Lost A Pet?
If you haven't already, check the Stray Animals tab on this website for animals that have been brought to the City of Chico Animal Shelter.
Also check our Lost & Found Logs for animals not at the shelter.
You can fill out a Lost Dog Report or Lost Cat Report below. We always recommend you contact the shelter at least once a week.
Chico Animal Shelter is open to the public by appointment only. Keep checking our Stray Animals page, and feel free to call the shelter if you think any of the animals you see could be your pet. 530-894-5630 Noon - 5:00 PM.
If you haven't already, check the Stray Animals tab on this website for animals that have been brought to the City of Chico Animal Shelter.
Also check our Lost & Found Logs for animals not at the shelter.
You can fill out a Lost Dog Report or Lost Cat Report below. We always recommend you contact the shelter at least once a week.
Chico Animal Shelter is open to the public by appointment only. Keep checking our Stray Animals page, and feel free to call the shelter if you think any of the animals you see could be your pet. 530-894-5630 Noon - 5:00 PM.
Start Searching Early
Consider a lost pet as an emergency! Start your search as soon as you discover your pet is missing. Even if the pet has tags or a microchip, tags fall off, collars can be removed, or the finder may not take the animal to a shelter or veterinarian to be scanned for a chip. Links to some helpful articles and the Mission Reunite website are below.
What You Don't Know About Lost Pets (pdf)
Lost Dog Behavior (pdf)
How to Catch a Panicked Dog (pdf)
Lost Cat Behavior (pdf)
How to Recover a Displaced (Indoor-Only) Cat (pdf)
Missing Animal Response Network - Lost Pet Help (website)
Lost Cat Finder (website) resource page
Contact All Animal Shelters
Depending upon where you live, the animal may not go to the closest animal shelter. You may live within city limits, but if the animal crosses into an unincorporated part of the city, the animal might have been picked up and taken to the county shelter. Sometimes people who find animals take them home, where they could get loose, or after a time get turned in to a different shelter. And animals can wander further than you might expect!
Butte County Animal Control (Provides services to all unincorporated areas of Butte County)
202 Mira Loma Drive, Oroville
(530) 552-3888
Butte County Animal Control Website
Chico Animal Shelter (Provides services to City of Chico)
2579 Fair Street, Chico
(530) 894-5630
(530) 894-5338 (fax)
[email protected]
(You are HERE!) Stray Animals
Gridley/Biggs Animal Control (Provides services to Gridley/Biggs)
685 Kentucky Street, Gridley
(530) 846-4825
Northwest SPCA (Provides sheltering services to City of Oroville and Butte County)
2787 South Fifth Ave., Oroville
(530) 533-7636
Northwest SPCA Website
Paradise Animal Control (Provides services to Town of Paradise)
925 American Way, Paradise
(530) 872-6275
Paradise Animal Control Website
Check Websites
Craigslist: www.craigslist.org Under Community, check both "Pets" and "Lost + Found". Make sure to post information about your pet, and keep checking at least once a day.
Facebook: www.facebook.com There are several groups on Facebook where people post lost and found animals. Because they are groups, you do have to join to see the posts and post pictures. Some of the groups are listed below, but there are new ones all the time:
Cody Alert
530 Cody Alert
Butte County Lost Pets
530 Lost & Found Pets
530 Lost and Found Pets
530 Pets
Lost & Found Pets - 530 Cody Alert
Lost & Found Pets........Northern California!
Nextdoor: https://nextdoor.com/ This is a private, neighborhood based site where you can post your lost pet or see if anyone has posted a found animal in your neighborhood.
Pawboost: www.pawboost.com Create lost pet alerts which are shared to Facebook and sent to local shelters by email, notifying them of your lost pet or an animal you found. You can also create flyers to post.
Pet Harbor: www.petharbor.com This site is used by Butte County Animal Control, NWSPCA and Paradise Animal Control. Search under several possible breeds as sometimes it is difficult for staff to know the exact breed of your pet.
Check Local Papers
Local newspapers have a Found Pet Listings, and you can place a lost pet ad in the paper as well.
Create Flyers
Use a clear color photo if you have one. Include date and area lost, any identifying marks, and a phone number where you can be reached. Distribute to animal shelters, veterinarians, feed and pet stores, and around your neighborhood. Don't forget to go door to door and ask businesses in the area in which the animal was lost if they will post a flyer for you. Grocery stores and laundromats are good locations. Click on this link to create a printable flyer: Pet Flyer
Don't give up! Search early and search often. Animals that are lost and still loose may still be close to home.
What You Don't Know About Lost Pets (pdf)
Lost Dog Behavior (pdf)
How to Catch a Panicked Dog (pdf)
Lost Cat Behavior (pdf)
How to Recover a Displaced (Indoor-Only) Cat (pdf)
Missing Animal Response Network - Lost Pet Help (website)
Lost Cat Finder (website) resource page
Contact All Animal Shelters
Depending upon where you live, the animal may not go to the closest animal shelter. You may live within city limits, but if the animal crosses into an unincorporated part of the city, the animal might have been picked up and taken to the county shelter. Sometimes people who find animals take them home, where they could get loose, or after a time get turned in to a different shelter. And animals can wander further than you might expect!
Butte County Animal Control (Provides services to all unincorporated areas of Butte County)
202 Mira Loma Drive, Oroville
(530) 552-3888
Butte County Animal Control Website
Chico Animal Shelter (Provides services to City of Chico)
2579 Fair Street, Chico
(530) 894-5630
(530) 894-5338 (fax)
[email protected]
(You are HERE!) Stray Animals
Gridley/Biggs Animal Control (Provides services to Gridley/Biggs)
685 Kentucky Street, Gridley
(530) 846-4825
Northwest SPCA (Provides sheltering services to City of Oroville and Butte County)
2787 South Fifth Ave., Oroville
(530) 533-7636
Northwest SPCA Website
Paradise Animal Control (Provides services to Town of Paradise)
925 American Way, Paradise
(530) 872-6275
Paradise Animal Control Website
Check Websites
Craigslist: www.craigslist.org Under Community, check both "Pets" and "Lost + Found". Make sure to post information about your pet, and keep checking at least once a day.
Facebook: www.facebook.com There are several groups on Facebook where people post lost and found animals. Because they are groups, you do have to join to see the posts and post pictures. Some of the groups are listed below, but there are new ones all the time:
Cody Alert
530 Cody Alert
Butte County Lost Pets
530 Lost & Found Pets
530 Lost and Found Pets
530 Pets
Lost & Found Pets - 530 Cody Alert
Lost & Found Pets........Northern California!
Nextdoor: https://nextdoor.com/ This is a private, neighborhood based site where you can post your lost pet or see if anyone has posted a found animal in your neighborhood.
Pawboost: www.pawboost.com Create lost pet alerts which are shared to Facebook and sent to local shelters by email, notifying them of your lost pet or an animal you found. You can also create flyers to post.
Pet Harbor: www.petharbor.com This site is used by Butte County Animal Control, NWSPCA and Paradise Animal Control. Search under several possible breeds as sometimes it is difficult for staff to know the exact breed of your pet.
Check Local Papers
Local newspapers have a Found Pet Listings, and you can place a lost pet ad in the paper as well.
Create Flyers
Use a clear color photo if you have one. Include date and area lost, any identifying marks, and a phone number where you can be reached. Distribute to animal shelters, veterinarians, feed and pet stores, and around your neighborhood. Don't forget to go door to door and ask businesses in the area in which the animal was lost if they will post a flyer for you. Grocery stores and laundromats are good locations. Click on this link to create a printable flyer: Pet Flyer
Don't give up! Search early and search often. Animals that are lost and still loose may still be close to home.
