Please reach us at ccspca@cortlandspca.org if you cannot find an answer to your question.
We are open for adoption walk-ins from 12pm-4pm Tuesday-Saturday, but we highly encourage putting in an adoption application before visiting. We are open for donation drop offs 12pm-4pm Tuesday through Saturday as well. For redemptions, owner surrenders, or clinic services, please call our shelter at 607-753-9386.
We encourage all adopters to fill out an adoption application ahead of time. Those can be found here. You can fill one out for a specific adoptable pet or put in a more generic application such as if you want to adopt just "kittens" or "small breed dogs". After your application is reviewed and approved, you can set up an appointment or come right over the shelter. If you cannot make it in during our business hours, give us a call and we will do our best to accommodate your schedule. Most of our pets are "adoption ready" and can go home the same day you meet them! Don't forget to bring a cat carrier or a leash/collar for your dog.
Yes, CCSPCA is a "no-kill" shelter as defined in the animal welfare industry, meaning every dog and cat in the shelter that can be saved is saved. "No-kill" shelters, like CCSPCA, are animal shelters that do NOT kill healthy and treatable animals even when the shelter is full, reserving euthanasia for terminally ill animals or those considered dangerous to public safety. You can view our live-saving statistics here.
If your lost pet is at our shelter, please contact us at 607-753-9386 ext. 4. All impounded dogs are subject to municipal impoundment, boarding and license fees. These fees are not kept by the SPCA.
If the dog is running loose in Cortlandville, McGraw, Marathon, Cincinnatus or Solon, you can call us at 607-753-9386 ext 1.
If the dog is running loose in the City of Cortland, contact Cortland Police Department at 607-756-2811.
Country Acres Animal Services is responsible for loose dogs in Cuyler, Freetown, Harford, Homer, Preble, Scott, Taylor, Virgil and Willet. They can be reached at 607-345-3139.
For all other towns/villages, please contact your local municipality to see who is responsible for your dog control services.