Helping Animals, Helping People,
Helping the Community!
Please visit our home page for the most current up-to-date information about events at our shelter.
The SPCA is pround to announce "OH, SNAP!" SNAP, or Spay/Neuter Action Program, is being implemented to help us spay or neuter all of the animals at our shelter before they are adopted into loving homes. This will ensure that the pet population is controlled and will help end unnecessary euthanasia of healthy shelter animals in our community. A donation of $85 can take care of any animal in the shelter. Sponsor an animal you care about, or just donate to the general fund! We will need all the help we can get to get this program up and running, so if you were thinking of making a contribution to the shelter, consider donating to SNAP!
Once you have selected (or been selected by!) that perfect companion, stop by the front desk to pick up an application for adoption. The application should be filled out completely and returned to the front desk staff. Each application will be reviewed thoroughly to ensure the best homes for our little friends. Upon approval, the office staff will explain the terms of adoption and have you sign the contract for adoption.
Animals at the SPCA can only be adopted within a 40 mile radius. All animals adopted from our SPCA must be spayed or neutered before crossing the Virginia state line. Therefore, it must already be spayed or neutered, or be at least 4 months of age to be adopted out of state. If a dog or cat is not neutered, but is old enough, the SPCA may take the animal to a local vet for neutering and the adopter can pick up the animal at the vet, pay the bill, and take the pet home.
The SPCA charges $75.00 for cat adoptions and $75.00 for dog adoptions. If the animals have not already been spayed or neutered, you will receive a $45 coupon to take to your vet that will apply to the cost of the animal's spay/neuter. All animals adopted from our shelter must be spayed or neutered by the time they are 6 months old - if they are older than that, the adopter will have 30 days after the date of the adoption to have the animal spayed or neutered.
Animals that have been through SNAP are $95.00 to adopt. The extra $20 helps us pay for the cost of having the animal fixed and shots given, and saves you a bunch of money in vet bills!
A list of our adoptable pets can be found here.
Our shelter serves as a transport location for the Spay Virginia program. Animals are picked up at our shelter and driven to the clinic in Harrisonburg, and they are gone overnight. The cost for male and female dogs is $75.00, male cats are $50.00, and female cats are $65.00. Rabies shots are required, but if your pet does not have one, they charge an extra $12.00 for the shot. An extra $25 will also be charged if the dog weighs more than 50 pounds. They also offer additional shots for $12.00, heartworm/FeLV tests, ear cleaning, deworming, flea treatments, nail trimming, and microchipping. If you need more information, feel free to call us at the shelter, or you can call the clinic itself at 540/437-1980. If you are interested in signing up for the transport, you need to come to our shelter and fill out a simple form. We will warn you - the transport usually fills very quickly and we are often booked a month or two ahead of time!
The SPCA offers cremation for deceased animals. It takes about a week to receive your pet's ashes back, depending on weather & how many people we have in line, and we have a variety of urns that are available.
Our prices are as follows:
The SPCA also offers cremation without ashes returned (disposal) for a fee of $50.00.
We can always use people to volunteer at the shelter. If you have some free time and would like to walk some dogs or spend time socializing some cats, come in and sign up to volunteer. Volunteers with the SPCA need to be at least 14 years old to stay at our shelter without parental supervision. The process is simplea fter that; you fill in a form, attend a volunteer orientation meeting, and then you can sign up for whatever time you're available!
If you are under the age of 14 and would like to come in and walk dogs or visit with cats, as long as you have a parent or guardian with you, you're more than welcome to come in any time and help us out. We also have a junior volunteer program - the junior volunteers usually help us out at our fundraising events.
We are in need of foster homes for orphaned puppies and kittens. Some of the babies may need to be bottle fed. If you are interested in becoming a foster parent for the SPCA, please inquire at our office.
Being a non-profit organization, we rely on the kindness of others. We are usually in need of some supplies at the shelter. If you would like to donate anything from our list you can drop by the SPCA any time we're open.
The shelter can accept donations of the following:
As always we appreciate any and all help we receive. Thank you from all of us here.
The first shelter in Winchester/Frederick County was acknowledged in 1952, but we've been saving pets in the community since the early 1900's! We are a private, tax-exempt, non-profit corporation. We are NOT a chapter or branch of the HSUS, ASPCA, or AHA - we are an independent agency. In addition, we do NOT receive funding from national animal welfare organizations, federal, or state governments. Therefore we rely on private and corporate donations to run our shelter.
Monday-Friday 10-5
Saturday 10-4
Closed Sundays & Major Holidays
SPCA of Winchester, Frederick, and Clarke Counties
115 Featherbed Lane
Winchester, VA 22601
Phone: 540/662-8616
E-Mail:SPCA@visuallink.com
From Interstate 81: Take exit 313 (Route 50/Jubal Early Drive) towards Winchester - West. Turn left on Pleasant Valley Road. Turn right on Featherbed Lane. We're on the left just about 1000 feet after your turn. Here's a map of where we are.