Find Your Furr-ever Friend at the Irvine Animal Care Center

5/6/2008

Join the Irvine Animal Care Center for a special open house on Saturday, May 10 from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. in celebration of its 26th anniversary. The open house features pet-related vendors, a silent auction, pet toy sale, food, raffle and a chance to leave your "mark" at the Center by purchasing and designing a commemorative tile to be displayed in the shelter’s front office. 

IACC is also offering discounts on adoption fees for dogs, cats, and rabbits during the event!  All shelter pets are spayed or neutered prior to adoption, micro chipped, vaccinated, de-wormed, and treated for fleas. Cat and dog adoptions also include a free five-pound bag of Science Diet pet food and rabbit adoptions include a copy of the House Rabbit Society’s How To Live With an Urban Rabbit book and a bag of hay. This is an excellent opportunity to find your new furr-ever friend and support shelter animals.  

All proceeds benefit Irvine’s homeless pet population by providing needed supplies including bedding, toys and treats while the animals await adoption into a loving home or are reunited with their original owner.  

Named 2007 Shelter of the Year at Purina’s Pro Plan’s 53rd Annual Show Dogs of the Year Awards, the IACC is the largest pro-humane animal shelter in Orange County, and receives around 4,000 animals each year.  The shelter received the award based on their disaster relief efforts during the Southern California wildfires last fall. 

Located in a beautiful, five-acre park-like facility, the IACC prides itself on replicating family life for shelter pets temporarily in its care.  Each pet enjoys a daily routine of playtime, socialization and exercise and receives high-quality pet food provided by Science Diet.  The shelter is also home to 14 farm-yard animals, including two goats, three pigs and nine chickens.  The farm-yard animals, previously utilized for humane education, enjoy a comfortable environment in their retirement years. For more information, visit www.irvineshelter.org or call (949) 724-7740.