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30 <br /> Slide #2 <br /> Creation of Orange County - K <br /> Animal Services +� <br /> • 1953-The Orange County Animal Control Program was �} <br /> established in 1-953 with the appointment of the first Dog <br /> Warden and the opening of the Dog Pound.The Dog Warden r e <br /> provided services to the unincorporated parts of the county 1 / , <br /> and focused on rabies control. . <br /> • 1979-2004-The APS of Orange County(changed to <br /> Paws4ever in 2008)administered the county government ` <br /> contract to operate animal services and its open-admission <br /> animal shelter,providing rescue,health exams,humane r <br /> care,nutritional food,disease and parasite control,and !f <br /> veterinary care for sick or injured animals arriving in its care. <br /> July 1,2004-Orange County assumed responsibility for <br /> providing animal services,after concerns arose regarding <br /> the management of Animal Services under APS of Orange <br /> County. <br /> • June 1,2009-Orange County Animal Services opened the �� f <br /> current location on-Eubanks Road.Orange County Animal <br /> Services was a fully functioning department in its own right, <br /> with an animal control program,adoption program,and Y�,r <br /> robust volunteer program. <br /> Slide #3 <br /> Current Statistics <br /> • Intake: 3,197(2025); up 9%from 2024(2,925) <br /> • Live Release: 2,894(2025); up 10%from 2024(2,620) <br /> 0 91.6% live release (up from 91.2% in 2024) <br /> o Considered"no kill"since 2022 (only around 30%of shelters meet this threshold <br /> in NC) <br /> o North Carolina is the third highest state in number of dogs/cats euthanized <br /> • Volunteer Hours: 18,455 (2025); no data before 2025 <br /> o Robust volunteer program; over 350 active volunteers <br /> • Dogs Fostered: 2,151 (2025); no data before 2025 <br /> • Cats Fostered: 1,352(2025); no data before 2025 <br /> • Animal Control Activities: 4,259(2025); same as 2024(4,259) <br /> Elizabeth Overcash highlighted the Department's shift to most animals being fostered <br /> rather than being housed on-site. <br />