Support Pets Come First in caring for the stray, unwanted and homeless animals in our community by helping us with our customized Wish List!

Wish #1: Donations to help with the care of our animals,  daily operations, and improvements for the shelter
Wish #2: Industrial Mops and Brooms
Wish #3:Large Clear Plastic Storage Bins
Wish #4:Bleach and Papertowels
Wish #5: Lowes or Home Depot Gift Cards for shelter improvements
Wish #6: Gift Cards for Pet Food and Cleaning Supplies
Wish #7: Gift Cards for Gas to transport animals

When: Ongoing
Time: Ongoing
Location: Please email info@petscomefirst.com

Animal neglect & cruelty laws are minimally enforced in many places in Pennsylvania, especially our rural areas. Shelters can not afford to hire agents, they are non-profit organizations. Humane Officers are being laid off. Local and State Police are not trained, nor have the facilities to take in needy animals.

We Need the Public’s Help!

Amend PA Humane Enforcement (APHE) is a diverse group of individuals, e.g. humane officers, private rescues, shelters, and private citizens, who truly care about the health and welfare of the non-human animals that reside within the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. We are dedicated to amending 5511 specifically as it relates to the training and hiring of humane officers so that the enforcement of 5511 will become uniform statewide and all complaints of animal abuse and neglect will be housed in a central data base so that their disposition can be tracked, thereby, ensuring accountability.

APHE wants to introduce a bill that to include the following:
1. PLACE HUMANE OFFICERS UNDER STATE POLICE
2. TRAINING TO INCLUDE ACT 120 PLUS ANIMAL SPECIFIC TRAINING
3. STATE REPOSITORY FOR ALL ANTI-CRUELTY CALLS WITH ALL LAW ENFORCEMENT HAVING ACCESS
4. SIX STATE SHELTERS TO HOUSE SEIZED ANIMALS AND STRAYS
5. FUNDED BY ONE CENT SALES TAX ON PET PRODUCT

Calling all Animal Lovers

SEND A PERSONAL LETTER TO YOUR PENNSYLVANIA STATE REPRESENTATIVES.
TELL THEM THAT LEGISLATION WILL BE INTRODUCED SHORTLY THAT WILL INCLUDE THE ABOVE AND THAT YOU AS A VOTER WOULD WOULD GREATLY APPRECIATE IT IF HE/SHE WOULD SUPPORT THE MUCH NEEDED CHANGES. (DO NOT SEND A FAX)

Read on for more information or how you and/or your organization can get involved.

Who Are YOU Going to Call? Act TODAY so that THEIR Tomorrows will be better

On behalf of the Pennsylvania SPCA, I am excited to announce that the Centre Hall animal shelter, located at 2451 General Potter Highway,  is in the process of transitioning to local leadership and will be renamed Pets Come First, The New SPCA!.

Pet’s Come First is an all volunteer organization that has been working alongside the Pennsylvania SPCA staff to improve shelter operations, reduce euthanasia, and increase adoptions at the Centre Hall facility. In order to optimize the operations, we believe now is a good time to turn over the shelter to a group that is locally based, better understands the needs of the community, and can continue the positive trends.

In the past you have generously supported the Pennsylvania SPCA in our efforts to run the Centre Hall shelter. At this time I would like to ask you to lend your support to Pets Come First, the New SPCA! to help them continue the goal of providing high quality animal welfare services. Please support this exciting initiative and ensure a safe facility for the animals by making a tax-deductible donation today.

To ensure that monetary donations benefit the local Centre Hall shelter and local animals, contributions should be made to Pets Come First, The New SPCA! by visiting www.petscomefirst.com or mailing your check directly to Pets Come First, The New SPCA!, P.O. Box 493, Lemont, PA 16851. For more information about Pets Come First, The New SPCA!, please email the organization at info@petscomefirst.com, or call Deb Warner at 814.359.7150.

The Pennsylvania SPCA continues to provide donor-funded humane law enforcement in Centre County. If you have any further questions please don’t hesitate to contact Pennsylvania SPCA Director of Development Rachel Martz at 215.426.6304 or rmartz@pspca.org.

Thank you for continuing to support the work of animal welfare organizations in Centre County.

Gratefully,
Susan Cosby
CEO
Pennsylvania SPCA