Philadoptables

Foster Mom Extraordinaire – Jody Lyon

I got into fostering dogs five years ago after stumbling upon a stray Shih Tzu mix on a return trip from Target. After placing her in the perfect home four months later, I had the confidence to help other animals. I went to the place I thought had the greatest need. At the time it […]

Volunteer Highlight – Lara Kelly

I grew up surrounded by animals – horses, dogs, pigs and cats and learned at a very young age that we have a responsibility to help those who can’t help themselves. I have had a wide variety of jobs from Art Department Coordinator on feature films to exercise rider at the race track. I have […]

(skin) Art For The Animals

Calling all animal lovers! PHILADOPTABLES is hosting (skin) Art for the Animals- two weekends of tattoos and fundraising for Philadelphia’s homeless animals! We have 6 fantastic shops and their amazing artists ready to serve you on the weekends of June 21 and June 28. Choose your shop by location, by the art you like, or […]

Philadoptables joins The Eye Opener staff at PHL17

For four weeks in the beginning of the year, Philadoptables had the pleasure to join The Eye Opener staff at PHL17 at their live show to help spread the word about the importance of adoptions and the needs of the shelter. We started out our first week with 5 super adorable kittens from foster care, […]

Love Potions 2

On Saturday, February 23rd, Philadoptables held our 2nd annual “Love Potions” fundraiser at Franklin’s East Falls. Once again, supporters of Philadelphia’s homeless animals came out in huge numbers to help raise funds and have a good time. The event raised close to $3,400, which will allow us to continue to support shelter animals. We want […]

2012 Camp Out for Hunger Another Huge Success!

Thanks to the efforts of a tremendous crew of donors, volunteers and our supporting partners, Philadoptables was able to collect over 30,000 lbs. of pet food this year! The collection boxes were set up far and wide and communities surrounding Philadelphia really stepped up for our beloved homeless pets. Not only did we collect more […]

HAPPY FURSGIVING!

HAPPY FURSGIVING! On Friday, November 16th, our good friend and volunteer, Natalie Warner hosted an amazing event for us! Volunteers and supporters of Philadoptables and Philly’s animal shelter came outto Mad River in Manayunk to eat, drink, win great raffle prizes and support our cause. It was a great night, fun was had by all […]