HomeMy WebLinkAboutCommunity Spay Neuter Presentation 2019Orange County
Community Spay Neuter Program
2018 Program Report
Animal Services
February 2019
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 AnimalKind]
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 and no-
cost services to residents
that may not otherwise be
able to spay and neuter
their pets
Community Spay Neuter Program
Funding provided by pet licensing differential, state
reimbursements, donations and grants.
New Developments
•Growing spay and neuter in the County: Thanks to a substantial grant 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. Since 2017, these
services have been 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 an initial grant from the Triad Foundation and
continuing donations, we launched and are continuing 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 microchipped at no charge.
* litter average for 2007-2009
Animals Admitted 2005- 2018
0
500
1000
1500
2000
2500
3000
3500
4000
4500
Total Intakes Total Animals In Litters
4315
1428
3323
900
2879
688
2005-2009 Average 2010-2014 Average 2015-2018 Average
Animal Outcomes 2005-2018
198
102
471
350
478
227
602
251
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
Total Spays & Neuters DSS Spays & Neuters
Targeted Spays and Neuters 2008-2018
2008-2009 Average 2010-2014 Average 2015-2018 Average 2018
Opportunities & Challenges
•Increasing the number of sterilized dogs and cats to 600+
via enhanced communication and new initiatives.
•Continuing outreach to new sectors of the community
about the availability of free spay and neuter services to
households with higher incomes.
•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