Because You Care, Inc.

07/05/2025

If you have a BYC volunteer member in your life that deserves special recognition, tag them in the comment section!

While our adoption office is CLOSED to the public until Tuesday July 8th, our volunteers never stop working! They visit the center consistently throughout the day to provide exercise and enrichment to the animals still waiting for adoption.

If you are interested in joining a compassionate and rewarding team, learn more by visiting our website! www.becauseyoucare.org/get-involved/volunteer

07/04/2025

Cute, Cowgirl Camelia is hoping for a family to adopt her soon! She is here to tell you about the adoring traits that any Fiest breed may offer to a potential family.

They were originally bred as squirrel-hunting dogs in the South and belong to the Terrier family. Fiest's are extremely intelligent and thrive on human attention! Camelia in particular has spent months working with our training team and understands basic commands. She is a wonderful addition to our playgroups and welcomes every new dog to the adoption center! She is currently 8 months-old and is expected to remain under 30 lbs.

Apply today to schedule a visit with our favorite little gal. www.shelterluv.com/matchme/adopt/BYC/Dog

07/04/2025

Forever Home Friday!

Check out all of the wonderful dogs below that have found their forever homes!

Lacy
Allie, now called Carina
Weezy
Cha Cha, now called Skye
Bo Peep, now called Peep
Margarita, now called Daisy
Gibson, now called Shepherd

Congratulations to all these pups and their new families!

07/04/2025

Wishing you and yours a Happy and Safe holiday weekend from all of us at Because You Care. The adoption centers will be closed July 4th and 5th but will be back to our normal business hours next week.

07/03/2025

We hope that everyone has a safe and pet friendly weekend! Our beloved Bando wants to talk about basic safety practices to prepare your fury friends for the excitement of the holiday. The shelters depend on your proactivity to keep their intake capacity down.

💥Keep your pets indoors during fireworks to decrease the likelihood of them running away scared.
🐕Make sure your dog is wearing a collar with ID tags on at all times.
🐈Create a safe space for them while company is over. Animals can easily become overwhelmed and deserves their own space!
🍇🍻Keep harmful foods and alcohol away from your pet to avoid an overflow of patients at the NWPA Pet Emergency Center in Erie.

If you are interested in adopting a homeless pet this month, apply today to visit with dogs like Bando! www.shelterluv.com/matchme/adopt/BYC/Dog

07/03/2025

07/03/2025

4 month old Aquarius is ready to ride his llama right into someone's heart. Could it be yours? This sweet boy can't believe he hasn't found his forever home yet and neither can we. If you think he might be your purrfect match, apply today at becauseyoucare.org.

07/02/2025

Duster was practicing his comedy for yesterday! This 10-month-old, Husky mix is able to stay in good spirits even though he has spent his entire life waiting for a family. Thankfully that has given this sweet boy plenty of time to practice all of his good manners. Duster is expected to remain under 50 lbs. and plays wonderful with other dogs! He even has experience living in foster care with young kids.

Do you know the punchline to Duster's joke? Leave your answers in the comment section and help find this deserving young dog a new family!

Apply today to visit with Duster at BYC! www.shelterluv.com/matchme/adopt/BYC/Dog

07/02/2025

SweeTart here to remind everyone of the importance of spaying and neutering (even if it does mean wearing a stupid cone!). Did you know that female cats can get pregnant as young as four months old? They can get pregnant even while nursing a litter. They never get "too old" and even senior cats can get pregnant. Cats can have up to 5 litters of kittens every year, that is an average of 30 kittens for every unspayed female cat every year! Kittens, like SweeTart, can and should be spayed (or neutered) at 3 months/3 pounds.
Once SweeTart is out of this cone, she will be ready for adoption. You can apply to adopt her or any of our spayed/neutered cats and kittens at becauseyoucare.org.

07/01/2025

Blue Punch is an amazing young girl! Confidence building is going to continue to help this Aussie mix grow into a well-rounded canine companion. At 8 months-old, Blue Punch and her siblings are getting their first experience with the real world. She can come off shy but willing to learn and love!

Blue Punch is currently in foster care spending time with other dogs & cats! She weighs 24 lbs. and will likely not get much bigger than that. She does better with a leash because new environments make her uncertain. But we are happy to see her curiosity towards people thrive! If you would like to meet with Blue Punch, apply today! www.shelterluv.com/matchme/adopt/BYC/Dog

07/01/2025

We normally encourage adopting more than one cat but in some cases one cat is more than enough. Some of our very special cats really need to be the one and only. So if you are looking for just one really awesome cat, July is the month to adopt. You can get half off the adoption fees of these select single cats as part of our Single Cat Summer Sale. Apply to adopt today at becauseyoucare.org and ask your adoption counselor for more information on qualifying cats.

06/30/2025

Gimlet will make a wonderful addition to a loving family! This little guy got a great head start by spending time in foster care learning the ropes. He plays well with other dogs and enjoys taking naps in his crate! Recently Gimlet graduated to our dog center where he participates in training sessions weekly.

We anticipate that Gimlet is a Hound mix who could grow to be up to 50 lbs. He is getting lots of practice with leash walks and would do best in an active home willing to provide him with at least 60 minutes of exercise daily. If you want to give Gimlet the home that he deserves, apply today to schedule a meet! www.shelterluv.com/matchme/adopt/BYC/Dog