Animal Services

Mission Viejo Animal Services has teamed with PetHub to offer furry four-legged family members a next-generation pet license ID tag.  

The program, which started in January, provides all new dogs and cats licensed with Mission Viejo Animal Services with a smart digital license tag.  

A QR code on the tag with a pet license number links to an optional free online pet profile with 24/7 access to the lost/found pet call center.  

Jake is a sweet and loving 3-year-old cat waiting for his forever home. Jake is a total lap cat - he loves people and his favorite activity is cuddling. 

Jake has had a rough start with bladder stones that required surgery to remove. Since the surgery, he has been recovering well; however, he will need a special diet to prevent more stones in the future.  

The Mission Viejo Animal Services Center's nonprofit DAWG paid for his medical treatments and is sponsoring his adoption fees, so he will go home with an approved adopter for only the $20 microchip fee.

Sophie, a sweet and beautiful 4-year-old German Shepherd, has had a challenging life.

Mission Viejo Animal Services is reminding the community that rabbits need lots of love and care and are not Easter presents for kids.

The mama dog that was rescued from the desert with her puppies after being shot more than 25 times with a BB-gun has found her forever home.

A dog "” shot multiple times by a BB-gun "” and her puppies were rescued from the desert by Mission Viejo Animal Services (MVAS) and will soon be ready for adoption.

The MVAS team learned about the pups and their mother, which was shot by a BB-gun more than 25 times, while Animal Services Commercial Enforcement Officer Adrian Enriquez was assisting a Laguna Hills resident with a permit. The resident told Officer Enriquez that he "wish he had this type of help at his other property."

In the spring, ducklings hatch in heavy brush away from a water source. Once they are old enough, mom leads them to water. Unfortunately, there are many obstacles for ducklings and their mothers during this journey.  Ducklings are commonly spotted following closely behind their mother duck in a neat single-file line. The mother serves as both their guide and guardian, imparting crucial skills for survival such as finding food, locating water, and seeking shelter all while offering protection from potential predators.

The Mission Viejo Animal Services Center on Saturday, March 16 will host a low-cost pet vaccination clinic for Mission Viejo, Laguna Niguel, Aliso Viejo, Rancho Santa Margarita and Laguna Hills residents.

The drive-through clinic is from 8:30-10 am at 28095 Hillcrest.

The Mission Viejo Animal Services Center is reminding residents to be aware of snake season after recently receiving a report of a rattlesnake inside someone's tire rim.

Animal Control Officer Julie Forton arrived to find a juvenile rattlesnake coiled inside the tire rim of a resident's vehicle. She safely removed and relocated the snake to a natural area away from the public. Neither the resident nor snake were harmed. However, the start of snake season, which runs from March through October, marks a period of increased awareness and vigilance. 

Just 24 hours after Angel's story aired on KNBC Channel 4 and went viral via the City's social media, the Mission Viejo Animal Services Center experienced a surge in adoption applications for this sweet Siberian husky-German shepherd mix th