We bring families together. Every day, we introduce people to their next best friend, creating life-long bonds and inspiring the happiest memories. Shelter dogs become faithful friends, co-adventurers, someone’s best friend. Once-cautious cats become bedtime snugglers, home-office co-workers, a senior’s purring lap-warmer. Rabbits and mice rescued from hoarding situations are a child’s first pet experience, the adoration of an elementary school class, a my-first-apartment companion. Each adoption is an opening of arms, a welcome, a person and a pet becoming each other’s family. And each one is made possible by the Ulster County SPCA.
HOW TO ADOPT
Learn about how to adopt from the Ulster County SPCA! It’s simple! Then view the adoptable animals currently available at our shelter!
CLICK HERE to start the adoption process.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Adopt your next best friend at the Ulster County SPCA during Clear The Shelters! Turn the wheel to win a discount on your adoption or other great prizes! August 23rd to September 19th at the Ulster County SPCA!
August 8th, 2021 – 4pm to 7pm at Twin Star Orchards in New Paltz. $45 per person.
It’s our annual Yappy Hour, back again in 2021 and this time – with hard cider! Join us at Twin Star Orchards in New Paltz – famous for their “Ugly Apples Taste Better” advertising – for an afternoon of hard cider, wood-fired pizza, live music, adoptable shelter dogs and more! This event takes place on Twin Star Orchards beautiful lawn out by the lake, with masks optional for the fully vaccinated, with six feet of distance required. Tickets include a cider tasting, a wood-fired pizza or burger of your choice, and a 12oz cider to enjoy by the lake. Live music to be announced soon!
DOGS WELCOME – Dogs are more than welcome at the event! We will have our bone bar and bonetender on site, where dogs can select their own special treat for the evening! All dogs must be up to date on their own vaccinations and be on a 6 foot leash.
Join us at Ole Savannah on July 28th for a fun summer Sip & Paint with Cup-Corks and Canvas by Heather Myer! IN PERSON EVENT by the water! Click the link to see the multiple painting options. Purrrchase your ticket now!
OPEN TO ALL VOLUNTEERS OF THE ULSTER COUNTY SPCA
We are pleased to invite all our volunteers, past and present, to an appreciative brunch, to be hosted at the Ulster County SPCA on August 21st, from 10am to 12pm. Award ceremony, raffle, and more!
Bring a friend and encourage them to become involved in helping, healing and adopting the animals of Ulster County!
WE ARE OPEN BY APPOINTMENT
For information about COVID-19 and pets, click here.
ADOPTIONS
Please read our How to Adopt page for the latest information on our process.
DONATIONS
We are in need of cash donations more than any other type of donation right now. Donations can be mailed to 20 Wiedy Rd, Kingston NY 12401. You can also make a donation by clicking the PayPal button to the right, and choose to pay via Paypal or credit/debit card. All donations go towards caring for the animals in our shelter and providing basic pet supplies and care for members of our community. If you would like to donate items to the Ulster County SPCA, please leave them outside our shelter in the bins by the picnic bench.
VOLUNTEERING
We are accepting new volunteers, age 18+. You are always welcome to email our Volunteer Coordinator at volunteer@ucspca.org to receive a volunteer application. We will let you know when we are scheduling our next orientation; please be patient as our process is still going a bit slower than usual!
SURRENDERING AN ANIMAL
IF YOU NEED TO SURRENDER AN ANIMAL, please DO NOT abandon it at the Ulster County SPCA or any other location. We are happy to work with you and your situation to take the animal into our care. Please know that abandoning an animal is against the law, and anyone who does abandon an animal will be prosecuted to the full extent of the law.
Spay/Neuter Clinic
Our Veterinary Clinic is now open for spay/neuter appointments. To learn more and schedule an appointment, please click here.
Rabies Clinic
Our vaccine clinic is temporarily suspended to ensure we can comply with social distancing.
Our next free rabies clinics in collaboration with the Ulster County Department of Health is scheduled for June 18th, 2021 from 11 AM to 1 PM. No appointments, drive up clinic that is first-come, first-served.
Artists for Animals
The Ulster County SPCA is happy to continue its successful Artists for Animals program. Each month a featured artist displays their work at the shelter and proceeds from the sale of their work comes back to the animals.
The project started as an effort to merge the animal community with the growing art community in the Hudson Valley and has been very successful since its inception. The UCSPCA works closely with local artists, allowing them to display their work around the shelter for one month. All artwork is up for sale.
