Peninsula SPCA Auction is Closed

Thank you for visiting our online silent auction! This online auction will support the Peninsula SPCA's Fur Ball 2008 fundraiser.

Fur Ball 2008 will be on Friday, April 4, at the Ferguson Center for the Arts in Newport News, VA. All proceeds will directly benefit the animals of the Peninsula SPCA.

The Peninsula SPCA is pleased to extend a paw to you and your canine companions for an elegant evening of fun and frolic, to help raise money to benefit our homeless animals on the Peninsula. To purchase tickets, visit us at peninsulaspca.org.

Can't attend the Fur Ball?
Our Fur Ball online auction will run from March 10, 2008 to April 2, 2008, with the live event taking place on April 4, 2008. Our goal is to raise $10,000 to expand our services in support of our mission to find a good home for every adoptable pet on the Peninsula.

The Peninsula SPCA is the only shelter on the Peninsula with an open door policy. We accept over 10,000 animals each year regardless of age, health, temperament, or species.

For more information on the SPCA, visit us peninsulaspca.org.

Tucker's Story

There are hundreds of successful adoptions that take place at the Peninsula SPCA each year. Some of them, like Tucker’s story, are just a little bit extra special. 

Tucker is a pit bull mix that was picked up by Animal Control Officers and taken to the Peninsula SPCA on September 22, 2007. He was a little over a year old, emaciated from his time “on the streets” and frightened by living in a shelter environment. 

During his stay at the Peninsula SPCA, Tucker grew into a loving and playful dog. But an animal’s behavior can change after it has been in a shelter environment for an extended period, so the volunteers and staff make it a point to exercise every dog in their care and socialize the dogs with each other so they can continue to be adoptable. Unfortunately for Tucker, days and months passed without any adopters, despite exhaustive efforts by the staff to find him a home he could call his own. 

One volunteer, Amanda Veinott, finally decided that if she couldn’t get Tucker adopted out to someone else, she would take him home herself. A student from Christopher Newport University, Amanda was a volunteer at the Peninsula SPCA before becoming a kennel attendant. Although she works with dozens of dogs on a regular basis, Tucker became Amanda’s favorite and she visited him every chance she could. 

“I had to adopt Tucker,” says Amanda. “I came in the day before Thanksgiving and told him I was going to adopt him. He was so excited!” Tucker now lives in New Jersey with three brother and sister dogs. Through loving care and attention, he has gained 15 pounds and has learned how to fetch a tennis ball. 

“Tucker loves his new life and owes it all to the staff and volunteers at the Peninsula SPCA who believed in him,” said Amanda. “I hope Tucker’s story touches you and helps you to realize that you can adopt your new best friend at the Peninsula SPCA!”