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| Furry Friends Network     |
1'597 |
Carlisle, PA |
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| A group of animal lovers that have decided to work together to facilitate the adoptions of unwanted animals. Our philosophy is to help those animals that did not ask to be born. Additionally, we hope to help humans understand the importance of controlling the pet population through spaying and neutering. Through networking with friends and family, we find permanent, indoor homes for animals, offering them a second chance at having a wonderful life. |
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| Pets Come First, Inc. |
1'123 |
Centre County, PA |
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| A volunteer run, non-profit organization with a mission to improve conditions for animals at the Centre Hall branch of the PSPCA. Established in June 2005, Pets Come First has brought about many positive changes in our short existence, such as: upgraded shelter conditions; created a fostering program; supplemented veterinary care beyond PSPCA funding; cultivated positive relationships with animal rescues; provided evaluations by an animal behaviorist.
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| Mostly Mutts, Inc. |
924 |
Lower Augusta, PA |
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| A non-profit organization dedicated to improving the lives of companion animals by (1) providing shelter for abused, neglected or indigent cats or dogs (2) educating the public on the welfare, care, and rights of animals, and (3) acting as advocates of animal rights.
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| Federated Humane Societies of Pennsylvania  |
342 |
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| Includes listing of all humane societies in PA, PA humane law, pending legislation, PA dog law enforcement, continuing education, case law, shelter resources, and more. |
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| Pennsylvania Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (PSPCA)  |
319 |
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| Here at the PSPCA, we address the needs of thousands of homeless
animals a year. We started out with a single center in Philadelphia
and, with the help of our dedicated staff and generous donors,
burgeoned into a state-wide operation with seven busy shelters: Wellsboro, Centre Hall, Danville, Stroudsburg, Clarion, Montrose.
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| Petfinder.com  |
366 |
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| Not a local website, but you can search by zip code and breed to find pets available for adoption from many local shelters and rescue groups. |
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| Phoenix Rescue Group |
151 |
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| Our main priority is to provide immediate safety and comfort for companion animals that are in danger because of abuse, neglect or abandonment. We will provide for their needs and work with other rescue groups to find permanent loving homes for them.
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| Central Pennsylvania Humane Society |
865 |
Altoona, PA |
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| Goal is finding a loving home for every unwanted animal that ends up at our shelter for a wide variety of reasons. We work diligently at raising as much money as possible for the care and feeding of these animals. |
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| Animal Rescue, Inc. |
493 |
Baltimore/York |
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| Animal Rescue, Inc. consists of two locations: A cattery in the Putty Hill area of Baltimore MD, and a 33 acre farm located in PA at the MD border just off route I-83. At any one time we have approximately one hundred dogs and several hundred cats between our locations; most of which are available for adoption. Animal Rescue services the greater Baltimore MD - York PA area. Animal Rescue is a "shelter for life" for stray and abandoned animals. Animal Rescue, Inc. does not normally accept personally owned, unwanted pets. Most of our residents are rescued strays.
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| Safe Haven |
250 |
Blakeslee, PA |
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| We are a small group of dedicated volunteers
doing all we can to save as many as we can. At this time all of our
pets are being fostered by our volunteers. Although Safe Haven is a
new organization all of our volunteers have been in animal rescue for
years. We are in the process of incorporating
our organization and obtaining our 501 C 3 - non profit status.
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| Animal Resource Center |
1'209 |
Bloomsburg, PA |
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| A small no-kill animal shelter located in Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania, but we adopt out to all over Northeastern PA. We have around 40 dogs at any one time, and we are always taking in new dogs, so if we don't have what you're looking for right now, check back often. |
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| HOPE Hounds of Prison Education |
358 |
Camp Hill, PA |
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| Launched in March of 2005 in an effort to help more homeless
animals find their way into forever homes. Sponsored by the CPAA, the HOPE Program works in conjunction with the State
Correctional Institute at Camp Hill and CPAA member rescues. The program pairs carefully screened inmates with needy dogs for a 6-12 week
period. The inmates work together with a professional trainer,
prison staff and HOPE volunteers to provide the dogs with basic obedience
training, socialization, behavior modification and one-on-one attention. The dogs involved in the program graduate with a wealth of valuable skills
that help give them a paw up on finding a home.
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| Rescue Animal Placements (RAP) |
423 |
Chadds Ford, PA |
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| A small group of volunteers currently working to rescue puppies and dogs from shelters with extremely high kill-rates. Many of these shelters continue to use crude, and in-humane methods to euthanize these animals. We provide temporary foster care and veterinary treatment, and seek to place each puppy and dog into a loving and appropriate permanent home. We also have some kittens and cats. We work diligently to ensure that each animal is placed according to his or her individual needs. |
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| Angel Hill Animal Sanctuary  |
816 |
Chambersburg, PA |
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| Angel Hill is a registered 501c3 non-profit
organization, no kill
animal sanctuary located in the country outside of Chambersburg, Pa.
We have been in business for 5 years officially. We are 501C. Our
mission is to take animals of the elderly and the disabled who no
longer can care for them. We do take rescue animals when space is
available. We do ask for funding if their is any available for the
care of the animal. We do not turn anyone down due to lack of funds.
We are however limited to space.
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| Cumberland Valley Animal Shelter |
571 |
Chambersburg, PA |
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| An independent, non-profit, community-supported animal shelter that provides humane services for animals in need. The shelter\'s primary mission is helping find loving homes for adoptable animals. |
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| Sanctuary For Senior Dogs |
161 |
Cleveland, OH |
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| A foster network and small in-home sanctuary dedicated to the rescue, adoption, and lifelong care of senior dogs. Our long term goals include a permanent sanctaury featuring K-9 Cottages, a pairing of senior volunteers and senior dogs living in small homes on sanctuary land. |
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| Pennsylvania Stray Save |
352 |
Columbia County |
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| We
are a very small group of experienced animal rescuers living in
Columbia County Pennsylvania. We are 'brand new' and working on
incorporating our organization in hopes to decrease the amount of stray
animals that are dropped in shelters and euthanized. Most of the dogs
we help have had homes at one time or another and have either lost
their way, or been tossed out like yesterday's trash. The cats in our
organization were mostly found as strays.
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| Helen O. Krause Animal Foundation, Inc. |
579 |
Dillsburg, PA |
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| A non-profit, no-kill shelter providing housing and medical care for stray, abandoned and abused animals. |
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| Castaway Critters, The James A. Hueholt Memorial Foundation for Animals |
664 |
Elizabethtown, PA |
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Castaway Critters grew out of the need to find adoptive homes for the ever-increasing number of unwanted cats and dogs. Castaway Critters is comprised entirely of volunteers that assist in the rescue and placement of abandoned dogs and cats in Central PA. Castaway Critters rehabilitates those stray animals coming through our doors who have suffered serious injuries and/or illnesses through professional medical care by our veterinarians.
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| CARES Rescue (Companion Animal Rescue Elite Services) |
361 |
Ephrata, PA |
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| A non-profit organization whose goal is to rescue stray, abandoned or unwanted companion animals. We do not take in the sick or injured pets. We are a small non-profit animal rescue. Our services are offered to all of Lancaster County. Our priority is in finding homes for companion animals in need. C.A.R.E.S. no longer maintains a shelter and we do NOT have visiting hours or hours of operation since all of our pets are in private foster homes located throughout PA.
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| Adams County SPCA |
614 |
Gettysburg, PA |
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| A non-profit organization that serves Adams County and functions under a governing board elected by the membership. Its purposes are to provide effective means of preventing abuse of animals, to assist in the enforcement of public laws enacted for the protection of animals, and to house and find homes for stray and unwanted animals. |
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| Dogs' Den, The |
584 |
Grantville, PA |
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| A 501c non-profit and publicly supported group and dedicated to improving the quality of life for pets through education and adoption.We are a total volunteer organization. The Dogs' Den is a rescue, NOT a shelter. The dogs and cats are all kept in several foster homes. We do not have a kennel. We show all animals by appointment only. |
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| Canine Rescue of Central PA, Inc. |
1'137 |
Harrisburg, PA |
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| Nonprofit, all-volunteer organization dedicated to providing assistance to any dog in a helpless situation. While a young organization, we have made tremendous progress in only a few short months of our existence in establishing another valuable resource for our furry friends. It is our mission to get involved in as many situations as possible to provide sanctuary, shelter, and homes to as many dogs as we can. |
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| Humane Society of the Harrisburg Area, Inc. |
848 |
Harrisburg, PA |
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| A nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization that has been providing care for
homeless animals, as well as education for the community, since 1911.
The organization is an open admission shelter, not euthanizing any
adoptable animals due to a lack of space. HSHA receives no funding from
government or other animal welfare groups and must rely on private
donations and fundraising activities to support its mission. Each year,
the shelter takes in up to 10,000 animals.
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| Huntingdon County Humane Society |
533 |
Huntingdon, PA |
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| Humane League of Lancaster County |
646 |
Lancaster, PA |
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| Recognized as the premier organization in our area known for helping pets and their owners have successful, long-term relationships together. We are the first resort as a resource to prevent animals from having to be placed by providing services and education to help all people understand how to provide responsible lifetime care to their animals. Our goal is to provide the resources necessary to keep the animal in the ownerÍs home, and to break the cycle of placing animals with us or anywhere. |
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| Organization for Responsible Care of Animals (ORCA) |
449 |
Lancaster, PA |
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ORCA'S primary goal is to rescue any ill, or injured, or in-distress
animal, stray or abandoned, in Lancaster County, PA and to provide, on
our Animal-Alert Hotline, 717-397-8922, information on animal-related
problems. It is the purpose of ORCA to respond 24 hours a day to
emergencies, and to provide support to police, fire, and other
emergency personnel when they are dealing with situations that involve
animals. ORCA does not routinely handle healthy stray animals and
wildlife, nor does it routinely shelter animals.
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| Clinton County SPCA |
650 |
Lock Haven, PA |
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| Committed to caring for the needs of lost, hurt, or unwanted animals and to educating present and future pet owners on the responsibility of owning a pet. The shelter takes in stray or lost animals at no charge and accepts pet animals for a surrender fee. Once the animals are signed over to the shelter the staff takes on the responsibility of finding loving new homes or the owner of those animals that have been lost. |
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| Compassionate Hearts Animal Rescue (CHAR of PA)  |
526 |
Mechanicsburg, PA |
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| Homeward Bound Animal Rescue |
619 |
Mechanicsburg, PA |
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| We are a no kill animal rescue that was founded due to our love for animals that are less fortunate. We actively promote spay/neuter for all pets. All of the pets that come to us were in danger of being euthanized at the shelters they were housed in. Some of our pets have come from abuse situations, some are strays, and some are given up because their former owners just decided that they were not wanted anymore.
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| Berks Animal Rescue League |
127 |
Mohnton, PA |
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| A Tail to Tell, Inc. |
555 |
Mt. Gretna, PA |
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| A group of 2 women dedicated to freeing dogs
from the horrors of the puppy mills.
We didn't come by this group accidentally. Each of us; - - Deb
(President) - Cindy (Treasurer) started out with a wonderful group
called PuppymillRescue, Inc. We are devoted to following the same guidelines as
PuppymillRescue. We work with other rescue groups. We assist in
pulling unwanted/retired puppy mill survivors from the Amish puppy
mills in Pennsylvania, and from other commercial breeders here in
the Northeast US.
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| Humane Society of Lebanon County |
391 |
Myerstown, PA |
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As the only animal welfare organization within Lebanon County, we provide many services, including maintaining an animal shelter, facilitating adoptions, receiving strays, holding bite cases, investigating cruelty complaints, providing pet therapy, and more.
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| NorthEast ABR (Active Breed Rescue) |
723 |
Northumberland, PA |
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| A group of individuals dedicated to rehoming unwanted animals, including dogs, cats and occasionally livestock but we specialize in active dog breeds who need a job. Many of the dogs that come through our group would be suitable for SAR work, herding, goose work or someone hoping to find an active performance companion. First and foremost our animals are looking for a loving, forever home. |
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| Open Arms ResQ & Refurral |
246 |
Pennsburg, PA |
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| A home based rescue that deals with
all types of animals. While we mainly deal with cats and dogs we are
open to take in birds and exotics, including reptiles. We also have
many referrals that we will gladly pass along if we can not take the
animal in ourselves. All of our rescues stay in the house with us and
live as part of the family.
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| Clearfield County SPCA |
600 |
Philipsburg, PA |
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| Operates an animal shelter and provides for qualified personnel to care for and protect animals. We also enforce the laws pertaining to animals as set forth in the Pennsylvania crime code. We accept ANY and ALL unwanted animals into our shelter. We do NOT charge a fee for this service, but we do ask for whatever donation people can afford. |
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| Ruth Steinert SPCA |
555 |
Pine Grove, PA |
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| A non profit organization dedicated to improving the lives of animals. We accept all animals - strays and owner turn in - and WILL NOT refuse any animal regardless of temperment, health, age, or facility capacity! We also pick up stray animals, offer a low cost spay neuter program, have live traps for rent, sell county dog licenses, offer lost and found services, animal cruelty investigations and many other public services. |
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| Hillside SPCA |
545 |
Pottsville, PA |
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| No-kill Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania animal shelter, photos of dogs and cats available for adoption plus animal care and spay and neuter facts. |
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| Humane Society of Berks County |
130 |
Reading and Douglassville |
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| The mission of the Humane Society of Berks County is to serve Berks
County through: education and outreach in the community, medical
services for needy animals, humane investigation, safe shelter for
homeless animals and strong sterilization and adoption programs to
ensure that every companion animal lives in a safe, loving and secure
home.
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| Paw Prints Dog Sanctuary and Canine Corps |
390 |
Shermans Dale, PA |
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| A foster environment for the senior dogs of Central Pennsylvania
rescues and shelters that are not easily integrated into the adoption
process of those rescues and shelters. These senior dogs will have reached at
least the age of ten years. We especially welcome senior dogs with disabilities
and senior dogs experiencing medical difficulties. Our Canine Corps will "home", for no charge, as many of the dogs belonging to overseas
deployed members of the military as we can accomodate.
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| PAWS of PA |
1'262 |
south central PA |
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| PAWS is a no-kill animal rescue and spay/neuter group dedicated to saving the lives of companion animals through spaying and neutering, pet fostering and adoption, and educational efforts. We are an all-volunteer, 501(c)3 organization that receives no government funding. We serve Adams, Cumberland, Dauphin, Franklin, Lancaster, Lebanon, Perry, and York Counties.
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| Centre County PAWS |
658 |
State College, PA |
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| PAWS is an organization of volunteers in Centre County, Pennsylvania, committed to providing humane solutions to our area\'s pet overpopulation. In order to care for these homeless cats and dogs and to promote responsible pet ownership, PAWS maintains a noneuthanasia animal shelter and administers a spay-neuter assistance program, an educational outreach program, and emergency medical aid funding (for severely injured \"rescued\" animals/strays). |
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| Saving Shelter Dogs of Central PA |
442 |
State College, PA |
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| We are a rescue group founded in the summer of 2007 that specializes
in rescuing dogs and puppies from high kill shelters. Although we are
located in Central PA we rescue dogs from all over the country. To date
we have rescued over 50 dogs from Pennsylvania, Kentucky, West
Virginia, Ohio, Indiana, Maryland, and Arkansas. We are NOT a shelter,
all of our dogs are in foster care until placed into their forever
homes.
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| Animal Welfare Society of Monroe |
115 |
Stroudsburg, PA |
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The Animal Welfare Society of Monroe (AWSOM) seeks to accommodate Monroe County’s stray, homeless, neglected or abused animals. Our shelter takes in all companion animals and, with the assistance of rescue and foster organizations, veterinary services and pet behaviorists, evaluates and cares for each on a case-by-case basis. Our adoption program links up pets with loving families. We strive to end the pet overpopulation problem that leads to abuse and neglect with our spay/neuter program. We foster enriching relationships between people and animals through education and advocacy while setting a positive example for a humane path toward life. We are forging a new lifesaving consensus of hope in Monroe County that rejects the unnecessary killing of homeless animals.
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| York County SPCA |
520 |
Thomasville, PA |
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| A non-profit, independent organization dedicated to the protection of animals. The York County SPCA is not a government agency funded by tax dollars but funded primarily by private donations. We care for over 3,000 stray and unwanted animals each year.
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| Happy Paws Happy Homes |
474 |
Tyrone, PA |
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| Since May 2005, HPHH has helped over 350 local dogs move from shelters to rescues, foster homes, or permanent homes! By networking with other animal welfare organizations in DE, PA, NJ, NY, MD, WV and OH and by providing transportation for these dogs, we have successfully saved healthy dogs who would have been euthanized and helped them one step closer to forever homes.
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| Antietam Humane Society, Inc. |
283 |
Waynesboro, PA |
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| We are a non-profit humane shelter dedicated to the prevention of cruelty to animals and the promotion of humane treatment for all animals through education and enforcement of Pennsylvania's anti-cruelty laws.
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| Lycoming County SPCA |
804 |
Williamsport, PA |
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| Mission is to protect all domestic animals by providing shelter, emergency treatment, investigation and prosecution of cruelty or abuse complaints, adoption and counseling, education programs, and humane care throughout Lycoming County. |
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| Haven to Home Canine Rescue |
186 |
Winfield, PA |
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| Haven to Home Canine Rescue is an all volunteer organization that was founded in June 2008. We do not have a shelter, but use foster homes to care for the dogs that are awaiting their forever homes. FOSTER HOMES are the HAVEN in Haven to Home. We are working on acquiring our non-profit status and ultimately hope to achieve 501(c)(3). Our founding members are from Union, Snyder and Northumberland Counties in Central PA and all have volunteered in rescue in various capacities for many years.
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