by S B | Feb 1, 2023 | News |
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE JANUARY 31, 2023 Kansas City, MO/Philadelphia, PA – The teams are set for the big game in Phoenix on Sunday, February 12th, and the two city shelters for the teams making their way to that game are partnering for a friendly competition and...
by Communications | Dec 30, 2022 | News |
PHILADELPHIA – The Animal Care and Control Team of Philadelphia (ACCT Philly) Board of Directors today announced current acting co-executive director Sarah Barnett as the new Executive Director, effective January 1, 2023. In September of this year the Board...
by Communications | Dec 4, 2022 | News |
ACCT Philly joins 275+ shelters participating in “Empty the Shelters – Holiday Hope” event Philadelphia, PA, December 4, 2022 —ACCT Philly, the only open intake animal shelter and animal care and control provider in Philadelphia, continues to be filled to capacity...
by Communications | May 16, 2022 | News |
by Communications | May 2, 2022 | News |
ACCT Philly recently had an increase in upper respiratory cases, and also saw a stronger strain called pneumovirus, infect several dogs. Despite our best efforts to decrease the spread, we have not seen the decrease we need to, and our veterinarian determined that a...
by S B | Jan 3, 2022 | News |
January 3, 2022 Due to staffing shortages and a significant number of staff needing to quarantine, ACCT Philly is making some significant and immediate operational shifts, and asking for the community’s help. Effective immediately: ACCT Philly is closed to...
by Communications | Sep 3, 2021 | News |
by S B | Jul 26, 2021 | News |
The decrease in foster homes has resulted in the shelters being at capacity In response to Philadelphia shelters being full, the city’s three largest animal care organizations ‒ ACCT Philly, PAWS, and the Pennsylvania SPCA ‒ have teamed up to launch the Foster a...
by S B | Jul 2, 2021 | News |
ACCT Philly, a nonprofit animal shelter and the only open intake and animal care and control provider in Philadelphia, is expanding its operations to enable more adoptions. Like many shelters throughout the country, ACCT Philly is seeing a large drop – almost 30...
by S B | May 13, 2021 | News |
ACCT Philly is waiving adoption fees Thursday, May 13 through Sunday, May 16, as part of a May Day Adoption Special. As the only open intake animal shelter and animal care and control provider in Philadelphia, the shelter takes in hundreds of animals weekly, and is...
by S B | Apr 26, 2021 | News |
What launched as a volunteer driven effort in 2013 will now become a key program of ACCT Philly Established in 2013 as a volunteer-run effort, the Citizens for a No-Kill Philadelphia Community Pet Help Desk has focused on helping Philadelphia residents keep their...
by S B | Apr 8, 2021 | News |
Due to exposure to COVID by a significant portion of medical staff at ACCT Philly, the only open intake animal shelter and animal care and control provider in the city of Philadelphia, the organization has been forced to change its operations for the next week. The...
by S B | Mar 18, 2021 | News |
Looking for an Animal-loving, people person! Who We Are: ACCT Philly is the open admissions, animal care and control organization serving the City of Philadelphia. ACCT Philly provides intake, adoption, return to owner, and surrender prevention services to the...
by Communications | Dec 17, 2020 | News |
In December of 2020 we transitioned to from online appointments to same day appointments booked onsite. By shifting to a same day in person appointment system, it will allow people to be able to have an adoption appointment on that same day – and depending on the...
by S B | Nov 25, 2020 | News |
This Black Friday, come and adopt a new best friend at ACCT Philly, while also providing some enrichment for the homeless pets in our care. On Friday we will have 75 same day appointments available for adopters! Please note that appointments must be made in person, on...
by Communications | Oct 23, 2020 | News |
October 23, 2020 (Philadelphia, PA) – With thousands of unowned cats coming into ACCT Philly each year, trap, neuter, return, also known as TNR, is critical to reducing the population of these cats in a humane way. Over the summer ACCT Philly began offering...
by Communications | Oct 13, 2020 | News |
Are you helping animals while doing your shopping on Prime Day? It’s easy to do, and won’t cost you anything extra! Step 1: Make us your charity of choice on Amazon Smile, and then shop using smile.amazon.com! Whether you’re shopping on prime day or any...
by Communications | Sep 17, 2020 | News |
In light of the increasing need of pet food for pet owners due to job loss and other economic hardships, ACCT Philly will be hosting its first ever drive through dog food pet pantry. ACCT Philly was recently one of eight national pet food banks to receive a generous...
by Communications | Aug 27, 2020 | News |
As part of NBC’s Clear the Shelters promotion, ACCT Philly will be waiving adoption fees for all pets adopted on August 29th and 30th! As Philadelphia’s largest open intake shelter, ACCT takes in 18,000 animals annually. In July alone we took in 1,147 animals in need,...
by Communications | Jul 14, 2020 | News |
by Communications | Jul 3, 2020 | News |
by Communications | Jun 24, 2020 | News |
Doggie Style Pets and Weruva have teamed up to help ACCT Philly’s cats! For each Weruva product you buy through June 29th, they will donate one packet of cat food to us! We get many cats who due to stress or illness don’t have much of an appetite. Weruva...
by Communications | Mar 23, 2020 | News |
Hay muchas maneras de ayudar, pero sobre todo, tenemos una gran necesidad de casas cuna y adoptantes para nuestros perros, con el fin de disminuir la cantidad de animales. a nuestro cuidado. ¡Mira el álbum en nuestra página de Facebook de todos los animales que...
by Communications | Mar 15, 2020 | News |
Media Contact: exec.director@acctphilly.org Vea la traducción al español aquí March 14, 2020, In light of COVID 19 and concerns about its impact on staffing in the coming weeks, ACCT Philly has paused extensive renovations that were planned for March 21st – April 8th,...
by Communications | Mar 12, 2020 | News |
March 12, 2020 Today ACCT Philly announced the launch of the “ACCT Philly Kennel Countdown,” an initiative to place dogs currently in their care in anticipation of renovations starting March 21st through April 8th. These renovations include not only the installation...
by Communications | Feb 21, 2020 | News |
As the region’s largest open admission animal shelter, ACCT Philly’s medical program depends on skilled, communicative individuals in order to provide the highest level of care for its animals. The Medical Administrative Assistant is responsible for fulfilling a...
by Communications | Feb 21, 2020 | News |
As the region’s largest open admission animal shelter, ACCT Philly’s surgical program depends on skilled, communicative individuals with best practice standards. The Lead Surgery Veterinary Technician, in combination with the Medical Director and the Veterinary...
by Communications | Feb 10, 2020 | News |
by Communications | Feb 9, 2020 | News |
We are thrilled to have been selected to participate in the Maddie’s Fund National Foster Study! In order to participate, we need to place 40 individual dogs into foster for 2 nights within two months, so we’re kicking off a Slumber Party special! What is...
by Communications | Jan 30, 2020 | News |
