Osceola County Animal Services will be closed on the following days from November through January 1, 2024: ► Thanksgiving Thursday, November 28Friday, November 29 ► Christmas Eve ► Christmas Day Tuesday, December 24 Wednesday, December 25 ► New Years Day Wednesday, January 1
PHONE SCAM ALERT: It has been brought to our attention that scammers are spoofing* the Osceola County Animal Services phone number and calling people with lost pets, saying their lost animal needed medical attention, and asking to have money sent to them electronically, taking advantage of pet owners in their time of need. Please […]
We need your help to assist us in saving Osceola County’s neediest pets! The issue… ► Osceola County Animal Services is an open access shelter, so we have to take in just about any and every domestic and farm animal that is either found stray or surrendered to us. ► Some of these animals have […]
We have adoption specials from time to time, but we also have ongoing specials every day that we are open! Includes pets only at the shelter, not those at pet stores. Long timers –$10.00 adoption fee If a pet has been on the adoption floor for more than two weeks, it is considered a long […]
Osceola County Animal Services is pleased to have been chosen as a grant recipient for the Florida Animal Friend annual grant award. Each time someone purchases a spay and neuter license plate, Florida Animal Friend receives $25. They exclusively use that sum to fund free and low-cost spay and neuter programs across the state. And […]
What is it? A low cost vet clinic to serve Osceola County’s under resourced communities. Grand opening was on Monday, August 9 at 10:00 am. Background: The clinic was made possible through a PetSmart Charities grant of $150,000 awarded to Osceola County to help purchase much needed equipment and offset operational costs. Osceola County Animal […]
Animal cruelty is related to cruelty to humans. For many years, research into the relationship between animal cruelty and cruelty to humans has been conducted around the world. The conclusion is clear: there is a link. Some examples of this research from the Animal Legal Defense fund are below. A 1997 study by the Massachusetts […]
New low cost veterinary clinic to open in Osceola County thanks to a unique partnership The goal of the partnership between the County, Protectors of Companion Animals, the School District, and PetSmart Charities is to offer services to pet owners and their pets that would not otherwise be accessible. The clinic will operate part-time, three […]
About Sir Phillip’s journey to his forever home Sir Phillip is a 20 year old Paso Fino gelding. He was rescued by our Animal Control Officers in January of 2020. When found as a stray animal, Sir Phillip was malnourished and underweight. He was brought back to our St Cloud facility and took up residence […]
Osceola County has a community cat problem, which means we have a large number of free roaming, intact and unvaccinated cats. Each year, particularly in the spring and summer, residents turn in to the shelter hundreds of kittens that are born to these community cats. These cats may be stray, feral, or owned. The Problem: […]
