Since 1983 we have taken in the abused, abandoned and stray animals of Westmoreland County and cared for every one until the right family comes along, however long that takes.
AFA has never euthanized a single animal for space.Our no-kill promise, since 1983
Who's waiting
This list comes straight from our Petfinder page, so it is always current. Come meet anyone here Tuesday to Saturday, noon to 4. Puppies four months and younger can be visited once your application is approved.
A few recent residents. See who is here today on Petfinder.
No-kill since 1983
A shelter has only two ways to make room when it is full: adopt an animal out, or put one down. We have only ever used the first. Our longest resident stayed with us for five years. Every one is loved and cared for until a permanent home comes along.
We are run by an all-volunteer board and a small staff, and we take no government money. Everything here is paid for by people in this community.
Give
Become a Pet Food Star and your name, your pet's name or a dedication is featured on our Facebook page for the day. Pick your date, or let us choose. Give one as a gift and we'll mail the lucky person a postcard.
Angels help pay for vaccinations, food, grooming and medicine. Each month you get the Angels newsletter with a shelter story and a photo of your foster pet. Monthly, quarterly or yearly.
An Angels subscription makes a good gift, too.
Every gift still goes through Bloomerang, exactly as it does today. All gifts are tax-deductible.
For your own pet
Our own veterinarians do the surgery in our in-house clinic. Spaying or neutering keeps your pet healthier, makes them less likely to roam, and means fewer litters coming through shelter doors.
Vaccinations, leukemia and heartworm tests and microchips can be added at surgery. Cash or credit card (card fee applies), no checks or debit. Please bring cats in a clean carrier.
Appointments are by phone only
724-539-2544Answers before you call
Visiting and adoption hours are Tuesday to Saturday, noon to 4. We are closed Sundays, Mondays and holidays. You can meet cats, kittens, dogs and puppies over four months old without an application. Puppies four months and younger can be visited once your application is approved.
No. Applications are filled out in person at the shelter during adoption hours. If you live an hour and a half or more away, call 724-539-2544 and we can take your application by phone. Calls are returned within 48 hours.
Vet records for the pets you have now. Homeowners bring a property tax or mortgage document (utility bills aren't accepted). Renters bring a copy of the lease and the landlord's phone number, because we have to speak with your landlord. Bring a valid ID; you must be 21 or older. Taking a dog home? Bring a collar and leash that fit, or buy one here starting at $16.
Dogs are $450 from 8 weeks to 6 months, $300 from 7 months to 6 years, and $250 at 7 years and up. Cats are $120 from 8 weeks to 11 months and $100 at a year and up. Every adoption includes spaying or neutering, vaccinations, deworming, a microchip, and a heartworm test for dogs or a FeLV/FIV test for cats.
Yes. Through Seniors for Seniors, adopters 62 and older can adopt a dog or cat 6 years or older for $125 (dog) or $50 (cat), with the same care included.
We can't hold animals or guarantee one will still be here, and we don't do out-of-state adoptions.
Once your application is approved, we set up a meet and greet between your dog and the shelter dog you're interested in. The adoption is finalized after everything checks out.
The process is the same for everyone, and it isn't meant to frustrate you. Everything we do is in the best interest of the animals, and we put real time into making sure each match lasts a lifetime.
A male cat neuter is $60 and a female cat spay is $90, plus $40 if she is pregnant. Dogs are priced by weight, so call for a quote. We can add vaccinations, leukemia and heartworm tests and a microchip at the time of surgery. A $15 cleaning fee applies if a cat carrier arrives soiled.
By phone only: 724-539-2544. We don't schedule by email or online. If you reach voicemail, leave a message and we'll call back within 48 hours. We take cash or credit card (with a card fee), but not checks or debit cards.
Please call first; arrangements have to be made before you bring an animal in. We can safely care for about 150 animals at a time, so intake depends on space, and we help the animals in the most need first: stray medical emergencies, then abuse or neglect, then strays, then owned pets. When we're full we'll help you with other options. Never leave an animal outside the shelter. Abandoning an animal is illegal.
Call Hoffman's Animal Control at 724-468-5505 and us at 724-539-2544, or email a description and photo to afahs@aol.com. Check with other nearby shelters, police and vet offices too, and put up flyers big enough to read from ten feet away.
We don't have a full-time humane agent right now. Call the All But Furgotten Humane Police Officers at 724-382-7178 and leave the animal's location, your name and a call-back number. Animals can't speak for themselves, so please don't wait.
We get at least 3,000 calls and emails a month with a small staff. Leave a message and we'll get back to you within 24 to 48 hours.
A $75 gift feeds every animal at the shelter for a day, and your name or dedication is featured on our Facebook page that day. It can honor a person, a pet or a business, or be a gift; we'll send the recipient a postcard.
Angels give $10 or more a month (or quarterly or yearly) toward the daily care every animal needs. Each month you get the Angels newsletter with a shelter story and a photo of your foster pet. Angels subscriptions make good gifts too.
Yes, to the fullest extent of the law. We are a 501(c)(3) non-profit, EIN 25-1495358, and we receive no government funding. We never sell or share your information.
Yes. Memorial and honor gifts are published in our newsletter, and we'll mail a postcard to the person you name. An engraved brick by the shelter entrance is another lasting way to remember someone.
We'd love that. Pennsylvania law requires written permission from a charity before anyone raises money for it, so email board@afashelter.org first and we'll work with you.
We aren't taking volunteers at the shelter right now. You can help at fundraising events, shot clinics and raffles, or join our all-volunteer board. Email board@afashelter.org.
We have listed openings for a kennel attendant (full or part time) and a veterinary technician (full time). See careers.
Coming up
Saturday, November 28, 11 to 2
Kids and pets are welcome to visit with Santa for a donation. More details to come.
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