Animal Adoption Procedure:

The Orange County Humane Society is a pro-humane shelter where stray animals are cared for until they are reunited with their owners or until they can be placed in new permanent homes. Stray animals that are brought to the Humane Society are held a minimum of 5 full days awaiting redemption by their owner.

The Orange County Humane Society provides an animal adoption program that includes the screening and review of an individual adoption application, to ensure responsible and long term homes for the animals in our care.

The Orange County Humane Society requires all animals to be spayed or neutered prior to being released through adoption.

Orange County Humane Society
21632 Newland Street
Huntington Beach, CA 92646
(714) 536-8480
or
(949) 644-3656

Hours:
Monday - Friday 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Saturday & Sunday 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Most major Holidays - Closed

Current Pet Adoption Fee Schedule:

Adult Dogs:  $130
Puppies:  $150
Adult Cats:  $90
Kittens:  $110

How do I Adopt a Pet?

May we suggest that your first step to adopting any animal should be the selection of the breed of dog or cat that will best suit you and your family needs. It’s always wise to do a little homework first, read books or magazines that give detailed information about the various attributes or deficiencies of the various breeds that are of interest to you.

Once you have narrowed your list of potential breeds and have decided on the approximate age group, you can begin your search for the dog, puppy, cat or kitten that’s just right for you.

Hundreds of thousands of homeless animals find their way to Animal Shelters across the county. Because of this, we highly recommend that your adoption efforts start at one of these Animal Shelters.

Animal Adoption Application:

The adoption process begins with the completion of an Animal Adoption Application form. Applications can be completed at any time during and after the required stray holding period. NO APPLICATION will be approved for adoption until the animal has been held for the entire stray holding period.