Society for the Improvement of Conditions for Stray Animals

To promote the welfare and adoption of companion animals, and to nurture loving, lifelong relationships between animals and people.

By offering numerous animal centered programs and services for families we have the opportunity to reach pet owners and potential adopters from every socio-economic background. While animals are being sheltered in our facility, we are able to get to know them through meaningful, social interactions. We currently have both a dog and a cat behaviorist on staff. They are able to monitor the animals and make recommendations to what type of home would serve them best. This practice makes adoptions more successful.

While SICSA's no-kill mission ensures placement for all adoptable animals in our care, we recognize the need to take action to reduce pet overpopulation. We believe the most responsible and humane option is to proactively sterilize pets to prevent the birth of unwanted puppies and kittens, ultimately reducing the number of animals entering shelters and at risk of euthanasia. We do our part by spaying and neutering thousands of animals each year for our community, most at a reduced rate for low to middle-income families.

Our Youth Education program offers fun and interactive humane education programs for youth that encourage critical thinking, respect, and compassion for animals, beginning at a young age.

We have focused on increasing adoptions to be able to accept as many homeless pets as possible. To increase adoptions we have extended our open hours to 7 days a week adding an additional 16 hours to adopt pets. We have increased off-site adoption locations to reach adopters that ordinarily would not come to a shelter. We have also planned special sale weekends and prices on older dogs and cats to promote their adoption.

To decrease the crisis of pet overpopulation SICSA sterilizes all pets before adoption and provides Spay/Neuter Services for the community. The Community Spay/Neuter Program is for low-middle income families throughout the Miami Valley providing low-cost spay/neuter, vaccines and preventative medicines for their pets and three high volume clinics called “Neuter Day".

Public school students and scout groups have the opportunity to experience hands-on learning in their classroom or at our facility through Camp SICSA a Humane Education program for PreK-8th grade students. About 1,000 children learned empathy, respect, kindness and responsibility towards animals (and humans) last year.

We have had an increase in numbers across the board in 2017:
4000+ spay/neuters
8,000 were impacted by Humane Education focused on respect, responsibility & empathy.
1600+ adoptions
755 animals in our foster care program
517 rescue transfers from open admission shelters
20,000+ volunteer hours


An increase in numbers gives us the opportunity to help more animals and supports our mission of promoting the welfare and adoption of companion animals, and nurturing loving, lifelong relationships between animals and people.