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- 36 and stray animals in Orange County, diligence would be the key. Three major programs were coordinated to accomplish the outstanding goal: 1) adopted dogs and cats are sterilized, 2) the Spay(Neuter outreach program, providing low-cost spay neuter certificates to the public, sterilized another 1,120 animals; and 3) the use of a special grant to provide help to sterilize pets for poverty-level families. The sterilization outreach program includes extra labor at the Animal. Shelter to give animals with deposits health examinations to prepare them for surgery. Volunteers pick the animals up from the Shelter and transport them to the Felicite Latane Animal Sanctuary for sterilization and back again for their scheduled adoption appointment Although it is labor- intensive, by sterilizing the animals before they leave the Shelter, sterilization is assured. Low-cost SIN certificates are for sale at the Shelter, and the poverty-level program is administered from the Shelter. APS staff cooperate with Orange County and Carrboro Animal Control Officers who identify families that need help with their animals to provide a means of sterilization and rabies vaccinations. Below are the statistics for domestic animals impounded at the Orange County Animal Shelter showing the strong results from these pet overpopulation control programs—a 22%.decrease in the numbers of ki omk)g animals between 1995 and 2001: * Base 1995-6,562 1996 6,254 - 5% - 1997 6,288 + 1% 1998 5,823 -7% 1999 5,574 -4% 2000. 5,649+ 1% 2001 5,117 -9% NEEDS 11. To increase the percentage of dogs and cats with valid rabies vaccinations in Orange County. OBJECTIVES • To vaccinate all adaptable animals impounded at the Orange County Animal Shelter within 24 hours or at the earliest possible time. • To assure that all dogs and cats reclaimed or adopted have either a valid rabies certificate or are vaccinated against rabies before leaving the a Shelter. • To hold 10 rabies clinic during the year. 6