Charlottesville SPCA

Charlottesville365 | Foster a Dog (or Cat) from the Charlottesville Albemarle SPCA (CASPCA)

March 27, 2010 by Sasha C. Farmer, REALTOR ® · 1 Comment 

If you’re an animal lover, and have a little bit of room in your heart and home, the Charlottesville/Albemarle SPCA (CASPCA) has an exceptional animal fostering program that is a really great fit for lots of families. If you would love to have another pet but just can’t commit to one full-time due to a busy schedule, demanding work, or too much travel, the Charlottesville SPCA foster program may be a perfect fit!

The foster program begins with an online application, and then explores your ability to foster (i.e. do you rent or own? If you don’t own, are animals allowed? Do you have enough room? Are you away from the home too much to care for a foster pet?). After the qualification process is set up, a home visit may be schedule and then you’re up and running and ready to foster.

Fostering is extremely rewarding. It is a very flexible process. You will be called occasionally with foster opportunities, where you’ll be given information about the number and type of animals they needs fostered (i.e.- litter of 3 puppies, a shy adult dog that needs socialization, etc) and the length of time they need coverage. Based upon your availability you are free to say either yes or no, with no pressure in either direction. It is entirely at your discretion and flexible to work schedules, travel plans and other commitments, as you can always say no if the time frame doesn’t work. In addition, if you agree to foster an animal but have an emergency arise or a late change in plans, the SPCA will always set up another arrangement for the animal, whether in the shelter or at another foster home.

John and I foster primarily young puppies. These puppies are occasionally sick or being fostered in an attempt to keep them away from all of the germs in the SPCA and becoming sick, or sometimes they aren’t able to be put up for adoption yet because it is still within the claim period for their owner, or because they haven’t yet been neutered or spayed. Puppies can be a challenge, as they aren’t trained in any way and can sometimes be a mess, but they are truly enjoyable nonetheless. There are also many older dogs that need fostering prior to becoming available for adoption, or because they need socialization or treatment. A crate, food, toys, and any medications are all provided for the animals, so the only cost to the foster parent is in time, patience, and a little extra love!

John and I fostered about 15 dogs in 2009- here is just a quick look at a few of them! Please contact me if you have any questions about fostering or if you think you might like to get started!

Give Where You Live: December: Charlottesville SPCA Blanket Drive

December 29, 2009 by Sasha C. Farmer, REALTOR ® · Leave a Comment 

The December “Give Where You Live” focuses on the Charlottesville Albemarle SPCA (Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals). They are currently partnered up with the City of Charlottesville for their 4th Annual Blanket Drive.   

There is no better time than now to support this drive, as I’m sure we are all mindful of the bitter temperatures Charlottesville has been experiencing! While we are all trying to keep warm from the bitter cold this winter, many of the SPCA animals are housed in outdoor runs and kennels and can use any extra warmth that we might be able to spare! If you have old blankets that won’t hold up in your home much longer, make sure to drop them off at the Albemarle SPCA (Berkmar Drive) or Charlottesville City Hall in Downtown Charlottesville!

[From 4th Annual SPCA Blanket Drive - NBC29]

Charlottesville is teaming up with the SPCA for the 4th Annual Blanket Drive to make sure man’s best friend isn’t left out in the cold.

The shelter houses dozens of animals, and while a lot of the kennels are indoors, several have an outdoor component as well. Last year, the drive brought in 600 blankets. This year the city is hoping for 750.

Susanne Kogut of the Charlottesville – Albemarle SPCA said, “It’s really incredible, I mean during the winter it gets pretty cold. We have the outdoor runs and it gets pretty cold no matter what you do so having the dogs have the blankets, it’s really awesome.”

If you would like to help, you can drop off your donation in the front lobby at Charlottesville City Hall or the Charlottesville – Albemarle SPCA on Berkmar Drive.

For more information, call 434-970-3129.

[Photo Credit: Charlottesville Albemarle SPCA]

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Every month, I will post a segment called “Give Where You Live,” which will be focused on Charlottesville and the surrounding counties, reminding us of little things we can do to make our community a better place. There are tons of incredible non-profits and charities around the area, and hopefully these segments will help residents become more familiar with some of the different needs in the community and maybe even inspire some giving!   

I will try to post about a variety of needs and programs, from big to small, so if you know of a great local cause that is running a donation-based or volunteer campaign, please feel free to send the details my way and I will make an effort to include them in an upcoming “Give Where You Live”!

Adopt Us! Bambi & Bucky

January 7, 2009 by Sasha C. Farmer, REALTOR ® · Leave a Comment 

Bambi (F) and Bucky (M) are another set of foster pups who will be ready for adoption from CASPCA on Monday. These two are SUPER cute and are extremely difficult to slow down for long enough to photograph!  I think they may be a lab/something mix and they will likely not get to be extremely large.  The have small paws and would be much larger by now if they were pure lab.

Click the link to see additional photos of Bambi and Bucky; 

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2244944&l=a2913&id=1503017

Adopt Me Too! Ivy

January 6, 2009 by Sasha C. Farmer, REALTOR ® · Leave a Comment