Pet Food Bank for Chico Residents
Date: 03-26-20
Chico, CA – Although the Chico Animal Shelter is closed to the
general public, staff is still working behind the scene to
reunite lost pets and care for stray animals at the shelter. Our
Staff realizes this is a very challenging time for many people,
and that the current pandemic is affecting both people and their
pets. The Chico Animal Shelter has created a food pantry to help
people in our community keep their pets at home and not have to
surrender them to the shelter during these uncertain times.
If you are a City of Chico resident and have been laid off or are staying at home due to age or illness because of the pandemic, please contact the Shelter during regular business hours to learn more about our pet food pantry. Pet owners will be placed on a delivery list and volunteers will do porch drops the following day.
Friends of the Chico Animal Shelter (FOCAS) will be helping to
offset the cost of food, but the Chico Animal Shelter is also
accepting donations of non-expired pet food in their original
containers for the pantry.
For more information about the Chico Animal Shelter, please visit
our website at www.chicoanimalshelter.org, where you can get
many of your questions answered, search for lost pets, or
purchase a dog license. The City of Chico Animal Services staff
would like to thank the public for their understanding and
cooperation in helping us do our part to keep our community safe
and healthy.
Animal Control: 530-897-4960, Daily, 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM (please
leave message – machine monitored throughout the day)
Animal Shelter: 530-894-5630, Monday – Saturday, Noon – 6:00
PM
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About the Chico Animal Services: The City of Chico Animal
Services is a section of the Chico Police Department. Animal
Services is responsible for enforcing all City animal related
ordinances and state laws, including picking up dogs running at
large and quarantining animals for Rabies observation. The Chico
Animal Shelter houses and cares for all stray dogs and sick or
injured cats found within Chico city limits. The Chico Animal
Shelter also takes in unwanted dogs from owners residing within
Chico city limits, on a space available basis.
Contact: Tracy Mohr, Animal Services Manager, 530-894-5630
Chico Animal Shelter,
2579 Fair Street, Chico, CA, 95928
Animal Shelter: 530.894.5630
Animal Control 530.897-4960
www.chicoanimalshelter.org