In July 2012, the Delaware County SPCA will be a lifesaving organization, striving to save every adoptable animal that enters our Adoption Center, reserving euthanasia only for animals that are incurably sick or too behaviorally aggressive to be adopted out in to the community.
Placing deserving animals in loving homes is a continuous focus. In 2011, we adopted 2,808 animals in to forever homes. Our goal for 2012 is to place 3,100 animals in to forever homes. Today, we acquire animals when owners can no longer care for their pets and need to turn ownership over to us for adoption; additionally, we care for animals from cruelty investigations. Finally, we rescue adoptable animals from high-risk shelters and transfer them to our Adoption Center to place up for adoption as our space and resources persist. We are not breed-specific and have a loyalty to "bully" breeds like Pit Bulls and other misjudged breeds. We promote responsible ownership by behaviorally evaluating our animals prior to adoption, and, in some cases, including training with the adoption. The dedicated staff, volunteers, and volunteer Board members work constantly to promote responsible pet ownership and combat animal overpopulation through prevention programs such as low-cost public spay/neuter, community programs like a pet food bank, low-cost vet care, both onsite and offsite, humane education and humane investigations.
We want you to share our mission with your friends and family. Create your own fundraising page to tell your favorite story of a rescued animal or why this cause is important to you or someone you love. You might also use your page as a memorial for a beloved lost pet.
Create a page to start fundraising for one of our events! For more information on which events we are hosting, check out the right-hand side of this page.
The Delaware County SPCA is a 501c3 non-profit, charitable organization registered with the Pennsylvania Department of State. We are not affiliated with any local, state or federal agency or any other SPCA or humane group. Our work is supported almost entirely by private donations. Up to 7,000 animals have passed through our facility annually, which includes sick and injured animals. This humanitarian work can be expensive. The resources are available to help sick and injured animals because people just like you give generously. Please help us be prepared the next time an animal needs help and a new home.
