Adopt a Pet at a Local Shelter
Patch provides a list of animal shelters in the Delaware Valley area.
Thousands of dogs and cats are in our area's shelters and they need your help to find a good home. There are dogs, cats, and other small animals of all different breeds and sizes that may fit you and your family's lifestyle.
If you're looking to find a new family member, here is a list of the major shelters and rescue organizations in the Patch areas:
Chester County
Non-profit; dogs and cats available
Address: 1212 Phoenixville Pike, West Chester, PA 19380
Hours: Mon., Tue., Thu., Sat., Noon - 6 pm; Wed., Sun., Noon - 3 pm
Non-profit, no kill shelter, dogs and cats available
Address: (Mailing) P.O. Box 89, Chester Springs, PA 19425
By appointment only
Pet Adoption and Lifecare Society (PALS)
Non-profit; cats available
Address: PetSmart, 176 Swedesford Rd, Berwyn, PA 19312
Hours: Mon. - Sat., 9 am - 9 pm; Sun., 10 am - 6 pm
Rescue Dogs Rock Animal Rescue
Non-profit; dogs available
Call 856-422-0380 or 610-869-3373 for more information
Non-profit, no kill shelter; Specializes in Karelian Bear Dogs and Border Collies, but others if space available
Address: (Mailing) P.O. Box 656, Unionville, PA 19375
Email for more information - lamancharescue@comcast.net
Delaware County
Animal Rescue Foundation of Southern Pennsylvania (ARF SEPA)
Non-profit; dogs and cats available
Address: 1167 West Baltimore Pike #222, Media, PA 19063
By appointment only
Animal Coalition of Delaware County
Non-profit; dogs, cats, and rabbits available
Address: 3553 W Chester Pike # 144, Newtown Square, PA 19073
By appointment only
Non-profit, no kill shelter; dogs and cats available
Address: 555 Sandy Bank Rd, Media, PA 19063
Hours: Tue. - Sat., Noon - 7 pm; Sun, Noon - 4 pm
Francisvale Home for Smaller Animals
Non-profit, no kill shelter; dogs and cats available
Address: 328 Upper Gulph Rd, Radnor, PA 19087
Hours: By appointment only
Pet Adoption and Lifecare Society (PALS)
Non-profit; cats available
Address: PetSmart, 2940 Springfield Road, Broomall
Hours: Mon. - Sat., 9am - 9 pm; Sun., 10 am - 6 pm
Non-profit; dogs and cats available
Address: Petco, 520 W Baltimore Ave, Clifton Heights, PA 19018
Hours: Mon. - Sat., 9 am - 9 pm; Sun., 9 am - 7 pm
Montgomery County
Non-profit, no kill, cage-free shelter for cats
Address: 317 West Johnson Highway, East Norriton, PA 19401
Hours: Closed Mon. and Tues., Wed. - Fri. 11 am - 5 pm, Sat. and Sun. 11 am - 3 pm
Conshohocken; dogs, cats, rabbits, gerbils, and guinea pigs available
Address: 19 E. Ridge Pike P.O. Box 222, Conshohocken, PA 19428
Hours: Mon. - Fri., 11 am - 4:30 pm; Sat., 10 am - 3 pm; Sun., Noon - 3 pm
Philadelphia
Non-profit, no kill shelter; dogs, cats, and rabbits available
Address: 1242 Lombard Street, Philadelphia, PA 19147
Hours: Mon., Tues., Sat., 11 am - 4 pm; Wed. and Fri., 11 am - 7 pm; Sun., 1 pm - 4 pm
Non-profit, no kill shelter; cats available
Address: PetSmart, 11000 Roosevelt Blvd., Philadelphia, PA 19116
Hours: Mon. - Sat., 9am - 9 pm; Sun., 10 am - 6 pm
Non-profit, no kill shelter; dogs, cats, rabbits, gerbils, and guinea pigs available
Address: 350 E. Erie Ave Philadelphia, PA 19134
Hours: Mon. - Fri., 9 am - 8 pm; Sat., 10 am - 4 pm; Sun., 10 am - 4 pm
Philadelphia Animal Welfare Society (PAWS)
Non-profit, no kill shelter; dogs and cats available
Address: 100 N. 2nd St., Philadelphia, PA 19106
Hours: Mon. - Fri., Noon - 7 pm; Sat., 11 am - 7 pm; Sun., 11 am - 6 pm
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Delaware County SPCA
555 Sandy Bank Rd, Media, PA -
Petsmart
2940 Springfield Rd, Broomall, PA -
Chester County SPCA
1212 Phoenixville Pike, West Chester, PA -
Francisvale Home for Smaller Animals
328 Upper Gulph Rd, Radnor, PA -
PetSmart
176 Swedesford Rd, Berwyn, PA
Elisa Prospero
8:58 am on Tuesday, January 29, 2013
Not sure why the CIty of Philadelphia's animal shelter was left off of this list... ???
Please consider adopting from Animal Care and Control (ACCT) - the city's shelter that does not turn any animal away. They take in over 30,000 animals / year.
http://www.acctphilly.org/
www.facebook.com/phillyurgents
Debbie Thomas
9:35 am on Tuesday, January 29, 2013
You beat me to it Elisa. I think that some people get the PSPCA on Erie and ACCT on Hunting Park confused and assume they're the same shelter.
Elisa Prospero
11:46 am on Tuesday, January 29, 2013
Glad I wasn't the only one who thought of ACCT! I was shocked when I didn't see it listed on here, especially considering the number of dogs that live in the area that are ACCT pups.
Donna
9:56 am on Tuesday, January 29, 2013
Delaware Valley Golden Retriever Rescue (DVGRR.org) in Reinholds, PA, has many wonderful Golden Retrievers of all ages. Occasionally they also have Golden mixes.
Elizabeth
11:31 am on Tuesday, January 29, 2013
Website info would be helpful--can often see animals for adoption.
Courtney Elko
11:35 am on Tuesday, January 29, 2013
If you click on the name of each shelter (the text in blue), it takes you to their website.
elaine benedetti
1:24 pm on Tuesday, January 29, 2013
Please add Finding Shelter Animal Rescue to this list! They are an all-breed, no-kill, 501c3 rescue based in Norristown, PA. All of their animals are in foster care.. They can be found on Facebook, or at findingshelter.org. Thanks!
Hiding my name like the rest of you
9:00 pm on Tuesday, January 29, 2013
This is a very incomplete list. You left out my favorite, Cat Angel Network, in the Pottstown area. www.catangel.org. They have lots of healthy cats and kittens (and more coming shortly, when kitten season hits) at the PetSmart stores in Pottstown and Downingtown.
Leslie Wood
9:52 pm on Tuesday, January 29, 2013
And don't forget Spay & Save also an all-breed, no-kill rescue based in Lafayette Hill, PA. All animals are in foster care. Animals have been retrieved from ACCT, and also from a veterinary office in North Philadelphia where animals are abandoned. www.spayandsave.org
WRZ
5:20 pm on Wednesday, January 30, 2013
The Delaware County SPCA has become a warehouse for pitbulls and i wouldn't give these misguided losers a nickel to reward them for the mess they have made in Delaware County.
Bill Zardus
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