Richmond SPCA
Richmond SPCA is a partner of Best Friends, working together to save the lives of dogs and cats in communities like yours across the country
The Best Friends Network is made up of thousands of public and private shelters, rescue groups, spay/neuter organizations, and other animal welfare groups — all working to save the lives of dogs and cats in communities like yours across the country.
From Richmond SPCA
Founded in 1891, the Richmond SPCA is Central Virginia's largest animal welfare organization and a national leader in lifesaving and humane education. Each year, we take more than 4,000 homeless pets into our care while helping thousands more through our full-service Susan M. Markel Veterinary Hospital, Smoky's Spay and Neuter Clinic, and comprehensive pet support services. Guided by our mission to provide education and resources to achieve and sustain a no-kill community, we envision a future in which our entire community is committed to saving, protecting, and enriching animal lives. Our work is grounded in a no-kill philosophy and fueled by courageous advocacy, compassionate care for both pets and people, and a deep commitment to respect, inclusion, creativity, collaboration, and honesty in all that we do.
How is your community doing when it comes to lifesaving?
Our partners support each other and inspire their own communities to increase lifesaving of dogs and cats across the country.
Animals in Virginia need your help
You can make a world of difference in the lives of cats and dogs in your community when you work with Richmond SPCA and Best Friends to support homeless pets and save more lives.
Heartwarming stories from our partners
Who we are
Best Friends Animal Society works alongside thousands of animal shelters, rescue groups, and other animal welfare organizations to save the lives of cats and dogs across the country and to make the entire country no-kill.
The Best Friends Network is comprised of thousands of animal welfare groups from every single state, all working to save the lives of pets in their own communities.
Ranging from animal shelters and rescue groups to spay/neuter and trap-neuter-vaccinate-return (TNVR) organizations, they collaborate with Best Friends to save even more lives in every corner of the country.
Best Friends provides marketing help, fundraising events, webinars, grants, and other resources so that, together, we can Save Them All.
Interested in becoming a partner? Visit bestfriends.org/network.