Butte Humane is a loving shelter

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BUTTE HUMANE SOCIETY
Reviews: 271 | Posted: 6 months ago | Avg Rating: 4.8

Supporting Shelter: BUTTE HUMANE SOCIETY

Supporting Rescue: Belleglen Sanctuary

Pros: They demonstrate their love for animals by their care

Cons: BHS is bursting at the seams and needs new everything!

Butte Humane Society does the most with very little. I have been there twice to look for my lost cat. Each time, I was impressed by the staff. A few do the work of many. The second time, I came when people were waiting at the desk, the cat boxes needed to be scooped, and it was crazy. Yet, a calm volunteer took the time to walk me quickly through all the cat rooms so I could see if my cat was there. Sadly, she was not, but I could see that if she was lucky enough to ever be brought in there, she would be well cared for.

I used to live in southern California, where I have been in many so-called shelters, both public and private. All were appalling. The public shelters suffered from a lack of money and volunteers, high burn out, and apathy frm the community. The private shelters I saw often had lovely facilities and many volunteers, with money coming from private donations, city, county, and state, but were looking for their next victim rather than helping the animals. I don't know where the money was actually going. I saw many people secretly take better care of more animals in their homes than in these places.

Butte Humane Society truly is humane. I believe they are a reflection of the caring animal community that exists in Chico. Even though they have a very small, outdated, and totally inadequate facility, they manage to foster a substantial amount of animals. The animals themselves are socialized and happy, something rare in any animal habitat. Their website is first rate. They get pictures of each animal out there in front of the public and have well-written information on each one of them. This shows a very high level of commitment and love.

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