With nearly 32,500 animals arriving at ACCT Philly annually, raising awareness of adoptions is key to saving lives. Volunteer Anastasia decided she wanted to help promote adoptions and approached ACCT Philly about placing advertisements around the region. Her plan, officially endorsed by ACCT Philly, will raise the money needed to place billboard style advertisements in [...]

June is here, and so is the summer heat! More and more animals  are arriving at ACCT Philly who need new homes! From puppies and kittens to senior dogs, from mutts to purebreds, and everything in between, we have a huge selection of pets who are all waiting for their new home- so come in [...]

How many lives does it take to raise ACCT Philly’s live release rate by another single percent? That magic number is 334.  Three hundred and thirty-four lives might seem like a tall order (it certainly isn’t a small number) but with the help of a grant from the Best Friends Animal Society, our rescue partners and [...]

Grant will support ACCT Philly’s lifesaving work for homeless pets (Philadelphia, PA, May 6, 2012) ─ Best Friends Animal Society® in partnership with PetSmart Charities® is pleased to announce that the Animal Care and Control Team of Philadelphia (ACCT Philly) has been awarded a grant to increase the number of cats saved from Philadelphia’s animal [...]

May is here and so is the beautiful weather, meaning  more and more animals  are arriving at ACCT Philly who need new homes! From puppies and kittens to senior dogs, from mutts to purebreds, and everything in between, we have a huge selection of pets who are all waiting for their new home- so come [...]

You may not have heard it on the evening news, but… ACCT Philly kitties overtook New York! On Friday, April 26th ACCT Philly staff and volunteers traveled up to the Westchester County Center in White Plains, New York with twenty (yes, 20!!!) adoptable cats and kittens. The occasion? The Best Friends Animal Society Super Adoption [...]

On Saturday, April 27th ACCT Philly Promotions Team volunteer Christa, and Life Saving Counselor Mary, headed up the St. Hubert’s Animal Welfare Center to attend the “One Picture Saves a Life” seminar. Selected from hundreds of other shelters and rescues in the region, ACCT Philly was one of a handful of animal welfare groups who [...]

ACCT Philly and the Shelter Medicine Club of the University of Pennsylvania’s Veterinary School are partnering again in April to help sterilize the feral cat population in Philadelphia! The clinic is targeted towards outdoor stray cats who are not socialized to humans- “feral”, or “community” cats, not residents’ personal pets. On Sunday, April 28th, tons [...]

Jordan Brian Photography is hosting a weekend of photography sessions with your pets with proceeds donated to ACCT Philly. For a $45 donation to ACCT Philly you will receive a photo session and $30 studio credit. For more details please visit Jordan Brian Photography.

April means spring is here! Spring means more and more animals arriving at ACCT Philly who need new homes! From puppies and kittens to senior dogs, from mutts to purebreds, and everything in between, we have a huge selection of pets who are all waiting for their “furever” home- so come in and save a [...]