Organizations Filed Purposes:
California Chins's mission is to accept, care for, and adopt out chinchillas while educating the public about the joys of keeping chinchillas as pets.
California Chins accepts chinchillas from owners who are unable or unwilling to care for them, as well as from government and private animal shelters. A medical exam is provided to each chinchilla that comes in, and medical care is provided as needed. The rescue then fosters these chinchillas until they can be adopted to a new home. Some chinchillas cannot easily be adopted due to chronic medical conditions; these chinchillas are cared for by the rescue and their ongoing medical needs are met until they are adopted or until the end of their lives.
California Chins hosts an annual "Pocket Pet Health Day" where any member of the public can bring their small rodents to a highly skilled veterinary office and receive a basic health screening for an extremely low cost. This is done as a public outreach event. The rescule coordinates with the veterinary hospital to host this event, and veterinary medicine students from a local university volunteer to help conduct the exams as a way to get a large amount of practical, hands on experience that is otherwise difficult to come by as chinchillas are exotic animals in most veterinary practices and hospitals.
California Chins operates a website where chinchillas are listed for adoption. The rescue also operates a facebook group for the purpose of facilitating surrenders and adoptions, as well as to assist pet owners who need advice to care for their animals.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Jolene Barnett | Secretary | 5 | $0 |
| Russell Barnett | Treasurer | 5 | $0 |
| Michael Trapp | Vice President | 20 | $0 |
| Holly Trapp | President | 30 | $0 |
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