FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 19, 200
Contact: Kathy Francis
(714) 935-6301
JULIETTE A. POULSON,
RN, MN
INTERIM DIRECTOR
MIKE SPURGEON
DEPUTY AGENCY DIRECTOR
REGULATORY HEALTH SERVICES
HAL MALONEY
INTERIM DIRECTOR
ANIMAL CARE SERVICES
MAILING ADDRESS:
561 THE CITY DRIVE S.
ORANGE, CA 92868
TELE.: 714.935.6848
FAX: 714.935.6373
Cats Available For
Immediate Adoption at Weekend Special Event
(Santa Ana) - Orange
County Animal Care Services (OCACS) will have 40 cats
available for immediate adoption this weekend at the Purina
Cat Chow "Way of Life" Tour, to be held Saturday
and Sunday, July 22-23 at The Block at Orange, 20 City
Boulevard West, Orange. (address).
The special event will allow cat lovers to explore a 30-foot
long cat "habitat," a unique environment providing
education, information and entertainment. Training demonstrations
will be held throughout the day on topics including "The
Purrfect Purrsonality," "Cat ComPETability,"
and "Tricks for Treats."
The Purina Cat Chow "Way of Life Tour" is visiting
20 cities nationwide this year and the exhibit will be
open Saturday from 10 a.m.-7 p.m. and Sunday from 12 Noon-6
p.m.
All cats available for adoption at this eventfrom Orange
County Animal Care Services will have already been spayed
or neutered and will be ready to go home this weekend
with their new owners. "We appreciate this opportunity
to make cats available for immediate adoption and hope
the public will visit to learn more about our adoptable
animals as well as pet care in general," said Hal
Maloney,Kathy Francis, OCACS Interim DirectorPublic Education
Officer. Orange County Animal Care Services staff members,
volunteers and explorers will be on hand to facilitate
adoptions and. each adoption will be accompanied by a
free bag of Purina Cat Chow brand cat food.
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