Wish List
Wish List
Our Wish List
The Central Pennsylvania Humane Society relies solely on donations of supplies and funding from the community to carry out our mission.
Our wishlist contains the items that we always need. While many of the items on our list appear very practical (i.e. paper towels, copy paper, Clorox), they are nonetheless essential items to ensure the best care for our animals.
Our Wish List
The Central Pennsylvania Humane Society relies solely on donations of supplies and funding from the community to carry out our mission.
Our wishlist contains the items that we always need. While many of the items on our list appear very practical (i.e. paper towels, copy paper, Clorox), they are nonetheless essential items to ensure the best care for our animals.
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Adoption Criteria
A Friend for Life
If you’re looking for a wonderful life-long companion, then you’ve come to the right place!
CPHS has many animals of every shape and size to choose from. During the animal’s stay, the shelter staff and volunteers provide many enriching activities, such as walks, outings, behavior training and socialization.
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Step 1: Before You Adopt
Make sure everyone in your family understands the commitment of owning a pet. Make sure you are financially able to care for a pet. Additionally, if you rent, check with your landlord to ensure pets are allowed where you live.
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Step 2: Complete an Adoption Application
All potential adopters must complete an adoption application before they are permitted to visit with an animal. This can be done onsite or online prior to visiting. Applications are available here.
Open application, complete online and save to your computer as a PDF file.
Follow instructions in Step 4 for sending to us.
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Step 3: Finding the Right Pet
Browse our available pets on our Facebook page. Add the name of the animal you are interested in adopting to your application. You are welcome to come down and browse through our animals onsite. If you are browsing Petfinder, please know a Petfinder inquiry is not an adoption application.
Please note that we try to give as much information as possible about our animals likes and dislikes from the behaviors we see here at the shelter. Please check to see if the pet has restrictions that apply to your home in their bio.
Please keep in mind that as a rule we cannot hold animals for anyone.
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Step 4: Submit Your Application
After completing your application please send by email to:
Dogs/Small Animals - info@centralpahumane.org
Cats/Barn Cats -
Fax:
(814) 942-8505
Mail to:
Central PA Humane Society
1837 East Pleasant Valley Blvd, Altoona, PA 16602
Once the application is complete, it is your responsibility to visit as soon as you can. If traveling, please call us first to ensure the animal you are looking to adopt is still available!
Our approval process is based off the visit and NOT off the application alone.
Note: There is a $5.00, non-refundable application fee. Your application will remain on file for six months.
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Step 5: Welcoming Your New Pet
Please keep in mind that there is no such thing as the “Perfect Pet.” Any adopted animal will require training, patience and ample time to adjust to their new home.
Shelter animals need time to decompress and understand that they are in a home. Do not expect the perfect pet straight away. Allow your new family member a minimum of two weeks to start to feel at home.
We are always here to help if you need some additional guidance or assistance.
Our Mission:
To prevent animal neglect and cruelty through education and enforcement while providing a safe haven and finding forever homes for those in need.
The Path to a Forever Home
At CPHS, we want all the animals in our care to find them a forever home. However, we have to make sure that forever home includes an adopter who is that animal’s perfect match. Adoption applications are not approved on a first-come, first-serve basis; instead, we are committed to finding adopters who not only click with our animals but are able to meet our adoption criteria.