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A Resolution to Establish a Proactive <br />Animal Adoption Community <br />WHEREAS, Cabarrus County is a leader in public service innovation and <br />delivery; <br />WHEREAS, Cabarrus County has repeatedly been recognized for its strong <br />regard for the volunteer efforts of its citizens to address community wide issues; <br />WHEREAS, In accordance with NCGS 153A -442, county governments may "establish, equip, operate, and <br />maintain" an animal shelter, which is regulated by the North Carolina Department of Agriculture; <br />WHEREAS, That protection and care of animals is a legitimate and compelling public interest, as the <br />killing of adoptable, domestic animals is a practice that should be brought to an end; <br />WHEREAS, The existing county model for processing and adopting homeless and lost animals in the <br />community is not adequate to keep up with the animal intake volume of a growing community; <br />WHEREAS, Adoptable domestic animals will be determined by our Cabarrus County Pet Evaluation <br />Matrix, and this matrix will also be used to determine the parameters for euthanizing domestic animals <br />in the future; <br />WHEREAS - The following principles and practices can achieve an acceptable adoption rate and <br />potentially end the euthanasia of adoptable domestic animals; <br />• A compassionate Proactive Adoption Program director who will implement community <br />involvement initiatives <br />• A "Proactive" pet adoption program <br />• A rescue group network that is cooperative an supportive of the Proactive Adoption Program <br />• A trained and organized volunteer organization <br />• A properly trained and maintained foster home volunteer organization <br />• Community education of the importance of spay & neuter, vaccination, heartworm prevention <br />and pet care <br />• Formal feral cat trap- neuter - return program <br />• Low cost, high volume spay & neuter program that includes community outreach <br />• Efficient and reliable pet retrieval and return process <br />• A medical and behavioral pet evaluation matrix for shelter dogs and cats <br />• A "DO NOT ADOPT TO" database <br />• Comprehensive enforcement and investigation of animal cruelty complaints and Animal Control <br />Community Outreach <br />WHEREAS, Several well- organized and qualified animal rescue organizations in Cabarrus County <br />currently follow many of these principles and provide many of these programs; and, <br />- I Attachment number 1 <br />G -4 Page 228 <br />