Mission Viejo

You must have heard, read and seen a lot about the small suburban city of Mission Viejo. Located in the serene environment of the southern Orange County of California, Mission Viejo has much more to offer than just picturesque locales. Today, I’m going to introduce you to a very different and humane face of the city through the Mission Viejo Animal Shelter.

Mission Viejo known for its famous Golf Courses also bears the responsibility of providing shelters for stray animals. Mission Viejo Animal Shelter which is taken care by City of Mission Viejo Animal Services Center is a very humane animal shelter for stray animals, which are kept here, nourished and taken care of; till they are reunited with their owners or are adopted by some kind owner.
Mission Viejo Animal Shelter follows a few regulations in case of stray animals and their adoption program. Stray animals brought to the shelter are kept for a minimum of 4 days awaiting redemption from their owner. Mission Viejo Animal Shelter offers anyone willing to adopt an animal with the adoption program that includes the screening and review of an individual adoption application. This is to ensure responsible and long term homes for the animals in the respective owner’s care.
So, if you are contemplating adopting an animal, and support the mission undertaken by Mission Viejo Animal Shelter; your first step would be to select the breed of dog or cat according to you and your family’s preferences. Since hundreds of thousands of homeless stray animals are rescued and given shelter in Mission Viejo Animal Shelter, it is imperative that you choose the right animal after doing due research on the breed and age you would prefer.
All stray animals that are either rescued or picked up as ‘strayed’ animal are provided quality animal care at Mission Viejo Animal Shelter. The operations and services of Mission Viejo Animal Services Center is available in Mission Viejo and Laguna Niguel. The purpose behind the holding period of 4 days for a stray animal before being handed over for adoption is to give an opportunity to the owners, to search and look out for them in Mission Viejo Animal Shelter.
The services offered by Mission Viejo Animal Shelter includes providing quarantines of animals involved in bites to humans, rabies control, rescue of stray animals followed by adoption of shelter animals to responsible owners.

Mission Viejo Animal Shelter also offers services like protection of public health against contagious, infectious, or communicable animal diseases; enforcement of local and state laws by patrol of public streets and parks to attending emergency calls 24 hours a day. There are opportunities like Animal Licensing, shelter tours and also opportunities for animal lovers above 18 years to offer volunteer services.
Mission Viejo Animal Shelter has also made an honest effort to reach out to the community by providing education on humane animal care, wildlife concerns and shelter operations through Community Outreach Presentations. Besides this, there is Owner Relinquishment Program and popular programs like Annual Dog Walk.