County: Butte, CA | Incident: Park Fire |

Resource Type: Animal Shelter

Butte County – Park Fire – Animal and Pet Resources

Animal Reunification

Butte County – North Valley Animal Disaster Group

BOTH SMALL AND LARGE ANIMAL SHELTERS ARE CLOSED.  Animals remaining at the Emergency Shelter have been relocated to Northwest SPCA or to Butte Humane Society. If you have not picked your animals up from the emergency shelter, please contact Northwest SPCA or Butte Humane Society for pickup. 

NWSPCA: 2787 S 5th Avenue, Oroville – 530-533-7636

Butte Humane Society: 13391 Garner Lane, Chico – 530-343-7917

24 Pet Connect – Re-unification of owners with pets that were in evacuation animal shelters

A website continues to help reunite lost pets with their owners afer the evacuation animal shelters have closed.  

Visit https://24petconnect.com/event/parkfire to see a photo of the lost pets currently waiting to be reunited.

If you see your pet on the website, please go to the animal shelter listed during operating hours.

Please bring enough information to establish proof of ownership. Proof of ownership could include photos, a detailed description, and last known location. The lost pets website will be updated with any new lost pets as they come to the shelter.

Pet Resources

Fleet of Angels
HayThere! Grant Program

Providing an opportunity for Park Fire survivors who are horse-owning victims of disaster to apply for emergency micro-grants.

Funding for:

  • Horse hay
  • Medical supplies
  • Vet bills
  • Water
  • Barn/fence repair materials
  • Emergency horse transportation

To apply visit www.fleetofangels.org

Chico Hospital for Cats

548 W. East Ave, Chico CA

(530)892-2287

Offering up to 7 days free boarding for cats for evacuees from the Park Fire.  After 7 days, there is a $45/night/cat boarding fee, with additional charges if the cat has special medication instructions.  All food, litter, and medical care is covered for the first 7 days. 

  • Cats must be vaccinated for rabies – if not vaccinated Chico Hospital for Cats will vaccinate for a fee. Please contact your regular veterinarian for your cat’s medical records to provide at check-in.
  • If the cat is on a special diet, it is recommended to bring that food for the animal, as basic cat food is provided but they will not have food to cater to specialty diets. 
  • There is no need to be a current client, anyone evacuating from the Park Fire is welcome to this service.
  • Any evacuee seeking to access this service should call Chico Cat Hospital at (530)892-2287 to reserve their spot and understand the conditions of boarding. 
  • The hospital is closed on weekends, so there is no drop-off, pick-up or visiting available on Saturday or Sunday. (Cats can be boarded and will be cared for through the weekend, just no human visits at this time)

Butte Humane Society

13391 Garner Lane, Chico
(530) 343-7917

Free Microchipping for Pets

Mon-Fri: 8am-4pm

Offering free microchipping to Butte County residents’ pets. Walk-ins welcome or call to schedule an appointment. Please bring ID with Butte County address. Microchipping will be available as long as funding is still available. Limit 2 chips per household.

Center for Animal Protection and Education

Provides an application process for fire survivors and survivors of other disasters for funding assistance for their animals who have been injured and/or displaced. This includes wildlife animals also. The Wildlife Animal Assistance Fund can provide assistance for the following needs: vet care, pet food or feed, basic animal supplies and housing.

To apply for funding assistance visit https://www.capeanimals.org/waaf.html

An application can also be requested by emailing CAPE at info@capeanimals.org

Applications for assistance will be reviewed and funding decisions will be made and prioritized on a case by case basis. A brief interview would be held sometime after the application is received. For more information or if you have other urgent animal care needs, email info@capeanimals.org or text Program Manager Lori Perry at 530-263-1876.

Trailblazer Pet Supply

3 Locations:
752 Mangrove Avenue, Chico

1354 East Avenue Suite S, Chico

2275 Springfield Drive Suite 120, Chico

Mon-Sat 10am-7pm Sun 11am-4pm

Offering a free CBD treat to evacuees for their cats and dogs. No ID or other proof of eligibility is required. It is recommended to call ahead to ensure there is a supply on hand: (530)892-1848

Friends United in Rescue, Inc (FUR)

Providing assistance to Park Fire survivors in Butte County by providing feed stations, which have cameras attached to them, and trapping their cats. They also spay/neuter the animals for a low cost and microchip these cats for free. Owners provide a photo and description of their cat(s) so that FUR knows which cat(s) to trap.

In terms of dogs, if they see a dog on camera on a regular basis, they will trap the dog, post a photo of it on their website, and then get in contact with Northwest SPCA to house the dog until the owner can be found.

To request this service, email them at furcalifornia@gmail.com call 530-413-7955 and leave a message or send them a Facebook message via their page at https://www.facebook.com/friendsunitedinrescueinc/ and they will get back to you.