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ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
SPAY NEUTER DAY USA RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, cats and dogs provide companionship to and share the homes of thousands of
individuals in Orange County; 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, North Carolina and Managing Free-Roaming Cats in Orange County,
North Carolina; and
WHEREAS, spaying and neutering cats and dogs, among other animal companions, has been shown
to drastically reduce overpopulation; and
WHEREAS, Animal Services has partnered with AnimalKind, the Department of Social Services, and
Spay Neuter Assistance Program of North Carolina to offer "no cost" spay and neuter to households
who are economically disadvantaged or who receive public assistance; and
WHEREAS, veterinarians, animal care and control organizations, national and local animal welfare
organizations, and private citizens have joined together again this year to advocate and support the
spaying and neutering of companion animals on "Spay Day USA 2017";
Now, therefore be it RESOLVED by Orange County that February 28, 2017, is declared "Spay Neuter
Day USA", and the Board of County Commissioners calls upon the people of the 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.
THIS THE 21t" DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2017.
Mark Dorosin, Chair
Orange County Board of Commissioners