What to bring:
- Photo Identification
- Proof of Address (if current address is different than on ID)
- Everyone who lives in the home (especially children)
- If adopting a dog, bring any dogs currently living in the home for a meet. You must bring proof of their up-to-date rabies and distemper vaccinations.
- Valid Credit Card as form of payment
- For Philadelphia adoptions only, please see our process: Philadelphia location only click here
- Printable Adoption Application - click here
- For the Lancaster Center - adoptions are walk-in. The adoption application can be filled out in advance - click here
Adoption fees:
We accept cash, Visa, MasterCard, American Express, and Discover cards. (Tax is not included in the fees below.)
- Kittens: $150
- Cats: $85
- Puppies: $450
- Dogs: $300
*adoption fees effective January 1, 2021
Benefits of adopting from the Pennsylvania SPCA:
- Spay or neuter surgery
- Microchip with lifetime registration
- Deworming
- Age-appropriate vaccines
- Dogs: Distemper, Hepatitis, Parainfluenza, and Parvovirus, Bordetella plus first dose of canine influenza
- Cats: Panleukopenia, Rhinotracheitis, and calici (for kittens)
- Rabies vaccines (for animals 3 months & older)
- Flea & tick prevention
- Medical evaluation
- Behavior evaluation
- Wellness care from our medical staff for 48 hours post-adoption
- Behavior phone consults with our Behavior & Training team
- Discounts on training classes and individual sessions
- The PSPCA will always take the animal back into our care if you are no longer able to keep them
If you have any questions about adoption, please contact adoptions@pspca.org
Fill out an adoption application for the Philadelphia location by clicking here.
Working Cat Application (274.2 MB)