OC Animal Care is partnering with H.E.A.R.T. to host a Low-Cost Spay and Neuter Clinic on Monday, March 18, 2024.
Appointments are required. To learn more and to make an appointment, please click here.
OC Animal Care
1630 Victory Road, Tustin
OC Animal Care is excited to host an information booth at CalOptima's Community Resource Fair Event on Saturday, March 2, 2024.
While you're there, families can:
CalOptima Health's Community Resource Fair
Saturday, March 2, 2024, 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.
El Modena High School
3920 E. Spring St, Orange, CA 92866
TUSTIN, Calif. (February 21, 2024) – OC Animal Care is thrilled to announce that we will be hosting a Microchip Clinic for residents of our contracted service cities and the County unincorporated areas, tailored to our beloved dogs and cats! Join us for a paw-some event aimed at promoting responsible pet ownership by providing pet owners with the opportunity to have their furry companions microchipped for free.
Date: Saturday, February 24, 2024
Time: 8-11 a.m.
Location: OC Animal Care, 1630 Victory Rd. Tustin, CA 92782
Who: The event is open to pet parents of dogs and cats who reside in one of 14 contract service cities or County unincorporated areas
Microchipping is a simple and effective way to ensure that pets can be easily identified and reunited with their owners if they ever become lost. A microchip, which is about the size of a grain of rice, is implanted beneath the skin of the pet and contains a unique identification number. This number can be scanned by animal shelters, veterinary clinics, or pet supply stores, allowing them to quickly access the owner’s contact information and reunite lost pets with their families.
Unlike collars and tags, which can break, fall off, or be removed, microchips provide a permanent means of identification. Even if your pet loses its collar or tag, the microchip remains, ensuring they can always be traced back to you. In fact, studies show that lost pets who have a microchip are more likely to be reunited with their humans.
Through our routine operations, OC Animal Care consistently witnesses the profound advantages that microchipping offers in reuniting lost pets. For instance, two days after Valentines Day (2/16/2024), Xena, a little senior chihuahua, was brought to OC Animal Care by a good Samaritan. She arrived at 12:18 p.m. and immediately upon intake, our staff scanned Xena and found a microchip. Thanks to the information we learned from the microchip, we were able to contact her family right away. By 3:30 p.m. the very same day, Xena and her family were reunited, and she was headed home!
The average cost to microchip a dog or cat can range from $25 – 60+. Thanks to sponsorship by the Noble Friends Foundation for OC Animal Care, up to 100 dogs and cats will be microchipped free of charge (including registration of owner information) during the event.
This event is open to residents of OC Animal Care’s contracted service cities and the County unincorporated areas, and the first 100 dogs and cats will receive microchips free of charge (limit 2 pets per household). A California ID or photo ID with a utility bill, rental/lease agreement, or similar document providing proof of residency in a service area is needed to participate in this event. In addition, all pets must be 8 weeks of age or older, all pets must be well socialized, dogs must be on a 6-foot leash or shorter at all times (no retractable leashes), and cats must be in a secure pet carrier at all times (no feral traps). Please note that this event is on a first-come, first-served basis, so be sure to arrive early to secure a spot for your pet!
OC Animal Care encourages all pet owners to take advantage of this opportunity to ensure the safety of their furry friends. For more information, please visit ocpetinfo.com or call 714-935-6848.
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OC Animal Care is partnering with H.E.A.R.T. to host a monthly low-cost dog and cat vaccine clinic.
Appointments are required. To learn more and to make an appointment, visit heart4pets.org.
OC Animal Care, sponsored by Noble Friends Foundation, will be hosting a Free* Microchip Clinic for Dogs and Cats on Saturday, February 24, 2024, from 8 - 11 a.m.
*Attendees must reside in an OC Animal Care contract city. A California ID or photo ID with a utility bill, rental/lease agreement, or similar document providing proof of residency in a contract city needed to participate in this event.
Contract cities include: Anaheim, Brea, Cypress, Fountain Valley, Fullerton, Huntington Beach, Lake Forest, Orange, Placentia, San Juan Capistrano, Santa Ana, Tustin, Villa Park, Yorba Linda, and the County unincorporated areas.
Winter Storms Trigger Influx of Lost Dogs
TUSTIN, Calif. (February 7, 2024) - The winter storms in Orange County have led to displaced and lost dogs arriving at OC Animal Care. As we continue to grapple with ongoing rainfall and high winds, we are asking for the community’s help to ensure the safety and well-being of their pets.
Guidance for Pet Owners: Pet owners are advised to bring their animals indoors during heavy rainfall. If bringing them indoors is not feasible, providing them with a safe and dry shelter outside is essential. Keeping pets securely contained within the home or yard can prevent them from wandering and getting lost in the rain.
Preventative Measures: Take proactive measures to ensure your pet is properly identified with a well-fitting collar and ID tag with your contact information. If your pet is microchipped, be sure the information is current. Up-to-date tags and microchips can help your pet get back home with you faster if they become lost. Additionally, having an emergency kit for pets stocked with food, water, medications, and essential supplies is crucial if disaster strikes.
Lost and Found Pets: Most importantly, if you find a lost or stray pet, OC Animal Care asks for your help in locating their family by reporting to your local animal control agency, checking with neighbors, and posting found information on social media sites, community forums, and Nextdoor. OC Animal Care posts a photo and description of each animal brought into the shelter in hopes that they will be reunited with their family on our website. These are just a few of the furry faces that arrived during the storm. If any of them look familiar, please call or visit OC Animal Care.
How the Community Can Help:
Foster: To help make room for incoming stray dogs who have been displaced by the storms, OC Animal Care is asking the community to temporarily open their heart and home and foster a medium or large dog for two to three weeks. Opening your home gives a current shelter dog a loving home to weather the storm and enables the shelter to prioritize housing for lost dogs as they wait for their families to bring them home.
In an effort to reunite lost dogs with their families, the dogs available to be placed in a foster home are dogs that do not have any holds and are already available for public adoption. OC Animal Care will provide each foster family with a starter kit containing food and basic supplies including a leash, collar, and tags for your temporary housemate.
Please contact OCACPrograms@occr.ocgov.com to become a temporary dog foster. All dogs are spay/neutered, microchipped, current on DHPP-Bordetella and Rabies vaccines, dewormed, and current on flea preventative.
Adopt: If you have been thinking of adding a furry friend to your family, now is a great time to visit OC Animal Care. The shelter currently has amazing dogs, cats, rabbits, and guinea pigs waiting to find their forever family. OC Animal Care is open daily for Adoption Visits from 11 am to 5 pm and open for Viewing Hours from 2 to 5 pm. We look forward to seeing you no matter which daily adoption option you choose.
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About OC Animal Care
OC Animal Care is the largest municipal animal shelter in Orange County, located at 1630 Victory Rd. Tustin, CA 92782. It services 14 cities and takes in over 14,500 animals each year. OC Animal Care provides refuge and care for animals, fosters the human-animal bond, and promotes safety in our community. For more information about OC Animal Care, please visit ocpetinfo.com.
OC Animal Care is excited to partner with Tustin Legacy Animal Hospital for their Doggy Bowl 2024! Stop by this adoption event to meet some of our adoptable pets, learn about pet ownership, and receive some giveaways!
Tustin Legacy Animal Hospital
Sunday, February 11, 2024, 11 a.m. - 2 p.m.
15100 Kensington Park Dr. Unit 520
Tustin, CA 92782
OC Animal Care is excited to host an information booth at Cypress' Teen Job and Volunteer Workshop on Thursday, February 8. Stop by to learn more about disaster preparedness, animal welfare, proper animal care, and responsible pet ownership. Learn more about the workshop here.
Cypress Senior Center
Thursday, February 8, 2024, 6 - 8 p.m.
9031 Grindlay Street
Cypress, CA 90630
Equus Workforce Solutions is hosting a Community Resource Fair on Wednesday, March 13, 2024, to provide valuable community resources and information from organizations to help you and your family. While you're there, you'll meet members of the OC Animal Care team, learn about responsible pet owners, and much more.
Downtown Anaheim Community Center
10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m
250 E. Center St., Anaheim, CA 92805
OC Animal Care is partnering with H.E.A.R.T. to host a Low-Cost Spay and Neuter Clinic on Saturday, February 3, 2024, at the Placentia Community Center.
Appointments are required. To learn more and to make an appointment, please click here.
Placentia Community Center
401 East Chapman Ave., Placentia, CA 92870