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Our mission is to protect the health, safety and general welfare of Orange County citizens and animals through effective and courteous enforcement and education of Orange County laws.
Orange County Animal Services's adoption process
Additional adoption info
Orange County Animal Services has hundreds of adoptable pets at any given time. We operate on a first come, first serve basis to give everyone an equal opportunity.
We strive to place every pet in a furever home, which is why the first step of adoption from our shelter is coming to our location and interacting with the pet of your choice. Adoption applications can be filled out at our shelter once interaction has taken place and are not available online.
Once your application is approved, we will ask for payment of the adoption fee.
Standard adoption fees are $55 for dogs and $40 for cats. Ferrets are $40 to adopt. Pocket pets like rabbits, guinea pigs and hamsters are $15 to adopt.
We ask interested adopters to please come prepared with photo identification.
We welcome adopters from out of county and state, but do not transport animals. Interaction is still required as part of the adoption process.
Orange County Animal Services has hundreds of adoptable pets at any given time. We operate on a first come, first serve basis to give everyone an equal opportunity.
We strive to place every pet in a furever home, which is why the first step of adoption from our shelter is coming to our location and interacting with the pet of your choice. Adoption applications can be filled out at our shelter once interaction has taken place and are not available online.
Once your application is approved, we will ask for payment of the adoption fee.
Standard adoption fees are $55 for dogs and $40 for cats. Ferrets are $40 to adopt. Pocket pets like rabbits, guinea pigs and hamsters are $15 to adopt.
We ask interested adopters to please come prepared with photo identification.
We welcome adopters from out of county and state, but do not transport animals. Interaction is still required as part of the adoption process.
About Orange County Animal Services
Orange County Animal Services is Central Florida's largest pet rescue and adoption center. Each year nearly 20,000 animals enter the shelter. Orange County Animal Services is the only open-admission shelter in Central Florida, which means no animal is ever turned away.
Animal Services proudly offers the following services:
-Adoptions
-Lost & Found Services
-Volunteer Program
-Foster Care Program
-Animal Welfare Enforcement
-Educational Workshops
Our vision is to give abandoned and neglected pets a second chance to live long, healthy lives in safe, loving homes.
Orange County Animal Services is Central Florida's largest pet rescue and adoption center. Each year nearly 20,000 animals enter the shelter. Orange County Animal Services is the only open-admission shelter in Central Florida, which means no animal is ever turned away.
Animal Services proudly offers the following services:
-Adoptions
-Lost & Found Services
-Volunteer Program
-Foster Care Program
-Animal Welfare Enforcement
-Educational Workshops
Our vision is to give abandoned and neglected pets a second chance to live long, healthy lives in safe, loving homes.
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Why should you adopt?
Dog adoption and cat adoption saves lives. Adopt a dog or adopt a cat and you'll have a friend for life.
What is the difference between adopting a dog, adopting a cat, adopting a kitten or adopting a puppy versus getting dogs for sale, cats for sale, puppies for sale or kittens for sale from a dog breeder or a cat breeder?
When someone is breeding puppies or breeding kittens, they are creating new dogs and cats who need homes. Some people are interested in a very specific breed of dog, cat, puppy or kitten and they think the only way to find that specific breed is to buy a dog for sale or buy a cat for sale from a puppy breeder or a kitten breeder. Yet animal shelters are filled with dogs and cats who must find homes.
So rather than buying a dog or puppy for sale from a dog breeder or buying a cat or kitten for sale from a cat breeder, we encourage people to adopt a dog, adopt a cat, adopt a puppy or adopt a kitten at their local animal shelter, SPCA, humane society or pet rescue group.
