Adams County SPCA

09/05/2026

💕ADOPTION!!💕

Today was little Lisa's lucky day when she found her forever home with these nice ladies. She will gets lots of love and playtime! Congratulations to Lisa and her new family!

09/05/2026

💕ADOPTION!!💕

Picture it - girlfriend sends boyfriend a picture of a cute puppy available at the Adams County SPCA. Boyfriend thinks, "What a great surprise this would be if I got the puppy for her!" That's how cute little Belle found her forever home with this nice family. We don't recommend giving puppies to unsuspecting recipients, but when everyone is in agreement, it can be exciting! Congratulations to Belle and her new family!

09/05/2026

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The Adams County SPCA is honoring Dolly Parton by opening a free library with animal-themed books for everyone.
https://www.abc27.com/gettysburg/adams-county-spca-honoring-dolly-parton-by-opening-free-library/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook_abc27_News

09/05/2026

A central Pennsylvania animal shelter is warning about the dangers of prong collars to pets.
https://www.abc27.com/gettysburg/humans-need-to-do-better-husky-recovering-at-adams-county-spca-from-prong-collar-injuries/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook_abc27_News

09/04/2026

💕ADOPTION!!💕
Little Bart found a great home this afternoon! He has a total of 3 two-legged siblings (not all photographed) to keep him busy! And he will be the ONLY dog so he can soak up all the spoiling! Congratulations to Bart and his new family!

09/04/2026

09/04/2026

A Little Inspiration from Dolly Parton...

Like so many people around the world, we were saddened to hear about the passing of Dolly Parton. She was known for so many amazing things, her incredible songwriting, singing, movies, humor, generosity and, of course, that unmistakable personality.

As a nonprofit ourselves, we have always admired Dolly’s dedication to helping others and her love for animals.

Dolly grew up in a small two-room cabin deep in the Smoky Mountains of Tennessee. She was one of 12 children, and with her parents, there were 14 people sharing that little home. Her father, Lee Parton, was an incredibly hardworking man, but he never had the opportunity to learn to read or write.

Books weren't something the family had the luxury of owning, so Dolly's mother entertained the children with songs, stories and family tales.

That experience stayed with Dolly.

In 1995, she started Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library in honor of her father and his inability to read. What began as a program for children in her home county in Tennessee grew into something extraordinary. Since then, more than 300 MILLION books have been gifted to children through the world.

Now, unfortunately, we can't offer anything even CLOSE to 300 million books! But Dolly's incredible commitment to literacy gave us an idea.

We are going to start a FREE library right here at the Adams County SPCA, with an animal twist!

Our little library is located outside the front of our building and will contain animal-themed books for ALL ages.

Children's books, novels, true animal stories, wildlife books, pet-care books, animal rescue stories, educational books, if it's about animals, it belongs in our library!

What a great way for children and adults to learn more about animals while taking some time to enjoy a good book.

We are asking for the communities help with this project.

If you have new or gently used animal themed books that you no longer need, please consider donating them to help keep our shelves full. Anyone is welcome to stop by, take a book, leave a book, read it, return it, or pass it along to someone else.

Dolly Parton showed the world that sometimes something as simple as putting a book into someone's hands can make a difference. We can only hope that one of these books will make a difference too.

Adams County SPCA's Tails & Tales free Library is now OPEN!

09/04/2026

‼️WARNING, GRAPHIC PICTURES‼️

🤬THIS is why you NEVER tether a dog with a prong collar🤬

This beautiful girl came to us as a stray on September 2nd after trying to consume some chickens (like Husky's do) in Germany Township.

When she first arrived, she was understandably very standoffish, so we gave her some time and space to decompress.

Today, I took her outside for a walk and noticed scabbing around her neck. She also desperately needed a bath, so that was our next stop.

She was an absolute angel for her bath.

But as we washed her, the water began turning brown from old blood.

We shaved the hair around her neck so we could get a better look, and what we found underneath was heartbreaking. Her neck is covered with puncture wounds, scabs, infection and old scars. Some wounds are fresh, others have healed.

The pattern of the injuries immediately made us suspicious of a prong collar. We compared a section of a prong collar (pictures below) to the wounds, and the spacing lined up with the punctures in her neck.

We did NOT put the collar on her or even allow her to see the section we used. Whatever she has experienced has left her traumatized enough.

And this is exactly why dogs should NEVER be tethered by a prong collar! A collar designed to tighten and apply pressure around a dog’s neck can cause serious injury when used to restrain a tethered dog. Pennsylvania law also places restrictions on the type of collar that may be used when tethering a dog.

And yet, after everything she has been through, do you know what this girl wants?

Affection.

Once she realized we weren’t going to hurt her, the walls started coming down. Underneath that frightened, guarded exterior is an incredibly sweet dog who just wants someone to be kind to her. She is laying on a soft bed relaxing in my office as I type this (picture below).

Dogs cannot choose the people responsible for them.
They cannot untie themselves.
They cannot take off the collar that is hurting them.
They cannot ask someone to clean an infected wound.

They depend on their owners to do what is right for them.

These photographs are difficult to look at, but they are important. This is what animal cruelty looks like. This is why tethering laws exist. This is why proper collars, veterinary care, and simply checking your dog every day matters.

Humans need to do better. Dogs deserve better than this.

For this girl, the hurting stops here!

She is now safe and receiving the love, affection, food, and medication see needs to get better. Now that we have you, we promise you will NEVER live like this again!

If anyone recognizes this dog or has information about who allowed this to happen to her, please do the right thing and contact us at 717-334-8876 ext. 1. Someone knows where she came from, and she can't tell us herself. Please be her voice...

Adams County SPCA
11 Goldenville Rd
Gettysburg, PA 17325
717-334-8876
Kennel license #1000

09/04/2026

💕HAPPY TAIL 💕
Looks like Koi settled into his new home pretty quickly and loves his new dad, who says he's doing great and they're planning to do lots of traveling down south in the winter (kinda jealous). We're so happy for him ☺️

Just a side note - Koi is wearing a GPS collar, how neat and thoughtful!

09/03/2026

🐰ATTENTION ALL BUNNY LOVERS🐰

These two sweet girls are still looking for their forever homes…