California Wildfires: How to find your lost pet
LOS ANGELES - As the deadly wildfires spread through parts of Los Angeles, hundreds of pets were displaced from their homes or went missing, according to the Los Angeles Department of Animal Services and the L.A. County Department of Animal Care and Control.
The city has now established a hotline for people to contact if they need help finding their pet from the fire evacuation area.
Pet owners can call 213-270-8155, and they will be prompted to answer questions about the pet, its possible location and its needs.
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"A care team made of LA Animal Services staff and LAPD officers will receive your request and provide assistance. You will be notified once the care team has visited the property."
Anyone who finds a pet, or has lost a pet, can enter information about the animal into the PetCo Love Lost System at petcolovelost.org/lost.
For pet owners in the Eaton Fire area, Pasadena Humane has a hotline at 626-577-3752 for people to report lost animals, animals left behind in an evacuated home or property, or found animals, including pets, livestock, exotic animals and wildlife.
Animal control calls unrelated to the fire can contact Pasadena Humane at 626-792-7151, ext. 970. Found pets that are being sheltered at Pasadena Humane can be viewed online at 24petconnect.com/psdn.
More information is available online at pasadenahumane.org/fireinfo.