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class="col-md-9 bodycopy">  <h2>Animal Population Control</h2> <div class="clearA"></div>  <div class="wrap has-sidebar" id="contentCell">  <div class="mainText" id="introSection"> <p>The New Jersey Department of Health supports several animal population control programs to prevent animal overpopulation and to protect human health. 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