Pets

The latest North State and California news on our airwaves for Monday, May 5, 2025.

For this Chico nonprofit, fixing feral cats isn’t just a cause, it’s a daily mission.

The latest North State and California news on our airwaves for Friday, May 2, 2025.

From pups to bops, the annual festival will include a variety of local music acts, kid activities, and dog space where you can bring your leashed pet.

Butte County supervisors will decide whether to add more hours to the county libraries at tomorrow’s board meeting. Also, California will soon launch new technology into space to detect greenhouse gases, and the Butte Humane Society in Chico is currently at maximum capacity and says it urgently needs people to foster dogs.

The U.S. is going through a national shelter crisis, and Chico’s animal shelter is no exception.

The coalition hopes to raise enough funds to continue helping the local felines for another year. It is now planning its annual Moonlight Meows online auction.

Butte Humane Society is now offering to microchip residents’ pets for free to help owners and pets be reunited during disasters.

An assistance center for survivors of the Park Fire is opening in Chico today. It’s located in the North Valley Plaza in the building that was formerly the 99 Cents Only store. Those affected by the fire can find resources at the center and talk to county and state officials. Also, the Park Fire has now reached more than 400,000 acres in size, and Cal Fire says the damage assessment for the fire is 100% complete.

The City of Chico has a prescribed burning plan that includes parts of Bidwell Park. Some question whether the Park Fire might not have grown so intense or spread as far if there’d been a prescribed burn near the gully where it started. Also, evacuees have been telling NSPR about their experiences leaving and what they returned home to in the wake of the fire. And a changing weather pattern near the fire is concerning officials. As dry winds and triple digits return to the North State, experts are cautioning the region to be prepared for new growth.