Have you adopted a shelter animal because of Voice of OC’s weekly Pets of the Week article? We’d love to hear from you. Contact Angelina Hicks at ahicks@voiceofoc.org or admin@voiceofoc.org to share your experience.
Gemini
Gemini is a 1-year-old tortoiseshell domestic shorthair cat with a unique coat coloring. She’s been at OC Animal Care in Tustin for about three weeks after entering the shelter as a stray.
She’s currently available for adoption.
Here are Gemini’s details:
- Pet ID: A1959342
- Sex: Female (spayed)
- Age: 1 year
- Weight: 7.2 pounds
- Color: Tortoiseshell (black and orange), white
- Breed: Domestic shorthair
- Intake Date: 5/20/2026
- Intake Jurisdiction: Santa Ana
- Kennel: #C713
Tweety
Tweety has been at the shelter for about a week after she was returned by a previous owner. She’s a 2-year-old, domestic medium-hair tabby cat who’s currently available for adoption.
Here are Tweety’s details:
- Pet ID: A1955797
- Sex: Female (spayed)
- Age: 2 years
- Weight: 7 pounds
- Color: Brown, tabby
- Breed: Domestic medium-hair
- Intake Date: 5/16/2026
- Intake Jurisdiction: Anaheim
- Kennel: #C606
Mei
Mei has been at OC Animal Care in Tustin for just over a month after coming in as a stray. She’s a 2-year-old torbie cat, meaning her coat has the patterning of both a traditional tabby cat and a tortoiseshell cat.
Mei is currently available for adoption.
Here are Mei’s details:
- Pet ID: A1957473
- Sex: Female (spayed)
- Age: 2 years
- Weight: 11.6 pounds
- Color: Torbie
- Breed: Domestic shorthair
- Intake Date: 4/18/2026
- Intake Jurisdiction: San Juan Capistrano
- Kennel: #C616
Chevy
Chevy has been at OC Animal Care for about a week after spending some time outside the shelter with a foster family. Staff notations say he’s a friendly pet who loves attention, sniffing his surroundings, sitting for treats and going on walks.
Notations also say he’s potty trained, great with kids and knows basic commands.
Chevy is currently available for adoption, and he’s also eligible for the shelter’s May adoption promotion, which is waiving adoption fees for all dogs 25 pounds and over. He’s also available as part of the shelter’s foster-to-adopt program.
Click here to see a video of Chevy. Here are his details:
- Pet ID: A1956187
- Sex: Male (neutered)
- Age: 3 years
- Weight: 64 pounds
- Color: Gray, white
- Breed: Pit bull
- Intake Date: 5/15/2026
- Intake Jurisdiction: Trabuco Canyon
- Kennel: #309
Buttercup
Buttercup has been at the shelter for about two weeks after coming in as a stray. Staff descriptions say she’s a shy but sweet pet who warms up quickly when meeting new people.
Notations also say she walks well on a leash, she is non-reactive to other dogs and she’s easy to handle.
Buttercup is currently available for adoption, and she’s also eligible for the shelter’s May adoption promotion, which is waiving adoption fees for all dogs 25 pounds and over.
Click here to see a video of Buttercup. Here are her details:
- Pet ID: A1960837
- Sex: Female (spayed)
- Age: 6 years
- Weight: 58 pounds
- Color: Tan, white
- Breed: Pit bull
- Intake Date: 5/11/2026
- Intake Jurisdiction: Yorba Linda
- Kennel: #527
Dozens of Kittens Available at OC Animal Care
As Orange County heats up and summer approaches, more kittens are being born on the street — a time commonly referred to as “kitten season.”
OC Animal Care is overflowing with cats. Currently, the county-run shelter has more cats and kittens available for adoption than dogs, a rare occurrence at the facility that doesn’t accept healthy, stray cats.
More than 100 cats from multiple investigation cases, along with 100-plus orphaned kittens, have entered the shelter in recent weeks. Many of these kittens need foster homes or are ready to be adopted.
[Read: How Are Orange County Animal Nonprofits Curbing Cat Overpopulation?]
To get more cats adopted, shelter leaders are bringing back the Sittin’ With Kittens event every Saturday starting tomorrow.
At this weekly adoption event, visitors can meet multiple litters of kittens that were formerly in foster care and now ready for adoption. This event is held on Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the shelter’s primary Tustin location. No appointment is needed.
California’s Adopt-A-Pet Day is also coming up on June 6. On this day, all adoption fees will be covered by the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals at Orange County’s animal shelter.
The event at OC Animal Care will last from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on June 6, and it will have cats, dogs and rabbits that are already spayed/neutered and microchipped and ready to head to a new home. It’s also expected to feature food trucks and resource booths.
OC Animal Care, the county-run animal shelter in Tustin, is open daily for adoption visits from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. During this time, visitors can freely walk through the kennel areas to view the available animals.
To schedule an adoption visit, call the main line at (714) 935-6848 and mention the animal ID number for any specific pet you might be interested in.
For more information about OC Animal Care click here.
Visit the pet adoptions page to see more available pets.
Angelina Hicks is the Voice of OC Collegiate News Service Editor. Contact her at ahicks@voiceofoc.org or on Twitter @angelinahicks13.