HomeMy WebLinkAboutCommunity Spay Neuter Presentation 2011Community Spay &Neuter
Program
Making sense &saving cents
in Orange County!
Animal Services
February 2011
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What It Is &How It Works
Targeted Spay /Neuter:
Identifying a segment
of the community with a
critical need for
spay ter services //
Department
of Social
Services
Animal Services
' Animal
Licensing
Differential
Sterilized Pets - $10
Unsterilized Pets - $30
Difference = $20
Offering low -cost
spay /neuter options to
those identified
populations that would
otherwise not spay
and neuter their pets
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Community Spay /Neuter Fund
AnimalKind
& The $20
� Fix
Targeted Spay &Neuter:
The Theory
Targeted Spay / Neuter:
[Spay /Neuter that would
otherwise not be done]
Lowered animal
admissions
Fewer litters; fewer
"surplus pets"
Less euthanasia
Controlling costs of
animal services
Animals Admitted: 2005 -2010
5000 f— I Tota I I nta kes ' PI a cea bl e Intakes
4500
K 111
3500
3000
2500
2000
4315
3684
2005 -2009 Ave rage
4036
2009
3565
3613
2010
3165
700
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500
X11
100
X
Targeted Spays &Neuters
11:
2009
2010
30% growth between
2008 & 2009
70% growth between
2009 & 2010
❑ No -pay (DSS)*
■ $20 co -pay
❑ Other
*The majority of the no -pay
surgeries are done in
partnership with AnimalKind,
and the rest are due to
special events. In this
period, special events made
up 18 surgeries in 2008, 23
in 2009, and 52 in 2010.
383
249
225
172
127
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11:
2009
2010
30% growth between
2008 & 2009
70% growth between
2009 & 2010
❑ No -pay (DSS)*
■ $20 co -pay
❑ Other
*The majority of the no -pay
surgeries are done in
partnership with AnimalKind,
and the rest are due to
special events. In this
period, special events made
up 18 surgeries in 2008, 23
in 2009, and 52 in 2010.
Animal Litter Intakes
2007 -2010
2010
2009
2008
2007
Average
(2007 - 2009)
Total litters
316
372
449
351
391
Total animals in litters
1137
1334
1749
1201
1428
Total intakes
3616
4036
4474
4304
4271
Litter animals as a percentage of
intake
31%
33%
39%
28%
33%
Other Observations
• Non - Spay /Neuter
— Out of County surrender fee
— Field service fees for surrenders
— Changes in cat trapping program
• Spay /Neuter
— Multiple initiatives in Triangle
— Fixed clinics (including HQ HV
LC clinics)
— Mobile clinics (POP -NC, etc.)
• It's a community effort!
• Even clearer picture going
forward
Pet Overpopulation Patrol
North Carolina
Mobile Spay /Neuiv
www.pop- nc.co ^;.
919.942.2250 ;'�_
Benefits
• Lowering Admissions
— Fewer litters; fewer" surplus 95 pets_ �
— Lower euthanasia rates =
• Animal Service Operations
— Controlling animal care costs
— Animal Services Center staffing
• Bringing People Together
— Partnerships
— Common ground
• Modeling Public Policy
— Self funded program & growing
— Tar Heel Summit
• Promoting Responsible Pet Ownership
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