Volunteer Spotlight: Melissa Travis Dunham
We love our volunteers! So, in honor of National Volunteer Week, we'd like to spotlight some of the folks who give their time to taking care of our adoptable animals.
Meet Melissa: Guinea Pig Foster & Social Media content creator. Former Feline Friend & Member of the Board of Directors.
What do you love the most about being a volunteer?:
"It's so satisfying to think that I'm helping an animal, who needs extra help, even in a small way. When fostering guinea pigs, it's a wonderful feeling when a scared, small creature begins to trust me and relaxes to be a happy, bouncing guinea pig."
Volunteer Spotlight: Tish
We love our volunteers! So, in honor of National Volunteer Week, we'd like to spotlight some of the folks who give their time to taking care of our adoptable animals.
Meet Tish: Dog Walker
Volunteer Spotlight: Shailee Shah
We love our volunteers! So, in honor of National Volunteer Week, we'd like to spotlight some of the folks who give their time to taking care of our adoptable animals.
Meet Shailee: Dog Walker
Volunteer Spotlight: Liz Bauman
We love our volunteers! So, in honor of National Volunteer Week, we'd like to spotlight some of the folks who give their time to taking care of our adoptable animals.
Meet Liz: Feline Friend
Volunteer Spotlight: Bob Terry
We love our volunteers! So, in honor of National Volunteer Week, we'd like to spotlight some of the folks who give their time to taking care of our adoptable animals.
Meet Bob: Feline Friend & Foster Parent
Volunteer Spotlight: Paula
We love our volunteers! So, in honor of National Volunteer Week, we'd like to spotlight some of the folks who give their time to taking care of our adoptable animals.
Meet Paula: Feline Friend
Volunteer Spotlight: Chrissy Haltom
We love our volunteers! So, in honor of National Volunteer Week, we'd like to spotlight some of the folks who give their time to taking care of our adoptable animals.
Meet Chrissy: Dog Walker
Volunteer Spotlight: Danielle Sanchez
We love our volunteers! So, in honor of National Volunteer Week, we'd like to spotlight some of the folks who give their time to taking care of our adoptable animals.
Meet Danielle: Feline Friend
Volunteer Spotlight: Breanna Wendel
We love our volunteers! So, in honor of National Volunteer Week, we'd like to spotlight some of the folks who give their time to taking care of our adoptable animals.
Meet Breanna: Feline Friend, Puppy Foster & Former Dog Walker
If you’re looking to add a new member to your family, come visit the shelter between noon and 4PM today to meet (and possibly adopt) one of our adoptable animals.
Happy Whisker Wednesday from some of our adoptable felines.
If you're looking to add a furry family member to your home, call or email our Adoptions Team at 607-257-1822 x221 [email protected]. Or, stop by during our weekly walk in hours:
Thursday 12-6:30PM
Friday-Sunday 12-4PM
PUPPIES ARE HERE!!!
5 puppies we posted about earlier have come back from foster, been spayed and neutered and are now ready for adoption!
They’ve already got a lot of interest and are first come, first served. We’re open for walk ins today until 6:30 and Friday-Sunday, 12-4!
Contact our adoptions team for more info! 607-257-1822 x221 [email protected]
We are OPEN today and tomorrow (Sunday) 12-4.
These 2 sisters would love for you to come visit and witness their adorable play and then stay to visit the rest of their furry friends awaiting adoption.
🐾Meet Boone🐾When you first meet him at the shelter, he might be a little shy, but he’ll pick up and show you his favorite toy of the moment. Once he gets to know you, expect to be cuddled and be ready to give butt scratches. Come in and meet Boone this weekend from 12-4PM. Contact the adoptions team to learn more about Boone and the rest of his friends by calling 607-258-1822 x221 or emailing [email protected]
Eddie and Godiva!
We hope your New Year celebrations were as much fun as Eddie and Godiva’s! These two goofballs had a great time bouncing, spinning, pawing, and pouncing on each other this past weekend. If your resolution involves adopting a dog, we have a bunch of nice pups waiting at the shelter.
You can see all the dogs ready for adoption at: https://www.spcaonline.com/dogs
If you see someone catches your eye, email our adotions team at [email protected] for more information!
Christmas Cookies!
Our shelter dogs enjoyed these tasty donated treats! Come with us on a quick tour of the dog wing and meet some of our current residents as we hand them out. See someone you want to adopt? Give us a call at 607-257-1822
Benelli!
It looks like Benelli (black and white dog) is having fun with his canine housemate in foster! If you have a dog who loves this type of rowdy wrestling, maybe he’s just what you’re looking for. Give us a call at 607-257-1822 and we can put you in touch with his foster family, so you can get to know this big goofball. He’s pretty charming!
MMM...Pupcicle
Behind the scenes at the shelter! No, it’s not a trendy new drink from Starbucks, it’s a “pupsicle”, ready to go into the freezer.
Freezing tasty snacks in water is an easy way for us to give our dogs a fun, challenging snack as they lick and chew the ice to get the treats. This diet pupsicle is for our hefty pups, and features canned pumpkin, canned dog food, and low-cal kibble.
If you want to help our dogs enjoy their canine version of a PSL this fall, we can always use supplies from our wishlists at Chewy: https://www.chewy.com/g/spca-of-tompkins-county_b74318106 and Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/2ZVUUM77Y7RBH “
Ruben Playing
Do you recall Ruben, the super-shy cat we have been featuring?
Thanks to his patient foster mom’s magic touch, he recently discovered that playing WITH humans is really fun too! Gone are the days where he was sneakily playing with toy mice in the middle of the night. She now says: “He wants me to play with him all the time.” What a big milestone for this guy!
Are you up for the rewarding project of helping a nervous cat settle into your home? Give us a call at 607-257-1822 and we will put you in touch with his foster so you can meet him
Quick! Call the Lab of Ornithology! We’ve spotted a new species of flycatcher!
Okay, maybe not, but Ruben promises that if you adopt him, he will help keep your house clear of flying pests. He’s busy honing his skills in foster and waiting for his new humans to find him. It’s tough to be a super shy guy, and he is our longest feline resident. If you think he might be a match, email us at [email protected] or call 607-257-1822 and we’ll put you in touch with his foster family
