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OC Animal Care provides pet licensing and patrol services to 13 contract cities and all the unincorporated areas of the Orange County. OC Animal Care houses and provides medical care for impounded dogs, cats and exotic animals. Adoption services are also available.OC Animal Care provides services to the following cities:
Anaheim
Brea
Cypress
Fountain Valley
Fullerton
Villa Park
Huntington Beach
Tustin
Lake Forest
Orange
Placentia
Yorba Linda
San Juan Capistrano
Santa Ana (Shelter Services Only)
Unincorporated Areas
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OC Animal Care is the largest shelter on the west coast, with 382 dog runs and housing for over 300 cats. There are a variety of species to choose from when looking for a new pet. The shelter offers dogs, cats, bunnies, birds, small animals, and other exotic pets for adoption. On any given day, about 20% of the dogs and cats are available for immediate adoption. If you are looking to adopt, check out our adoptable pets page and stop by the shelter to visit our available animals.
OC Animal Care is the largest shelter on the west coast, with 382 dog runs and housing for over 300 cats. There are a variety of species to choose from when looking for a new pet. The shelter offers dogs, cats, bunnies, birds, small animals, and other exotic pets for adoption. On any given day, about 20% of the dogs and cats are available for immediate adoption. If you are looking to adopt, check out our adoptable pets page and stop by the shelter to visit our available animals.
OC Animal Care promotes: responsible pet ownership; health and safety of people and animals and spay/neuter programs. The Animal Care Center provides temporary shelter and medical care for "lost" owned or stray animals and opportunities for adoption of these animals. OC Animal Care is an open-admission animal shelter. As such, we took in more than 30,000 dogs, cats, bunnies and other pets last year.
OC Animal Care promotes: responsible pet ownership; health and safety of people and animals and spay/neuter programs. The Animal Care Center provides temporary shelter and medical care for "lost" owned or stray animals and opportunities for adoption of these animals. OC Animal Care is an open-admission animal shelter. As such, we took in more than 30,000 dogs, cats, bunnies and other pets last year.
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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.