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Women's Animal Center

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Women's Animal Center

Women's Animal Center founded in 1869 - Animal Shelter, Pet Adoptions, Vet Hospital, Community Programs and Dog Training
PA Kennel License # 1516
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During the late 1800s, the mistreatment of animals was commonplace and those who defended them were often met with contempt and ridicule. One of their most ardent defenders, Philadelphia native Caroline Earle White, helped to establish and fund the Pennsylvania Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. In spite of her vital role, White was denied a seat on the organization’s board because

she was a woman. So, in 1869, White and her colleagues assembled to form their own association, taking over the Philadelphia City Dog Pound and turning it into the First Animal Shelter and Adoptions Program in the nation – today known as Women’s Animal Center (formerly Women's Humane Society)

Now, 150+ years later, Women's Animal Center, carries on the lifesaving legacy of our founders, committed to making the world an ever kinder, more compassionate place for all animals. Women's Animal Center is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. We receive no federal, state or local funding, and depend upon the support and partnership of animal lovers throughout the United States to sustain and expand our mission.

11/22/2024

11/22/2024

This is Tristan, and he’s our Senior Shelter Pet of the Week! 🐱

Tristan is a 12 year-old male whose favorite activity in the shelter is yelling at everyone who walks by for attention (and treats). Although he’s older, he is very much young at heart- and definitely has some “orange cat behavior.” If you love sweet, cuddly, and playful older cats, Tristan is the one for you!

Tristan’s adoption fees are only $50 tomorrow as part of Senior Pet Saturday at Women’s Animal Center. November is Adopt a Senior Pet Month, and we’re hoping to find him his retirement home soon! 🧡

11/21/2024

Women's Animal Center is honored to once again be the chosen hometown charity of our partner Reedman-Toll Subaru of Langhorne as part of the Subaru Share the Love Event! 🐾🚗

Now through January 2nd, Subaru of America, Inc. and Reedman-Toll Subaru will donate $300 for every vehicle sold or leased when new car owners select our organization to receive their donation. Over the past six years, Subaru and Reedman-Toll Subaru have generously donated over $120,000 to help us provide shelter, meals, and medical care for our adoptable pets.

In the market for a new ride? Visit Reedman-Toll Subaru in Langhorne to support our mission while you buy. We are so grateful to Subaru for their support each year! 🧡

11/21/2024

Huge thank you to T.J. Fluehr Funeral Home and Cremation Service for organizing a shelter supply drive! T.J. Fluehr Funeral Home visited yesterday to donate needed items to support our work and the pets in our shelter. We are so appreciative! 🧡🐾

11/20/2024

We love our senior pets, and during Senior Pet Health Month and Adopt A Senior Pet month, we want to make sure they are all healthy!

Today's senior pet health tip is all about blood tests, what they test for, and why they are critical to detecting health problems in older pets. 🩸🩺

11/19/2024

Big dog lovers, this one’s for you! 🐶

Pictured are Roch (10 year old male, Saint Bernard mix), Queen Kane (5 year old female, Cane Corso mix), and Bubbley (5 year old male, English Mastiff mix). Weighing in at 129, 86, and 152 lbs respectfully, these three gentle giants are living in our shelter and are hoping to find their forever homes this holiday season. All three are sweet, playful, and can live with cats, dogs, and children.

The best gift a shelter pet can get is a forever family. Please spread the word so we can help find these pups a ! 🧡

Women's Animal Center | PA Kennel License #1516

11/19/2024

Our Fall Open House was PAWS-itively amazing! Thank you to everyone who stopped in to learn about our services and participate in our activities.

A huge thank you to our event partner Mercer Bucks Technology for your contributions. We were thrilled to have you! Special thanks also to Bucks County Treasurer's Office's Kris Ballerini for providing valuable dog licensing information to our visitors. It was a great day! 🐾

11/18/2024

Women’s Animal Center is thrilled to announce the naming and dedication of the Elizabeth A. Fuller Education Center (formerly known as Founder’s Hall) at our Bensalem facility.

Liz Fuller volunteered and served on the Women’s Humane Society Board of Directors for four decades, serving 27 of those years as President of the Board. During her presidency, she initiated the expansion of humane education programs and was a driving force behind the organization’s move to Bensalem and the development of a new State of the Art facility for our education programs, animal shelter, adoption center and veterinary hospital. We are proud to name our Education Center after her and continue to carry on her mission of providing humane education in our community and beyond.

Thank you Liz for all the work you have done for our Center and our community! 🧡🐾

11/15/2024

Our Fall Open House is TOMORROW from 11-2! 🗓

Stop by Women's Animal Center to learn about our services! We'll have enrichment demos, dog licensing information from the Bucks County Treasurer's Office, kids activities, a chance to meet with our event partner Mercer Bucks Technology, and more. It's sure to be a great day! 🐾

11/14/2024

This is Melon. He has NO idea what he’s doing when it comes to computers, but fortunately, the IT guys from Mercer Bucks Technology will be around this weekend to help.

Special thanks to Mercer Bucks Technology for being our event partner for our Open House this Saturday! Stop by their table at the event from 11-2 to meet their staff and learn about their services. We are so appreciative of their generous contribution towards our mission, and the work they do every day to ensure our technology is running smoothly!

11/11/2024

Our Fall Open House is just five days away, and we’re so excited to feature one of our favorite traditions.

This beautiful “Tribute Tree” stands in our lobby, and every year, visitors to Women’s Animal Center add ornaments with messages honoring their beloved pets. We are proud to provide a space for members of our community to share memories of their loved ones.

Tribute Tree ornaments will be available for purchase throughout the season and at our Open House this Saturday. We invite you to stop in and hang an ornament on the tree in honor of a pet or someone who loved them. 🧡🐾

*Please note that this is a cash-only event.

11/09/2024

Our Fall Open House with event partner Mercer Bucks Technology is just one week away, and we are so excited to welcome everyone to Women’s Animal Center!

We are thrilled to be offering a series of activities for kids to spotlight our education programs! Kids will have the option to participate in a mock veterinary assessment, make artwork with our shelter pets, and read to our cats and small animals. We will also have information available about our upcoming programming for kids of all ages.

We hope to see you and our youngest animal lovers there! 🧡🐾

11/09/2024

Our final Animal Shelter Appreciation Week spotlight is on our resident renaissance man, Brian!

Brian is our Shelter Manager and oversees all the shelter activities including maintenance of kennels, staff supervision, animal management, and animal handling and safety training for all staff and volunteers. He also leads the collection and distribution of supplies for our Pet Food Pantry! We are so thankful to have Brian on our team, and are so appreciative of all he does for Women’s Animal Center!

11/08/2024

Today’s Animal Shelter Appreciation Week spotlight is on Angelina and Sarah!

We love our cats and small animals, and so do our shelter staff members! Angelina and Sarah are just two of the awesome people here who ensure our cats and small animals are fed, have clean homes, get enrichment, and are loved. We are so appreciative of all they do for our smallest residents! 🐱🐰

11/08/2024

November is Adopt a Senior Pet Month, and we’re so excited to celebrate! This month, our Shelter Pets of the Week in conjunction with Bensalem Patch will feature adoptable seniors.

This week’s Shelter Pet of the Week is Daisy! This beautiful 7 year-old female is looking for a low-traffic home where she can nap and cuddle all day long. She would do best in a home with either no pets or older pets who can go her speed. Daisy is one of our kitty long-timers, and we’re hoping she finds her forever retirement home soon! 🐾

11/07/2024

Today’s Animal Shelter Appreciation Week spotlight is on Jess and Jason!

Keeping our shelter animals healthy is one of our biggest priorities. Jess and Jason help ensure that all of our kennels are clean, that animals are vaccinated, and that all our shelter pets get the care they need in our veterinary hospital. Their work is so important, and we are so grateful for all they do to ensure our adoptable pets are getting the best care possible! 🐾

11/07/2024

We had the pleasure of visiting our community partner, Laurel Hill, for a delicious brunch and tour of the historic Laurel Hill West Cemetery grounds and Laurel Hill Pet Cemetery this past weekend!

Laurel Hill offers families a beautifully designed space created to honor the lasting memory of their beloved pets. Women's Animal Center's board members, donors, and friends met the Laurel Hill leadership team who provide compassionate pet services for people’s four-legged family members.

We are so grateful to Laurel Hill for their supportive and generous partnership! Together, we believe that the bond we share with our pets is forever. 🧡

11/06/2024

Today’s Animal Shelter Appreciation Week spotlight is on Hannah and Lily! 🐾

Making sure our resident dogs get time outside to play and run around is super important to their care! Shelter staff members like Hannah and Lily spend time daily taking dogs out, playing with them, and loving them. As much as we are appreciative of the work they do, we’re sure our shelter dogs appreciate them even more! 🐶

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3839 Richlieu Road
Bensalem, PA
19020

Opening Hours

Monday	8am - 3:30pm
Tuesday	8am - 8pm
Wednesday	8am - 8pm
Thursday	8am - 8pm
Friday	8am - 3:30pm
Saturday	7:30am - 3:30pm

Website

http://www.womensanimalcenter.org/

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This could be you! 📖 Our small furry friends in our shelter are looking for kids in grades K-8 to read to them! We have November openings available for our Story Tails Reading Program on Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays. Bring your favorite book to share with our cats, rabbits, and guinea pigs; or choose from our collection of animal-themed books for all reading levels! Registration is available at the link in our bio, or email [email protected] for more information. #animalshelter #shelteroutreach #cat #rabbit #bunny #guineapig #reading #books #kids #bensalempa

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🌟Long-timer Spotlight!🌟 "Hi, I'm Stella and I'm a 5 year old female Pitbull mix. I'm energetic, playful and friendly, and love being around our volunteers and the shelter staff because they provide me pets and love. Sometimes when I'm really excited, I zoom through the shelter play yards and LOVE rolling around in the grass! My former owner loved me very much however he was assigned for extended active duty serving our country and sadly had no one to care for me, so now I'm waiting for a new family to give me a second chance at a loving forever home. I would do best in a home with no other pets but am open to meeting older kids. I can't wait to meet you!!"🐶 Stella has been in the care of Women's Animal Center patiently waiting for her forever home since February 2022, that's over 900 days! Two+ years of waiting can become hard for any shelter pet. But Stella is hopeful that the right family is out there for her. And we hope that is very soon.❤ Stella’s adoption fee is generously sponsored by Bill Sarr with Weichert Realtors, and a kind adopter of two pups from Women’s Animal Center. Help us find sweet Stella the forever home she deserves!🫶 Adoption process, fees and pet adoption hours: https://womensanimalcenter.org/our-animal-shelter/adopt-pet #adoptashelterpet #adoptadog #longtimer #adoptable #adoptme #pitbullsofinstagram #pitbullmix #pittielove #doglove #cleartheshelters Women's Animal Center - PA Kennel License # 1516

Meet our Shelter Pet of the Week - Lily! 🥰🐾 Lily is a sweet seven year old terrier/boxer/pit bull mix. She absolutely loves attention from her people, belly rubs and rolling around in the grass in our shelter play yards. Despite being seven, Lily is still very active and enjoys fun and adventure. Lily is open to meeting resident pets and children. Visit Women's Animal Center to meet this sweet pup looking for her second chance at a loving forever home. ❤ Adoption process and fees: https://womensanimalcenter.org/our-animal-shelter/adopt-pet Women's Animal Center PA Kennel License # 1516 #adoptashelterpet #adoptadog #animalwelfare #doglove

Register your Pup for Our Next Dog Training Sessions!🐶🎓 Our next session of Dog Training classes will begin the week of July 16th. Women's Animal Center offers both group and private training classes to help your dog with impulse control, leash walking, basic manners, and other important skills. Our classes are available on weekdays and Saturdays at a variety of times. Schedule you and your dog today and join our list of proud graduates. Advanced registration is required.🐾 ➡️To register for a class, please fill out the dog training interest form: https://womensanimalcenter.org/our-training-programs Once you complete the interest form, one of our dog trainers will then be in touch to discuss class specifics and complete registration. For Dog training questions: 💻Email: [email protected] ☎️Call: 215-942-6832

Meet our Shelter Pet of the Week!🐾 Sugar is an adorable brown 3 year old female boxer mix!🤎 This sweet girl is all smiles, all the time! Sugar enjoys human companionship and will sit very nicely for treats and pets. Sugar also knows how to give paw, and other basic commands! Sugar is open to meeting other pets in the home and older children. She is patiently waiting for a forever family to give all her love to, could that be you? Stop by Women’s Animal Center today to meet Sugar and see how truly sweet she is!🥰 https://womensanimalcenter.org/our-animal-shelter/adopt-pet #adoptashelterpet #adoptashelterdog #adoptme #adoptable Women’s Animal Center - PA Kennel License 1516

Today, March 8th, is International Women’s Day!👭 We proudly pay tribute to our founder, Caroline Earle White, who took action, leading thirty of her women colleagues in the founding of America’s First Animal Shelter 155 years ago! The power of their work continues to resonate in the lifesaving efforts of more than 3,500 animal shelters in operation across the country. The millions of animal lives that have been saved near and far since the formation of Women’s Animal Center are reason enough to celebrate all of the strong, dedicated, caring and compassionate women of years past and the amazing women who are invested in our mission today!🐾 Women’s Animal Center, formerly known as the Women’s Humane Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, is so very proud to be first among them, and forever privileged to follow in the footsteps of the extraordinary and trailblazing women who started it all. 👉To make a difference with a lifesaving donation: https://womensanimalcenter.org/make-difference 👉To adopt a shelter pet: https://womensanimalcenter.org/our-animal-shelter/adopt-pet #InternationalWomensDay #Internationalwomensday2024 #adoptashelterpet #animalwelfare Laurel Hill Doll 10 Beauty NBC10 Philadelphia Patch Bucks Happening Bucks County Courier Times Lower Bucks Times Bucks County Government National Women's History Museum American Anti-Vivisection Society Lower Bucks County Chamber of Commerce Bucks County Treasurer's Office Bucks County Herald Newspaper American Animal Hospital Association (AAHA) BUCKSCO.Today Bucks County Foundation 100 Women Who Care - Bucks County

Meet our Shelter Pet of The Week!🐾 Say hello to Chase!💙He is a friendly 1 year old male Shepherd/Malinois. Chase absolutely loves chasing balls in the shelter yards, but is still working on the concept of fetch!🐶🎾 He loves to be around people and sits nicely for treats and pets. Chase is a smart boy who knows basic commands and is eager to learn even more! This energetic pup would be a great fit for a new family that can provide him daily mental and physical enrichment! Chase would benefit being adopted into a home with knowledge or experience with his breed so he can thrive and be the best boy! He is open to meeting other pets and older children!😊 If interested in meeting Chase, stop by Women’s Animal Center today! https://womensanimalcenter.org/our-animal-shelter/adopt-pet #adoptashelterpet #adoptashelterdog #adoptadog #adoptable Women’s Animal Center - PA Kennel license # 1516

Meet our Shelter Pet of the Week!🐾 Meet Rocky! Rocky is a 4 year old male Boxer mix! He is a gentle giant who adores love and human interaction. He would love to get out and play with you, especially in the snow!❄️ He is a big fan of treats and pets! Rocky previously lived with dogs and kids, and is open to meeting cats. If you are looking for a friendly pup with a goofy personality, he’s your guy! Stop by Women’s Animal Center to meet Rocky. He has love as big as he is to give to his next family!💙 Adoption process, fees and hours: https://womensanimalcenter.org/our.../adoption-process-fees #shelterpetoftheweek #adoptashelterpet #adoptashelterdog #adoptme #adoptable