Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Tampa Bay Florida Inc.

Through passionate collaboration with our community, we transform the lives of animals.

SPCA Tampa Bay is an independent 501(c)(3) nonprofit locally governed by a volunteer board of directors. Like most U.S. animal shelters, we rely entirely on our program revenue and fundraising to sustain our operations, provide care for animals and serve the community. Despite a similar name, we are not affiliated with the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) or Humane Society of the U.S.

A team of 90 staff members and 250 dedicated volunteers help us fulfill our mission.

Through passionate collaboration with our community, we transform the lives of animals.
Our vision is to create a community where every animal matters.

I. Through our For-All commitment, we welcome and serve all people and animals in our community.
II. Explore new diverse partnerships and services to expand our influence and impact for people and animals across the region
III. Build a culture of opportunity for donors and partners to invest in the sustainability and advancement of the mission.
IV. Elevate the wellbeing of animals, staff, and our community through the improvement of our in-house care and facilities, and targeted community programming.

Services:

- Animal admission, including the care of every surrendered animal
- Animal transport for sick or injured pets
- Lost/found pet assistance, working with our community partner Pinellas County Animal Services
- Wildlife rescue, working with local partners to provide medical care and rehab for wildlife
- Animal cruelty investigation for wildlife and livestock

Programs:

- Pet adoption, with a focus on matching every animal with a loving forever home
- Pebble's Food Bank, to provide free pet food to Pinellas County residents facing a financial hardship
- Free pet behavior help line, to address one-on-one behavior issues
- Veterinary care for owned pets

SPCA Tampa Bay expanded its programs in 2016 to help pets still in their homes. Our Veterinary Center, located in St. Petersburg, provides two separate services for any pet owner: a general, full-service veterinary practice and a high-volume spay/neuter clinic.

Veterinary Center services range from wellness, medical, surgery and general care services, along with spay and neuter services, for dogs and cats. With each visit, clients can feel good knowing they are helping to “paw it forward" for other animals in the community.

A portion of all revenue from the Veterinary Center supports the programs and services at our shelter in Largo. It also helps other families provide veterinary care for their pets through the Caldwell Keeping Families Together Fund.

SPCA Tampa Bay has cared for Pinellas County's homeless pets for more than 80 years. It was founded in St. Petersburg in 1940, and it moved to its 10-acre campus in Largo in 1962. SPCA Tampa Bay returned to St. Petersburg when it opened a second location – the SPCA Tampa Bay Veterinary Center – in 2016.

In 2021 Your Gift helped us make a difference!

Animal Welfare and Wildlife:
Sheltered 4,776 homeless dogs, cats, parrots, hamsters, bunnies and more.
235 shelter volunteers gave 17,221 hours caring for shelter animals and providing foster homes.
Transferred 760 animals to our facility to help relieve overcrowding at partner shelters.
553 pets received loving care from our foster families.
108 Diamond Dogs (7+ years old) received additional bloodwork to help best care for them.
Rescued more than 2,114 injured and orphaned wildlife in collaboration with local veterinary and rehab partners.

Disaster Relief:
19 dogs and 14 cats were transferred to safety in Largo ahead of Hurricane Ida.
4 local staff spent 10 days at Louisiana SPCA after Ida to help with shelter operations and reunification efforts.

Medical care:
ST PETE VETERINARY CENTER saw more than 11,579 patients, whose fees supported shelter programs and services.
Performed 2,811 spay/neuter surgeries for both owned and homeless pets.
Caldwell Keeping Families Together Fund helped more than 56 families struggling to pay for pet care.