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Grand Jury Findings — "The State of Animal Welfare Overseen by the County of Orange" <br />Can Be <br />Requires <br />Need <br />FindingCity <br />Position <br />Accomplished <br />City Council <br />Budget <br />Completion <br />(1 or 2) <br />Response to Finding <br />by Staff <br />Policy <br />Allocation <br />Date <br />Administratively <br />Direction <br />(Y or N) <br />(Y or N) <br />(Y or N) <br />F10 <br />While many county and city animal shelters throughout the state <br />1 <br />N/A <br />N/A <br />N/A <br />N/A <br />have active Trap, Neuter, and Return programs, Orange County <br />Animal Care stopped its Trap, Neuter, and Return program, <br />reportedly on the basis of the County Counsel's legal opinion that the <br />program violates a California statute related to willful animal <br />abandonment. <br />F11 <br />The termination of the Trap, Neuter, and Return program is <br />N/A <br />City lacks foundational awareness to corroborate or <br />N/A <br />N/A <br />N/A <br />N/A <br />correlated with an increase in adult cat euthanasia rate at the shelter. <br />otherwise comment on the finding. <br />F12 <br />There have been public concerns and requests expressed over the <br />1 <br />N/A <br />N/A <br />N/A <br />N/A <br />years for public programs to include a spay/neuter program by <br />Orange County Animal Care. <br />F13 <br />The current adoption appointment system restricts public access to <br />N/A <br />City lacks foundational awareness to corroborate or <br />N/A <br />N/A <br />N/A <br />N/A <br />the dog kennels, thereby limiting potential adopters' access to all <br />otherwise comment on the finding. <br />available animals, <br />F15 <br />Internal and community engagement does not adequately <br />N/A <br />City lacks foundational awareness to corroborate or <br />N/A <br />N/A <br />N/A <br />N/A <br />communicate the shelter's mission and operating strategy. <br />otherwise comment on the finding. <br />F16 <br />The information currently on the Orange County Animal Care website <br />1 <br />N/A <br />N/A <br />N/A <br />N/A <br />for low-cost spay/neuter is not up to date with regard to referrals <br />and prices for spay/neuter procedures. <br />Page 2 of 4 <br />