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08/18/1999 10:55 9199677517 ORANGE CO APS 4 THE HORRENDOUS CYCLE: WE KNOW THAT iF A FAMILY LOSES ITS PET, THAT PET WILL, BE REPLACED WITHMI POUR MONTHS. But what this ado n~sans is that the new pat usually is NOT liconsad, Boas NOT have its rabies vaccination, and is NOT neu#ered. ff wee can keep animals in their homes AND in the system, we can rosily cut down on the pet overpopuia~tlon problem, track animals through the licensing process, and work toward a more concrete rabies control program. The bnrekdown of cast: dog cat pnasent fee ;7b ;49 proposed fee ;09 ;75 fee inareas4 ;24 $26 _. This would provide;l5 for a~ microchip and;9 or;11 for spaylneuter surgery to help defray coats. The other adoption fees on the attached chart show adoption fees for otiterr species. The other foes that w• ask to incrwse includ4 boarding foes for animals being reclaimed by their owners. M support for this increase I would like to point out that tM hoarrting fees have not been increased since 18T9. We would uke tD increase board f~ese from;5 per day td S8 per day f+or dogs and cats. MYe would itioe to increase board fees on evidence dogs to ;10 per day. The extra care that evidence dogs roquire warrants this incr+easo, and the general increase do S8 is in Dne with neighboring counties. Boarding fees for large animals and exotic animals will bar based on the actual costa (which may include transportation in the case of horses). The reclamation fee increase was passed three years ago to put in piece a Graduated system to discoun~ge owners from allowing their pets to run free. The increase was from ~5 per anima! to a graduatied increase from ;10 for the ffrs# reclamation, ;Z5 for the second, s60 for tiro third, and 5100 for the fourth. We foal these fees should remain the same. APS staff and Board Members wilt be present on Monday, August 16, to answer any questions about these proposals. Sincerely, Pat Sanford Executive Director 8-3-99 2