Best Friends Animal Society

Spay/Neuter Billboards

Starting in January of 2005, Richmond is launching a 3-year spay/neuter campaign, complete with an hilarious and eye-catching ad campaign to grab people's attention.

The Best Shelter is a Humane Community

Richmond, Virginia, has become a model of what can be accomplished when a neighborhood bands together. If it takes a village to raise a child, the same can be said of protecting homeless pets.

We Need a New Shelter!

Robin Starr of the Richmond SPCA raised $14 million to build a new state-of-the-art shelter. In this forum transcript, she answers questions about launching and completing a capital campaign to build a new animal shelter.

Want to learn more?

The Community Responds - Robin Starr, executive director of the Richmond SPCA, describes her community's response to the implementation of a no-kill policy in this article.
No-Kill Nation - Robin Starr and Denise Deisler of the Richmond SPCA talk about how to bring about a change to no-kill in your community.
Shelter Operations - Denise Deisler shares her insights into managing an organization successfully.

The Richmond SPCA has developed a cooperative program with city animal control to make Richmond a no-kill city. The SPCA offers innovative programs and services to the people and the pets of the Richmond community:

Help for Pets & People: Project Safety Net provides pet owners assistance and support, including behavior training advice, information on pet-friendly housing, spay/neuter information and re-homing assistance, so that owners may keep, rather than relinquish, their pets.

Robins-Starr Humane Center: The SPCA's 64,000-square-foot state-of-the-art humane center includes space for 300 animals, a spay and neuter clinic, indoor dog training agility center, and grooming center.

Partners for a Humane Community: The SPCA's partnership with Richmond City Animal Control has saved thousands of lives since it was formed in 2002.

Pets for Adoption: The Richmond SPCA has more than 300 cats and dogs each day and nearly 3,000 pets a year. Their website includes profiles of pets for adoption, including special needs and senior pets.

Pet University: Richmond SPCA's trainer, Sarah Babcock, offers classes on animal behavior on Tuesday nights throughout the year.