Town of Truckee Animal Services and the Humane Society of Truckee Tahoe have a unique, long-standing partnership. The shared animal shelter facility, located at 10961 Stevens Lane in Truckee, maximizes efficiency and effectiveness by housing the public and private entities under the same roof to promote the compassionate, respectful, and humane treatment of animals and people through partnership, sheltering, services, and education.

Responds to all calls of injured animals, both wild and domestic; please call Truckee Police Dispatch at 530-550-2320.

Web pages

• Home - https://www.truckeepolice.com/animal-services/
• Dog License - https://www.truckeepolice.com/animal-services/dog-licenses/
• Lost and Found Animals - https://www.truckeepolice.com/animal-services/animals-at-large-lost-found/
• Pet Emergency Preparedness - https://www.truckeepolice.com/animal-services/pet-emergency-preparedness/
• Spray and Neutering pets - https://www.truckeepolice.com/animal-services/spaying-and-neutering-your-pe…

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Placer County Animal Services strives to improve the lives of animals in their care through community outreach and education, providing veterinary treatment and preventative care, reuniting lost pets with their families and ensuring positive outcomes through adoption, rescue or foster programs.

Shelter Services:

• Lost pet reunification
• Pet adoption
• Pet Licensing
• Vaccine Clinics
• Resources for pet owners
• Connection to local animal rescue groups and non-profit organizations
• Shelter tours
• Community education
• Volunteering
• Animal foster programs

Field Services:

• Stray Animal Pickup
• Aggressive animal response
• Cruelty/Neglect investigations
• Barking complaints
• Public education
• Injured domestic and wildlife pickup
• Disaster response

Web pages

• Home - https://www.placer.ca.gov/1909/Animal-Services
• Health & Human Services - https://www.placer.ca.gov/1679/Health-Human-Services

Sammie's Friends provides medical care and adoption assistance to animals brought to the Nevada County Animal Shelter and other disadvantaged animals in the community.

Websites:

• Main website - https://www.sammiesfriends.org/
• List of veterinary bill payment assistance programs is on this web page: https://www.sammiesfriends.org/help-for-your-pet

 

The Animal Control Division of the Grass Valley Police Department provides services to people who live within the city limits of Grass Valley and the City of Nevada City.

• Urgent calls requiring an animal control officer, or calls after regular business hours - 530-265-7880 (dispatch)
• Animal Shelter - non-emergency calls - 530-477-4630

If you have an address with three or four digits in Grass Valley or Nevada City you are in the City limits. If you have a five digit address, contact Nevada County Animal Control at 530-265-7880 or 530-265-1471.

Web pages

• City of Grass Valley & City of Nevada City Animal Control Services - https://www.cityofgrassvalley.com/police-department-animal-services
• Dog licenses
  • City of Grass Valley (within the city limits) - https://www.cityofgrassvalley.com/post/licensing
  • City of Nevada City (within the city limits) - call 530-265-2496
  • County of Nevada (for 5-digit addresses, which are outside the city limits of Grass Valley and the City of Nevada City) - https://www…

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The Animal Control department oversees Animal Control Operations and the Sammie's Friends Animal Shelter.

Services include:

• Impounding stray animals or owned animals running at large
• Investigation of nuisance complaints (i.e. barking)
• Investigating animal bites
• Dog licensing throughout the unincorporated areas of Nevada County.

Shelter services, including lost or found pets and adoptions, are run by Sammie's Friends.

In the event of disasters and emergencies, the Animal Control department of the Nevada County Sheriff's Office oversees animal evacuation.

Animal Evacuation information is event specific. Details will come from the Nevada County Office of Emergency Services. Though animal evac may be at the Nevada County fairgrounds, it may somewhere else if, for example, there is an event underway at the fairgrounds.

Specific information will be available by calling 2-1-1 or 833-342-5211.

Web pages 

• Home - https://www.nevadacountyca.gov/208/Animal-Control
• Sammie's Friends - …

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Wildlife Services is a cooperative program between the United States Department of Agriculture and Nevada County, and is responsible for the control of non-domestic animals such as skunks, opossums, raccoons, beavers, coyotes, mountain lions, bears, and damaging birds that pose a threat to human or animal health and safety, or cause damage to property, agriculture or livestock. The main goal of the program is to remove only the animals that are causing the problem. To contact the Federal Trapper assigned to Nevada County, call 530-470-2690 during office hours. Some services have fees.

Web pages

• Wildlife Services - https://www.nevadacountyca.gov/1420/Wildlife-Services-Information

The Animal Control Division of the Grass Valley Police Department provides service to the residents who reside in the city limits of Grass Valley and City of Nevada City.

• Urgent calls requiring an animal control officer, or calls after regular business hours - 530-265-7880 (dispatch)
• Animal Shelter - non-emergency calls - 530-477-4630

If you have an address with three or four digits in Grass Valley or Nevada City you are in the City limits. If you have a five digit address, contact Nevada County Animal Control at 530-265-7880 or 530-265-1471.

Web pages

• City of Grass Valley & City of Nevada City Animal Control Services - https://www.cityofgrassvalley.com/police-department-animal-services
• Dog licenses
  • City of Grass Valley (within the city limits) - https://www.cityofgrassvalley.com/post/licensing
  • City of Nevada City (within the city limits) - call 530-265-2496
  • County of Nevada (for 5-digit addresses, which are outside the city limits of Grass Valley and the City of Nevada City) - https:…

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Sammie's Friends provides adoption services and medical care for disadvantaged animals in Nevada County.

Services include:

• Pet adoptions for cats, dogs, and other pets
• Veterinary care for shelter animals
• Assistance with lost and found pets
• Courtesy listings for pet rehoming

Web pages

• Home - https://www.sammiesfriends.org/

Horses for Healing is a therapeutic riding center dedicated to enhancing the physical, mental and spiritual well-being of special needs individuals and their loved ones through involvement with horses.

Therapeutic riding provides the opportunity for people with special needs to use horses as their therapists.

Through this multi-sensory approach, the horse helps to heal the individual both physically and psychologically.

Come see how we are changing lives one ride at a time!

Web pages

• Horses For Healing - http://www.horsesforhealing.org

Animal Spay & Neuter works to end overpopulation and the killing of animals in shelters; thus, spaying every cat and dog before they have any offspring is their goal. Their surgeons alter puppies and kittens that are eight weeks and older, healthy, and meet minimum weight requirements.

Services include:

• Spay/neuter services
• Dental services
• Vaccines
• Wellness services
• Help with feral cats
• Traps for feral cats
  
  

Web pages

• Home - http://animalspayneuter.com/