Pennsylvania SPCA Lancaster Center

Hours: Shelter and adoptions: daily 12:00pm-6:00pm

What it is

Shelters and rescues

Where

Lancaster County

Status

Open

Checked

on the official website, November 5, 2026

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Pennsylvania SPCA shelter serving Lancaster County. It holds the animal control contract for Lancaster City and partners with 26 surrounding police departments and townships to take in and reunite stray dogs, accepts found cats as space allows, runs adoptions with walk-in hours, and investigates animal cruelty and neglect.

Checked on the official website · November 5, 2026 What this means
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Good to know

• How to get started: Walk in during open hours to adopt, or file a lost or found pet report on the website. Call before bringing in a found cat.

Emergency? Call your veterinarian or the nearest 24-hour emergency hospital now, and tell them if cost is a barrier. Emergency signs and poison hotlines

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Also from this organization

• Pennsylvania SPCA Lancaster Community Pet Pantry · Lancaster

More keeping your pet, end-of-life care and pet loss near Lancaster

• Humane Pennsylvania Lancaster Campus (Betsy & Ted Lewin Adoption Center) · Lancaster · 4 mi
• Centerville Pet Rescue · Lancaster · 5 mi
• York County SPCA Lost & Found Pets · York · 23 mi
• York County SPCA - Brougher Companion Animal Shelter · York · 23 mi
• Animal Rescue, Inc. (Sanctuary for Life) · New Freedom · 27 mi

Other help near Lancaster

• Emergency Pet Emergency Treatment Services (PETS) · Lancaster · 2 mi
• Spay/neuter Pet Pantry of Lancaster County - Feral Cat Assistance (TNVR) · Lancaster · 3 mi
• Pet food Pet Pantry of Lancaster County - Pet Food Assistance · Lancaster · 3 mi
• Low-cost care Pet Pantry of Lancaster County - Vaccine & Microchip Clinics · Lancaster · 3 mi
• Vet bills York County SPCA CARMA (Companion Animals Requiring Medical Assistance) · York · 23 mi
• Vet clinic York County SPCA SafePet Emergency Boarding · York · 23 mi

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Sources

Pennsylvania SPCA Lancaster Center official page, checked November 5, 2026.

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