General (05)
Susana Barrios
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Subject: \[EXTERNAL\] City Council Public Comment, Orange County Animal Care
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OC Animal Care has not restored pre-COVID access to the shelter and the dog kennels. All other animal shelters have done
that.
Look at the table of kennel viewing in other SoCal shelters, showing that OCAC is near the bottom.
The three lowest are: OCAC with 21 hours of kennel viewing per week; SEAACA with 20; Mission Viejo with 28. But OCAC
doesn’t show all available animal. The other two allow full access. SEAACA even allows holds to be put on not-yet-available
pets. (At OC non-available pets are not visible to the public, either in person or on the web.)
A research paper on OCAC appeared in the journal published by the ASV (Association of Shelter Veterinarians). It shows that
COVID restrictions choked adoptions, and re-opening boosts adoptions. https://jsmcah.org/index.php/jasv/article/view/85
Who is behind this? Is it County Supervisor Katrina Foley? Her district is not served by OC Animal Care, but
she’s been pushing bad policies on our shelter. Maybe getting the county shelter in trouble is her way of
making the municipal shelters in her district look good. Why is this Supervisor stopping the rest of the county
from having a good animal shelter, like the cities in her district have? Are we not equal citizens of the county in
Katrina Foley’s eyes?
Shelter Walk-In Adoption Total Notes
Hours
OC Animal Care Daily from 2– 5 21 Appointments daily 11 am – 5 pm
714.935.6848 pm hours/week Walk-thru shelter daily 2 – 5 pm
If I see a dog I like between 2 and 5, customer
service told me I can usually make an appt. that
same day to see the dog
T – Sat: 12 pm – 4 20 The days/times listed are for walk-thru and
pm hours/week adoptions; if a dog is available, I could see it
then and possibly take it home (if approved by
SEAACA (Downey)
clinic)
562.803.3301
In-person adoptions
T – Sat: 8 am – 5 pm
If I had put a hold on a dog, they would call me
the day before and if I answer the phone and
am #1 or next on the list, I could pick the dog
up during this time
Mission Viejo Daily 12 – 4 pm 28 Can browse in person daily 12 – 4 pm; if I find
Animal Services hours/week a dog I’m interested in, volunteers can bring
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the dog out (if a volunteer is available, which
they usually are); if no volunteer available,
they might have me fill out an app and
schedule an appointment
Long Beach Animal W – F: 10 am – 29.5 The days/times listed are walk-in adoption
Care Services 4:30 pm hours/week hours; if I like a dog, I go to the adoption
562.570.7387 Sat/Sun: 10 am – 3 canopy and go through their process, but I
pm don’t have to make a future appt – if the dog is
available, I can visit and take home same day
Irvine Animal Care Weekdays: 12 pm 30 The days/times listed are visiting and adoption
Center – 5 pm hours/week hours;
949.724.7740 (closed Tuesdays) If I like a dog, I go to the front office and fill
Weekends: 11 am – out an interest form and interaction waiver and
4 pm as long as they have appts available (they said
some days they are really busy), I can see
usually up to two dogs and possibly take one
home that day
Laguna Beach Daily 11 am – 4 pm 35 The days/times listed are visiting and adoption
Animal Shelter hours/week hours; If I like a dog, I fill out an app, visit the
949.497.3552 dog, and apps are screened (re: dog’s needs,
children in the home, other animals in the
home, need for a fence, etc.) and I’m contacted
within a week or two if I’m approved for that
dog.
LA County Shelters M – Sat: 11 am – 5 36 The days/time listed are viewing and adoption;
(x7) pm hours/week I can show up without an appointment* and
562.940.6898 walk through at any of their centers; if I like a
dog, I go to the front office and I can visit if
the dog is available (their site talks about
“ready to go home” dogs – dogs that are fixed
and have been to play group at least once for
dogs over 35 pounds)
*website says need appt; by phone they said no
appt
LA City Shelters T – F: 8 am – 5 pm 48 The days/times listed are when they are open
(x6) Sat/Sun: 11 am – 5 hours/week for walk-thru and adoption without
888.452.7381 pm appointments; if I like a dog, I can see them
Closed Mondays without an appt and take them home same-day,
if they are available (fixed)
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