(Santa Ana) - Orange County Animal Care Services (OCACS) will host its first “Meet the Prison Pups” event Saturday, March 1 from 10 am to 2 pm at the Animal Care Center, 561 The City Drive South, Orange. 

Four special dogs were selected from OCACS in October of 2007 to participate in Canine Support Team’s Prison Pups Program at the Youth Correctional Facility in Chino, California.  The dogs have been fully obedience trained, crate trained, and housebroken by a select group of inmates.  In return, the dogs taught the inmates unconditional love, responsibility, and respect.  All of the dogs are available for adoption and have been vaccinated, spayed or neutered, and microchipped.      

“This is just the beginning of what appears to be a very successful program for OCACS in cooperation with the Canine Support Team,” said Jennifer Phillips, Director of Animal Care Services.  “This event will not only showcase the Prison Pups, but also the many wonderful animals we have available for adoption at OCACS.”

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