Griffin Pond Animal Shelter

08/29/2026

🎉AUGUST EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH 🎉: KENDRA

We are thrilled to recognize Kendra as this month’s Employee of the Month at Griffin Pond Animal Shelter!

Kendra’s dedication to the animals in our care is truly commendable. Whether she is tackling the demanding task of maintaining the puppy and small dog kennels, often starting her day with extra baths and specialized care, or providing consistent, attentive oversight for our small animal room, she approaches every task with patience and heart.

Kendra is also a fantastic ambassador for our shelter during meet-and-greets. Her deep knowledge of the animals in her area allows her to provide potential adopters with valuable, thoughtful information, helping to ensure the perfect match for both the family and the pet.

Her ability to assist in the cat rooms and walk dogs on top of her daily responsibilities shows just how versatile and committed she is to the GPAS mission.

Thank you, Kendra, for your hard work and for the valuable contributions you make to our shelter every single day!

🐾 AUGUST VOLUNTEER OF THE MONTH: LISA 🐾

At Griffin Pond Animal Shelter, our volunteers are the heartbeat of everything we do, and this month, we’re celebrating someone truly special: Lisa!

Lisa doesn’t just volunteer; she transforms the lives of our dogs in profound and meaningful ways.

Whether she’s giving baths, leading walks, working events, or treating our pups to special “days out” beyond the shelter walls, Lisa shows up with her whole heart every single time.

What makes Lisa so exceptional is the extra mile she always goes, literally!

She makes sure dogs get a good walk before their meet-and-greets so they can put their best paw forward with potential adopters.

She takes our longer-term residents out for exercise and enrichment, giving them the break from kennel life they need to stay happy, healthy, and hopeful. 💕

Her kindness is written all over the face of every animal she encounters, but just look at her pictured here with Rosetta (aka Rosie)! The bond between them says everything about the love Lisa pours into our shelter pets.

Lisa, your vested interest in the wellbeing of each and every animal doesn’t go unnoticed. The extra time, the extra patience, the extra kindness—, it all matters, and it changes lives.

Thank you for being such an incredible part of the GPAS family. We appreciate you more than words can say! 🐶❤️

08/29/2026

Lily was lovingly adopted into her forever home 🏠
We are absolutely thrilled that our adopters consider giving our senior pets a family !

We are so thankful that she didn’t have to stay very long ♥️

She’s a beautiful girl with a happy forever 🙏

Thank you for Adopting 🐾

08/29/2026

Please Help our friends True Friends Animal Welfare Center ♥️🐾
It’s an understatement to say we are all overwhelmed. 😢

🚨 SHELTER CRISIS: 29 LITTLE LIVES NEED OUR HELP 🚨

True Friends is currently in the middle of an urgent, large-scale intake of 29 Jack Russell Terriers from Susquehanna County.

Taking in this many dogs at once—many of them puppies—is an enormous undertaking for our already stretched shelter. Each one needs a safe place to sleep, nutritious food, constant cleaning, individual attention, medical care, and the opportunity to finally find a loving home.

Puppies may be adorable, but they are also incredibly messy and require a tremendous amount of hands-on care. Our staff is working tirelessly to care for these newcomers while continuing to meet the needs of every dog and cat already depending on us. We cannot do this alone.

We urgently need:
🧺 Clean towels
🐾 Puppy pads
🥣 4health Small Breed & Puppy Dry Food
🥫 Wet Puppy or Small-Breed Dog Food
💛 Monetary donations toward their care

Whether you can donate one package of puppy pads, a bag of food, a few towels, $5, or your time, every single contribution will make a difference right now.

We also desperately need volunteers willing to help clean and care for these dogs. Our staff is already extremely busy caring for a shelter full of animals, and having extra hands during this crisis would mean more than we can express. Please call or stop by the shelter if you are able to help—even a few hours could make an enormous difference.

Our goal is to get these precious dogs into safe, loving homes as quickly and responsibly as possible. Anyone interested in adopting is encouraged to submit an application now at:

❤️ truefriendsawc.com ❤️

Please be patient with us as we get everyone safely settled, organized, and learn more about each individual dog. Detailed information and updates will be shared as soon as we have them. Submitting an application is the best first step for anyone seriously interested in adopting.

Twenty-nine little lives are counting on True Friends. Today, True Friends is counting on you.

Please donate, volunteer, apply to adopt, and most importantly—SHARE this post far and wide. Even if you cannot donate, your share may reach the person who can. 🐾

Donations ca be given through Venmo or PayPal: https://linktr.ee/TrueFriendsAWC

Checks can be Mailed to:
True Friends Animal Welfare Center
16332 SR 706, Montrose, PA 18801

Kennel License: #7284

08/29/2026

Meet Suki ( her real name is Luna )
She’s another abandoned soul who is constantly looking for the security she craves.
She’s always close to her handlers legs and awaiting pets and curls up on the couch to get as close to your body as possible.

She will need a family who is primarily home all of the time because she has separation anxiety. She will need to be kenneled when you are out of the home because her anxiety gets the best of her.

We recently had to place her in a spare room because she was harming herself in the kennels.

She’s approximately 4 years old and was left for a month in an apartment while her owner relocated. She has recently given birth and it appears her puppies may have been removed entirely too young which may have contributed to her anxiety.

Her owners came back for the other dog in the home and Suki was let loose by the maintenance men in the apartment complex.

Please help us change the rest of her story .

We can’t let this past life be all that she knows about love and family .

She previously lived with other dogs abd children .

????Her luck has already begun to change.
She ended up at GPAS with the best , most compassionate humans, (both staff & volunteers) to ever exist.

And just today some more amazing humans have stepped up to fully sponsor her adoption fee so that she receives renewed interest and a second chance at the family she always deserved .

Mauri & Chris are determined to continue to help in any way they can to encourage the adoption of our most needy and most vulnerable pets !

Thank you for shining a light in the darkness of abandonment to help provide them with the brightest possible future !

Apply to meet Suki by applying here : https://www.cognitoforms.com/griffinpondanimalshelter1/griffinpondanimalshelteradoptionapplicationfordogs

Griffin Pond Animal Shelter
967 Griffin Pond Rd
South Abington Twp Pa 18411
Kennel License #2236

08/29/2026

This beautiful brindle boy is a by-product of hoarding , repeat animal flipping and irresponsible pet ownership.

He is one of many of a span of years that we have received and removed from the same group of people who carelessly toss out animals and then get another.

He previously lived with dogs and does well with them. He is almost 2 years old and weighs 51 pounds.

We have adopted out every dog from this situation and they are all thriving, happy and healthy in their forever homes !

We know we can do the same for beautiful Titan 💗🐾

He’s counting on us and we won’t let him down!

Apply to meet Titan here : https://www.cognitoforms.com/griffinpondanimalshelter1/griffinpondanimalshelteradoptionapplicationfordogs

Griffin Pond Animal Shelter
Kennel License #2236
967 Griffin Pond Rd
South Abington Twp Pa 18411

08/29/2026

Kourtney is 3 years old and has been overlooked for so long.
She’s a “K” cat and you know what that means!
She’s one of our old forge hoarding cats from last February.

She’s a beautiful dilute Torti girl ♥️

She’s come so far in trusting humans and she finally has eased into belly pets and head boops.

She actually leans in and allows herself to melt into the joy that affection brings.

It’s so amazing watching these fur babies come into their own .

We are grateful for the opportunity to help them .

If you can help to bring her story full circle ?? by sharing your home and your heart , please apply here : https://www.cognitoforms.com/griffinpondanimalshelter1/griffinpondanimalshelteradoptionapplicationforcatssmallanimals

08/29/2026

Zara is Yet another “stray” husky from Scranton.
She’s a year old, playful and full of fun in addition she will also require someone experienced with husky behavior, primarily stubbornness and over enthusiastic mouthing.

You will need to have a confident handling ability and to be the pack leader or she will take advantage of you.
She’s a typical husky with unbridled enthusiasm and curiosity.

She’s fine with other dogs but she’s a lot of puppy and may be too much for some dogs who don’t like her like -over enthusiastic nature .

We will be happy to test her with any dogs in your current pack!

We are sure she will make you smile and we are overflowing with huskies so please give Zara or one of her fluffy friends a chance at a forever family !

She will be cat tested.

Apply to meet this smiley, blue eyed beauty here : https://www.cognitoforms.com/griffinpondanimalshelter1/griffinpondanimalshelteradoptionapplicationfordogs

Griffin Pond Animal Shelter
967 Griffin Pond Rd
South Abington Twp Pa 18411
Kennel License #2236

08/29/2026

FOX56 WOLF TV Pet of the Week ♥️🐾
Petey 🙏

08/29/2026

Botfly & Flystrike are devastating to a kitten who has no escape.
Thankfully this little life was saved thanks to quick actions and a whole lotta heart ❤️