HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES-2013-009 Resolution Recognizing February 26, 2013 as Spay Neuter Day in Orange County RES-2013-009
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ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS 'yam
2013 SPAY NEUTER DAY RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, cats and dogs provide companionship to and share the homes of thousands of
individuals in Orange County; and
WHEREAS, spayed and neutered animals are less likely to have certain health problems or exhibit
certain undesirable behaviors that can create community problems and use community resources;
and
WHEREAS, the problem of pet overpopulation costs the taxpayers of Orange County hundreds of
thousands of dollars annually through animal control and sheltering programs aimed at coping with
unwanted and homeless cats and dogs; and
WHEREAS, humane societies and shelters throughout the country have to euthanize approximately
four million cats and dogs each year, although many of them are healthy and adoptable, due to the
lack of critical resources such as money, space, and good adoptive homes; and
WHEREAS, the Animal Services Advisory Board and the Animal Services Department have made
correcting pet overpopulation a priority, and prepared Managing Pet Overpopulation: A Strategic
Plan for Orange County, and
WHEREAS, Animal Services has partnered with AnimalKind and the Department of Social Services
to offer "low cost" and "no cost" spay and neuter for cats and dogs, and has to date performed more
than 1800 overall and more than 1200 for pets belonging to DSS clients; and
WHEREAS, spaying and neutering cats and dogs, among other animal companions, has helped to
reduce the intake rate of animals from 36 to 25 per 1000 human residents between 2005 and the
present and the number of animals euthanized from approximately 1900 in 2005 to 1129 in 2012; and
WHEREAS, the County received an Outstanding County Program Award from the North Carolina
Association of County Commissioners in 2010; and
WHEREAS, veterinarians, animal care and control organizations, national and local animal welfare
organizations, and private individuals work together each year to ensure the spaying or neutering of
thousands of companion animals through "World Spay Day"; and
WHEREAS, veterinarians, animal care and control organizations, national and local animal welfare
organizations, and private individuals have joined together again this year to advocate and support
the spaying and neutering of companion animals on "World Spay Day 2013."
Now, therefore be it RESOLVED by Orange County that February 26, 2013 is declared "Spay Neuter
Day", and the Board of County Commissioners calls upon the people of Orange County to observe
the day by having their own cats or dogs spayed or neutered or by sponsoring the spaying or
neutering of another person's cat or dog. q /7
This the 19th day of February, 2013.
Barry Jacob
Orange County Board of Commissioners