Chester County SPCA touting special ‘Pumpkin’

Agency offering promotion to educate public about misunderstood pit bulls Oliver is one of the prospective pets being offered by the Chester County SPCA during National Pit Bull Awareness Day on Saturday. Among the spookiest, scariest creatures of the season, here’s one that the Chester County SPCA says unfairly sparks fear and shouldn’t: pit bulls. To celebrate National Pit Bull Awareness...

Chester County SPCA seeking to share surplus

Weekend ‘Adopt-a-Thon’  includes reduced fees for potential pets The animal rescue business is going a little too well at the moment, according to officials at the Chester County SPCA. A surplus of adoption-ready pets has prompted the nonprofit to run a weekend special in an effort to reduce its population. “The love of an animal is priceless. And now the Chester County SPCA makes it more...

Rave reviews for Chester County SPCA gala

Annual fund-raiser draws more than 350 to Unionville horse farm By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times A colorful carriage parade is a popular tradition of the Chester County SPCA’s annual Forget-Me-Not fund-raiser. The assessment of attendees at the Chester County SPCA’s elegant 26th Annual Forget-Me-Not Gala in Unionville on Sunday proved overwhelmingly positive. Factoring...

Chester County SPCA: During dog days, adopt pet

Agency is running special promotion to reduce surplus Sweetness is one of the female dogs looking for a permanent home, and Chester County SPCA officials say she’s aptly named. As sizzling temperatures create early summer dog days, the Chester County SPCA wants residents to know that it currently has a surplus of potential canine pets. To help them get adopted faster, the agency is running a...

Memorable vista redux for Forget-Me-Not gala

Chester County SPCA’s fund-raiser returns to home of E. Marlborough animal advocates East Marlborough Township Supervisors’ Chairman Cuyler Walker, shown with several of his Labradors, will host the upcoming Chester County SPCA’s Forget-Me-Not Gala with his wife, Katie Ryan Walker. Those who missed last year’s memorable Forget-Me-Not Gala will get another chance to enjoy a spectacular...

New initiatives aim to turn rescues into cherished pets

Adoption is Chester County SPCA’s goal; until then, add Mozart and spritz of vanilla By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times Michele Amendola (left), kennel coordinator at the Chester County SPCA, and Carin Ford, a board member, show off a Doberman pinscher puppy that they hope will be a short-time guest at the facility. The Doberman pinscher puppies yelped gleefully when a visitor...

An exercise in support of four-legged friends

Chester County SPCA invites participants to  family-friendly ‘Walk For Paws’ The 26th Annual Walk for Paws helps support the programs at the Chester County SPCA, an independent, nonprofit agency. For participants in the 26th Annual Walk for Paws, a simple walk in the park will help save animals’ lives, organizers from the Chester County SPCA said. This year’s event will combine the traditional...

Going to bat for dogs who need home

Chester County SPCA offering special on ‘Big League Ballplayers’ Cosmo sports a Phillies’ scarf to showcase his eagerness to become an all-star pet. Just in time for baseball season, the Chester County SPCA wants to remind area residents that the Phils and their fans aren’t the only ones eager to play ball. The nonprofit agency is offering a weekend special entitled “Big League...

Help in search for purr-fect Valentine’s Day gift

Chester County SPCA is offering adoption special for cats looking for home Boots, a young, mid-sized, domestic, short-haired cat would like to be your Valentine. Still looking for that ideal Valentine’s gift? The Chester County SPCA would like to offer a purr-fect solution. From Feb. 14 to Feb. 17, the county nonprofit is offering a $14 adoption special for cat 6 months or older. The adoption...

Santa photo one way to assist homeless pets

Half of proceeds will benefit Chester County SPCA Purchasing a photo of your pet with Santa this weekend is one way to help the Chester County SPCA. “Dear Santa: It’s been a tough year. We were very good, but we lost our homes anyway. What we’d like most for Christmas is a family to love us.” The Chester County SPCA, which authored the letter on behalf of animals seeking adoption, would...