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It's time to Open the OC Animal Shelter

It's time to Open the OC Animal ShelterIt's time to Open the OC Animal ShelterIt's time to Open the OC Animal Shelter

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It's time to Open the OC Animal Shelter

It's time to Open the OC Animal ShelterIt's time to Open the OC Animal ShelterIt's time to Open the OC Animal Shelter

Demand Change Now

SIGN THE PETITION

Current problems at OC Animal Care

Adoptions ARE by appointment only

Adoptions ARE by appointment only

Adoptions ARE by appointment only

OC Animal Care does not allow the public to walk freely throughout the kennels. Adoptions are made for a specific animal at the time. 

Kennel Attendants need more help

Adoptions ARE by appointment only

Adoptions ARE by appointment only

In order to clean and attend to all kennels and animals properly, OC Animal Care needs to hire more kennel attendants. 

dogs are not being walked daily

Adoptions ARE by appointment only

dogs are not being walked daily

Some of the dogs at OC Animal Care are not being walked on a daily basis, nor are they receiving any enrichment or behavioral training

No spay/neuter services

Euthanizing Unnecessarily

dogs are not being walked daily

With state-of-the-art medical suites, OC Animal Care refuses to provide spay or neuter services for the residents of the cities they serve. 

No more TNR

Euthanizing Unnecessarily

Euthanizing Unnecessarily

OC Animal Care stopped their TNR (Trap,Neuter,Return) program in March of 2020. Since then, the cat population has increased to an  unmanageable size. 

Euthanizing Unnecessarily

Euthanizing Unnecessarily

Euthanizing Unnecessarily

 OC Animal Care is labeling dogs as “behavior” and euthanizing them without a strongly executed plan to help the dogs recover from their fear, stress, and anxiety. 

Some Kittens are killed on the same day they arrive

Some Kittens are killed on the same day they arrive

Some Kittens are killed on the same day they arrive

Everyday litters of kittens are listed with a 5:00 PM deadline unless there is a rescue or foster available to take them. 

The public is not allowed in the kennel buildings

Some Kittens are killed on the same day they arrive

Some Kittens are killed on the same day they arrive

OC Animal Care says they are not allowing the public in to avoid the dogs being stressed. Doesn't staying in the shelter longer without human interaction make their stress worse? 

Not Accepting HEalthy cats or kittens

Some Kittens are killed on the same day they arrive

Not Accepting HEalthy cats or kittens

Healthy cats and kittens over 2 lbs are not being accepted at OC Animal Care - They are telling residents to put them where they found them or contact rescue groups.

On the News

ABC7 LIVE - 10/26/22 - OC Animal Care

PRESSURE BUILDS TO FULLY REOPEN OC ANIMAL CARE TO THE PUBLIC
The shelter has been operating under an appointment-only system since the start of the pandemic.

Learn more

Fullerton Observer Investigates

Activists Demand Changes at Orange County Animal Care Shelter

Reporter Urooj Naveed interviewed OCAC's management, the OC Board of Supervisors Chairman, animal activists, independent rescuers, and OCAC volunteers.   The full story will be available in the paper's September issue.   Cameraman: Adrian Meza
Reporters: Urooj Naveed, Saskia Kennedy
Edited by: Urooj Naveed 

ABC7 Coverage - OC Animal Care

Volunteers say OC Animal Care's adoption-by-appointment policy increases euthanasia of shelter dogs
 

ByJessica De Nova via ABC7

Saturday, August 6, 2022

OC Animal Care - RIP Euthanized shelter Dogs

Gone but never forgotten. These dogs were euthanized unnecessarily at OC Animal Care from January to August 2022

What Must change at OC Animal Care?

Demand OC Animal Care to allow people to look at all animals

Adoptions are by appointment only, for a specific animal that must first be selected from the OCAC website. Interactions between members of the public and animals are currently allowed only IF a potential adopter secures a supervised appointment. 


Successful, permanent adoptions often occur through the spontaneous connections between people and animals and this selection process can only happen on-site with a true open-door walk-in policy.
 

Demand they stop misleading the public

OC Animal Care says on their PR and on their website that WALK-INS are WELCOME but what that actually means is that people are welcome to walk-in to make an appointment on a computer in the lobby, and to select a specific animal they want to see. They are not allowed to freely roam the campus as they had before 2020. Potential adopters should be allowed to walk around freely and take the time they need to find and connect with the right pet for them.

Demand they are transparent with their statistics

OC Animal Care is proud to report the save rate for 2021 was 94.81% for dogs - That does not mean the number of dogs adopted. The percentage of dogs actually adopted (some to the public some to rescue groups) was 37.8%. They also transferred 16.8% to other shelters and agencies. 

Demand they provide spay & neuter services

Orange  County is one of the wealthiest counties in California, yet there is no county spay and neutering service being provided for the community. Most other counties and cities have such programs because they understand the importance of spay and neutering. Why doesn't Orange County offer that service? OC Animal Care services 14 cities within the county, which amounts to almost 2 million residents. Why is there no service being offered to spay and neuter for free or truly at a low cost?  

Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR), the humane approach to addressing community cat populations, works. It saves cats™ lives and is effective. TNR improves the lives of cats, addresses community concerns, reduces complaints about cats, and stops the breeding cycle.


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How Can you help?

SEND LETTER AND EMAILS

Write to the OC Grand Jury

Write to the OC Grand Jury

Please send an email to the OC Board of Supervisors and every agency in between them and OC Animal Care. Let them know what the problems are and demand OC Animal Care is put on the agenda for discussion 

Email them now

Write to the OC Grand Jury

Write to the OC Grand Jury

Write to the OC Grand Jury

Please submit a letter of Public Concert with the OC Grand Jury about the current situation at OCAC. 

OC Grand Jury

Complete Complaint Form

Write to the OC Grand Jury

Complete Complaint Form

Please fill out this complaint form. We need to let everyone know how unhappy we are. 

Complaint form

Latest News

EVENTS

We will list any upcoming events ir meetings here

10/26/2022

COMMUNITY MEETING AT OC ANIMAL

11:30 am

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16:30 pm

OC Animal Care - 1630 Victory Lane, Tustin, CA

Event Details

10/26/2022

COMMUNITY MEETING AT OC ANIMAL

Save the date! Come and speak out at the next Community Outreach meeting and demand that the shelter fully reopens.

#opentheocshelter #oca...

Event Details

11:30 am

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16:30 pm

OC Animal Care - 1630 Victory Lane, Tustin, CA

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