The Center for Animal Health and Welfare

Animal shelter in Easton, Pennsylvania

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Address

1165 Island Park Road, Easton, PA 18042

Hours of Operation

    Monday-Sunday: 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm

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Adoptable Pets at The Center for Animal Health and Welfare

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Pretty

Domestic Shorthair

Female, 1 yr

Easton, PA

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Sage

Domestic Shorthair

Female, 4 yrs

Easton, PA

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Good with cats
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Dumpling

Domestic Shorthair

Female, 5 yrs

Easton, PA

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Good with kids
Good with dogs
Good with cats
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Tin Tin

Domestic Shorthair

Male, 1 yr 6 mos

Easton, PA

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Pablito

Chihuahua

Male, 5 yrs

Easton, PA

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(when grown) Small 25 lbs (11 kg) or less
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Good with dogs
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Emi

Cane Corso

Female, 1 yr 3 mos

Easton, PA

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(when grown) Large 61-100 lbs (28-45 kg)
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Good with dogs
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Reed

German Shepherd Dog

Male, 3 yrs

Easton, PA

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Tulip

German Shepherd Dog

Female, 1 yr 6 mos

Easton, PA

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Tabby

Bichon Frise/Poodle (Miniature)

Female, 7 yrs

Easton, PA

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(when grown) Small 25 lbs (11 kg) or less
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Good with dogs
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Shelter FAQs

Formed in 1913, The Center for Animal Health and Welfare (formerly the Northampton County SPCA) is a private organization. We are not affiliated with any other SPCA or ASPCA. We are not a government agency, but are a non-profit organization with a 501c3 status.

In 2003 we committed ourselves to saving lives and became a no-kill shelter. We are dedicated to providing a safe and healthy environment for animals. We have improved our foster program, increased adoptions and offer a low-cost spay/neuter program.

Fund raising, donations and bequests make up 90% of our income and we apply for many grants. Adoption fees, relinquishment fees, memberships and agreements with some of the local municipalities, to take in their strays, generate the rest of our revenue. Although we greatly appreciate the help from the municipalities that do support us, not all do.

Financials
We are responsible for a $1,500,000 operating budget annually.
Our major costs are:
Veterinary care
Medical supplies
Kennel supplies
Spay/Neuter expenses
Insurance
Utilities
Payroll.
Adoption

We make every effort to find loving homes for these scared and lonely pets. We do not set a fixed time limit on animals, but keep them for as long as they remain adoptable.
Northampton County
Lehigh County
Carbon County
Easton
Nazareth
Palmer Township
Phillipsburg
Forks Township
Lehigh
Allentown
Hellertown
Lower Saucon
Bethlehem City
Bethlehem Township
Whitehall
Riegelsville
Raubsville
Springtown
Bath
Coopersburg
Center Valley
Milford
Harmony

Adoption steps

  1. Visit the Facility and Find a Pet
  2. Meet the Pet
    1. At CAHW, we have a program called "Meet Your Match" that is a short questionnaire to help staff match adopters with their perfect match!
  3. Submit Application
    1. Applications typically take 72 hours to process, but may take longer if we are unable to complete certain aspects of the application.
  4. Approve Application
    1. Once an application is approved, we ask that the animal is picked up within 72 hours of the approval. Appointments must be made for pickup.
  5. Sign Adoption Contract
    1. At this time, the approved adopter will receive all medical information regarding the animal while in the care of CAHW.
  6. Pay Fee
  7. Take the Pet Home
    1. We love photo updates for any and every animal that is adopted. CAHW does a 30 day post-adoption follow-up.

Additional adoption info

We ask that potential adopters inform their references, veterinarian office, and landlord (if applicable) that we will be calling in order to minimize the wait-time for callbacks and allow applications to be completed within the 72 hour time frame. Families are encouraged to meet with the animals several times to build a bond before adopting and while the application is being processed- this is not optional for a few of the dogs currently being housed at CAHW due to nervous energy.