Walking through the doors of the Ulster County SPCA, you're stepping into more than just an animal shelter — you're entering a legacy of compassion that stretches back to 1891. As the only humane law enforcement organization in Ulster County, this nonprofit has spent over a century protecting animals from cruelty, neglect, and abandonment.
A No-Kill Facility Saving Lives Every Day
Located at 20 Wiedy Road in Kingston, the UCSPCA operates as a no-kill facility, meaning they work tirelessly to find adoptive homes for every animal in their care. The shelter houses anywhere from 80 to 200 cats, 30 to 50 dogs, and around 20 rabbits at any given time, plus a variety of farm animals including donkeys, roosters, ducks, goats, and pigs.
Comprehensive Services Beyond Adoption
The SPCA's mission extends far beyond providing temporary shelter. They conduct cruelty investigations through their humane law enforcement officers, operate a low-cost spay/neuter clinic to address the root cause of pet overpopulation, and provide humane education to the community. All animals available for adoption have been spayed or neutered, vaccinated, and microchipped.
How You Can Help
The Ulster County SPCA relies heavily on community support. They're constantly in need of volunteers for dog walking, cat socializing, cleaning, feeding, and fundraising. Foster homes are always needed for kittens, puppies, adult cats, and dogs. Adoptions are by appointment only — visit their website to submit an application and schedule a meet-and-greet.
Whether you're looking to adopt, volunteer, foster, or donate, the Ulster County SPCA offers meaningful ways to make a difference in the lives of animals throughout the Hudson Valley.
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Genuine question, does the appointment only thing make it harder to do same day adoptions? I feel like sometimes people walk in on impulse and that impulse leads to a forever home. Just wondering if they lose some potential adopters that way.
tom_kingstonnyI get what you're saying but honestly I think the appointment system might actually help. Impulse adoptions can go wrong pretty fast when someone gets home and realizes they weren't really ready. My neighbor did that and returned the dog within a week. The meet-and-greet process probably weeds that out a bit.
We adopted our dog Biscuit from Wiedy Road back in 2019 and the whole process was so smooth. He came already neutered and vaccinated which saved us a lot of money right off the bat. Really glad people are talking about this place more, they do incredible work with very little recognition.