Today marks just 75 years since began serving the pets in addition to people of the Pittsburgh region!
In 1943, a modest grouping of citizens made it their mission to detect homes for soldiers’ pets when they left to serve inwards the war.
Our founders took a cite that clearly articulated their mission: to serve equally friends to unwanted animals.
And 3 quarters of a century later, it’s genuinely been an incredible journey.
Starting inwards a rented out room inwards the bottom of the William Penn Hotel, our arrangement has grown into a bustling, 75-acre campus.
Although has accomplished feats inwards the concluding 75 years that were cypher curt of incredible, nosotros never realized that it would grow into such a visionary, progressive arrangement that is never satisfied alongside the condition quo.
Before no-kill became a movement, our founders had a vision that no creature would e'er move unnecessarily euthanized at . And, nosotros stay committed to that premise to this day. We’re constantly striving to relieve the lives of to a greater extent than pets of our region.
It’s non just the pets – it’s also well-nigh the people of our community. In 2006, nosotros were able to amend serve our region’s pet-owning families past times opening the Caryl Gates Gluck Resource Center.
And, this past times summertime nosotros took that i pace farther past times opening our Howard Ash Animal Wellness Center to ensure that all pet owners – regardless of income – tin flame afford the critical health tending that their pets quest … in addition to deserve.
We are in addition to then proud that for 75 years nosotros pick out remained committed to serving our creature friends in addition to those who dearest them. But nosotros but cannot await to encounter what the side past times side 75 years (and beyond!) volition bring.
We'd dearest to listen your memories! So, equally particular birthday introduce to us, delight portion your favorite photos in addition to stories from every decade of our 75 years on Facebook, Twitter in addition to Instagram or send us an email.
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