Delaware County SPCA

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Be sure to check out our Adoption Requirements and Adoption Costs before visiting the shelter. Please note that availability is subject to prior adoption, although Petfinder is updated almost every day. To check the availability of any animal, please CALL the shelter at 610-566-1370 x 0 during adoption hours or e-mail at adoptions@delcospca.org.

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Calendar of Events

Microchipping/Vaccination Clinics

The next vaccination and microchipping clinic at the Delaware County SPCA will be held in the spring. We are asking pet owners to show their love by microchipping and vaccinating their animals. The shelter will offer the clinics from 3-6 pm on all of the dates above. The cost for vaccines will be $5 for rabies and distemper and $25 for microchip including registration. Because of the popularity of our clinics, the line can be long. We ask that you arrive by 5:15pm to be serviced by 6:00pm.

Foster Program!

We are currently working to build our foster program but we need your help! Become part of our foster care program and you could be the difference between life and death for animals that can not be adopted right away. Contact our Foster Coordinator for an application, information, and insight into what is involved in becoming a foster parent for the animals from the Delco SPCA. The SPCA would appreciate the help and our animals will appreciate it so much more!


Look for our Volunteers and available pets at the following locations:

First Saturday of month:
Granite Run Mall 10:00 -1:00

Second Saturday of month:
Braxtons in Wayne & Petco in Clifton Heights 10:00- 1:00

Third Saturday of month:
Petsmart in Springfield 10:00-1:00

Fourth Saturday of month:
Granite Run Mall 10:00 -1:00

 



Rescue groups:

You must make arrangements through either our Kennel Foreman or Adoption Clerk or via e-mail to move the animal into rescue.

ADOPTING YOUR BEST FRIEND

If you are interested in one of the pets listed here, please visit the shelter during our adoption hours! Our staff is extremely busy and we have only one phone line, so it is difficult for us to handle calls about each animal available for adoption. If you do call regarding a pet, please use the Pet ID number "Tag#....." given in the pet's description.

Before you visit the shelter, you must have a realistic idea of your resources for pet care, so that you can make an appropriate choice. Most pets live 10 years or more and you must be prepared to make a time and cost commitment to their care over their entire lifetime. To get a realistic idea on the costs of owning a pet, click on Estimated Yearly Costs of Pet Ownership.

For more detailed information on this subject, please see our home page at: www.delcospca.org and click on the "Adoption" link.

If you are interested in adopting an animal, please come to the shelter prepared with the following information:

  1. A driver's license or some form of photo identification with your current address.
  2. If you live in an apartment or rental property, we will need to see a copy of your lease stating that you are allowed to have pets.
  3. If you own your home, proof of ownership such as a deed, tax bill or coupon book.
  4. If possible, please bring a veterinarian reference or veterinary history to the shelter to show that you are a responsible pet owner. We may be able to contact your vet by phone if their office is open at the time of adoption. If you do not have a vet reference, the animal you are adopting must be spayed or neutered at the shelter before you can bring the animal home. If you can provide a vet reference, then you may bring the animal home the day of adoption and you will receive a voucher to have the animal spayed or neutered at a participating veterinary office.
  5. If you would like to adopt a dog and currently have a dog at home, you must bring your dog to meet any dog you are considering adopting.
  6. Owning and caring for a pet should be a family decision; therefore we recommend that the entire family come to the shelter to visit with the animal prior to the adoption.

We request that potential adopters arrive approximately 45 minutes before closing, so that you have time to see the animals and we have time to assist with the adoption process. We start the last adoption approximately 15 minutes before closing time.


All pets adopted from the Delaware County SPCA MUST be neutered.

  • SPAY/NEUTER: REASONS TO SPAY/NEUTER

    Looking for information about LOW COST SPAYING AND NEUTERING? Scroll down to the DELCO SPCA F.Y.I. LIBRARY below and click on "Scout" reading his book


  • FOREVER HOMES - Have you adopted a pet from us? Please send us your pet's photo and let us know about your Happy Ending.

  • OPEN LATE (UNTIL 7:00 PM) MONDAYS, WEDNESDAYS, THURSDAYS, FRIDAYS and SATURDAYS. Stop in after work and adopt your new best friend!

    HELP NEEDED

  • VOLUNTEERS:
    Looking for a great way to give back to your community? How about a rewarding resolution you can keep? If you have what it takes to make a difference in an animal's life, email our Volunteer Coordinator. No experience is necessary. We will provide you with the training. You must be 16 years or older to volunteer; however, if you are not, you and your friends can still help the animals by raising money or by holding a drive to help collect items on our WISH LIST. We are especially looking for people with a background in fundraising.



    WE CURRENTLY HAVE A GREAT NEED FOR VOLUNTEERS IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS:

    • Assisting customers in the cat wing.
    • Answering the phones.
    • Helping at the adoption desk.
    • Exercising and socializing dogs.
    • People to foster cats and dogs.
    • Off site showing of animals.
    • Assessing pets/taking photos for Petfinder.
    • Greeting visitors in our lobby.

      • THANK YOU FOR CARING!

      All new volunteers must complete a volunteer orientation. Anyone that wishes to attend please email our Volunteer Coordinator.


      DONATIONS

    • The Delaware County SPCA has an ongoing need for a variety of items. Click on our WISH LIST for a list of items that we need.

    • Here are two great links for toy donations: For Dogs and For Cats.

    Donate a Bed Our Dogs sleep in Patented Kuranda Dog Beds because they are durable, chew proof and easy to clean. If you would like to donate a cozy bed for a dog to sleep in, click on the picture of Willow in her cozy bed.

  • Genuardi's Community Cashback Program is easier than ever! Simply email or send us your name, address and Genuardi's Club number-that's it! Then just do your regular grocery shopping at Genuardi's and the SPCA automatically receives a percentage of how much you spend. It doesn't cost you anything extra! You can also sign up online by visiting www.escrip.com - our eScrip number is 1718268.

  • Shop through iGive & a portion of your purchase goes towards a donation to the Delaware County SPCA.

  • FINANCIAL DONATIONS:
    Your kind contributions will help us to provide food, care and shelter for thousands of homeless, unwanted animals. Our work is supported almost entirely by private donations from individuals, businesses, corporations, foundations and personal bequests from people who have named the SPCA in their Wills. We are not affiliated with any local, state or federal agency or any other SPCA or humane group. Thank you for your generous support.

    For your convenience, just click on the paypal link.

    Thank you for your generosity.


    PET TIPS

  • MICROCHIP YOUR PET:
    Ask your Vet about microchipping your pet. It will help us to identify your escape artist if he becomes lost and is brought to us. Identification tags can come off easily but microchips can't.

    DELCO SPCA F.Y.I. LIBRARY

    CAT INFORMATION

    DOG INFORMATION

    Beating Boredom

    Cat Claws

    General Cat Care

    New Cat to Existing Cat Introduction

    Reasons to Spay/Neuter

    Urinating Outside the Box

    Using the Litterbox

    		Barking When Left Alone

    Breeds

    Changing the Name of Your Dog

    Feeding

    Finding Your Lost Dog

    General Dog Care

    Housebreaking

    Positive Dog Training

    Reasons to Spay/Neuter

    Separation Anxiety



    If you are looking for pet information that is not shown above, be sure to check in the DELCO SPCA F.Y.I. LIBRARY above.

    WHO WE ARE

    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.

    We work hard to place all adoptable animals. In many cases this means providing extra medical care, grooming, rehabilitation and socialization to give the dogs and cats every chance of being adopted.

    In addition to caring for animals at the shelter, we provide other services in our community such as animal rescue service, seven days a week, 24 hours a day. We also work constantly to promote responsible pet ownership and combat animal overpopulation through low cost spay/neuter programs, community programs, disseminating printed information, publicity and special events like Spay Day USA.

    For more than 25 years, our Director of Education has presented programs to hundreds of groups, from school children to senior citizens. Our programs stress the need to spay and neuter pets to prevent overpopulation and teach respect for all animals.

    For more information on the Delaware County SPCA, including our Newsletter, Adoption Success Stories, Pet Owner Articles and more, please visit our website at www.delcospca.org

    DIRECTIONS:

    From I-95: Exit onto 476 North. Take exit number 3, Media/Swarthmore. At end of ramp, turn left onto Baltimore Pike. Turn right onto Providence Road/PA-252. Turn right onto Sandy Bank Road. SPCA will be on your right.

    From PA-Turnpike: Exit 25 to 476 South towards Chester. Take exit number 3, Media/Swarthmore. At end of ramp, turn right onto Baltimore Pike. Turn right onto Providence Road/PA-252. Turn right onto Sandy Bank Road. SPCA will be on your right.

    Map to our shelter


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