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Who We Are

Who We Are

Lifesaving. Adoption. Wellness. Community.

At Providence Animal Center we offer exceptional, affordable and life-affirming rescue, adoption, medical care and training of companion animals and serve as a community resource that inspires others to embrace the human-animal bond. Providence Animal Center is a 501(c)(3) private non-profit, charitable organization registered with the Pennsylvania Department of State. We are not affiliated with any local or state government or federal agency. Our work is supported entirely by private donations.

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Our Story

Providence Animal Center was established in 1911 with the original purpose of providing watering troughs for workhorses around Delaware County. In the 1930s, our existing facility, in Media, Pennsylvania, opened to serve all animals in the community.

After serving many years as an open-intake facility, in 2012, we made the courageous change to become a lifesaving organization, which means no adoptable animal is put down. 

In 2016, we changed our name from Delaware County SPCA to Providence Animal Center, which better portrays the important lifesaving work that happens every day: we care for and adopt out pets we rescue from overcrowded shelters, pets who are relinquished by their owners as well as rescue and rehabilitate animals who have suffered cruelty and neglect. We are not breed-specific and have a special loyalty to “bully” breeds. In addition to placing orphaned pets in forever homes, we prevent future pet overpopulation through community programs including low-cost public veterinary and behavioral services, humane law enforcement and education and pet food pantries.

In 2022, we celebrated 10 years as a lifesaving organization, and we also entered into a collaboration with Francisvale Home for Smaller Animals.

Our Vision

At Providence Animal Center, we envision a world where all animals have a home with the love and quality care they deserve and where the human-animal bond thrives. We will save thousands of animal lives each year and strive to be a national resource and model, nurturing exceptional humane treatment of companion animals across the country.

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We're a bunch of animal lovers who work hard to save lives and unite families. Our dedicated staff, leadership team, board, and volunteers are fully committed to the people and animals we serve.

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Providence Animal Center

555 Sandy Bank Road
Media, PA 19063
info@providenceac.org
Adoption Center: 610-566-4575 call or text
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Tuesday-Friday: 12PM-7PM

Saturday & Sunday: 12PM-5PM

Adoptions stop processing 30 minutes prior to closing.

 

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Monday: 10AM-6PM

Tuesday: 10AM-2PM

Wednesday: 10AM-6PM

Thursday: 10AM-6PM

Friday: 10AM-6PM

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