Animal Services

🐾 Meet Our Puppies at Pet-a-Palooza! 🐾

Come meet Abby, Ally, Adam, and Dana at the Pet-a-Palooza Night Market! 🐶💙 These adorable puppies will be at the Mission Viejo Animal Services booth, hoping to make a special connection with their future families.

Dogs, like fine wine, only get better with age.

Meet Echo, a charming 5-year-old domestic short-haired cat. Echo arrived as a stray at the Mission Viejo Animal Services Center, so his history is a mystery, but his eyes reveal a sweet, old soul. 

Having an old soul doesn’t mean weakness; rather, it reflects a gentle, patient, kind, and tender nature. While he may take some time to warm up, once he feels safe and comfortable with you, his affectionate and loving personality truly shines. You’ll know he’s content by his gentle purring and his big paws kneading away as if making biscuits. 

Through the end of this month, all cats and kittens at the Mission Viejo Animal Services Center are only $20 each for approved adopters. 

With kitten season underway, the shelter’s kitten room and cattery are full of adorable, friendly, sweet and loving feline friends that are waiting for their forever homes. If you have been thinking about adding a new furry family member to your home, now is the time. 

With Fourth of July festivities on tap, Mission Viejo Animal Services is once again emphasizing the importance of holiday preparation for pets.

The shelter is teaming up with other Orange County animal shelters to encourage pet owners to prepare ahead of the festivities. July 4th is one of the highest intake days for animal shelters due to fireworks celebrations, which create loud noises and unfamiliar activity. Pet owners are urged to be prepared before festivities begin.

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In honor of June’s designation of National Foster-a-Pet Month, the Mission Viejo Animal Services Center is seeking dedicated individuals to foster homeless pets in need, particularly a puppy whose leg will have to be amputated. 

A local family is trying to raise awareness about a serious canine disease after their beloved dog Otis died suddenly from kidney failure caused by Leptospirosis. 

Otis was a healthy, happy, playful and full-of-life 4-year-old Border Collie rescue. His family called him “The Guardian of El Ferrol” for his loyal, protective watch over their street. The moment his behavior changed and he stopped barking at delivery trucks, his family immediately sought veterinary care. 

Artist Chris Trisnan of CT Designs has completed a second mural at the Mission Viejo Animal Services Center. Located on the exterior of the rabbit building, the mural features an adorable lop-eared bunny, black-and-white Dutch bunny, and acute guinea pig, all set against the dramatic backdrop of Saddleback Mountain and Lake Mission Viejo.  Additionally, one of the interior walls in the room has been adorned with whimsical flowers.