Richmond Society For The Prevention Of Cruelty To Animals

THE MISSION OF THE RICHMOND SPCA, A PRIVATE NO-KILL HUMANE SOCIETY, IS TO PRACTICE AND PROMOTE THE PRINCIPLE THAT EVERY LIFE IS PRECIOUS. AT ALL TIMES AND IN EVERY WAY, WE ARE ADVOCATES FOR ANIMALS. WE PROVIDE FOR THEIR SAFETY AND COMFORT, STRIVE TO ALLEVIATE THEIR SUFFERING AND WORK TO PLACE THEM IN HOMES THAT PROVIDE A RESPONSIBLE LIFETIME COMMITMENT TO THEM. WE SPEAK OUT PUBLICLY TO PROMOTE AND DEFEND THEIR INTERESTS. WE OPPOSE ALL FORMS OF ANIMAL CRUELTY. WE PROMOTE SPAYING AND NEUTERING TO ACHIEVE AND RETAIN A NO-KILL COMMUNITY. WE OPPOSE ANY TAKING OF THE LIVES OF HEALTHY OR TREATABLE ANIMALS AND DO NOT PARTICIPATE IN SUCH CONDUCT OURSELVES. WE PROVIDE SERVICES THAT PROMOTE RESPONSIBLE PET OWNERSHIP AND HUMANE ATTITUDES TOWARD ALL LIFE.

OUR SUSAN M. MARKEL VETERINARY HOSPITAL IS A FULL-SERVICE FACILITY PROVIDING HIGH-QUALITY CARE AT LOW COST FOR PETS OF INCOME-QUALIFIED FAMILIES IN THE GREATER RICHMOND REGION AND THOSE ADOPTED FROM OUR HUMANE CENTER. OUR HOSPITAL ENSURES FAMILIES OF ALL MEANS HAVE ACCESS TO TREATMENT OPTIONS THEY CAN AFFORD FOR THEIR ANIMAL COMPANIONS. AS AN EXPANSION OF THE RICHMOND SPCA'S PET-RETENTION SERVICES, OUR SUSAN M. MARKEL VETERINARY HOSPITAL HELPS PETS STAY WITH THEIR FAMILIES WHILE ENJOYING A GREATER QUALITY OF LIFE.

OUR STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS DELIVERED LOVING CARE AND ENRICHMENT TO 4,507 HOMELESS ANIMALS - BOTH IN OUR HUMANE CENTER AND IN FOSTER HOMES. THE OVERWHELMING MAJORITY OF PETS WE BROUGHT INTO OUR CARE WERE ONES WE TRANSFERRED FROM GOVERNMENT SHELTERS WHERE THOSE PETS' LIVES WERE AT RISK. IN TOTAL, WE PARTNERED WITH 77 SHELTERS LAST YEAR (76 OF WHICH WERE IN VIRGINIA) TO BRING VULNERABLE PETS INTO OUR CARE. THE REMAINING PETS THE RICHMOND SPCA TOOK INTO OUR CARE WERE ONES SURRENDERED TO US BY THEIR FORMER OWNERS OR WHO WERE FOUND STRAY BY GOOD SAMARITANS OR WHO WERE ABANDONED. MORE THAN 3,559 HOMELESS PETS IN OUR HUMANE CENTER REQUIRED CRUCIAL VETERINARY TREATMENT, WHICH OUR PROFESSIONAL MEDICAL STAFF DELIVERED, FOR A VARIETY OF SERIOUS ILLNESSES AND INJURIES PRIOR TO ADOPTION TO LASTING HOMES IN OUR COMMUNITY.

HUMANE EDUCATION AT THE RICHMOND SPCA INCLUDES PROGRAMS FOR BOTH CHILDREN AND ADULTS THAT INSTILL COMPASSION, KINDNESS, AND EMPATHY FOR BOTH HUMANS AND ANIMALS, DEVELOP CHARACTER AND PROMOTE RESPONSIBLE CARE FOR ALL CREATURES. PROGRAMS DELIVERED IN FISCAL YEAR 2022 INCLUDED SUMMER CAMP, PUBLIC TRAINING CLASSES AND SEMINARS, A DAY TRAINING AND BOARDING SERVICE AND VIRTUAL PROGRAMMING.

THE RICHMOND SPCA SMOKY'S SPAY & NEUTER CLINIC PROVIDES STERILIZATION SERVICES TO PETS IN THE CARE OF OTHER SHELTERS AND RESCUE ORGANIZATIONS AS WELL AS TO UNOWNED FREE-ROAMING CATS BROUGHT TO US BY CAREGIVERS PERFORMING TRAP-NEUTER-VACCINATE-RETURN (TNVR).