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Adoption Center Hours:
Sun. - Mon. Noon to 5 p.m.
Tue. – Fri. Noon to 7 p.m.
Sat. 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Hours

Donation Drop-off Hours:
Sun. - Mon. 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Tue. – Fri. 8 a.m to 7 p.m.
Sat. 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Administration:
Mon. – Fri. 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

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Susan M. Markel Veterinary Hospital
Mon. – Fri. 8 a.m. to Noon, 1 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Sat. – Sun. Closed

Smoky's Spay & Neuter Clinic
Mon. – Thurs. 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Fri. – Sun. Closed

Adoption Center Hours:
Sun. - Mon. Noon to 5 p.m.
Tue. – Fri. Noon to 7 p.m.
Sat. 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Hours

Administration:
Mon. – Fri. 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Lora Robins Gift Shop
Sun. - Mon. Noon to 5 p.m.
Tue. – Fri. Noon to 7 p.m.
Sat. 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Adoption Center Hours:
Sun. - Mon. Noon to 5 p.m.
Tue. – Fri. Noon to 7 p.m.
Sat. 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.

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Category: Advocacy

February 14, 2025
Celebrating 80 Virginia shelters that were no-kill in 2024 and inspiring continued lifesaving with Best Friends Animal Society 

In 2002, the Richmond SPCA made a bold commitment: to be a no-kill shelter and save the life of every healthy and treatable homeless animal in our care. For 23 […]

February 15, 2024
Crossover update on 2024 Virginia General Assembly

Virginia's 2024 legislative session has passed the midpoint. Tuesday was the last day for each chamber to act on its own legislation, and now that bills have crossed over from […]

January 17, 2024
Innocuous-sounding HB 221 poses danger for cats and TNVR

The most dangerous bill for animals in this General Assembly session is hiding behind a boring regulatory process. House Bill 221 directs the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services […]

February 21, 2023
Help zoo animals maintain protections under Virginia law

HB 2331, Patron: Delegate Ellen Campbell (oppose) This bill is the latest in a series of efforts that started in 2020 to dilute the state’s protections for animals kept at […]

February 2, 2023
2023 General Assembly: Two emails you should send today on behalf of animals

Virginia’s General Assembly has been in session since January 11, and yesterday, on February 1, we saw the first two pieces of legislation related to animal protection reported out of […]

March 3, 2022
Celebrating 20 Years No-Kill

Twenty years ago, the Richmond SPCA boldly adopted a no-kill operating model and pledged to save the life of every healthy and treatably sick or injured homeless animal in our […]

February 28, 2022
Bills to protect beagles in Virginia are in danger

Update: In a victory for dogs and cats bred for sale to laboratories, Virginia's General Assembly has passed all five of these bills, which are heading to Governor Glenn Youngkin […]

February 11, 2022
Support Virginia legislation to protect beagles destined for research labs

At a massive commercial dog breeding facility in Cumberland, Virginia, more than 5,000 beagles are housed in cramped, filthy conditions, deprived of adequate care and veterinary attention. Many of the […]

October 1, 2021
Community cat caregiver now instructs others in Introduction to TNR

When Peggy Lynch bought her home near Richmond's Byrd Park in 2002, it came with a surprise feature: A group of community cats were living in the backyard. Though Peggy […]

August 3, 2021
CBS News report shows how pervasive confusion is about “local SPCAs” and the ASPCA

Yesterday CBS News aired a story about the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) looking at the New York organization’s fundraising. The investigation shown on CBS […]

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