HomeMy WebLinkAboutCommunity Spay Neuter Presentation 2018In 2018, our Board of
County Commissioners
once again signed a
resolution declaring
February 27th as Spay
Neuter Day in Orange
County!
Animal Services
Spay Neuter Program
Making sense & saving cents in
Orange County!
Animal Services
February 2018
Targeted Spay & Neuter:
The Theory
Targeted Spay / Neuter:
[Spay/Neuter that may
not otherwise not be done]
Lowered animal
admissions
Fewer litters; fewer
“surplus pets”
Controlling costs of
animal services
Less euthanasia
What It Is & How It Works
Animal Services
DSS and other
community
partners
Spay/Neuter
Program
[currently utilizing SNAP-
NC and Animal Kind]
Animal
Licensing
Differential
Sterilized Pets - $10
Unsterilized Pets - $30
Difference = $20
Community Spay/Neuter Fund
Targeted Spay/Neuter:
Identifying a segment
of the community
with a critical need for
spay/neuter services
Offering low-cost services
to residents that may not
otherwise be able to spay
and neuter their pets
Animal Services Spay Neuter
Funding provided by pet licensing differential, state
reimbursements, donations and grants.
New Developments
•Growing spay and neuter in the County: Thanks to a grant of $16,500 from the
Margo T. Petrie Foundation, we have been able to make free spay and neuter
services available to more county residents than ever before. They are now available
to residents with a household income of up to 400 percent of the Federal Poverty
level rather than only 200 percent as well as residents who receive public assistance.
•Working (Barn) Cat Program: With a $5,000 grant from the Triad Foundation made
via Friends of Orange County Animal Services, we launched the Working (Barn) Cat
program as part of a broader effort to more humanely manage free-roaming cats.
This program helps county residents have working cats spayed or neutered,
vaccinated, licensed and microchippped at no charge.
According to US Census data, there
are 51,880 households in Orange
County
We found that approximately
22,599 of those households had
incomes at or below 200% of the
poverty guideline. These are
covered by our regular S/N
program.
An additional 12,937 households
have incomes between 200% and
400% of the poverty guideline.
These households are the target for
the new grant-funded program.
Using figures from the American
Veterinary Medical Association and
this census data, we estimate there
to be 32,023 cats and dogs living in
Orange County in our target
demographic of 200-400%.
* litter average for 2007-2009
Animals Admitted 2005- 2017
0
500
1000
1500
2000
2500
3000
3500
4000
4500
Total Intakes Total Animals In Litters
4315
1428
3323
900
2967
672
2005-2009 Average 2010-2014 Average 2015-2017 Average
Animal Outcomes 2005-2017
400
900
1400
1900
2400
Live Release Euthanized
2340
1886
2162
1110
2243
552
2005-2009 Average 2010- 2014 Average 2015-2017 Average
"Live Release" animals include animals that were recovered by their owner, adopted, or transferred to a
placement partner organization (rescue group)
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
400
450
500
Total Spays & Neuters DSS Spays & Neuters
198
102
471
350
348 330
Targeted Spays and Neuters 2008-2016
2008-2009 Average 2010-2014 Average 2015-2017 Average 2017
418
303
154
150
221
0 50 100 150 200 250
2015
2016
2017
Total Cats Sterilized 2015 – 2017
In OCAS Spay/Neuter Program
Opportunities & Challenges
•Increasing the number of sterilized dogs and cats to 500+
via enhanced communication and new initiatives.
•Outreach to virtually all sectors of the community about
the availability of free spay and neuter services.
•Growing the Working (Barn) Cat Program and expanding
the program to include other cats that are loosely affiliated
with residents.
•Encouraging community involvement and support in
managing free roaming cats in new ways using spay and
neuter services.
•Sustaining financial support from multiple sources to
ensure that Community Spay and Neuter is an ongoing and
growing part of Animal Services