Animal Services is this county’s lost and found pet shelter, taking in approximately 8,000 stray pets annually. It is the agency’s primary goal to reunite lost pets with their families.
Pet owners looking for their lost pets are encouraged to visit our pet portal to identify their missing four-legged friend. Proof of ownership is established via microchip, medical records and/or photographs and is required prior to the release of any animal.
Owners are encouraged to contact the shelter immediately if the pet has been impounded at Animal Services. Reunifications can occur at any point that the shelter is open. Animal Services encourages owners to begin looking for their missing pets as quickly as possible.
Stray hold times are established in the Orange County Code of Ordinances as follows:
- Dogs with identification (collar and tags and/or microchip): 5 calendar days
- Dogs without identification: 3 calendar days
- Cats with identification (collar and tags and/or microchip): 3 calendar days
- Cats without identification: 1 calendar day
- As puppies and kittens under 4 months of age are fragile and vulnerable, they do not have any stray hold.