A Second Home for Us

We have embarked upon a transformative $1.5 million project that will finally enable us to find forever homes for dogs as a core service to our community. The project will also create a surgery center exclusively for community cats to help control their population. These expanded services will be offered at our new second home at 2120 Columbia Avenue in Lancaster, just a quarter mile away from our current building.

Zoning laws don't allow us to keep dogs overnight at our current building. Any surrendered or stray pup must go out the same day to a foster family. We don't have the space, staff, or volunteers to handle those turnarounds on a regular basis.

The new location is perfect for us. It is already zoned and licensed to have dog kennels. Stress-free kennels with opaque walls will house dogs until we can place them with a foster family -- or their forever one.

The lower level will also feature a veterinary exam room and two quarantine kennels to ensure new arrivals do not spread disease to others.

Local philanthropists, dog-lovers, and Honorary Campaign Chairs Dena and Sam Lombardo are supporting the campaign with a $750,000 Matching Challenge. According to Dena, "We want to encourage others to support this important project. With this challenge, every new gift dollar is worth two dollars to Pet Pantry." Select "Lombardo Matching Challenge" in the "Apply My Donations to" drop down to double your gift.