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Associate Clerk of the Board
Butte County Administration
25 County Center Drive, Suite 200, Oroville, CA 95965
T: 530.552.3308 1 F: 530.538.7120
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Sent: Monday, November 19, 2018 1:20 PM
Subject: News Release: Camp Fire Sheltered Animals
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 19, 2018
CAMP FIRE EVACUEES RETURNING TO HOME OR PROPERTY SHOULD PICK UP
SHELTERED ANIMALS
BUTTE COUNTY, Calif. As of Monday, November 19, 2018, 1,635 animals are being housed at four
different shelter locations in Butte County by the Butte County Animal Control, North Valley Animal
Disaster Group and the Humane Society of the United States. These animal shelters are temporary
locations. Once access is allowed to your home or property affected by the Camp Fire, animals
should be picked up as soon as possible.
If your home has been destroyed by the Camp Fire, your animals will need a place to go. If you are
unable to care for them, check with friends or family who may be available to foster them while you
start the recovery and rebuilding process. If this is not an option, please review a list of available
boarding facilities in Butte County.
Picking-up Your Animal from the Shelter:
Animal owners need to bring a photo ID and the pink copy of the animal intake form. if you have
misplaced the pink intake form, you may still pick-up your animal. You photo ID will need to be
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verified with the animal intake form on file. You will need to provide transportation for your animal
when leaving the shelter.
Butte County Animal Shelters:
• Oroville: Small Animal Shelter I Old County Hospital
22279 Del Oro and Mono in Oroville, CA.
• Chico: Small Animal Shelter I Chico Municipal Airport
150 Airpark Blvd., in Chico, CA.
• Richvale: Small Animal Shelter I Human Society of The United States
1210 Richvale Highway, in Richvale, CA.
• Gridley: Large Animal Shelter I Butte County Farigrounds
199 E. Hazel Street in Gridley, CA.
Re-location of Lost Animals:
If your animal is lost, please visit www.campfirerescuedanimals.com and search the photo library of
lost animals and resources.
Small animals currently sheltered at the Old County Hospital in Oroville who are considered lost will
be relocated to the Chico Municipal Airport shelter. If you know your animals is at the Old County
Hospital and you have your pink intake form, you will need to pick-up your animal at the Old County
Hospital.
For further information, contact: Lisa Almaguer, PIO for Butte County Public Health (530) 966-1686
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Public Health Administration Cathy A. Raevsky, Director
A Andy Miller, M.D., Health Officer
Butte County202 Mira Loma Drive T: 530.552.4000
; buttecounty.net/publichealth
Oraville,California 95965 F: 530.538.2164
PUBLIC HEALTH
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 19, 2018
CAMP FIRE EVACUEES RETURNING TO HOME OR PROPERTY
SHOULD PICK UP SHELTERED ANIMALS
BUTTE COUNTY, Calif. —As of Monday, November 19, 2018, 1,635 animals are being housed at
four different shelter locations in Butte County by the Butte County Animal Control, North Valley
Animal Disaster Group and the Humane Society of the United States. These animal shelters are
temporary locations. Once access is allowed to your home or property affected by the Camp
Fire, animals should be picked up as soon as possible.
If your home has been destroyed by the Camp Fire, your animals will need a place to go. If you
are unable to care for them, check with friends or family who may be available to foster them
while you start the recovery and rebuilding process. If this is not an option, please review a list of
available boarding facilities in Butte County.
Picking-up Your Animal from the Shelter:
Animal owners need to bring a photo ID and the pink copy of the animal intake form. If you have
misplaced the pink intake form, you may still pick-up your animal. You photo ID will need to be
verified with the animal intake form on file. You will need to provide transportation for your animal
when leaving the shelter.
Butte County Animal Shelters:
• Oroville: Small Animal Shelter I Old County Hospital
22279 Del Oro and Mono in Oroville, CA.
• Chico: Small Animal Shelter I Chico Municipal Airport
150 Airpark Blvd., in Chico, CA.
• Richvale: Small Animal Shelter I Human Society of The United States
1210 Richvale Highway, in Richvale, CA.
• Gridley: Large Animal Shelter I Butte County Farigrounds
199 E. Hazel Street in Gridley, CA.
Re-location of Lost Animals:
If your animal is lost, please visit www.campfirerescuedanimals.com and search the photo library
of lost animals and resources.
Small animals currently sheltered at the Old County Hospital in Oroville who are considered lost
will be relocated to the Chico Municipal Airport shelter. If you know your animals is at the Old
County Hospital and you have your pink intake form, you will need to pick-up your animal at the
Old County Hospital.
For further information, contact:
Lisa Almaguer, PIO for Butte County Public Health (530) 966-1686