Roanoke Valley SPCA

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Animals
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Education & Literacy
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1340 Baldwin Ave NEROANOKE, VA 24012 United States

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http://www.rvspca.org

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Help raise money for the animals - volunteer for Special Events

Flexible Schedule | ROANOKE, VA 24012

Help out at fundraising events or community outreach activities, such as the annual TailChaser 5K Run, Puppy Love Ball, Spay-Ghetti Dinner, Woofstock, off-site Adoption events. We ALWAYS need help with upcoming events!!

Date Posted: Oct 15, 2021
Help animals awaiting homes at the SPCA - Family Volunteering

Flexible Schedule | ROANOKE, VA 24012

It is so important for shelter pets to have time out of their cages to walk, run, cuddle and play. This is the perfect opportunity for children and their parents to be involved. Help make a shelter pet's life a little better while they wait for a home! Volunteer for the animals.

Date Posted: Oct 15, 2021
Fostering

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 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. 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. In some circumstances, if the mama cat is not available, and the kittens are not weaned, the kittens may need bottle-feeding. Mama gets spayed afterwards. Puppies--Puppies, in a litter or alone, are fostered until they are 8 weeks old and can be altered. If the mama dog is not available, again special feedings may be required for a few weeks. Ill 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.

Date Posted: Oct 15, 2021
Volunteer for the Animals!

Flexible Schedule | ROANOKE, VA 24012

The Roanoke Valley SPCA is a non-profit organization whose purpose is to improve the quality of life for animals and the people they touch in the Roanoke Valley. We have various volunteering opportunities which include: Adoption Counselor: Assist the public choose a new pet. Special Events: Events are off site fund-raisers held through out the year. Duties vary according to the event, but may include transporting animals and education materials, answering questions and distributing information, and caring for the animals while away from the shelter. Animal Care Assistant: This may include unfolding newspapers, doing laundry, assisting kennel staff with cleaning or bathing dogs or puppy. Some of these duties may not seem glamorous, but they are all necessary to ensure the smooth aperation of the shelter. Dog walkers, trainers, playtime assistants: Provide exercise and play for the shelter dogs. Office Assistant: Photocopying, filing and mailings. Transport Drivers: Drive the Roanoke Valley SPCA van to pick up pets from shelters who need assistance moving animals out of their shelter. Clinic Volunteer: Assist the clinic with a variety of tasks.

Date Posted: Oct 15, 2021

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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.

Description

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.

HISTORY -

Since 1916, the Roanoke Valley SPCA has made the welfare of homeless and unwanted animals a priority; as such, it has been the main proponent for animal rights in this region. Incorporated in 1958 in the Commonwealth of Virginia, the Roanoke Valley SPCA is an independent 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation.

For many years, the RVSPCA operated from an antiquated farmhouse located in a flood plain. In 2001, a group of community leaders decided that the animal shelter could no longer continue to operate in this manner and initiated a capital campaign. Private funds were raised for the construction of the Roanoke Valley SPCA Adoption and Education Center, which opened in February 2004. The RVSPCA receives no federal, state, or local tax support; it is funded entirely by private donations, corporate contributions, grants, bequests, and income generated from services and special events.

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