Who does not love a happily-ever-after story? Well, settle down in and get ready, because we have a great one coming just for you. Once upon a time, there was a beautiful princess. She had sparkling golden and orange locks and captivating, adoring eyes. All who […]
‘Tis the season for Hallmark movies! To join in on all the warm and fuzzy feelings, we thought we would share some of the most adorable parts of our work this past year. So, step inside the SPCA nursery and take a peek at all the […]
It was a beautiful spring day when infant Darrel was brought to the SPCA. He was just a few weeks old and had been found underneath a porch way up in the hills of the Lycoming Creek valley. He was just the cutest thing. All fluff […]
Happy Thanksgiving! As we celebrate all that we are grateful for, we thought we would dive in and serve up a good, old-fashioned dish of warm and fuzzy adoption story. Meet Oreo. Oreo came in to the SPCA as a stray last December. It was cold, […]
A new era dawned at the Lycoming County SPCA this past summer. We initiated a new policy for feral, or “community” cats. It was common for us to receive these cats from people who had trapped them, often hundreds a year. However, these outdoor cats rarely […]
Wow, what a year! Over 3,000 animals have come through the Lycoming County SPCA’s doors so far in 2019. That is a lot of animals, and it takes a village, let us tell you, a village of dedicated volunteers, donors, and staff, to provide a rich […]
Though the tiny, sleeping tike in the photograph above may appear delicate, he is, in fact, very mighty! Unlike his parents and likely grandparents before him, this little kitten will not live out his life as a community cat. Instead, he will go on to live […]
You could see it in his eyes. The big fella was confused and nervous. Dallas had lived with his owner for just four months when he was surrendered to the SPCA because of landlord issues. At barely one year old, the lean German-Shepherd-mix had been bounced […]
It was January 16th and very cold. Temperatures barely rose above freezing that day and the wind gusted wildly. The shelter received a distressing call about a cat stuck in a baseball net not far away at the Newberry Little League field. Staff member Wendy reported […]
A very happy Bear went home with his new forever family on Friday night. His adopters were as excited as he was! Staff at the Lycoming County SPCA were particularly happy for Bear because he was such a skittish young fellow. He was terrified of most […]
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Our 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 through Lycoming County.