OC Shelter Partners

13/07/2024

We told you this in 2021. OCAC critically understaffed and dogs not being fed as per industry standards.

https://patch.com/california/orange-county/oc-animal-care-cutting-back-dog-feeding-nodx?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=share&fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR375yDk33WOyhWymPdbVTNJZkwhFzkZ81IiElCSEnbM2Id58FuCWEYWyvc_aem_dI-WAZbtWuoKyOid5zE3iw

One of your neighbors posted in Neighbor News. Click through to read what they have to say. (The views expressed in this post are the author’s own.)

03/07/2024

The 4th of July is a very challenging day for pets and their families. Make sure to lock your gates, close your windows and create a safe environment!

12/05/2024

🐾 ❤️ click the first picture and scroll.

17/03/2024

There’s another reason why March 17th is a very special day. You see, March 17th is the feast day of one very special saint, who is often overlooked by the history books. Her name is Saint Gertrude of Nivelles, and she’s the Patron Saint of cats! 🐾 ❤️ 🐈

14/02/2024

Happy Valentine’s Day to all of the fuzzy, furry, feathery and scaly! ❤️🐾

22/01/2024

Please share this video to support Senator Janet Nguyen. We have been begging someone to make a surprise visit to OC Animal Care and she did it! She saw their deception first hand.

https://fb.watch/pKA42-mFez/?mibextid=cr9u03

11/01/2024

Here’s the Orange County Register opinion article written by Senator Nguyen regarding OC Animal Care and the lack of action by the OC Board of Supervisors.

I will be looking into ways to hold the animal shelter accountable to the citizens that pay the salaries of its managers and fund care for the unfortunate animals who are housed there.

10/01/2024

So OC Supervisor Don Wagner is at it again with the shelter.

Recently Senator Janet Nguyen was interviewed on KFI by The John Kobylt Show (formerly John and Ken Show Listeners) She was criticizing OC Animal Care for their horrific administration of the shelter. She had facts. She had photos.

Then Don Wagner from the OC Board of Supervisors decides to go on KFI last night to lie about OCAC some more, and to inpugn Senator Nguyen.

Don, before we get into all of the untruths you spewed, please explain this to me. You said you had no knowledge of the animals depicted in the pictures Senator Nguyen had. These were pictures of greivously injured animals in the animal shelter you oversee. One of these animals died slowly, over the course of several days in a pool of his own blood. Why would you not know about this? Why is no one looking at this? Even with 24 hours time before you went on KFI to question Senator Nguyen's integrity, you didn't take the time to find out how this ONE dog died. You know why you didn't? Because you don't care.

Ok. Let's get into it.

1. Don Wagner states that the lawsuit was dismissed and was all in favor of the shelter. No Don it wasn't. The Pro Bono attorney's resigned and the lawsuit was pulled.

2. You wondered why Senator Nguyen didn't reach out to you? She didn't need to. She has the OC Grand Jury report. You know, the report that agrees with everything us "activists" have been saying since 2020?

3. You said the shelter has invited in all the legislators. We know that the shelter spent more labor dollars the week before the Foley visits than in over a year. Yes Don, they were cleaning. (Yes we are going to do Public Records Requests because we bring receipts Don)

4. We are also going to do Public Records request for the veterinarian's on site hours. You said vets are always on call which is a new bit of information for us. Pretty sure you made that one up on the fly Don. Good one, though Don. 👍

5. You said that animals come into the shelter in terrible shape and it falls on the shelter, OCCR, and the Board of Superviors to take care of them...SO DO IT. Leaving them suffering in a cage is not ok Don. (Read back on my posts to 2020 documenting a kitten who FELL out of a cage at the shelter and broke her hip. She sat in the cage for 9 days with medication only documented 3 times. Did you see that email Don? This is not new behavior for the administration)

6. Don says that the cages are clean. No Don. They aren't. We have been posting pics of filthy cages, empty water bowls, disgusting litter boxes and just plain filth since 2020. We know that it is physically impossible for the kennel attendants to keep up. The shelter is administration heavy and the line level employees are overworked, and the shelter is filthy. That is why OCAC is closed Don.

7. I can barely bring myself to address the shelter stats lie again. YOU CANNOT CHANGE STATS Don. They are euthanizing Don. And the only reason the numbers aren't worse is because they aren't accepting cats Don. Math is math folks.

I hope that John Kobylt cut you off because he is as disgusted by this as we are. I am not even going to ask you to do better, Don because we see who you are. You can't do better.

I really hope we aren't disappointed by another politician. Janet Nguyen you have a lot of good people who will fight with you and help to make OCAC worthy of the time, money and care OC residents have put into this once wonderful place. Our hearts have been broken too many times.
You can hear the Don Wagner interview posted in comments.
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Please share. Please.

10/01/2024

So OC Supervisor Don Wagner is at it again with the shelter.

Recently Senator Janet Nguyen was interviewed on KFI by The John Kobylt Show Listeners Page (formerly John and Ken Show Listeners) She was criticizing OC Animal Care for their horrific administration of the shelter. She had facts. She had photos.

Then Don Wagner from the OC Board of Supervisors decides to go on KFI last night to lie about OCAC some more, and to inpugn Senator Nguyen.

Don, before we get into all of the untruths you spewed, please explain this to me. You said you had no knowledge of the animals depicted in the pictures Senator Nguyen had. These were pictures of greivously injured animals in the animal shelter you oversee. One of these animals died slowly, over the course of several days in a pool of his own blood. Why would you not know about this? Why is no one looking at this? Even with 24 hours time before you went on KFI to question Senator Nguyen's integrity, you didn't take the time to find out how this ONE dog died. You know why you didn't? Because you don't care.

Ok. Let's get into it.

1. Don Wagner states that the lawsuit was dismissed and was all in favor of the shelter. No Don it wasn't. The Pro Bono attorney's resigned and the lawsuit was pulled.

2. You wondered why Senator Nguyen didn't reach out to you? She didn't need to. She has the OC Grand Jury report. You know, the report that agrees with everything us "activists" have been saying since 2020?

3. You said the shelter has invited in all the legislators. We know that the shelter spent more labor dollars the week before the Foley visits than in over a year. Yes Don, they were cleaning. (Yes we are going to do Public Records Requests because we bring receipts Don)

4. We are also going to do Public Records request for the veterinarian's on site hours. You said vets are always on call which is a new bit of information for us. Pretty sure you made that one up on the fly Don. Good one, though Don. 👍

5. You said that animals come into the shelter in terrible shape and it falls on the shelter, OCCR, and the Board of Superviors to take care of them...SO DO IT. Leaving them suffering in a cage is not ok Don. (Read back on my posts to 2020 documenting a kitten who FELL out of a cage at the shelter and broke her hip. She sat in the cage for 9 days with medication only documented 3 times. Did you see that email Don? This is not new behavior for the administration)

6. Don says that the cages are clean. No Don. They aren't. We have been posting pics of filthy cages, empty water bowls, disgusting litter boxes and just plain filth since 2020. We know that it is physically impossible for the kennel attendants to keep up. The shelter is administration heavy and the line level employees are overworked, and the shelter is filthy. That is why OCAC is closed Don.

7. I can barely bring myself to address the shelter stats lie again. YOU CANNOT CHANGE STATS Don. They are euthanizing Don. And the only reason the numbers aren't worse is because they aren't accepting cats Don. Math is math folks.

I hope that John Kobylt cut you off because he is as disgusted by this as we are. I am not even going to ask you to do better, Don because we see who you are. You can't do better.

I really hope we aren't disappointed by another politician. Janet Nguyen you have a lot of good people who will fight with you and help to make OCAC worthy of the time, money and care OC residents have put into this once wonderful place. Our hearts have been broken too many times.
You can hear the Don Wagner interview posted in comments.
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Please share. Please.

OC Shelter Partners is a Shelter Intervention Team. We help keep pet families stay together.

06/01/2024

There were better outcomes available for many of these dogs. OC Animal Care could do better. This is shameful.

https://fb.watch/ppspyBL7Q7/?mibextid=Nif5oz

23/12/2023

Today we get to play Santa to some of our unhomed friends.
First stop-Rosie and Radar and because of your generous donations we got to spoil them! Can't wait to give it to her!

19/12/2023

One of our favorite foster families found these two very sick babies outside. They were begging for help, with their faces all scabbed over. Knowing full well it was probably contagious, they brought them home.
Ebony and Starr had their first vet visit and we found out they had a severe flea infestation, anemia and scabies. Ugh.
Scabies is extremely contagious and zoonotic, so they are in quarantine and treatment, with their next vet visit in a week.
Although we never stopped helping, we did stop asking for help for awhile, but we have realized that without help, we cannot help as many.
So if you can help with expenses and treatment for these babies it would be much appreciated. They will be in treatment and quarantine for at least 4 weeks.
www.paypal.me/ocshelterpartners
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12/12/2023

This is Radar. He is 8 years old. His Momma is Rosie. Rosie grew up in foster care and group homes and managed to keep Radar with her all these years. Recently Rosie turned 18 and aged out of the system, giving her no place to live. Because Radar is her only family, Rosie fought hard to keep Radar with her. As an 18 year old, I cannot imagine being all alone in the world. Rosie has proven to be a remarkable person who has survived so much.
Radar is sick. He has an appointment at our vet at 330 today. We are hoping to get some help paying for his vet bills, and maybe some extra to give Rosie and Radar some help, and a holiday.
While I was talking to Rosie, I asked her what she does on Christmas. She told me that she and Radar usually walk to a free holiday dinner event, but it is really just like any other day for them. That broke my heart. I think Rosie and Radar could use a holiday. Can we show them that there is more good than bad?
Venmo--partners
www.paypal.me/ocshelterpartners

23/11/2023

10/11/2023

Saluting the brave hearts with pride and respect all the way - Unknown

31/10/2023

Jack is lost in Huntington Beach area. We think a good Samaritan may have picked him up. He is 11 years old and has been with his Dad his entire life. Dad is worried sick. Please share so we can reunite this family.

21/10/2023

Just when you thought OC Animal Care couldn't get any worse...buckle up for this one.

Staff from OC Animal Care sent emails to Southern California Herpetology (snakes) Association asking if they could take/pull some of the little animals from OC Animal Care. We are talking about bunnies, guinea pigs, hamsters, rats and some fowl. Pets.
In the last year, OCAC has transferred over 800 small animals to this snake group.
I searched the snake group looking for ANY mention of small animals up for adoption, or any mention at all of these small babies on their social media and I can find nothing since 2022 when they posted the had 20ish animals needing homes.
I know that OCAC staff is going to tell us that these babies went to other rescues. We know that approximately 20 went to Tanaka Farms because the transporter for the snake group was trying to save them. We also know that OCAC staff is trying to get pictures of these 20 so that they can show that they did not indeed give these little babies to a snake group. But they did. In huge numbers.

For reference, Mission Viejo Animal Services, with a service area of 200,000 people, adopted out 26 rabbits in 2022 and 43 other small animals, including birds, reptiles, hamsters and guinea pigs. 69 small animals adopted in an entire year. SO WHERE ARE THE 800 small animals? They aren't listed for adoption anywhere that we can find..
Below you will see copies of the emails that OCAC staff sent. You will see the transfer lists.

You will also see pictures of Sherlock and Savannah. Sweet little guinea pig brother and sister. Why are they significant? Because their owner loved them very much but was ill and going into the hospital. Sherlock and Savannah were surrendured to OCAC and the surrender fees were paid for by . (paperwork attached)
You will also see the transfers for Sherlock and Savannah when OCAC transferred these beloved babies to the snake rescue.
So somebody tell me. Where are these little fluffies? Where are Sherlock and Savannah?

Please share so we can find these babies.

**edit. I am having a hard time attaching all the documents. I am trying**

02/09/2023

OCAC deemed him healthy enough to neuter, and then 3 days later decided he didn't have much worth due to his skin infection...likely due to the crappy food they feed. So, he dies tomorrow. We don't get many likes, shares or comments on these kind of posts, but he needs it, desperately. Please help save yet another baby who is going to be euthanized at OCAC for a TREATABLE condition.

https://fb.watch/mP4FhtNltg/?mibextid=cr9u03

07/08/2023

OC Animal Care is falsifying their numbers. We know they aren't tracking the animals correctly. We told you we know they aren't because we know that kitten fosters have placed kittens in homes and never heard from the shelter. Yes, foster kittens were given away and the shelter never followed up with fosters. Now, it looks like they are falsifying numbers. Is anyone paying attention?

OCAC appears to have fabricated the only 2023 animal statistics it has published so far. We effectively know nothing about current animal intakes, outcomes, or kill rates. What we do know is that their data can’t be trusted. It’s time for the Board of Supervisor to act.

23/07/2023

Yoshi has left the building. Thank you to everyone who helped.

22/07/2023

This is Yoshi. He is stuck at OCAC. His Mom loves him and is dying inside because she can't afford to bail him out. More importantly, Yoshi loves her and only her. She needs 700.00 to get hin out and it goes up every day. If you can help please do. We want to help her get him tomorrow.
www.paypal.me/ocshelterpartners
Venmo@ocshelter-partners

04/07/2023

Happy 4th of July. Keep your pets safe and inside.

25/06/2023

It is late. That is how rescue happens. We got tagged on this baby who was obviously in an Emergency situation. We reached out immediately. Her momma loves her but ER vetting is out of most people's budget, and certainly hers. We couldn't let this baby suffer this egregious and painful condition so we told her to go to the ER. What option did we have?? We know the eye needs to come out. We are looking at several thousand dollars minimum to get her the emergency care she needs. We are waiting for the vet to call to see if we can get a rescue discount and what the bill will be to help this baby. We will definitely need help to help this baby. If you can help-
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paypal.me/ocshelterpartners
Venmo--partners

18/06/2023

Happy Father’s Day to all the pet dad’s!

08/06/2023

For almost 2 years we have been telling you that the shelter was broken.
We told you they were lying about the termination of TNR being a legal issue.
We told you they were lying about the in-shelter bite counts.
We SHOWED you the pictures of the filthy kennels.
We SHOWED you that animals were going weeks without getting out of their kennels for enrichment.
We told you that the line staff was amazing but that morale was at an all-time low.
We told you that the Behavioral committee did not consist of anyone qualified to make euthanasia decisions, nor did they have any guidelines for making these decisions.
We told you they were euthanizing more animals and that it would get worse.
We told you that they had no real desire to work with rescues to save more animals.
But the most important thing we told you is that OCAC ond OCCR administration was LYING.
They lied to the Board of Supervisors. They lied to City Managers and Mayors. They lied to everyone. And they all turned a blind eye to the needless suffering and killing. They told us were we wrong. Overzealous.
But then the Grand Jury came along. They can't lie to them, so they just flatly denied some requests for information. OC General Counsel just flatly refused to communicate with the Grand Jury.
But the Grand Jury didn't give up, and you know what????
WE WERE RIGHT! They found it all true.
OCAC is failing Orange County. OCCR is covering it up.
The fact that County Counsel just completely failed to assist the Grand Jury is very concerning to me. Is it much worse than we know? What are they protecting themselves from? How can they legally decline to answer to the Orange County Grand Jury?
Perhaps the most troubling part of all of this is the fact that, given this concrete evidence that they are failing, instead of jumping on board and trying to start fixing the wrongs, the new interim director DOUBLED DOWN. She sent out an email to the people they report to with some more information about how great they are doing. What? Did she read the report?
She just got the job. She could have communicated a fresh start. A new day. Changes. Partnerships. Better policies. Open doors. But no. She doubled down on the carnival of lies and deception. So unfortunate.
Here it is. Read it for yourself. And thank the Grand Jury. Thank you to the OC Grand Jury for exposing the truth, again.
Please share.

29/05/2023

Memorial Day. Remember and Honor.

22/05/2023

Last chance for Prince and Bowie. Our little guys go into boarding tomorrow. Need a foster.

16/05/2023

Prince and Bowie are looking for a home or a temporary foster. These 2-3 year old very bonded Mini Pin boys are so sweet and gentle. Please contact us at [email protected] if you’re interested.

14/05/2023

Happy Mother’s Day to the mom’s of the fluffy, fuzzy, feathery and scaly! Life just wouldn’t be the same without your love. ❤️🐾

12/05/2023

We really need a new foster for these cute little guys! Please share.