Open up The OC Shelter

06/02/2025

05/31/2025

https://voiceofoc.org/2025/05/lamirande-oc-animal-care-must-implement-existing-strategic-plan-to-end-the-killing-of-adoptable-treatable-dogs/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=jetpack_social&fbclid=IwQ0xDSwKnQAFleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHsVh7pyXqJJG0T5Y2Sr_Et0DyNhzxieMq3KcVk56d00bht9JZMfx8-jvw_r9_aem_7ooNyeqRXvLhCyDc-8x3ow

I am writing to strongly urge the implementation of the existing Strategic Plan at Orange County Animal Care (OCAC). This will address and ultimately end the needless killing of adoptable/treatable dogs.

05/14/2025

Sharing “The follong is a piece by OC Shelter (OCAC) Advocate
Michael Mavrovouniotis:

How OCAC Spends Money

(a)
OC Animal Care just created two new management positions:
Community Outreach and Liaison Manager
Communications Manager
Let’s see if they hire enough Animal Care Attendants. If they don’t, we’ll know where the money went instead.
Regardless, these positions are open. Please spread the word and ask qualified candidates to apply!

(b)
On the May 20 BOS agenda, item 5 is the landscaping contract for OC Animal Care & the libraries:
http://cams.ocgov.com/Web_Publisher/agenda05_20_2025.htm

I don’t know whose fault it is, the contractor’s or OCCR’s, but the shelter play yards have deteriorated badly in 2022-2024. The decrepit yards send a negative signal to staff and volunteers, whom the shelter needs to recruit and retain. Staff and volunteers perceive the yards as an indicator of systemic mismanagement. (Some yard problems also pose safety risks.)

Most of the shelter's grass yards used to be visible from public walkways. Beginning in the Spring of 2020 (the COVID outbreak), the shelter blocked public access to some areas, and these yards remain invisible to the public. This may be the reason for the neglect. You can look at the “Before” and “After” photos in Karen Vaughn’s piece.

You can submit public comment to ask the county to deliver results on this contract.
Click here to send Public Comment

My comment: Yes OCAC is at it again adding more administrative positions at the tune of 100k+.
While the Animal Care Attentdents are dangerously under staffed (19 vs 26 per shifts of 2). Please read volunteer letter to Board of Supervisotes pleading for more help for the animals.
https://app.box.com/s/hf4zwdgzbbfuu0ov01n2op5jms62hrsf

Please join our advocacy team to reform this shelter of terrors: OCShelter.com

Voice of OC: The Board Took Positive Steps for the OC Animal Shelter, NOW Let’s Block the Bureaucracy’s Plan to Lower Standards Significant Progress! Nguyen approves Animal shelter reforms Supervisors approve operational changes at OC Animal Care, including expanded public hours Orange County’...

05/07/2025

Any Animal Advocates and Animal Lovers Out There?

I know I’ve seen so many of you speak up for animals, share stories, and raise awareness—but now I need your help more than ever.

We have a petition to end euthanasia in California shelters, and as of today, we only have 234 signatures.

Our goal is 10,001. That means we still have a long way to go—but with your help, we can get there.

“NO” donations are needed.

After you sign, the website might ask you for a donation and that’s NOT for our petition, it’s just for the platform hosting it, and it’s completely optional.

What we really need is your signature and your voice.

Please take one minute to sign and share.

Every signature matters.

Every life matters.

Let’s stand together for the animals who have no voice.

Please sign and share as far and wide as possible, thank you 🙏🏻

STOP ANIMALS EUTHANASIA IN CALIFORNIA 🛑 End of euthanasia Implement TNR and Transparency

04/27/2025

Yeah for Riverside Animal Services!
Open 6 days a week and one evening. That is the way to save lives.
Supervisor Perez is a super star for the animals.
In October the shelter hired an outside consultant to help with their shelter reform.
Please call or message your OC Supervisors to say OC Animal Care needs to engage outside help and implement the current Strategic Plan to help the animals. For more info please go to our advocate website:OCShelter.com.

04/25/2025

Sharing “DEMAND JUSTICE FOR INNOCENT CATS!

Serial cat killer active in Orange County, CA arrested, but already out on bail!

Contact Todd Spitzer, OC DA

Here’s a concise and serious message you can send to District Attorney Todd Spitzer’s office or post publicly:

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Subject: Demand Accountability for Released Animal Cruelty Suspect – Alejandro Oliveras (Inmate #3361175)

Dear District Attorney Spitzer,

I am writing as a concerned citizen regarding the release on bail of Alejandro Oliveras (Inmate #3361175), who is reportedly facing charges related to the brutal killing of cats in Santa Ana.

This is not just an act of animal cruelty — it is a clear public safety issue. Research and law enforcement agencies agree: individuals who commit acts of violence against animals are at a significantly higher risk of escalating to violence against humans.

Why was this individual granted bail? What steps are being taken to monitor him and ensure the safety of the community — both human and animal?

We demand:
• An immediate review of this case and bail decision
• Transparency from your office about charges, monitoring, and next steps
• Strong prosecution and maximum penalties for this kind of violent offense

Please uphold your duty to protect the public and take this threat seriously.

Sincerely,
[Your Name]
[Your City, e.g., Santa Ana Resident / Concerned Citizen of Orange County]

Also.


Why was Alejandro Oliveras (Inmate #3361175) — a suspect in the brutal killing of cats in Santa Ana — released on bail?

This isn’t just animal cruelty. It’s a red flag for deeper violence. The community deserves answers:
• Why was bail granted?
• Is he being monitored?
• Will your office pursue the strongest possible charges?

We demand transparency and accountability. Animal abuse is violence — and it endangers everyone.

04/25/2025

As a result of the vote at the Board of Supervisors, OCAC is hiring Animal Care Attendants. Please share the posting on social media and encourage qualified candidates to apply!

ANIMAL CARE ATTENDANT OPEN TO THE PUBLIC This recruitment is being held to establish an open eligible list to fill current and future Animal Care Attendant vacancies within OC Animal Care. The eligible list may also be used to fill positions in similar and/or lower-level classifications throug...

04/22/2025

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1081961127405854&id=100067759316841&mibextid=wwXIfr

It's graphic video enough to make any animal lover sick. A man caught on camera slamming a dog to the ground on a Long Beach street before kicking and dragging the poor pooch. Now, PETA is offering a reward to find the animal abuser, and the dog that they believe is likely injured. Eyewitness News reporter Leanne Suter is live with the desperate search. Tonight at 11 from ABC7. https://abc7.la/3YFleay

04/17/2025

Monica’s continued abysmal failures - the oc board of supervisors need to fire her asap and a prof animal welfare org should be embedded to reform the shelter. It is clear the same bad management continues