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There are 2 Spay / Neuter programs offered by the Oconee Humane Society (OHS) that Oconee County residents can take advantage of:
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There are 2 Spay / Neuter programs offered by the Oconee Humane Society (OHS) that Oconee County residents can take advantage of:
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Facts About Oconee's Animal Shelter:
The shelter's intake rate is 3x national average.
The shelter took in over 5,500 animals in 2010. This is a 13% increase over '09.
The 3 yr. old shelter was designed for 150 animals and averages 280.
The total cost of impoundment is $101 per animal and is increasing.
The current cost of the shelter is $6 per year for each resident and is increasing.
Only 40% are adopted.
The shelter's euthanasia rate is 4x national average.
There are over 15,000 pets in Oconee County that are not altered. More than half of those pets live in households at or below poverty.
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