Animal Services
Keep Your Pets Safe from Heat Danger
Summer heat is nothing new to Floridians, but it is important to remember that high temperatures can be extremely dangerous, and even fatal, for...
Fostering Furbabies is a Calling For Orange County Resident Beth Otto
Although she’s fostered more than 900 abandoned cats and kittens since 2009, Beth Otto admits she wasn’t always a cat lover. “I actually come...
Orange County Animal Services Honored as Outstanding Agency of the Year
Peers voted for OCAS Statewide Recognition Orange County Animal Services has been named the Outstanding Agency of the Year from the Florida Animal Protection...
Orange County Animal Services Initiates New Program That Keeps More Pets in Homes
In early September, Orange County Animal Services had to move quickly when a canine pneumovirus case was found in a shelter dog. In order...
A Community Crisis: Orange County Animal Services Faces Spike in Pet Surrenders
Orange County Animal Services (OCAS) is dealing with a high number of animal surrenders, primarily related to rising housing costs and other economic factors....
Orange County Animal Services to Hold Second Pet Food Giveaway
Drive-thru Aimed at Residents Impacted by COVID-19 Orange County Animal Services is preparing to make available more than three tons of FREE pet food...
Orange County Animal Services Seeks Forever Home for Tonka
Tonka (A450668) was surrendered to Orange County Animal Services on April 15, 2020. Since then, he has been adopted and returned twice, through no...
Community Cuddles: Orange County Animal Services Sees Record Live Release Rate in 2020
Orange County Animal Services has had a record live release rate for fiscal year 2020, the most in over half a century. With 6,436...
Orange County Animal Services Houses Dog for More Than 200 Days, Seeks an Adopter for Rocket
Rocket (A447954) was first impounded at Orange County Animal Services on February 13, 2020. The dog, a 2-year-old medium-sized fawn male, has now spent...