic, allowing Animal <br /> Services to provide care to privately owned pets and making affordable veterinary care <br /> more accessible to Orange County residents. Animal Services has received a grant from <br /> the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals for $79,552 to support this <br /> initiative. <br /> • Orange County has continued to provide subsidized spay and neuter services to resident <br /> dogs and cats. Through the North Carolina Spay Neuter Program, Animal Services <br /> receives reimbursement for providing spay and neuter vouchers to Orange County <br /> residents with annual household incomes below the federal poverty level. Additionally, <br /> Orange County Animal Services received another grant from the Margaret T. Petrie <br /> Spaying and Neutering Foundation in the amount of$15,000 to continue to cover the costs <br /> of spay and neuter for animals belonging to residents with household incomes below 400 <br /> percent of the federal poverty level. Animal Services also received a grant in 2025 from <br /> Petco Love in the amount of $25,000 to further assist with affordable spay and neuter <br /> services and other veterinary care. <br /> FINANCIAL IMPACT: There is no financial impact associated with this proclamation. <br /> ALIGNMENT WITH STRATEGIC PLAN: This item supports: <br /> • GOAL 2: HEALTHY COMMUNITY <br /> OBJECTIVE 3. Provide social safety net programming and the resources needed for our <br /> most vulnerable community members (e.g., veterans, unhoused people, foster children, <br /> older adults, etc.). <br /> OBJECTIVE 7. Invest in services and programs that improve the health and quality of life <br /> of the community. <br /> RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board approve and authorize the <br /> Chair to sign the proclamation. <br />