TEMPORARY SHELTERS AVAILABLE FOR ANIMALS

Thursday, December 6, 2007

TEMPORARY SHELTERS AVAILABLE FOR ANIMALS

ORANGE COUNTY OPERATIONAL AREA
EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

PRESS RELEASE # 2
Date: December 6, 2007
Time: 1220
TEMPORARY SHELTERS AVAILABLE FOR
ANIMALS EVACUATED FROM THE CANYONS
Orange County Animal Care Services (ACS) will accept domestic animals from the
evacuated areas at the Orange County Animal Care Center, 561 The City Drive in Orange.

Animal owners are asked to bring identification, vet information, and any special foods or
medicines along with their animals in order to ensure their animals receive appropriate care
and they can be reunited with their animals when the evacuation is over.

General information about Orange County Animal Care Services is available on their
website at www.ocpetinfo.com or by calling (714) 935-6848.

The Orange County Fairgrounds has the capacity for up to 100 head of livestock.
Residents who need to evacuate large animals and livestock are directed to go to Gate 5 at
the Orange County Fairgrounds.
Livestock, other than horses, will also be sheltered at Orange High School, 525 N. Shaffer
St., Orange.
General information about Orange County Animal Care Services is available on their
website at www.ocpetinfo.com or by calling (714) 935-6848.

The Silverado Library will close at 5 p.m. today rather than at 6 p.m. due to the mandatory
evacuation. It is closed, as always, on Friday. No decision has been made on whether to
reopen on Saturday

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