Animal Stories

Though the tiny, sleeping tike in the photograph above may appear delicate, he is, in fact, very mighty! Unlike his parents and likely grandparents before him, this little kitten will not live out his life as a community cat. Instead, he will go on to live in a loving...

You could see it in his eyes. The big fella was confused and nervous. Dallas had lived with his owner for just four months when he was surrendered to the SPCA because of landlord issues. At barely one year old, the lean German-Shepherd-mix had been bounced around...

It was January 16th and very cold. Temperatures barely rose above freezing that day and the wind gusted wildly. The shelter received a distressing call about a cat stuck in a baseball net not far away at the Newberry Little League field. Staff member Wendy reported to...

A very happy Bear went home with his new forever family on Friday night.  His adopters were as excited as he was! Staff at the Lycoming County SPCA were particularly happy for Bear because he was such a skittish young fellow. He was terrified of most anything, except...

Scott has had quite the journey, from Pennsylvania to Utah and now on to his forever home. The beefy one-year-old came to the Lycoming County SPCA in February 2018.  His owner felt that she was unable to keep up with his activity level, so she surrendered him to the...

"Ben was becoming a very social kitten, but his mom remained an aloof barn cat," explains Kelli Smith, Animal Team Lead for the Lycoming County SPCA. "We wanted them to be adopted together, but the chances of them finding the same home were slim." Ben and his mama,...

Staff member Wendy loves to treat the pooches in her life with these tasty "pupcakes." Doggie Cupcakes Ingredients ½ cup rye flour (or whole wheat flour or brown rice flour) 1 teaspoon baking powder ⅓ cup canola oil ⅓ cup applesauce 1 egg 2 tablespoons honey 3...

Meet Pippa. The 7-month-old Australian Cattle Dog-mix was brought in as a frightened stray on Halloween. She had been found wandering near a gas station in Pennsdale. Nervous and unsure, she would move as far back into her kennel as she could get when a human...