The SPCA Eastern Shore is a private nonprofit 501(c)3 non-euthanasia (no-kill), limited intake animal shelter. We provide shelter, food, medical care, and adoption services for homeless and abandoned dogs and cats. These services are funded solely by private donations and adoption fees. At the SPCA, we treat our shelter pets with the same love and care we give our own, and that means providing them regular medical care, monthly heartworm and flea preventative and annual vaccinations. Our unique shelter provides a homelike environment that focuses on constantly improving our pets’ mental and physical well being to ensure they remain highly adoptable and happy while waiting for their new, forever families to find them. However, as a limited intake shelter we can only take the animals when we have space and staff to care for them. This means that sometimes when a owner calls to surrender their pet, we simply cannot take them. A sad fact is that the SPCA cannot adopt out pets as fast as cats and dogs are being produced. Remember, nation-wide, only half of all animals coming into shelters are able to be adopted out or returned to owners. The real roadblock to a no-kill society is pet overpopulation. Get your pet spayed or neutered as soon as it is old enough, and encourage other people to do the same. When you’re looking for a new pet, adopt one from us and support the spay/neuter of all cats and dogs.
We ask anyone considering adoption from the SPCA Eastern Shore to come to our shelter to see our available animals. We do not finalize adoptions over the phone. Once you have submitted an application and it has been approved, you will need to schedule a “meet and greet” visit to see and interact with the pet you are looking at adopting. The adoption counselor showing the pet can answer many questions about the personality and habits of the pet. If both you and we think the pet is right for you after this “meet and greet” visit, the adoption can then be finalized, and you will be able to take your pet home as soon as the next day. That gives us the time to do the required paperwork to finalize the adoption and implant the microchip. We also like to give dogs a bath prior to going home. Our adoption fee for dogs and puppies is $150.00. For adult cats the fee is $75.00 and for kittens $120.00. This covers the cost of spay/neuter, any tests that have been done, vaccines, wormings, flea and heartworm prevention, as well as a microchip ID implanted in the pet. We accept credit cards, cash, or personal check. We are required to get a copy of picture identification with birthday (usually a driver’s license). When you come to pick up your new pet, we will provide you with information on the microchip and the vaccination record and, with your permission, take a family photo for our bulletin board and to share on our Facebook page. As an adoptive parent of one of the pets we’ve cared for, sometimes for many months, you are part of our extended family. We will always be just a phone call away to discuss any questions or concerns you may have, especially in the beginning of this new relationship. We want to help make the adjustment period as smooth as possible for you