Volunteer Services for Animals Providence Chapter
Our Pet List
Any animal with ">" had their description added or update in the last week. Any animal with "~" is either Adopted or Adoption Pending.
Our shelter is at MAXIMUM capacity for dogs. If you are considering adopting a new friend, please come visit us!
Our Featured Pet...
Sassy!
*Update 7/5: Sassy is now pending and looking forward to living the good life in NH!! -- Hello:
My name is Sassy. I am a young female, American Staffordshire Terrier.
Please help me as I am VERY VERY URGENT. The shelter is filling up and soon my time will be up.
People who know me describe me as gorgeous and brilliant... I have been told that I am the brightest dog the shelter has had had all year. I am a quick learner and have been working with the shelter volunteers practicing to get my AKC Canine Good Citizen Certificate.
My trainer tells me I am almost there. And oh, how well I bond with people. With time, I could even be a pet therapy dog! While at the shelter, I have been enrolled in a national award winning shelter dog behavioral enhancement program known as “Out of the Pits and into the Ritz”
I was even taught some sign language too! What skills I have even for being homeless.
I like most other dogs and seem ok with cats too. The best type of family life for me would be with older kids ages 7 and above as I really really love my rawhides and don’t want kids taking them from me you see!
Upon adoption, I will come with reduced rate AKC Canine Good Citizen Pet Therapy Classes for only $65.00 offered by Sue Parker of Dynamic Dog Training Services LLC.
To arrange meeting with me, please email Martian3@aol.com. Or contact my personal dog trainer Sue directly at 401-823-8851.
You must go to the shelter to arrange an adoption in person. No adoptions can be arranged over the phone or by Internet. Shelter hours are Monday - Saturday, 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM - closed holidays. For information on ways you can help through volunteering at the shelter, please call (401) 272-1639. You must be 18 to volunteer at the shelter.
Donations
Do you have any old tennis balls you plan on getting rid of? We are running low and our dogs absolutely love playing with them. They don't need to be anything special, or even particularly clean. We would be so grateful! -- We are always in need of rawhide, used tennis balls, stuffed or very durable dog toys, large/thick leashes, and medium & large dog collars.
News
Please watch channel 10 Saturday mornings between 9:10-9:25 to see Providence VSA pet of the week. One lucky dog or cat from Providence Animal Control goes on channel 10 for everyone to see. We are in need of experienced volunteers to come socialize and train our stray dogs, particularly during the week.
Who We Are
The Providence Chapter of Volunteer Services for Animals, 272-1639, provides volunteer assistance to the Providence Animal Care and Control Center. We encourage placement of impounded animals by: helpful contact with visitors; placement of pictures and articles in newspapers and Internet sites; and provide funds for emergency veterinary care of impounded animals. VSA helps the animals feel comfortable and happy by providing walks, visiting and playing with them, and providing training whenever possible. VSA maintains a lost/found file and a wants/needs home file. We also provide counseling for pet owners with problems, referring them to Veterinarians and other pet related organizations. Volunteer Services for Animals strongly advocates for the spay or neuter of all family pets. Financial assistance is available to all RI residents that cannot afford the full cost of spaying or neutering their pets. For information on pet loss support groups, call VSA Headquarters at (401) 273-0358.
Adopting a friend
Any dog coming in to the shelter must be held for 5 full business days to give the owner a chance to claim him/her. During that 5 day period, anyone that wants to adopt the dog can fill out the adoption application to put the dog on "hold." Several people may put a hold on the same dog, but after the 5 day waiting period is up, applicants are called based on the appropriateness of the home and the order that the applications were filled out.
There is a $10 adoption fee, no cash can be accepted only personal checks or money orders. All pets being adopted must have a pre-paid spay or neuter from the Veterinarian of your choice. The shelter also works with a few different Vets that discount services for adopted animals. Low cost spay/neuter information is available at the shelter or by calling 401-272-1639. Any Pit Bull or Pit Bull mix being adopted is dropped off at the Vet the morning of their surgery and picked up by the adopter after the surgery has been done. All Pit Bulls and/or Pit Bull mixes residing in Providence must also carry liabilty insurance. If you own your home you must provide proof of home ownership. If you rent you must provide a notarized letter from a landlord stating you can have a pet.
Come Visit Us!
Shelter hours (hours open to the public) are Monday - Friday 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM and 11:00 AM - 2:45 PM Saturday - closed holidays. Animal Control is available to answer phone calls during these hours. The phone number is (401) 243-6040. If you need to contact Animal Control for emergencies (stray, abandoned, abused or endangered animals) during other hours, please call the Providence Police (401-272-3121) and ask for Animal Control Complaints.
The Providence Animal Shelter is located at 7 Service Road. To get there, take exit 18 (Thurbers Ave.) off 95 and head toward Allens Ave (from 95S, bear left on exit -- from 95N bear right). Take a right onto Allens Ave and follow it for a little over 1/2 mile to your 2nd over head traffic light.
This is the intersection of Allens and Terminal Road. Follow the Ernest Street detour by taking your first right off of Terminal and taking a left on to Ernest.. Follow Ernest Street all the way to the end (past the Dead End sign) where it bears right. Just after bearing right (you are now on Service Road), you will see a yellow building on your left. This is the shelter.
Volunteer Services for Animals Providence Chapter
Providence Animal Care and Control
7 Service Road
Providence, RI 02905
Phone: 401-941-6830
Email:
pvdvsa@yahoo.com
Click here for a list of pets at this shelter
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