News & Updates

The Richmond SPCA’s Dog Jog and 5K Run will return to the Robins-Starr Humane Center for the event’s 20th anniversary. The local nonprofit’s signature Spring fundraiser will be presented by […]

We are thankful that the frigid weather didn't keep adopters from visiting our humane center this past week. Our wonderful community opened their hearts to 50 cats and 20 dogs […]

Ladies and gentlemen, Thorin has left the building! After spending 633 days in our care, our sassy and wonderful Thorin was adopted! Congratulations to his wonderful guardians. We wish them […]

We rang in 2022 with an excellent adoption week! We made it a resolution to find our homeless pets loving and lasting homes in time for the New Year and […]

Our holidays were merry and bright because 69 pets were adopted! Special adoptions included Hash Brown, Deveroux and Auntie Shrew. Thank you to our adopters for making this a holiday […]

After more than 17 years of service, our X-ray machine has totally and completely bit the dust. It will cost $2,000 to rent a temporary X-ray machine to last us […]

Santa is going to need to add a few more toys to his bag this year because 81 pets found loving homes this past week! We are so very merry […]

This year Coordinator of Foster Care Allana Maiden has sent 819 pets into foster homes with 306 volunteers. This holiday season, Allana reflects on the story of one extraordinary foster, […]

We had not one, not two but five special adoptions this week! Long-term residents Jace, Shasta, Vivi, Preston and Fenway all met their perfect matches. We are thrilled that these […]

We kicked off the holiday season with 86 adoptions! Special pets like Revali, a beautiful and sweet 6-month-old cat with a kidney condition called polycystic kidney disease, found his forever […]