Orange County NC Website
36 <br /> 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 /> Slide #15 <br /> coM/�j� Orange County <br /> Q� /). Community Animal Clinic <br /> r�L � <br /> v 7` • Licensed since March 2025 <br /> 11 • Allows Animal Services to provide <br /> 0 , 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 /> Elizabeth Overcash shared that the clinic saw just over 100 clients in its first year but <br /> has already seen as many animals in January and February 2026 as in the entire second half of <br /> 2025. <br />