OC Animal Care’s Kitten Shower is held annually to help teach the community about bottle fed kittens. During the classes, attendees learned about the Foster Program as a whole, what it takes to foster bottle kittens, and get to see up close a demonstration of a foster bottle-feeding kittens. This event is always exciting and this past one had a variety of people. In total, about 30 people came to the two classes and left with new knowledge about fostering and bottle-feeding kittens. There was also a table set up for donations, and by the end of the day the table was filled with wet and dry food, toys, baby wipes and other essential items needed during kitten season. We also launched our new foster application and a new manual. We also passed out Wait! Watch! WIN! Flyers before they left. Overall, the Kitten Shower on March 7th went smoothly and had a great turn out. We are excited for our next Kitten Shower coming up in May!
On Sunday, March 1st, we attended OC Animal Care Night at Honda Center. Staff, volunteers and pups went to the Hockey Spot where they rooted for the Ducks, listened to music and met with the Power Players. OC Animal Care won big with all of the donations brought by Ducks fans and received over a $500 donation! It was a day to remember, and all the doggos who attended were adopted! We’d like to give special thanks to our amazing partners, the Anaheim Ducks, for all their support.
During the month of February, OC Animal Care held their annual Adopt a Shelter Rabbit Month. This year’s event began early after the shelter took in over 300 rabbits from a hoarding situation. We encouraged everyone to hop on down and find some bunny to love! All floppy eared friends adopted during February received a free spay/neuter and microchip. This month-long event was a success, and a total of 170 rabbits were adopted!
Hop on down to OC Animal Care and FIND SOME BUNNY TO LOVE! Beginning January 11th through the month of February, we are having $14 bunny adoptions. Please help all of our floppy eared friends find the homes they've been waiting for! read more
INCOMING!We need YOUR HELP! OC Animal Care is bringing in a large impound of rabbits TODAY. We've hopped into action and already brought in almost ONE HUNDRED rabbits and expect at least ONE HUNDRED more. Please DONATE or SHARE! Check out the list below of the supplies we need the most for our new friends. Timothy Hay Rabbit Pellets(Kruses brand) rabbit bowls resting boards(peg board) Timothy Hay manger rabbit Chews Plastic rabbit tubes salt lick small pet carriers These items have also been added to our amazon wishlist! Check it out at: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/1RLVXG7Y9HMNV?ref_=wl_share
Jona has been an active participant in several new programs the shelter has started over the year. Jona is an active dog walk and has been attending TLC dog walking training class. He is always willing to say yes to running dogs for our large dog playgroup even if he only has fifteen minutes to spare. He is also a part of our long stay task force and actively participate by taking his assigned dog out on field trips. If Jona is not in playgroup or walking dogs he is assisting with bathing medical dogs, cleaning kennels and a variety of other duties. Keep up the great work Jona!
Pepe is playful and enjoys going to small dog playgroups and running zoomies around the yard! Pepe was seized during a field animal cruelty investigation so he needs patience and extra loving care. Because of this, Pepe will only be adoptable through an application and interview process to ensure the best possible home for him. Better hurry! We will be closing the link soon! https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/3ZP8P7K
OC Animal Care hosted their annual Pawliday Adoption Event and Santa Photos every Saturday during the month of December! The shelter's Pawliday event was a huge success! 141 pets (105 cats, 25 dogs, 6 bunnies and 5 exotic animals) were adopted and found fur-ever homes on Saturday, December 21. OC Libraries joined in the festivities and hosted a booth to raise awareness about their organization. The shelter volunteers also hosted a spinning wheel giveaway booth, bake sale table and even gave away free pets tags to event attendees! We cannot thank everyone enough for adopting and coming out to support OC Animal Care! The shelter also hosted Santa Photos every Saturday in December until Christmas! OC Animal Care offered the public to bring their furry friend down to take a photo with jolly St. Nick to raise funds for the shelter’s medical pets program. A total of $1,344 was raised to help our shelter pets through the Noble Friends Foundation for OC Animal Care! Special thanks to all who came out to take a photo with Santa, and for OC Animal Care’s amazing volunteers who ran the Santa Photo booth!
We would like to announce the resignation of Mike Kaviani, current Director of OC Animal Care. Mr. Kaviani has accepted the position of Chief Program Officer for a national non-profit organization and will transition from his role at the County by the end of the year. Mr. Kaviani joined OC Animal Care in August 2018 and has been a valuable member of the County’s team, sharing his animal welfare expertise. His work and contributions have been instrumental in initiating the implementation of OC Animal Care’s Strategic Plan. As a result, OC Animal Care has seen positive outcomes such as an increase in live release rates, expansion of the kitten foster program, and initiation of dog play groups to provide animal enrichment. A recruitment will begin immediately for a permanent replacement. In the interim, OC Animal Care will continue to be guided by its strategic plan, and we are confident the progress and good work will continue. We thank Mr. Kaviani for his service to the County, and we wish him well in his new endeavor.
