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We re-home pets that were abandoned or surrendered by their heart broken owners into new and loving homes.
08/01/2025
Howdy paw-tner, meet Cowboy, an adult mixed breed. This sweet boy has a heart of gold. He was adopted from us a few years ago and brought back due to his owner personal health. He was greatly taken care of. His gentle and patient nature makes him a match for families that even have special needs members. He is one of a kind. So saddle up and ride on down here and meet this sweet heart today.
08/01/2025
Kojack and Joey found their furrever home together today! We are so so happy these two wonderful boys found a home and get to be playmates for life! Happy tails boys!
08/01/2025
Meet Zoe, an adult mini Australian Shepherd. Zoe is not like other mini Australian Shepherds, she lied on her resume and was forced to drop out of herding school. Turns out she was scared of the large farm animals size and has 0 herding instincts. Living on a farm just wasn't for her so she came to us to find her furrever home. Zoe is a playful and loving girl. She enjoys her toys and being an all around goof ball. She also likes laying out and getting some sun. Zoe can be timid with other dogs at first, but does well with them after getting to know them. If this sweet drop out won a place in your heart instead of the farm come in today and meet her. She is waiting for her furever home.
08/01/2025
Meet Hot Potato! She is a green and yellow common parakeet. We are unsure of her age! If you're looking to add a little ball of feathers to your family then come on in and meet her.
If you have other parakeet friends and you plan to add her to your flock, her adoption fee is $25 without the cage! If you need her cage to take home her adoption fee is $40.
08/01/2025
Thank you to the Esposito family for all the donations this morning! All our fur babies appreciate the love
07/30/2025
Happy 1st birthday to our shy man Brody!! This boy loves other dogs, but is shy when meeting new people. He would love to be given the chance to find his furrever home to come out of his shell in. Stop by today to wish him a happy birthday and see if he is the boy for you 🥳
07/28/2025
We make sure we teach our cats and kittens how to be a good cat before they go home!
07/25/2025
Meet Pleasant, a young female lab mixed breed dog. She is black with white on all four paws. Pleasant came in with 5 other siblings and her mother Eazy. She enjoys playing with her toys and running around being goofy. Pleasant will need some training. She does have a lot of energy due to being a puppy. Come in today and meet the new member of your family as she waits for her furever home.
07/25/2025
Meet Unfazed! A male lab mix puppy. Unfazed fits his name very well! Unfazed is full of puppy energy but he also loves his long naps and playing with his siblings. He is a handsome boy who enjoys getting his treats and all the attention! Come on in this Eazy going group of puppies.
07/25/2025
Meet Piper! An adult female Dutch Shepherd mix. Piper is a loving girl who enjoys nothing more than to take long walks and feel the breeze on her fur. Piper does have a playful side and also enjoys running in the yards and having a good time! She does enjoy cuddling up after a long day, she is waiting to meet you! Come on in and see our sweet girl.
*Piper did come in with her brother Caine, they have been together for majority of their life. We would absolutely love for them to go together, we also understand that they're both 50lb+, we will adopt them separately if need be. They have both lived with cats in their previous home and they do extremely well together!
07/25/2025
Meet Caine! A male adult Husky- Beagle mix. Caine is mixed with two high energy breeds! While he is the sweetest, he does also have a lot of energy! After some time burning the excitement away in the play yards, Caine can often be found laying in the sun and soaking up some much needed vitamin D. Caine is a dog who would love to snuggle up with either his new home or his sister Piper. Although this boy loves to sniff everything out, he is mostly concerned with sniffing out the perfect home!
*Caine did come in with his sister Piper, they have been together for majority of their life. We would absolutely love for them to go together, we also understand that they're both 50lb+, we will adopt them separately if need be. They have both lived with cats in their previous home and they do extremely well together!
07/25/2025
Emory saved up change for a month to make money to donate food and toys. Malcom is very thankful for all his new goodies
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The First State Animal Center and SPCA is ever evolving to meet the needs of our community. Today as we evaluate the needs of the animals and people of our community we will once again change our mission.
Our mission is to:
prevent the cruelty and suffering to animals
protect and enhance the quality of life for domestic and farm animals
promote compassion for all through outreach, education and low-cost services.
protecting people by placing only stable, safe and well-adjusted animals into homes where they can thrive
protecting animals by placing adoptable animals into permanent loving homes where they can be free from cruelty, neglect or inhumane treatment
reduce overpopulation through spay and neuter programs
educate the public about responsible guardianship
supporting Delaware’s, no kill status, where no adoptable animal is euthanized for lack of a home