Orange County Animal Services is celebrating the Summer Olympics and Back-to-School with two adoption promotions for the month of August – “Gold Medal Favorites” and “Teacher’s Pet.”
The announcement comes as Orange County Animal Services (OCAS) continues to deal with a large number of animals in care and needs residents to step forward to adopt or foster a homeless pet.
“There have been many times this summer when we’ve had a concerningly high number of animals under our umbrella of care, sometimes up to 700,” said Diane Summers, Manager of Orange County Animal Services. “Every time we turn to our community for help, people deliver. We’re again asking for help and want to share a word of thanks to everyone who has supported us during this period of time.”
Pets who have been in the shelter’s care for four weeks or longer will qualify as a “Gold Medal Favorite,” and earn a gold sticker on their kennel card. These pets will have a reduced adoption fee of $10.
OCAS will also celebrate the people who dedicate their careers to our local schools and children with the “Teacher’s Pet” promotion. The shelter will waive adoption fees for any school district employee (with proper school district identification) who decides to adopt a pet.
“Much like animal welfare workers, teachers and school staff are unsung heroes,” said Summers. “These individuals do so much to better our community through their work with children and we’re offering this promotion as a way to show our appreciation, and to hopefully match many of our homeless pets with loving families.”
Orange County Animal Services in Urgent Need of Adoptions, Foster Parents
Anyone interested in becoming a foster parent, or adopting, can find more information about the Orange County shelter online. Each adopted pet is spayed or neutered, vaccinated, and microchipped before going to their new home.
