Animal-care resource guide
Choose a route below. These organizations run their own services; contact them directly about availability, costs, eligibility, and appointments.
Last service-source review: September 20, 2026
01 / URGENT & LOST ANIMALS
Use the official service that matches the situation. This website does not receive emergency reports.
UC Davis offers 24-hour emergency care for cats and dogs. Call ahead when possible. Its emergency page also provides a separate large-animal number and directions. Emergency care is not listed as a low-cost program.
(530) 752-1393UC Davis emergency information ↗
Source checked September 20, 2026
Yolo County Animal Services lists this urgent line for an animal in distress or a dangerous-dog concern. For an immediate threat to human life, call 911.
(530) 666-8282Official county service guidance ↗
Source checked September 20, 2026
Start with the county shelter’s lost-and-found listings and contact the shelter about next steps. General inquiries: (530) 668-5287. The shelter is at 2640 E. Gibson Road, Woodland.
Source checked September 20, 2026
02 / LOW COST VET CARE
Low-cost programs have different eligibility rules, appointment processes, and waitlists. These links go to the providers’ current requirements.
A low-cost transport program for tame, owned cats belonging to Yolo County residents. Its current page reports limited capacity and a pause on adding female cats to the waitlist. Read the latest notice before applying.
Yolo County SPCA program details ↗
Source checked September 20, 2026
A regional low-cost clinic with a published waitlist and fee schedule. Check the provider’s current fees, species requirements, and appointment instructions.
Source checked September 20, 2026
For illness, ongoing care, or needs outside these programs, contact your veterinarian about care and cost options. For urgent illness or injury, use the emergency route rather than waiting for a spay/neuter appointment.
Source checked September 20, 2026
03 / ADOPT, FOSTER, ORPHAN KITTENS
Adoption and fostering are handled directly by the organization caring for the animal.
Explore the county shelter’s current animals and adoption process. Check visit and appointment instructions directly with the shelter.
County shelter adoption information ↗
Source checked September 20, 2026
Learn about fostering kittens and dogs, including volunteer onboarding and orientation. The provider matches homes to current needs.
Source checked September 20, 2026
See animals and application routes through the SPCA’s adoption page. Ask the organization about individual animals, requirements, and the support it provides.
Source checked September 20, 2026
This veterinary-student-run nonprofit takes in orphaned and abandoned neonatal kittens, places them with trained fosters, provides preventive and medical care, and prepares them for adoption. Email the program about current intake, fostering, or adoption availability.
Program details ↗ · Email Orphan Kitten Project
Source checked October 1, 2026
This foster-based Northern California nonprofit rescues dogs and cats from overcrowded shelters. Its website offers current adoption and foster routes; the rescue says it covers foster costs, veterinary care, and supplies. Yolo County Animal Services also lists Hearts for Paws as an animal-welfare partner.
Adopt or foster through Hearts for Paws ↗
Sources checked October 1, 2026
04 / COMMUNITY CATS
Start with an established program and a coordinated plan for appointments, transport, and recovery.
The SPCA lists a program for unowned community cats in Yolo County, with a request form and waitlist. Use its current guidance before making trapping plans.
Community-cat program and waitlist ↗
Source checked September 20, 2026
Check the clinic’s current community-cat requirements and availability. Confirm the appointment and intake process with the provider before arranging transport.
Source checked September 20, 2026
The original YAC~YAAEC site describes planning for a community-cat pilot. Team planning is kept separate from currently available services; it does not guarantee a clinic appointment or a trapping response.
See the YAAEC TNR Community Cat Pilot Project on our homepage →
Source checked September 20, 2026
05 / EDUCATION & OUTREACH
Use public sources for current information, and keep proposals distinct from completed projects.
Read about the organization’s focus on humane education, spay/neuter access, and community partnerships. Our shared-work page connects those efforts with the wider public record.
Source checked September 20, 2026
Find education resources and programs about raptors and their environments, directly from UC Davis.
Source checked September 20, 2026
Follow official animal-services working-group material and public records. Confirm any meeting date or project deadline with the issuing agency.
Source checked September 20, 2026
06 / WILDLIFE
Contact a wildlife professional before handling or transporting an animal. A young animal alone does not always need rescue.
For a sick or injured hawk, owl, eagle, falcon, or vulture, use the center’s raptor guidance. Check current arrival instructions: construction has changed the drop-off route.
(530) 752-6091Source checked September 20, 2026
The Sacramento-area wildlife organization provides rescue guidance and an intake center in McClellan. Review its current species guidance, hours, and access instructions before traveling.
Wildlife help and intake information ↗
Source checked September 20, 2026
California Department of Fish and Wildlife maintains a statewide list. Use it to find an appropriate licensed provider for the animal and area.
CDFW rehabilitator directory ↗
Source checked September 20, 2026
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