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November 14, 2012

Resources for Californians

Animal-related information at your fingertips

The Humane Society of the United States

Report stray or injured animals/animal cruelty

• Call your your local animal care and control agency if you have found a stray or injured animal.
• Contact your local law enforcement agency to report a case of animal cruelty.

The HSUS

• Join The HSUS's California Facebook group.
• The HSUS's California Senior State Director Twitter
• Have a question about The HSUS?

Pets

• Lost or found an animal? Interested in adopting an animal?
  Contact your local animal shelter or search your local humane society/spca.
  
• Emergency financial assistance with veterinary bills
• File a complaint about a veterinary practice or find answers to other frequently asked questions relating to veterinarian-client issues.
• California Animal Control Directors Association
• California State Humane Association
• California animal welfare groups listed by Petfinder

Spay/neuter resources

• Spay/neuter resources in California
• Look up an affordable spay/neuter clinic in your zip code.
• Buy the California Pet Lover's license plate to help fund low-cost spay/neuter programs in California.
• Remember to contribute to California's Municipal Spay/Neuter Fund when you pay your income taxes.

Wildlife and poaching

• Find a wildlife rehabilitator in California.
• The Department of Fish and Game's CalTip hotline: 888-DFG-CALTIP (888-334-2258) takes information about poaching or polluting incidents or any fish and wildlife violation.
• California Department of Fish and Game hunting regulations
• California Council for Wildlife Rehabilitation

Laws and legislators

• Look up your senator or assemblymember
• Bills pending in California
• California animal laws
• California's official state animals

Public health and safety

• Animal Disaster Preparedness: Tips from the Calif. Department of Food & Agriculture
• CDFA's Animal Health & Food Safety Services
• CDFA's Veterinary Public Health Section
• Rabies fact sheet from the Calif. Department of Public Health Resources