UPDATE FROM VBSPCA.COM

West Virginia Dog Rescue

8/28/2008

The Virginia Beach SPCA is honored to be able to respond to West Virginia puppy mill dog rescue. We can only do this because we know we can rely on the generosity of our community and donors to support our efforts. We expect to spend $52 for the first day alone for each rescued dog in providing initial assessments and medical care, and need to raise $6000 per day to operate our shelter and its programs.



Adoptions

• We are not accepting reservations for specific dogs or breeds.
  
• We will not ship dogs.
  
• Adopters must live within a 75 mile radius of our shelter.
  
• Our existing ADOPTION CRITERIA will apply, and may also include additional special requirements based on the animal's needs. Adopters will also be required to attend our "Getting To Know Your Dog" class.
  

If you are interested in adopting an adult rescued dog, you can be added to our availability notification list by sending an email to INFO@VBSPCA.COM Please include "Adoption" in the subject line. All the dogs are currently receiving medical and behavioral assessments. We anticipate that it may be a minimum of 10 days before many of these dogs will become available for adoption. We will notify you via email as dogs become available, and you will have the opportunity at that time to come to the shelter and complete an application. Please refer to our ADOPTION CRITERIA prior to completing an application, to ensure that you bring all relevant documents. And please don't forget that we currently have 375 other wonderful shelter animals that are already available for adoption.



Fostering/Volunteering


Individuals interested in providing foster care for the recently rescued adult dogs are asked to complete a FOSTER APPLICATION and attend our Volunteer and Foster Orientation on September 2nd at 6PM at the Virginia Beach SPCA. Applications can be emailed to cat@vbspca.com, faxed to 427-5939, or brought to the training class on the 2nd. All applicants are required to submit a completed application, attend the orientation and become a VBSPCA member ($20 membership fee).


Ongoing Updates


Please check our website frequently, as all updates related to the rescued dogs, their availability, and foster/volunteer opportunities will be regularly posted on our home page.

WWW.VBSPCA.COM