SPCA Hosting Cat Adoption Events This Weekend In Philly

PHILADELPHIA — The Pennsylvania SPCA is at "catpacity" and is holding special Independence Day weekend adoption events to give its cats forever homes.

On Friday and Sunday — the event won't be held on July 4 due to the holiday — the PSPCA will host in person cat adoption events at its Erie Avenue Headquarters.

The event will be held from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. both days.

Adoption fees for adult cats will be reduced by $30.

More than 100 cats have been rescued in the last several weeks, with more coming in daily.

With the influx of cats and the ongoing challenge of adopting cats during the pandemic, the Pennsylvania SPCA is inviting adopters to the adoption events.

Those looking to add a new feline family member will be invited one family at a time into the Erie Avenue headquarters to meet cats in search of new homes.

All adopters will be asked to fill out the SPCA’s adoption application on their mobile phones before to entering the building and invited inside in the order they arrive. Once a match is made, the remainder of the process will take place outside before the new family can head home.

Increased safety precautions — including social distancing and required face coverings for all those entering the building — will be put into place to ensure the safety of staff and potential adopters.

Adopters will enter through the northwest parking lot into what is traditionally a waiting room for veterinary clinic clients.

There, banks of cat cages will be hosted directly inside the entrance door to minimize traffic through the building.

Sanitizing procedures will be undertaken after each family exits the building.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, dog adoptions have been continuing due the ability to conduct all meets outside.

However, cat adoptions have been significantly more challenging, and time-consuming with meets taking place over zoom. This adoption event will give families the opportunity to meet the cats in person.

The PSPCA's Erie Avenue Headquarters is located at 350 Erie Ave. in Philadelphia.