Founded in 1873, the SPCA Cincinnati has a long history of service to the Greater Cincinnati community. Originally founded as the Ohio Humane Society, it was the first organization of its kind in Ohio. In 1907, the name was changed to The Hamilton County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals and is currently DBA as the SPCA Cincinnati. The SPCA Cincinnati IS your hometown Humane Society, AND HAS BEEN SINCE 1873. We are the problem solvers for everything animal-related from pet adoptions to vaccination clinics. We provide care for any animals that come to the shelter: food, medical needs, exercise, enrichment, and affection to get them ready to go to their new homes. We do all we can to support people so that pet surrender is a last resort, such as providing pet food donations for those under financial strain and behavioral training. We are the pet placement experts locally and across our nation. We partner with other “People” social service agencies to keep pets within their current homes and to improve their quality of life. We value innovative educational techniques to keep pets at home, to enrich shelter life, to promote humane treatment of all animals and prevent pet overpopulation.
We are offering adoptions by appointment (strongly suggested) or you may visit our shelter from 12 noon - 6 p.m. and view the animals. Our cat adoption area is open for walk-throughs every day. If you are interested in dog adoptions, we have two computer workstations on which you can view the adoptable dogs. Once you choose a dog that you are interested in meeting and possibly adopting, our staff will bring the dog out to meet you. We are dedicated to making our shelter a pleasant environment for the animals and our guests, providing them with less stress from daily visitors walking through. If you are interested in adopting, check out the available animals on this website by using the tabs to the left or by clicking here for up-to-date information on pets currently available for adoption. To submit an application on the animal you are interested in adopting, click on the “Adoption Application” button on the animal's profile. A member of our team will contact you within 24-48 hours with more information and to set up an introduction for approved applicants within 3-5 days. Our intent is to perform these adoptions in the shortest amount of time. If the “stage” of the animal (found when you click on the animal's name) is listed as “Adoption Pending”, then we already have an adoption appointment scheduled for this animal. We will keep any further applications received, and call the next potential adopter ONLY IF the animal isn’t adopted by the first applicant. So please be aware that you may not receive a call if you fill out an application when the “stage” of the animal is listed as “Adoption Pending”. Adopters must be at least 18 years of age, have a valid driver's license or government issue ID, provide payment, and be required to sign the adoption contract. Applications are considered in the order they are received for animals who are currently available and which best matches your family. Our adoption team will attempt to contact you to set up an appointment up to three times in a 24-hour period. If they are unable to reach you, they will move on to the next applicant. We cannot finalize adoptions over the phone or online. This is a family decision; everyone in the adopter’s household is encouraged to meet the animal at the shelter. While visiting the shelter, adopters are required to provide their own mask that must be worn at all times. The actual adoption visit takes place in designated areas and typically lasts 10-15 minutes. During this time, you will be able to spend some quality time getting to know the animal and deciding if they are a match for your home. At the end of the visit, if it’s a match, GREAT! Animals are ready to go home the same day of your appointment. In keeping with the desire to limit visits, our expectations are that you are prepared to take the animal home the same day. If you are interested in adopting a dog, and you have a dog (or dogs) at home, they must successfully meet each other before completing the adoption. Please plan on bringing your dog to your adoption appointment. Once an appointment has been scheduled, you will be asked to place a $35 application fee for dogs and $5 for cats that is non-refundable and non-transferable. If the adoption isn’t completed, the fee will be considered a donation and will be used for the direct care of our pets.
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