SECRET IS OUR FEATURED ONLINE PET!!! Secret was a dump site kitty who had a tragic injury to his tail and it had to be amputated. He is now a long haired, blue eyed, bobtail. Secret is one of our sweetest cats ever. Please read his profile online and consider adopting Secret. We will set up an interview with him at his foster home once your application is approved.
OUR FEATURED PETSMART PET...
LIZA IS OUR FEATURED PETSMART PET! If you are interested in meeting Liza please visit her at PetsMart or please email spcagainesville@hotmail.com for an application or speak to Robin at PetsMart during adoption hours Sat and Sun from 11am-5pm in Gainesville on Archer Road.
NEWS - SPECIAL NEEDS ANIMALS
LEEHIGH SPRINGS
is our SPECIAL NEEDS featured pet. Leehigh only has 1 eye. And other than an occassional sneezing she is very healthy. You can read her story online by clicking on her name. Please contact us if you are interested in helping this special girl get a second chance at life.
Please stop by PetsMart on Archer Road in Gainesville and speak to one of our coordinators on Sat or Sun from 11am-5pm or e-mail spcagainesville@hotmail.com for more information about adopting one of our very special kittens. If you are interested in helping with our special needs animals, please contact us. Many of the cats and kittens need time, love, understanding, as well as daily medications and treatments while they heal. Adopting a special needs pet is a true rescue.
WHO WE ARE
We are a small completely volunteer (501c3) non-profit organization run exclusively on private donations and no government assistance. Our primary goal is to find lifelong, forever homes for special needs unwanted cats and dogs. We also emphasize owner education and reducing the number of unwanted pets through spaying and neutering.
Whitey Cottonball
is one of our senior guys in need of a good home. Please e-mail spcagainesville@hotmail.com for an application or visit him at PetsMart on Archer Road in Gainesville.
ADOPTING A FRIEND
E-mail is usually the best way to contact us or you can speak with one of our adoption coordinators on the weekend at PetsMart on Archer Road in Gainesville, Saturdays and Sundays from 11am-5pm. We will require you to fill out an application form and sign an adoption agreement if and when an adoption is agreed upon. Adoption fees are $100 per pet. We are very selective when choosing homes for our needy animals. Many of our rescues have been through a lot of stress and sometimes injury in their short lives and our primary goal is to match the right animal with the right home.
Friends can come in all shapes and sizes - consider adopting Benny the bunny as your next family member.
BENNY
FOSTER PROGRAM - HOW YOU CAN HELP
KITTENS
We are in need of foster homes for kittens. During the winter time we lose a lot of foster families to other obligations and commitments so we are always in need of new foster families. Kittens will need a few weeks for socialization and time to grow. All they need is a safe room, such as a bed room, to play in and wait their turn at the PetsMart adoption site. All supplies are provided while you are fostering a kitten. We also need temporary foster homes for cats.
COME VISIT US!
We do not have a shelter or location for visiting most of the pets. Most of our animals are in individual foster homes where they receive the individual care and attention they deserve and need. Several of the pets listed are at PetSmart waiting to be adopted. Please contact us via e-mail if you are interested in adopting or fostering and we will set up a time to meet.
Some of the animals listed on this site are now available for adoption at PetSmart in Gaineville on Archer Road all week long. Adoption hours are 11am-5pm on Sat. and Sun. each weekend and the adoption fee is $100 per cat or dog to help cover some of the veterinary care, testing, vaccinations, surgeries, food, litter, and medical needs. All of the adoption fees and donations go directly to help the animals in need SUSIE is one of our adult kitties in need of a home! Susie is our big orange girl and a proven sweet affectionate lap kitty! She is an adult so it will take her a little time to adjust to a new home, but she is sure to please as you can tell by her photos where she is getting a good head and ear scratching by the technician at the vet clinic. Click on her name and read her story or e-mail us for an application to meet her.
DONATIONS
If you are interested in making a monitary donation that will go directly towards animal health care, please contact Lake Area Animal Hospital at 352-475-2326. They are able to take credit card donations over the phone and place the money directly onto the rescue account to help pay for medical expenses. You may also bring your items (not animals) for donation to Lake Area Animal Hospital in Melrose, Tues-Fri. 8:30am-5pm. We are always in need of towels, blankets, new kitty scratchers and toys, gently used or new kitty beds, carriers, and litter. Cash or product donations can also be made in the donation jar or box at PetsMart on Archer Road in Gainesville during adoption hours on the weekend. You may also mail check donations made out to The SPCA of Gainesville to P.O. Box 358491 Gainesville, FL 32635-8491. And of course, donation of your time is always appreciated, either by fostering a needy animal in your home or by donating your time on the weekends to help at our adoption site.
OUR LOYAL SPONSORS
Thank you to the many wonderful people who make donations throughout the year to help our needy animals. We would like to extend a special thank you and recognition to:
Karilon Kilpatrick with LOVING HANDS PET SITTING- for her Presents 4 Pets program during the month of October and her holiday goodie bag fund raiser in December. Also for her continued support through donation, fostering, public relations work, and word of mouth recommendations.
SWIFT ANGELS of Keystone United Methodist Church - for their continued product donations such as toys, food, blankets, towels, and litter. ANN CORDELL not only for adopting Ava who is now BUTTERCUP and for giving her a permanent wonderful home, but for her continued donations.
To the STAFF AT LAKE AREA ANIMAL HOSPITAL who take such good care of our needy animals and who organize and volunteer their time and support in our foster program and for our fund raiser activities such as yard sales.
To our many wonderful VOLUNTEERS AND FOSTER PARENTS - we couldn't do it without you.
CURRENT EVENTS AND FUNDRAISING
Our April Yard Sale at the Lake Area Grooming Salon was a huge success! Volunteers raised over $500 for the animals of the SPCA and we are extremely thankful. A special thanks to Megan, groomer at Lake Area, for her time and effort in organizing the event and volunteering her time at the sale. A thank you to Greta for volunteering her time at the sale and for fostering and her daughter Lilly for making and selling her homemade jewelry and cards to help raise money for the animals. Thanks to Kaitlyn, Megan's neighbor and friend, for donating her time and to the staff and doctors of Lake Area Animal Hospital for their continued support, use of their facility parking lot, and for donating their baked goods and household items to the sale.
SPCA OF GAINESVILLE
SECRET IS OUR FEATURED ONLINE PET!!! Secret was a dump site kitty who had a tragic injury to his tail and it had to be amputated. He is now a long haired, blue eyed, bobtail. Secret is one of our sweetest cats ever. Please read his profile online and consider adopting Secret. We will set up an interview with him at his foster home once your application is approved.
LIZA IS OUR FEATURED PETSMART PET! If you are interested in meeting Liza please visit her at PetsMart or please email spcagainesville@hotmail.com for an application or speak to Robin at PetsMart during adoption hours Sat and Sun from 11am-5pm in Gainesville on Archer Road.
