Category: Current Events

Each animal's story at the Richmond SPCA starts with our Pet Support Services team. In July, they brought 384 pets into our care: 176 who were surrendered by their guardians, […]

Summer is in full swing — and so is Compassion Unleashed Critter Camp, our flagship humane education program! In June, we welcomed hundreds of excited young animal advocates to our […]

Outdoor play options have been limited for the dogs awaiting adoption at our humane center. While our indoor training spaces — the second floor Track & Training Center and adjacent […]

Just like May flowers, kitten season was beginning to bloom, and we kicked it off with live kitten cams leading up to our in-person Kitten Shower. Similar to a baby […]

National Volunteer Week is celebrated each year in April, and our volunteers gave us so much to celebrate this month — 1,285 hours of their time, to be exact! We […]

Richmond-area pet guardians have received fraudulent telephone calls that appear to come from the Richmond SPCA’s phone number. These calls were not made by the Richmond SPCA and are part […]

We welcomed spring with our annual Dog Jog, 5K and Block Party on March 22. The event happens on the streets surrounding our humane center and is a celebration of […]

We spent February celebrating love for companion animals and all the people who make "Compassion Unleashed" a reality across our community. That included a tremendous day of sterilization and vaccine […]

The Richmond SPCA’s signature Dog Jog, 5K and Block Party is back for another fun-filled day on Saturday, March 22, 2025! Presented by Holiday Barn Pet Resorts, this family- and […]

Like all of RVA, we started 2025 with a shiver as a winter storm was followed by the city-wide water outage. Though our public programming was disrupted, the care of […]