1. Volunteer
2. Wish List
3. Donate
4. Recycle Program
5. Planned Giving
6. Vehicle Donation
7. Shelter Feeding Program
8. Foster a Shelter Pet Program
Our Wish List
The following items are being sought by the SPCA. (Starred items are our greatest needs right now).
Canned Cat/Kitten Food *
Tennis Balls
Rope Toys
Heavy Duty Toys
Rawhides
Large Milkbone Dog Biscuits
Hand held vacuum cleaners
Clay kitty litter
Alcohol
Canned Dog/Puppy Food
Dog and Cat Treats
Dog and Cat Toys
Laundry Detergent/Bleach
Exam Gloves
Paper Towels
Sonic Cleaner
45 gal. Trash Bags
Used Cars and Trucks
For Our Feral Cat Program: Click here to find out more about the feral cat program.
The caregivers of these feral cats spend a lot of money on food and supplies. If you are able to help by bringing canned or dry cat food to the shelter, we will distribute it to those caregivers most in need.
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Our Recycle Program
Recycle aluminum cans, ink-jet cartridges and cell phones.
Package your soda or beer cans and bring them to the Shelter - they may be placed in the trailer beside the barn at any time. Aluminum cans only, please.
Cash for Critters - Donate your used digital cell phones, laptops, notebooks, digital cameras, and Apple iPods. We are no longer able to accept toner cartridges, GPS systems, PDAs, MP3s, DVDs or VHS tapes.
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Planned Giving
-Bequests- The most popular way of giving a deferred gift is to name the Fauquier SPCA in your will. A bequest may include an outright gift, a percentage of your estate, or the remainder of your estate after making specific gifts to family and friends.
-Stocks, Bonds, & Other Securities- If stocks, bonds or other securities are worth more now that when you acquired them, you can maximize the tax benefit by transferring them directly to the Fauquier SPCA. You will receive fair market value for your gift based on the date of your gift and, in most cases, avoid capital gains taxes on the appreciated value.
This is not intended to be tax advice, which can only be provided by your qualified tax adviser.
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Foster A Shelter Pet Program
If you have a little spare space in your home, a little spare time and a lot of spare love, you may be a perfect pet foster parent. If you are interested please download, complete and return this foster application to crambow@fauquierspca.com or drop it into the shelter. We will contact you and schedule a time for a brief question and answer session and ask you to fill out a contract.
If you have any questions, please contact the shelter manager at 540 788-9000 x 206
Ruby Memorial & Thank You
As the age old saying goes, “never judge a book by its cover” and as Forest Gump’s mother said to him, ”life is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you will get”. Such is adopting an animal from a rescue or shelter. This all proved to be true when Fauquier SPCA received 2 Pugs from an owner that could no longer keep them.
We knew that finding new homes for these 2 dogs would be no problem as is the case with most small breeds. Both dogs were very social and outgoing and easily acclimated to being here. Ruby was very active and exuberant and Brooks was the perfect little gentleman.
New Baltimore Animal Hospital, (NBAH) has been long time foster‘s for many dogs and cats from our shelter over the years. When Brooks and Ruby came in they were transferred into this wonderful foster environment, and both dogs had adoption applications filled out within 12 hours.
While doing the health exam that Dr. Bailey does on all the animals NBAH fosters he discovered that Ruby was Jaundice and bloodwork showed just how serious this would prove to be. Her numbers were off the charts from what normal reading should have been. A later sonogram showed an enlarging Gallbladder and some other issues.
Ruby was monitored and spent her nights going home with office manager, Karen Putnam. The happy Pug personality was compromised only by her weakening health. Ruby was loved and cared for by the entire staff at NBAH until her quality of life was too hard for her to handle.
As hard as it is for those of us that deal with the good and sad of many animals on a daily basis this was the best of a very bad situation. It was very unforeseen and undetectable to the naked eye as Ruby was so full of energy.
We would like to say Thank You so much to Dr. Bailey and Meg and to Karen and Rick Putnam for accepting Ruby into their home for a short while. Also thank you to the staff at NBAH for the best care a small black pug named Ruby received over the past 3 weeks.
We are grateful to all our foster homes and the wonderful work, time and patience it takes to welcome a newcomer into your home for a short while until we can find them what we hope will be a forever home.
Thank you from the entire staff at Fauquier SPCA
Karen Goula, Shelter Manager
The Fauquier SPCA is a 501(c)(3) tax exempt organization.
Our dogs love to sleep on Kuranda Dog beds, but we don't have enough for everyone. If you would like to donate a bed at a special wholesale price for a another dog to sleep in comfort, please click here.
Our cats love to sleep on Kuranda cat beds, but we don't have enough for everyone. If you would like to donate a bed at a special wholesale price for a another cat to sleep in comfort, please donate a Kuranda cat bed.
