Your Journey to Adopting a Loving Companion

About Adoption

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Find your perfect companion and change a life forever through adoption.

From our adventurers to our cuddlers and couch potatoes, someone is waiting for you at the York County SPCA. We are open for public browsing hours Tuesday through Thursday and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. We are also open for scheduled adoption appointments every day of the week from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

From Your Heart To Your Home

Adoption Process

Find Your Perfect Companion

Explore animal profiles online or visit our shelter. We are open for public browsing Tuesday – Thursday and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. We are open for scheduled adoption appointments every day of the week from 8 a.m to 4:30 p.m.

Submit an adoption questionnaire

You can submit an adoption questionnaire online directly from an animal's profile or as a general adoption questionnaire. If you cannot complete the form online or submitted a general adoption questionnaire and see the animal you love later, please call our office or visit the shelter during our public browsing hours.

Review Adoption Questionnaire

A staff member will contact you using the information provided to review your adoption questionnaire.

Schedule A Meet & Greet

Once the questionnaire is reviewed, a meet and greet (adoption appointment) can be scheduled between the pet and the potential adopter. We operate on a first-come, first-serve basis and take up to three approved adopters for each animal. Only the first approved adopter will be scheduled for a meet and greet. If the first adopter decides not to adopt, we will move on to the second and so on.

The Details

Adoption Fees

Adoption fees include microchipping, vaccinations, relevant testing, and spaying/ neutering the pet. Adoption fees are always waived for animals who have been in our care for more than three months.

Cats

Cats and small animal adoptions are always buy one, get one free!

Dogs

The York County SPCA has established a Canine Adoption Procedure to promote a fair, manageable, and consistent adoption process. The Canine Adoption Procedure helps adopters understand how the process unfolds and outlines ways to express interest in adopting a specific dog.

Small Animals

Cats and small animal adoptions are always buy one, get one free!

Birds & More

Looking for an Expert Rodent Exterminator?

Employ A Working Cat

You can provide an independent homeless cat with a safe place to live — and a satisfying job.

Working cats would love to spend their lives helping to control rodent and pest populations at barns, farms, warehouses, wineries, garden centers, and other places of business with dedicated human caretakers. These special felines will be vaccinated for rabies, spayed or neutered, and microchipped.

From Adoption Day Forward

Post-Adoption Support

We believe in providing comprehensive support to our adopters long after they take their new furry family member home.

Our post-adoption resources provide additional information on understanding common diseases, adoption aftercare, and knowing how to help your new pet properly decompress and settle into their new home.

Cat Care

Tips for Bringing a Shelter Cat Home

Dog Care

Tips for Bringing a Shelter Dog Home

Hamster Care

How to Properly Care for Your Hamster

Rabbit Care

How to Properly Care for Your Rabbit

Can't Adopt?

Save A Life By Fostering

In 2023, more than 0 pets were saved thanks to the dedication of our volunteer foster families.

Fostering saves two lives – the life of the animal in your home and the one we now have space for in the shelter. Our foster families create the capacity for us to care for more animals, and for pets struggling in the shelter environment, a foster family’s loving home can make a lifesaving difference. Join our foster team to help pets heal, grow, and prepare for their forever home.