Category: Compassion in Action

A Record-Breaking Year Connecting Homeless Pets with Lasting Companions The Richmond SPCA placed 4,152 homeless pets into new homes this year. It officially breaks the previous record, since moving to […]

A Month of Teamwork. A Lifetime of Love.  Even the nicest shelter is no substitute for a loving home. In August, 488 pets left the Richmond SPCA for families of their own. It’s a […]

A Summer of Compassion and Learning This summer, Josiah Burton, a 2026 graduate of Varina High School, joined our team for a summer internship through Partnership for the Future. The […]

Teaching the Next Generation: Compassion Unleashed Critter Camps On any given summer morning at the Richmond SPCA, you might find a group of campers sitting cross-legged beside a curious cat, […]

Pets Evacuated from South Georgia Wildfires Arrive in RVA As wildfires spread across South Georgia at the end of April, local shelters quickly faced an urgent challenge, making space for […]

Smoky’s Spay & Neuter Clinic  This month, we’re highlighting our satellite spay and neuter clinic, Smoky’s, which provides sterilization services to municipal shelters and private rescue organizations as well as free-roaming, unowned community cats.  Every spring, animal […]

Fan Favorite, Frida, Finds Her Family Frida first entered our care in May 2024 at only three years old. Her energy and enthusiasm made her a quick favorite at the […]

Ten Years of Compassion at the Susan M. Markel Veterinary Hospital  What started as a bold idea — a pilot program called the Clinic for Compassionate Care — celebrated its tenth […]

January ended with a weather event that many in Richmond have never seen before. Temperatures plunged into single digits and an ice storm closed bridges for days, shut down schools for over a week, and made the everyday […]

Home for the Holidays and New Beginnings Another holiday season has come and gone. As we look forward to the new year, we’re taking a moment to celebrate the acts […]