Roanoke Valley SPCA

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Animals
Children & Youth
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Seniors

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1340 Baldwin Ave NEROANOKE, VA 24012 United States

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http://www.rvspca.org

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Be a Hero for Homeless Cats at the Roanoke Valley SPCA

Flexible Schedule | ROANOKE, VA 24012

Looking for an oPURRtunity to give back to your community? We have good MEWS! The Roanoke Valley SPCA is currently looking for dedicated individuals to join our volunteer Cat Condo Cleaning Crew! This FURbulous group of volunteers donate their time to make sure our adoptable kitties are fed, watered, happy, healthy, and loved. Crew members volunteer from approximately 8:00AM-10:00AM. You can sign up for weekly, biweekly, or monthly shifts. We are most in need of volunteers on Mondays! Whether you can cover 1 shift or several, this is a great opportunity to get involved! In the words of one of our aMEOWzing team members: "At the end of every shift I tell the cats that I don’t want to see them next week [because they got adopted], and I always say it with a smile, even if I’ll miss them." Contact Erin Dams at edams@rvspca.org or 540-339-9503 to sign up today.

Date Posted: May 20, 2025
Foster Pets for the Roanoke Valley SPCA!

Flexible Schedule | ROANOKE, VA 24012

While our Adoption Center is a wonderful place for a dog or cat to find a new home, if an animal temporarily has special needs, we prefer they live in a foster home until they are ready for adoption. Usually these are short term situations, and a foster home is only needed for 2-4 weeks. That animal is then brought back into the Adoption Center and made available for adoption after being spayed or neutered. Fostering pets is a great way to earn volunteer hours for school, clubs, or college applications! Foster families receive 7 hours of volunteer credit per week they have a foster pet(s). Animals that are typically fostered are: Kittens-Kittens, in a litter or alone, are fostered until they are eight weeks old and weigh two pounds. Most kittens are fostered for 2-6 weeks. These litters may or may not have the mama cat with them. Mama gets spayed afterwards. Puppies-Puppies, in a litter or alone, are fostered until they are 8 weeks old and can be altered. These litters may or may not have the mama dog with them. Mama gets spayed afterwards. Sick animals--Occasionally we have a animal who suffers from a minor common ailment, such as an upper respiratory infection, who needs to recover outside of the shelter. These are usually minor cases, but it is recommended these animals be kept from resident dogs and cats to avoid spreading the disease. Animals recovering from surgery-If an animal has had surgery, we generally allow the animal to recover in a foster home instead of the shelter, to ensure that animal's needs are fully met. Undersocialized animals-If our staff determines that an animal in our facility is undersocialized, we will place that animal with a foster family to gain more socialization skills. This might be a shy animal, a young animal that is "mouthy" and needs to learn proper bite inhibition, etc. Learn more about fostering on our website at https://rvspca.org/foster/our-foster-program/ Or contact our foster coordinator at foster@rvspca.org to get started!

Date Posted: May 20, 2025

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Mission Statement

We’re working to create a community where there are no homeless cats or dogs through the power of adoption, prevention and intervention.

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The Roanoke Valley Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals ("RVSPCA") limited intake, adoption and education center. We provide a safe and loving home for animals for as long as they need it. Only those animals suffering from conditions that are beyond help are ever euthanized.

The RVSPCA's is working to create a community where there are no homeless cats or dogs through the power of adoption, prevention and intervention.

ADOPTION
We work to bring animals and people together.

PREVENTION
We maintain that spaying, neutering and humane education are the solutions to homeless animals.

INTERVENTION
We provide services that address financial hardships, medical problems and behavioral challenges to enable animals to stay in their homes or be adopted.

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