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Our Featured Richmond, VA Partner:

Richmond SPCA

Dog adoption and cat adoption saves lives. Adopt a dog or adopt a cat and you'll have a friend for life! Contact us, or contact another local humane society, animal shelter or SPCA.

2519 Hermitage Road
Richmond, VA 23220

(804) 643-6785

adoption1@richmondspca.org

http://www.richmondspca.org

Cities, Towns, and/or Counties We Serve:

The Richmond SPCA's primary service area includes the City of Richmond and the counties of Chesterfield, Hanover, Henrico and Goochland.

About Our Shelter:

The Richmond SPCA, founded in 1891, is a non-profit, no-kill humane organization dedicated to the principle that every life is precious. As a national leader in humane care and education, the Richmond SPCA is aggressively tackling the problem of pet overpopulation through education, adoption, rehabilitation and spay/neuter. The organization saves the lives of 3,000 homeless animals each year and cares for approximately 350 cats and dogs daily.

The Richmond SPCA is not affiliated with any other private animal welfare organization or SPCA but has a formal partnership with Richmond City Animal Control, Hanover County Animal Control, and Goochland County Animal Control, whereby we transfer animals from the municipal shelter to our own Robins-Starr Humane Center to be placed for adoption.

To learn more about the operation of the Richmond SPCA's Robins-Starr Humane Center, check out our
frequently asked questions page.

Come Meet our Pets:

The Robins-Starr Humane Center is conveniently located at 2519 Hermitage Road, on the corner of Hermitage and Roadmiller, just behind the Braves' Diamond.

Hours:

Monday: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Tuesday - Friday 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Saturday 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Sunday 12 p.m. to 5 p.m.

For directions, click here, or follow the link at the top of the page to get a map to our shelter.

Our Adoption Process:

For current adoption fees, discounts and specials, click here.

Holds:

A $20 deposit is required for holds placed on pets. If the hold results in an adoption, the deposit is applied to the adoption fee, otherwise, the deposit is non-refundable and treated as a donation. A 24-hour hold can be placed on adult pets to allow for pet-to-pet introductions or to allow another household member to meet the pet.

To learn more about our adoption process, click here, or call our adoption desk at (804) 643-6785 ext. 1 if you have any questions.

Why should you adopt?

Dog adoption and cat adoption saves lives. Adopt a dog or adopt a cat and you'll have a friend for life! What is the difference between adopting a dog, adopting a cat, adopting a kitten or adopting a puppy versus getting dogs for sale, cats for sale, puppies for sale or kittens for sale from a dog breeder or a cat breeder? When someone is breeding puppies or breeding kittens, they are creating new dogs and cats who need homes. Some people are interested in a very specific breed of dog, cat, puppy or kitten and they think the only way to find that specific breed is to buy a dog for sale or buy a cat for sale from a puppy breeder or a kitten breeder. Yet animal shelters are filled with dogs and cats who must find homes. So rather than buying a dog or puppy for sale from a dog breeder or buying a cat or kitten for sale from a cat breeder, we encourage people to adopt a dog, adopt a cat, adopt a puppy or adopt a kitten at their local animal shelter, SPCA, humane society or pet rescue group.