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Animal Control

Animal Control officers pick up stray animals (and any non-native wildlife) and will transport found or trapped animals to the shelter when possible. They enforce animal-related laws such as animal bite reporting and rabies quarantines, and perform animal cruelty investigations. They also help resolve citizen complaints or disputes regarding animals and take in animals for safekeeping when necessary. For more Butte County Animal Resource click here.

City of Chico Animal Control provides field services for Chico residents; Butte Humane Society does not provide any field services but provides care & sheltering for stray/quarantine/safekeeping animals and works to return lost/found animals to their rightful owners.

  • City of Chico Animal Control: 530-897-4960

Butte County Animal Control provides field services for unincorporated areas of the county, as well as the City of Oroville and the Town of Paradise.

  • Butte County Animal Control (Chico Area): 530-891-2907
  • Butte County Animal Control (Oroville): 530-538-7409
  • Butte County Animal Control (Paradise): 530-872-6275

As an Open Admissions Shelter for the City of Chico, Butte Humane Society takes in all animals found or surrendered within the Chico city limits. We are not required to accept animals from outside the city limits; Northwest SPCA in Oroville is the County Shelter. The following is a partial list of Animal Control administrators and shelters in our area; if you live in one of these cities, please take animals to your local shelter.

  • Gridley-Biggs Animal Control: 530-846-4825
  • Glenn County Animal Control: 530-934-6507 / 125 Road G (Airport Road), Willows, CA 95988
  • Tehama County Animal Control: 530-527-3439 / 1830 Walnut St., Red Bluff, CA 96080
  • Yuba County Animal Control: 530-741-6478
  • Sutter County Animal Control: 530-822-7375 / 102 Second Street, Yuba City, CA 95991
  • City of Sacramento Animal Care & Control:  916-264-7387
  • Sacramento County Animal Care & Regulation: 916-875-5232
  • Siskiyou County Animal Control: 530-842-8028
  • South Lake Tahoe, Meyers El Dorado County Animal Control: 530-577-1766
  • Pet Network of North Lake Tahoe: (775) 832-4404
  • North Lake Tahoe, Tahoe Vista Placer County Animal Control: 530-546-4269
  • Carson Valley, Gardnerville, Douglas County Animal Control: 775-782-9061

Wildlife: To report stray or injured wildlife, please call California Fish & Game at 1-888-334-2258.

If you are in the Chico area and have an injured animal such as a bird or squirrel, you can also call Bidwell Rehab at 530-343-9003.

Farm Animals / Livestock: Contact Farm Sanctuary in Orland at 530-865-4617.