SPCA of Tompkins County — Local services in Town of Dryden

We have been here two times, one time in late 2021 and the last time in July of 2023. In July of 2023 we adopted a beautiful kitten with the help of the knowledgeable staff. We dealt mostly with Emily, and she worked with us through the adoption process. She understood that we wanted to look at another facility before deciding on the kitten we wanted to adopt, and she worked with us while we did this. Emily has the best interests of the animals in mind, she is a great person, very caring and easy to work with. As far as the kitten we decided on well when the quiet one isn’t so quiet when you walk in the door, it’s an obvious choice. That and there is an instant bond when you hold them. The staff saw that and listened to how we care for our animals, this helped us make the right decision. The location is a beautiful one, it is clean, quiet, it seems busy but not overwhelmingly busy. This is a great home for those that are waiting to go to their forever home. The staff is truly kind, compassionate, and attentive. There are several volunteers who we saw, they all seem knowledgeable and love what they are doing. With this being a college town, there are a lot of young people spending time with the kittens and cats, it is obvious that this is a benefit to both the animals and the young people, and volunteers. We would highly recommend this place when looking to adopt a cat or dog a...

My 9 month old cat was neutered and given his shots and was micro chipped on a Tuesday; by Thursday he was not eating and sleeping a lot, unable to bear weight on his front leg; Friday he is admitted to the vet with a serious infection and high fever (very close to death). I had called the SOS line to be blown off NOT once, NOT twice but 3 times telling me it was not a surgical problem it sounded like he had a virus yet they wouldn’t even see him to check the hot red wound on his belly, as well as a foul odor from his surgical sight. I paid for the surgery as well as left a donation to get my little guy back and have his health decline so fast. Luckily I was able to find him and emergency vet who was willing to help me help my little guy. It’s been 3 days and nights at the vet and he is finally improving, but you can guarantee the SPCA will NOT help with a bill for a problem that they caused. If you have a vet or even a longer wait time at your own vet I highly recommend that you have your spay and neuter a done with them...

We adopted our beloved cat here 7 years ago. Most recently I took my baby here to meet some cats and dogs. He loved meeting all of the mature cats and watching the kittens sleep. It was lovely to see caring volunteers spending time with the cats and dogs, training them and caring for them while we browsed around. I also loved seeing the mobile vet spay and neuter van out front as a constant reminder to folks to have your pets spayed or neutered. There were just so many cats. They were all very well cared for with plenty of food, water and clean litter. Many people were visiting that day, all willing to give some pets to some attention seeking kitties. In a perfect world, I could have more cats. Until that perfect time in my life to have more, we will visit and pet the animals waiting for their perfect...