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are handled by either police officers or by Animal Protection Society volunteer EARS (Emergency Animal Rescue Service)workers. In Chapel Hill, animal control services are provided through a contract between the Town of Chapel Hill and the Animal Protection Society. Chapel Hill has one animal control officer employed by the Animal Protection Society, located at the Orange County Animal Shelter facility. Afterhours and weekend calls are handled by Animal Protection Society volunteer EARS (Emergency Animal Rescue Service) workers. In Hillsborough and the unincorporated areas of Orange County, animal control services are provided by five animal control officers. Officers provide services from 8 am through 5 pm, Monday through Friday. An officer is on-call afterhours and weekends to answer emergency calls for rabies suspects, animal bites, animals attacking animals, imminent threat to humans, and for law enforcement assistance in the unincorporated areas of the county. Emergency animal rescue and other animal emergencies during nights and weekends are handled through EARS workers with the Animal Protection Society, Animal Sheltering Services All municipalities and unincorporated areas of the county utilize the services of the Orange County Animal Shelter. The Orange County Animal Shelter is located on land owned by the University of North Carolina and leased to the Town of Chapel Hill. The original building was built in 1979 and is owned by the County. The County contracts with the Animal Protection Society of Orange County, Inc. for the operation of the Orange County Animal Shelter. Organizational Structure of Animal Protection Society The Animal Protection Society of Orange County, Inc. is a private, not-for-profit agency in Orange County. It was organized and chartered in 1962. The purpose of the organization "shall be the prevention of cruelty to animals and the relief of suffering among animals, the investigation of cruelty reports, the care of lost, homeless, mistreated or injured animals; the operation of an animal shelter, privately or under contract with public authorities, the establishment of an adoption system for people seeking pets,the development of an effective and humane animal control program in Orange County and elsewhere;public education for the humane treatment of animals,..." The APS is governed by a Board of Directors, elected by members of the Society according to their established by-laws. The Board has six standing committees that advise the Board of Directors on certain matters. They include Shelter, Welfare, Fund-Raising/Membership, Finance, Sanctuary, and Personnel. Each of the standing committees has at least three members in addition to staff, at least one of whom is a Board member. The APS has a long history of utilizing