It’s homecoming season and OC Animal Care cordially invites you to a Black and White Affair! Come on down Saturday, October 5th and Sunday, October 6th for *14 Black cat and Black and White cat adoptions! Please see attached flyers for this weekend’s cat and kitten adoption event. We have around 180 black and black/white cats and kittens at the shelter waiting for homes and we’re hoping many will be adopted during this event. read more
On September 21st, OC Animal Care hosted it’s Fall for a Friend adoption event sponsored by District 4 Supervisor, Doug Chaffee. Event goers had the opportunity to come down to the shelter and adopt an animal for free, not including licensing or microchip. Adopters waiting in line for the shelter to open their doors were welcomed with delicious donuts and a meet and greet with the District 4 Supervisor who said words of gratitude and appreciation to guests waiting to find their new furry friend! The event was a huge success and 128 animals (84 cats, 36 dogs, 5 exotics, 3 rabbits) found loving homes. Attendees visited booths hosted by staff from District 4 Supervisor Chaffee’s office and District 3 Supervisor Wagner’s office. The OC District Attorney’s office, OC Sheriff’s Department, OC Mosquito and Vector Control and Teens 4 Training were among the other vendors in present. OC Animal Care volunteers also hosted a bake sale table, free pet tag and spinning wheel booth. Guests also had the opportunity to cool down with a sweet treat from the Kona Ice Truck of Central Tustin. Thank you to everyone who adopted and made this special Fall for a Friend event one to remember!
Attention! OC Animal Care's Low-Cost Vaccine & Microchip clinic is changing from our regular schedule to the first Thursday of the following Months: October 3rd, November 7th and December 5th.Please see the flyer for more details and visit www.heart4pets.org for future dates. Thank you. read more
On September 3, the County of Orange Rabies Control Program administered by OC Animal Care staff held its 5th annual Rabies Awareness Event. This event is held each year in observance of World Rabies Day which began to increase community awareness of the disease and its prevention. World Rabies Day is observed on September 28 of each year, and while rabies is a 100% preventable disease, nearly 60,000 people die from the disease around the world each year. OC Animal Care has joined Global Alliance for Rabies Control in their Zero by 30 campaign which aims to end human deaths from dog rabies around the world by 2030. We would like to thank Noble Friends Foundation for providing the funding necessary to make this event a success. With their assistance, 59 dogs and cats received free or discounted rabies vaccinations. In addition to providing rabies vaccinations, Orange County Mosquito and Vector Control was in attendance to help educate attendees on the importance of mosquito abatement. Since the month of September is also National Preparedness Month, OC Animal Care provided emergency preparedness information for pets, including pet evacuation kit handouts, watertight “go-bags”, and collapsible bowls to help pet owners start the planning process. While the United States generally no longer experiences some of the challenges other countries do with respect to rabies control, it’s important for the community to know that rabies is still found in It has been decades since rabies was last found in a domestic dog or cat, however, Orange County does see rabies in wildlife, particularly bats. To date in 2019, there have been 9 rabid bats found in Orange County. If you encounter a wild animal that appears to be ill or acting abnormally, please contact your local animal control agency for assistance.
UPDATE: EVENT HAS CONCLUDED SEPTEMBER 8THWE NEED YOUR HELP! Our kennels are COMPLETELY FULL and we need to make space for incoming animals. We currently have over 800 animals in our facility! Beginning today through Sunday, we are waiving fees* for the next 100 dog adoptions, 200 cat adoptions and all bunny adoptions! (See the flyer for additional details) read more
Saturday, August 17 was National Clear the Shelters Day, an event organized by NBC and Telemundo television stations to promote adoptions in our communities. OC Animal Care was able to place 177 animals (112, cats, 59 dogs, 4 hamsters, 2 rabbits) into loving homes! During the event, attendees visited booths from the VCA Animal Hospital, Hills Pet Nutrition, The City of Orange Public Library, Cell Dogs Program, Pet Adoption Center of Orange County, OC Shelter Partners and OC Libraries. OC Animal Care volunteers also held a bake sale with delicious treats and made free pet tags for the public! NBC LA and Telemundo 52 Los Angles made this an extra special event and featuring some of the shelter animals on live television! Long-Term resident and staff favorite, Fenway, made his television debut and can now add ‘actor’ to his list of accomplishments! Thank you to everyone who adopted and came out to support OC Animal Care made this Clear the Shelters one to remember!
CATS ARE COOL FOR BACK TO SCHOOL! We're kicking off #InternationalCatDay with $14* Feline Study Buddy Adoptions! (not including carrier. Discount does not apply to cats/kittens with prior deposit holds). Please see the flyer for additional details.Discount only valid August 8th-August 11th 2019. read more
An open letter to our community, August will mark my one-year anniversary as the Director of OC Animal Care. As is often the case for anyone approaching an important annual milestone in their life, the upcoming arrival of this one-year mark evokes a variety of thoughts and actions. Anniversaries can be a time for reflection, a time to be reminded of what drove you to make the original commitment, a time to celebrate the wins, and a time to look forward to the future and what may be needed to make the next year even more successful. Anniversaries are about coming together to honor a shared commitment, and to bolstering that commitment for years to come. As August draws near, I’ve been thinking a lot about this, and I’d like to let you all in on these thoughts. What drove me to OC Animal Care? When I applied for the Director position, I had a vision. A vision of leading the staff and the community to implement programs that benefit pets and people. A vision of supporting staff to create a shelter that can successfully achieve quality of life, lifesaving, and public safety and refuses to accept that these are mutually exclusive concepts. A vision of OCAC becoming a shelter where every pet gets a fair chance of a live outcome. A vision that would ultimately result in OCAC becoming a regional and national model for high-volume municipal animal sheltering. During the interview process I learned that I was not alone in this vision. read more
Starting today, July 23rd, we will be holding Almost Free Cat Adoptions ($14 Microchip fee still applies).WE HAVE OVER 600 CATS ON SITE. Just in July so far we've had 750 cats arrive at our facility. THIS IS THE TIME TO ADOPT, THIS IS HOW YOU CAN HELP SAVE LIVES! read more
Beth helps tirelessly in the Kitten Nursery and treatment rooms EVERY WEEK!!She is always smiling even when the task takes hours and hours to complete. Beth is hardworking, dependable and reliable. She always has time to give the sick kitties a little extra TLC. It’s not uncommon to see her cuddling a scared sick little kitten in the treatment room. We love having Beth as part of our team!! Thank You Beth!!
