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Animal Services
February 2015
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Targeted Spay &Neuter:
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Fewer litters; fewer
Lowered animal
admissions
"surplus pets"
Less euthanasia
Controlling costs of
animal services
Animals
Admitted 2005-
2014
Animals Admitted: 2005 -2014
4500
4000
3500
3000
2500
2000
1500
1000
500
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Total Intakes
Total Animals In Litters
2005 -2009 Average
■ 2010 -2014 Average
2014
Animal Outcomes 2005-2014
Animal Outcomes: 2005 -2014
2500
2000
1500
1000
500
Live Release Euthanized
■ 2005 -2009 Average ■ 2010- 2014 Average 2014
"Live Release" animals include animals that were recovered by their owner, adopted, or transferred to a placement partner organization (rescue group)
Animal Services Spay Neuter
What It Is & How It Works
Animal Services
Targeted Spay /Neuter:
Identifying a segment
of the community
with a critical need for
spay /neuter service
Department of
Social Services
Animal
Licensing
Differential
Sterilized Pets - $10
Unsterilized Pets - $30
Difference = $20
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Offering low -cost
spay /neuter options to
those identified
populations that would
otherwise not spay
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neuter t eir pets
Community Spay /Neuter Fund
(NC Reimbursement Program
AnimalKind &
The $20 Fix
ted Spays and Neuters 2008 -2014
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DSS Spays & Neuters
008 -2009 Average 2010 -2014 Average 2014
2014 HIGHLIGHTS
Initiatives & Successes
Increased the number of Spay /Neuter day special events
Distribution of applications at DSS's Toy Campaign
Two billboards advertised our "Beat the Heat" Campaign for 7 weeks
Opportunities & Challenges
Increasing the number of sterilized dogs and cats to 500 -plus
Growing the number of residents who participate on the basis of income
public assistance
Reduction in amount received from North Carolina Spay /Neuter Reimbursement
Program
Updated methods of communication for DSS clients have limited the amount of
Spay /Neuter information able to be sent to targeted population
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Benefits &Observations
Improves Animal Services Operations
— Control costs
— Make staffing numbers work
Brings People Together
— Partnerships
— Common ground
— Community Effort!
Vlodels Public Policy
— Self - funded program
— Demonstrable results
NC ACC 2010 Program Award
Promotes Responsible Pet Ownership
AIM.