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Regional Center for Animal Care & Protection Established in 2004. www.rcacp.org. Please feel free to call anytime with questions or suggestions! Thank you all for your cooperation and support.
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The RCACP page is intended to assist in the networking of available animals in our care to the public and to area rescues. By participating on this page, you are agreeing to our commenting policy, outlined below. We reserve the right to delete posts on our page containing any of the following elements:
• Profane or offensive language
• Inappropriate, off –topic or irrelevant information


• Misinformation
• Bullying and personal attacks
• Promoting violence, illegal or questionable activities
• Supporting individuals or organizations which promote animal cruelty
• Circulation of photos which depict animal cruelty
In addition to deleting posts containing any of the listed elements, we will remove parties from our page who repeatedly violate this policy. We look forward to working together with the community to place the animals in our care. The Regional Center serves as the public animal shelter for the City of Roanoke, the Counties of Botetourt and Roanoke, and the Town of Vinton, and is an “open intake facility”. The Regional Center primarily handles stray animals picked up by the Animal Control Officers employed by the municipalities, but also accepts strays that are found, and animals owned, by citizens of the municipalities served. Each year the Regional Center receives between 4,000 and 5,000 animals. In accordance with Virginia law, stray animals are held for a minimum of ten (10) days if the animal has any form of identification and five (5) days if the animal has no identification. There is no minimum holding period for animals relinquished by owners, but the Regional Center endeavors to hold animals relinquished by owners for a minimum of two (2) days. While at the Regional Center, animals who have completed their hold time and not been claimed, or have been relinquished by their owners, are evaluated. Animals that are considered to be healthy, treatable and/or rehabilitatable are, subject to the availability of space, transferred to the Roanoke Valley SPCA or another rescue organization for adoption. Animals that are not considered to be healthy, treatable or rehabilitatable, are humanely euthanized once the animal has been held for the required length of time. Link to our Amazon Wishlist: https://amzn.com/w/ML3D973N9E49

Adoption Event on SaturdayJoin us for a little friendly competition this weekend! We will have 2 staff members (and volu...
28/02/2025

Adoption Event on Saturday

Join us for a little friendly competition this weekend! We will have 2 staff members (and volunteers) at our local Petco stores with adoptable dogs. Adoption fees are waived at both events, just keep in mind we require all members of the household to meet prior to adoption, including other dogs in the home. Let's see how many adoptions we can do!!

A reminder about our event this evening! Please stop by anytime before 7pm to meet your new forever bestie. 🥰
27/02/2025

A reminder about our event this evening! Please stop by anytime before 7pm to meet your new forever bestie. 🥰

27/02/2025

You want to add a new dog to your family, but you’re worried about how he’ll get along with your current dog. What can you do? Take it slow – a damaged relat...

Special Needs Kittie! Pixie Stick is looking for a special home because she is positive for Feline Leukemia. FeLV is spr...
26/02/2025

Special Needs Kittie!

Pixie Stick is looking for a special home because she is positive for Feline Leukemia. FeLV is spread via saliva, nasal secretions, urine, and f***s. For this reason, Pixie will need to be an indoor, one cat household or in a home with cats that have been previously vaccinated against leukemia. Please email us at [email protected] if you think you'd be a good fit for Pixie Stick!

Thank you Little Lions Christian Preschool for the pet food donation to our shelter! 🥰🥰
26/02/2025

Thank you Little Lions Christian Preschool for the pet food donation to our shelter! 🥰🥰

Adoption Event TOMORROW!Please join us for another Fursday Thursday tomorrow at RCACP from 3-7pm for waived adoption fee...
26/02/2025

Adoption Event TOMORROW!

Please join us for another Fursday Thursday tomorrow at RCACP from 3-7pm for waived adoption fees! Just be sure to bring all members of family by to meet, including other dogs in the home. All pets are spayed/neutered, current on vaccines, microchipped, and current on flea/tick/HW medication.

Please, please, please take advantage of our lost cost spay/neuter clinics!
26/02/2025

Please, please, please take advantage of our lost cost spay/neuter clinics!

Today is .✨ We're grateful for everyone who works together to perform life-changing spay/neuter services. Whether you are a veterinary professional or a good Samaritan dedicated to helping community cats, your dedication ensures long-term health benefits for pets and helps reduce the number of homeless animals in shelters nationwide.

Help us continue to spread awareness about the benefits of spaying and neutering pets by sharing this helpful graphic. For our collection of resources for spay/neuter clinics, go here. https://www.aspcapro.org/spayneuterlibrary

After almost 4 long months, Celia is leaving the building! Please wish her and her new mom the best of luck. ❤️❤️
25/02/2025

After almost 4 long months, Celia is leaving the building! Please wish her and her new mom the best of luck. ❤️❤️

Just a reminder about our RAD trip program!The weather is gorgeous this week, and there's no better time to take a dog o...
25/02/2025

Just a reminder about our RAD trip program!

The weather is gorgeous this week, and there's no better time to take a dog on an adventure. There is no application or appointment needed before hand, just stop by after 9am for a quick form. Let us know what your plan for the day is and we will pair you up with the perfect pup! You can take a stroll on the green way, visit a local pet-friendly brewery or restaurant, or stop by local dog-friendly businesses such as Black Dog Salvage or Mast General Store. Local pet stores like Wag N' Wash - Roanoke, VA and Unleashed Dog Bakery & Boutique even offer a free cookie to our pups!

Our RAD program is perfect for anyone looking to make a difference in the life of a shelter dog or it can be a great way to determine if you're ready to take on the responsibility of adopting. We've even had local business and colleges use this as an opportunity for team building/volunteer hours (Please call ahead if you have a big group coming). Either way, we hope you take advantage of the sunshine this week! ☀️

Donations needed!Our pet pantry was CLEARED out yesterday afternoon. We are completely out of dry dog and dry cat food. ...
25/02/2025

Donations needed!

Our pet pantry was CLEARED out yesterday afternoon. We are completely out of dry dog and dry cat food. We would hate to have to turn people away, so if you have any food you are no longer in need of or happen to find a good deal at the store (we heard Walmart on Dale ave had some on clearance), please consider bringing it by today!

Our community pet pantry aims to help those who have fallen on hard times, and prevent unnecessary surrenders due to food insecurity.

We are open until 5pm today and tomorrow, and until 7pm on Thursday for donations. We accept any size/brand, and even opened (unexpired) bags. You can also shop our amazon wishlist: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/ML3D973N9E49?ref_=wl_share

Thank you in advance for your support!

24/02/2025

Low Cost Spay/Neuter Opportunity!

We have a few spots remaining on our next clinic date: March. 4th, drop off will be at RCACP at 7:45am, where they will be transporting to Mountain View Humane and brought back to RCACP around 4:30 that same day. Currently we have space for:

3 Female dogs under 30lbs ($60):
3 Male dogs under 30lbs ($55) - 1 spot left!
2 Female cats ($45) - FULL!

Please email us at [email protected] with your name, address, phone number, and the dog's name, breed, weight, age, and current rabies vaccine status.

We will plan to have another clinic in April, so if you missed out on this one, keep an eye out for another post soon!

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Opening Hours

Monday 09:00 - 17:00
Tuesday 09:00 - 17:00
Wednesday 09:00 - 17:00
Thursday 09:00 - 17:00
Friday 09:00 - 17:00
Saturday 09:00 - 17:00

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+15403444922

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Chalupa is the cutest strawberry in the patch. He's estimated to be 3 yrs old and right under 50lbs. Chalupa loves people & other dogs! He's on his way to be a famous influencer, so scoop him up before someone else does. 😉🥰

Join us this Saturday for an adoption event!

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Today is National Lost Dog Awareness Day! We're sharing how to visit our website to search for your missing pet. We update our stray page daily (except Sundays), as pets come in, so we always suggest checking frequently. If you aren't seeing your pet, the next step is to fill out a lost pet report. Please email us a photo of your pet as well- [email protected]. Alternatively, if you've found a missing pet, we have a found report for you to fill out. Once received, we will work on our end to reunite the missing pet with their owner. Please make sure to bring the pet to a local vet or the RCACP to be scanned for a microchip.

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