Animal Services

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...

The Foster Factor: Orange County Animal Services Offers Program for Kittens to be Adoption Ready

For Orange County Animal Services, offering a foster care program that places pets in temporary homes until ready for adoption saves thousands of lives...