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36 <br /> 1 Slide #14 <br /> Orange County Assistance <br /> • Orange County Animal Services is working to provide access to care.Previously,this has been accomplished through two <br /> main voucher programs: <br /> o (1)a veterinary care assistance program,funded by donations,and <br /> o (2)a spay/neuter assistance program,funded by state reimbursement and grant funding. <br /> • Veterinary Care Assistance Program <br /> 0 2023-assisted 34 animals-cost of$11,701.86-average cost:$344.17 per pet <br /> 0 2024-assisted 12 animals-cost of$5,346.32-average cost:$445.53 per pet <br /> 0 2025-assisted 47 animals-cost of$16,649.91-average cost:$354.25 per pet(and depleted funding) <br /> o This program was donation funded and has depleted funding. <br /> • Spay/Neuter Assistance Program <br /> o 2023-sterilized 701 animals-cost of$67,607-average cost:$96.44 per pet <br /> 0 2024-sterilized 492 animals-cost of$42,785.10-average cost:$86.96 per pet <br /> 0 2025-sterilized 613 animals-cost of$74,892.70-average cost:$122.17 per pet <br /> o This program is funded by state reimbursement and grant funding;however,neither source of funding fully covers <br /> the expense of this program. <br /> 2 <br /> 3 <br /> 4 Slide #15 <br /> colVjtij� Orange County <br /> j901;j� /�,. Community Animal Clinic <br /> r 4U <br /> v � • Licensed since March 2025 <br /> woo <br /> • Allows Animal Services to provide <br /> r care to owned animals <br /> o Allows access to care <br /> CLINIC o Walkins, calls, emails <br /> o Animal control cases from field <br /> 5 <br /> 6 Elizabeth Overcash shared that the clinic saw just over 100 clients in its first year but <br /> 7 has already seen as many animals in January and February 2026 as in the entire second half of <br /> 8 2025. <br /> 9 <br /> 10 <br />