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ORANGE COUNTY—ADVISORY BOARD MEETING MINUTES Animal Services Advisory Board—March 18,2026 <br /> Agendaof Discussion <br /> Topic <br /> ACO Derek more toward community outreach programs to help create relationships <br /> Woodlief between the shelter and the pet owners of the county. <br /> Introduction 2. He spoke about partnering with another nonprofit organization— <br /> Paws4ever, out of Mebane, in order to provide low-income families with <br /> fencing alternatives for their animals, as tethering dogs on a property is no <br /> longer allowed and is against county ordinance. Rather than citing <br /> individuals for offenses regarding tethering, OCAS is now able to offer an <br /> alternative with fencing (or repairs of fencing)provided by Paws4ever(a <br /> not-for-profit shelter). Currently, they are building approximately one fence <br /> and repairing about three per month. Fencing is routed and funded through <br /> the non-profit shelter, as they do not want to use county money for this <br /> project. <br /> 3. The shelter is now accepting partial bags of pet food and is building a <br /> relationship with Chewy.com to donate food to the shelter to stock the pet <br /> food bank for the public. <br /> 4. He also spoke about building relationships with the local schools providing <br /> opportunity for the schools to visit the shelter for educational purposes, <br /> such as teaching children how to correctly interact safely with dogs. In <br /> addition, he enjoys bringing dogs to schools, including the colleges (UNC) <br /> for certain events, and getting the adoptable dogs out into the community <br /> with the hope that they will get adopted. <br /> 5. ACOs are CRV (certified rabies vaccinator) trained to administer vaccines <br /> either for a$10.00 fee or free depending on an individual's finances. <br /> 6. ACO Derek Woodlief expressed that what he likes the most and feels is the <br /> most successful shift in shelter operations is the community outreach, i.e. <br /> shifting the focus from citing for violations to offering alternatives to help <br /> pet owners provide the proper and safe environment for their pets. <br /> 7. Allan asked ACO Woodlief about his most interesting call. ACO Woodlief <br /> responded that the one that stands out to him was a call regarding a loose <br /> and wandering emu. Although he had received training on how to handle an <br /> emu, he stated that they are extremely difficult and stubborn to handle. <br /> 8. Annie Goldberg asked about the deer population explosion and was told <br /> that the ones to handle any issues with the deer was the NC Wildlife <br /> Resources Commission. The only time deer can be shot by a property <br /> owner is if they are destroying property or crops and even after that you are <br /> not allowed to touch or consume them. <br /> 9. Judy Miller asked what if anything could we do to help, and ACO Woodlief <br /> responded saying that any veterinarian can volunteer to help with the clinic <br /> work as well as other individuals who are needed to fill out the necessary <br /> paperwork at rabies clinics. <br /> New Business: 1. Allan spoke about that ASAB, stating that it is not a required board and can <br /> be disbanded at any time. The BOCC appoints us and has the authority to <br /> Update on Board remove us. If there is conflict between the BOCC and ASAB policies, then <br /> Policies and the ASAB Policies and Procedures will override. Allan reiterated that we <br /> Procedures are an Advisory Board we do NOT make laws or decisions for the county. <br /> Animal Services Advisory Board I Page 3 of 5 <br />