COUNTY OF ORANGE – HEALTH CARE AGENCY PRESS RELEASE
For Immediate Release: September 14, 2011
Contact: Deanne Thompson, 714-834-2178
Endemic Typhus Cases Reported in Orange County
(Santa Ana) – Endemic (flea-borne) typhus, an illness that prior to 2006 was considered rare in Orange County, continues to occur with five confirmed or probable endemic typhus cases reported to the [...]
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Flea-borne Typhus cases reported in Orange County
Posted by Admin on September 14th, 2011
Posted in Health and Medical, Orange County, pets, Santa Ana 
Tags: endemic, fleas, health department, illness, Orange County, outbreak, typhus 
No Comments »Free animal adoptions for U.S. Armed Forces members on May 28
Posted by Admin on May 24th, 2011
[ May 28, 2011; 10:00 am to 2:00 pm. ]
Orange County Animal Care and Keystone CPA, Inc., would like to honor and say thank you to our dedicated men and women in the U.S. Armed Services by providing them with free adoptions during the Animals for Armed Forces event on May 28, from 10 am to 2 pm, at O.C. Animal Care, located at [...]
Posted in Entertainment, Military, Orange, Orange County, pets, Veterans Tags: air force, animals for armed forces, army, coast guard, marines, national guard, navy, oc animal care, Orange, pet adoptions No Comments »PETA activists complain at Mayor Pulido’s house about elephant rides
Posted by Admin on April 12th, 2011
A bunch of PETA activists showed up at Santa Ana Mayor Miguel Pulido’s house on Monday, to protest the fact that elephant rides are sometimes offered at the Santa Ana Zoo.
I am told that a lot of SAPD units were on the scene, at Pulido’s Floral Park home.
Here is PETA’s latest press release regarding their [...]
Posted in Civic Affairs, mayor miguel pulido, Parks and Recreation, pets, Politics, Santa Ana Tags: elephants, miguel pulido, peta, protest, Santa Ana Zoo 2 Comments »Wild things and animals of prey, at the Santa Ana Libraries on March 15, 16
Posted by Admin on March 10th, 2011
[ March 15, 2011; 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm. March 16, 2011; 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm. ]
Special Program at the Santa Ana Public Library: Wild Things and Animals of Prey!
Come and feel the magic of the rainforest and the desert with spectacular animals, including a python, turtles, and much more!
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
Main Library @ 6:30 p.m.
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
Newhope Library @ 4:00 p.m.
March 2011 Youth Services Calendar
Upcoming Events
Posted in Civic Affairs, Entertainment, Literature, Nature, Parks and Recreation, pets, Santa Ana, Youth Tags: animals of prey, desert, public libraries, python, rainforest, Santa Ana, turtles, wild things No Comments »Obama’s pardoned turkeys to end up at the Santa Ana Zoo
Posted by Admin on November 26th, 2010
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – November 24, 2010
Contact: Cathi Decker
FOSAZ Executive Director
(714)953-8555 x11
cdecker@fosaz.org
UNPARDONED TURKEYS GET SECOND CHANCE AT THE SANTA ANA ZOO!
The Santa Ana Zoo in Prentice Park is pleased to announce the pending arrival of two unpardoned Presidential Turkeys raised by Foster Farms. These two lucky fellows not only escaped a “delicious fate” of not [...]
Posted in Federal Government, Nature, pets, Santa Ana Tags: barack obama, pardoned turkeys, Santa Ana, Santa Ana Zoo No Comments »PETA opposes elephant rides at the Santa Ana Zoo, so why not ride a burro?
Posted by Admin on November 22nd, 2010
The People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) has been opposed to elephant rides at zoos for many years. The only zoo in Southern California that allows elephant rides is the Santa Ana Zoo. Now PETA has ramped up the pressure, targeting our Mayor, Miguel Pulido.
Last week, PETA raised the stakes by enlisting stage performer [...]
Fall Pet Days event coming to OC Marketplace this weekend
Posted by Admin on November 5th, 2010
The Third Annual Fall Pet Days event is coming to Costa Mesa this weekend, at the Orange County Marketplace, on Nov. 6 and 7, from 7 am to 4 pm. The event will include:
Adoptions
Training Tips
Guest Speakers
Demonstrations
Pet Wellness Information
Spay & Neuter Information
Animal Welfare Education
Holiday Pet Safety Tips
Pet-Related Vendors
Pet Days Rescue Groups:
The Ark of San Juan Companion [...]
Posted in Costa Mesa, Entertainment, Orange County, pets, Santa Ana Tags: adoptions, cats, Costa Mesa, coupons, deals, dogs, fall pet days, o.c. marketplace No Comments »Santa Ana’s police department says goodbye to their top police dog, Chris
Posted by Admin on August 25th, 2010
Police dogs are heroes we don’t often take note of. They work as hard, if not harder, as their human counterparts, but they only last about ten years, on duty.
The longest-serving Santa Ana Police dog, Chris, passed away last month, at the age of 12. He worked on the streets for seven years, helping to nab [...]
Posted in Civic Affairs, Crime, pets, Public Safety, Santa Ana Tags: chris, Crime, drugs, gangs, max, mike mccarthy, police dog, santa ana police, sapd No Comments »New OC Animal Care Director Selected
Posted by Admin on May 24th, 2010
PRESS RELEASE, FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: MAY 24, 2010
Contact: Howard Sutter, 714.834.6203, Howard.Sutter@ocgov.com
1770 NORTH BROADWAY • SANTA ANA, CA 92706 • WWW.OCGOV.COM
New OC Animal Care Director Selected
(Santa Ana, CA) – OC Community Resources Director Steve Franks has appointed Ryan Drabek to serve as Director of OC Animal Care.
For the past year, Ryan has served as Interim [...]
Posted in Orange County, pets, Santa Ana Tags: OC Animal Care Director, ryan drabek, Santa Ana No Comments »Only One Week Left for Dog Owners to Take Advantage of License Amnesty Program
Posted by Admin on May 10th, 2010
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 10, 2010
Contact: Ryan Drabek (714) 935-7107 or Katie Ingram (714) 935-6194
Only One Week Left for Dog Owners to Take Advantage of License Amnesty Program
(Orange, – CA) Dog owners living in the 17 cities and unincorporated areas served by OC Animal Care have just one week left to renew their expired licenses with [...]
Posted in Orange, Orange County, pets, Santa Ana Tags: amnesty, dog licenses, Orange, Orange County No Comments »City of Santa Ana waives late fees for unlicensed dogs
Posted by Admin on March 31st, 2010
Sparky already has his dog license!
“Santa Ana Animal Services will waive late fees for dog licenses during a temporary amnesty program through May 15. The city charges $24 annually to license a spayed or neutered dog, $100 for an unfixed dog; late fees are $41,” according to the O.C. Register.
I emailed Santa Ana Police Chief [...]
Posted in Civic Affairs, pets, Public Safety, Santa Ana Tags: chief paul walters, dog license amnesty, Orange County, pets, Santa Ana No Comments »OC Animal Care offers pet owners amnesty for delinquent or unlicensed dogs
Posted by Admin on March 30th, 2010
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 29, 2010
Contact: Ryan Drabek (714) 935-7107 or Katie Ingram (714) 935-6194
OC Animal Care Offers Pet Owners Amnesty for Delinquent or Unlicensed Dogs
(Orange, – CA) On March 2nd, the Orange County Board of Supervisors approved a Dog License Amnesty program. From April 1st – May 15th, dog owners will be able to [...]
Posted in Orange County, pets, Public Safety Tags: dog licenses, oc animal care, Orange, Orange County, pets No Comments »Santa Ana’s Police Department already has a dog park!
Posted by Admin on March 29th, 2010
I didn’t like the idea of converting the Santa Ana Police Department’s (SAPD) police dog training center into a dog park for Santa Ana residents until I spoke today to a former City of Santa Ana employee, who shared with me the history of this beautiful, fenced in field.
According to my friend, the area used [...]
Beloved family dog lost in Park Santiago Neighborhood
Posted by Admin on March 29th, 2010
One of my neighbors in the Santa Ana’s Park Santiago Neighborhood sent me a note yesterday to let me know that his dog has been lost. Below is his note. Please keep an eye out for her!
On Sunday nite between 5-7pm, we lost our dog. We were away and she was not home when we [...]
Santa Ana council candidate Thomas Gordon rejects dog park feasibility study
Posted by Admin on March 24th, 2010
If cost is the issue, the City of Santa Ana could turn the little-used Lawn Bowling Center into a dog park for less than $10K
I was invited to attend tonight’s Santa Ana Parks and Recreation Commission meeting, by the Santa Ana Parks and Recreation Agency’s director, Gerardo Mouet. His staff unveiled their dog park feasibility [...]
