Richmond SPCA - Crisis Boarding
You’re viewing Richmond SPCA - Crisis Boarding on Help My Pet.
Help My Pet is a free, independent guide that helps pet parents find care they can afford and ways to pay for it. Listings are free and can’t be bought. Families find this page in our Virginia guide and through our Near You search.
Is everything right? Check the phone number, address, hours and who can use it, below.
Want your page to say more? Tell us anything that would help families who find you: services we didn’t list, languages you speak, what to bring or know before calling, how busy you are, how you’d describe yourselves. We’ll add it to your page. You can also just reply to our email.
- What it is
- Crisis and temporary pet care
- Who it helps
- Pet owners facing hospitalization, housing insecurity or displacement, or domestic violence.
- Where
- Richmond, Virginia
- Status
- Accepting applications
- Checked
- on the official website, November 3, 2026
Need help paying for your pet’s care? Ways to pay a vet bill in Virginia · Get a free funding plan
Foster-based crisis boarding for pets of people who are hospitalized, face a medical emergency or housing displacement, or are domestic violence survivors seeking safety. Food, water and veterinary care are included, and unsterilized pets are spayed or neutered.
Good to know
- Who can use it: Pet owners facing hospitalization, housing insecurity or displacement, or domestic violence. The number of pets accepted depends on foster availability, and pets considered aggressive or unmanageable may be refused. Guardians cannot visit during foster care.
- How to get started: Contact the Richmond SPCA Pet Support Services team. If leaving domestic violence, first contact a participating shelter (Safe Harbor 804-287-7877, Hanover Safe Place 804-752-2702 or Richmond YWCA 804-643-0888) and your caseworker will contact the SPCA.
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
Before you go
Call or check their page for current prices, appointment availability, any income or residency rules, and which animals they see. Ask what to bring.
If cost is the barrier, Paying for Care compares grants, payment plans and fundraising, and a free funding plan puts them together for your pet.
Also from this organization
- Richmond SPCA - Pet Pantry · Richmond metro
- Richmond SPCA - Smoky's Spay & Neuter Clinic · Richmond metro (Mechanicsville)
- Richmond SPCA - Susan M. Markel Veterinary Hospital · Richmond, Hanover, Henrico, Chesterfield, Goochland and Prince George