A Pasadena animal shelter has urged evacuees to "please take your animals with you" as they have brought in 300 animals after evacuations.

Some owners fled with their pets, but a network of facilities in the Los Angeles area is straining to care for the hundreds of animals left behind.

As several wildfires continue to blaze through Los Angeles County, its Department of Animal Care and Control (DACC) is advising residents where to bring animals affected by the evacuation orders. Four fires spreading throughout the county have claimed the lives of at least 10 and forced tens of thousands of residents to evacuate.

The SPCA took them in to free up space and resources for the influx of animals displaced by the fires in Southern California.

The Sacramento SPCA recently returned from Southern California with 34 displaced animals from Pasadena Humane, who were affected by the Eaton Fire.