SPCA Tampa Bay

Our Mission: To be the community leader in animal advocacy by preventing cruelty, promoting humane care and reducing pet overpopulation. Scheduled Admissions: We are open six days a week. We admit all owned pets, and sick/injured wildlife. Largest Pet Adoption Facility in Tampa Bay: We adopt out canines and felines, rabbits, birds, ferrets AND pocket pets ~ guinea pigs, hamsters, mice and rats. 5-Acre Farm Animal Sanctuary: Take a ‘Share Our Shelter’ tour and feed the goats, cow, horse and donkey! All are permanent SPCA Tampa Bay residents. More Rehabilitation, More Saved Lives: We treat broken bones, skin and ear infections, heartworms, and more. Extensive Behavior Training: We teach volunteers, adopters, the public and other animal shelter personnel so that they can train the animals. Proactive Animal Cruelty Investigation: Every call reporting a suspected animal cruelty is acted on.. We handle more than 1,500 investigations/reinvestigations each year. Abuse Prevention Training: We develop and deliver programs for Middle/High School students, social workers and law enforcement professionals. Disaster Response/Animal Recovery: We work with the Humane Society of the United States to deploy Bay Area Disaster Animal Response Team (DART) volunteers after disasters strike. Education & Dispute Resolution: We work with high risk youth through the 6th Judicial Circuit Court’s Juvenile Diversion Program. Pet Care Seminars: Our annual series of seminars has been available to the public since 1995. Life & Legacy Planning: We began offering informative estate planning seminars with pets in mind more than ten years ago. Continuing Education (CEU) Programs for Professionals: We offer a variety of continuing education workshops for educators, animal shelter and veterinary personnel, animal-related business owners and financial planning professionals. SPCA Tampa Bay is a 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization that relies on philanthropic gifts from individual donors. The organization does not receive any State or Federal tax dollars. Your philanthropic support plays an essential role in ensuring that homeless pets receive humane care.