Throughout a period of one-year, OC Animal Care takes in more than 30,000 stray, abandoned, and unwanted dogs, cats, bunnies, and other animals including exotic birds and reptiles. Most of the people who abandon their pets do so because they are not able to care for them due to medical conditions the pet may develop and/or special care that the pet needs such as special diet and administering medications. Animals, like humans, have illnesses and conditions that scare people away from the ownership of that pet. These reasons are why our group decided to promote pet adoption from animal shelters and rescues vs. buying a pet from a breeder.
One of our group members experienced the battle with the medical issues her kitten had when she adopted a homeless (stray) three-month old kitten. The kitten's name is Love and she is two years old now. She is an indoor only pet. When she first arrived to the group member's home, Love had allergies to regular cat food, fungal skin disease (ringworm), dry eye condition, conjunctivitis, tapeworms and some other issues. With the loving care and persistence of her owner, Love is now a happy young cat who turned out to be the best roommate and cuddle buddy.
With that said, adopting a pet is not always cute and furry. It takes commitment and time in case the pet needs medical attention or any other special treatments such as a special diet. However, giving a pet a loving home, that is adopting a pet from shelters or rescues, is the most rewarding move someone can make. In most cases, the person adopting also saves that pet's life from being euthanized. As we mentioned above, OC Animal Care receives approximately 30,000 animals a year. If one household takes in one animal during that year, most likely all of those animals would have loving homes and would still be ALIVE.
The link below shows the accumulated statistics of the OC Animal Care for the year of 2013:
Our hearts break when we see the cat euthanasia rate of 50% for the year! Like we mentioned above, Love is the best cuddle buddy and can be called self trained service cat who keeps the home of our group member happy with her loving and affectionate personality.
The link below takes you to the adoptable pets page of OC Animal Care:
Below link will guide you to the "4 Easy Steps" to adoption from OC Animal Care:
http://media.ocgov.com/gov/
In case you are not ready to befriend one of the furry or exotic friends, the link below is for OC Animal Care donation page where every penny goes to a GOOD CAUSE:
http://media.ocgov.com/gov/
In case you are not ready to befriend one of the furry or exotic friends, the link below is for OC Animal Care donation page where every penny goes to a GOOD CAUSE:
http://media.ocgov.com/gov/
Meet Clarice!!!!!!
Clarice is a 10 year old female feline who has been selected to be a pet of the week at the OC Animal Care by its volunteers. She has some issues which their veterinarian is currently treating. According to the volunteers, she is very affectionate and lovable. All she wants is someone to "cuddle up with on the couch and spend some quality time".
YOU CAN BE THE ONE TO GIVE CLARICE A LOVING HOME!
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