February 20, 2024 | Stratham, NH — All 45 transport animals arrived safe and sound at the New Hampshire SPCA on Saturday after a long day of travel! Our veterinary staff is busy providing them with medical exams now that they have completed their 48-hour quarantine… and the rest of us have been showering them in love and affection! This is truly such a fun group of animals, and we’re so excited to see them start finding their forever homes here in New England.
We are expecting the dogs and cats to start being added to our Adoptable Animals pages on our website starting Wednesday, February 21. Adoptable animals are added to our website as they become available. Please continue to check back to see if your next best friend is among this fantastic group!
View Available Dogs View Available Cats
45 transport animals arriving on Saturday, February 17!
February 16, 2024 | Stratham, NH — We’re gearing up for an inspiring weekend here at the New Hampshire SPCA! With so many shelters across the nation experiencing devastating levels of overpopulation and lacking the resources and funding needed to support the animals in their care, we are so grateful to be able to do our part and help.
As such, we are anticipating an exciting Saturday as we prepare to welcome 45 animals from three different partner shelters in the south — the largest number of transport animals the NHSPCA has received on a single day in recent memory — to our current population of 120 homeless animals. In addition to Kirby, pictured above, below are just a handful of the sweethearts making a trip of a lifetime!
In addition to 32 wonderful cats that are being transported in via the ASPCA and Save Our Souls Rescue, members of our team will be welcoming 13 dogs from Miami-Dade County Animal Services Department on the tarmac in Bedford, MA. These 13 deserving pups will be flown from Fort Lauderdale by Wings of Rescue, a donation-supported charity that transports at-risk pets from high-density shelters.
This is our third transport from Miami-Dade, who currently has approximately 600 dogs in their care (300 more than their space is intended for). Annually, Miami-Dade provides care and refuge for 28,000 to 30,000 lost and abandoned dogs and cats every year.
“The situation at Miami-Dade County Animals Services is, sadly, not unusual right now,” said Lisa Dennison, Executive Director of the NHSPCA. “Animal overpopulation has become a crisis in this country again. Some of us who have been part of the animal welfare movement remember the times when euthanasia was commonplace. In recent decades, much progress had been made with Spay/Neuter and the elevation of pets as family. Unfortunately, today, euthanasia is once again on the rise in our country. Under-resourced shelters serving diverse areas of the country from California to Texas and Florida are truly struggling. They want nothing more than to move their animals up to the Northeast where adoptable animals are still in demand, to save their lives, and make room for the constant influx of more.”
According to new data released by Shelter Animals Count, nearly 360,000 dogs and 330,000 cats were euthanized last year in the U.S. (by reporting agencies) — the highest number in the past five years.
The NHSPCA, which strives to be among the national leaders in animal welfare, is so thankful to be able to be a safe haven for animals in the south that could otherwise be in danger of being euthanized due to lack of space and funding. In 2023, the NHSPCA took in 829 animals from transports, including those from Miami-Dade, and placed them in loving homes here in New England. We anticipate increasing transports even further this year.
All dogs and cats transported from out of state are required to be quarantined at the NHSPCA before being examined by our veterinary team to receive their health certificates. These animals will receive any medical attention needed and we anticipate them being available for adoption by Thursday or Friday of next week.
Between the 120 animals currently in our care and 45 scheduled to arrive this weekend, the need for cat, kitten and dog food is high. If you’d like to help keep their tummies full while they await adoption, please visit our Amazon Wish List today. Thank you so much for helping us provide second chances to animals all across the country — we couldn’t do it without your support.
