"The animals have no voice but ours"

 

Thanks to everyone who helped make our first annual Chicken Barbeque a HUGE SUCCESS!!!

 

 

                           

Click here for "Rallying to Relocate" NEWS 
Call (717) 263-5791 for a TOUR of the future shelter

                                       
                                                                   

Keep up-to-date with Pennsylvania's Dog Law Legislation by clicking here and have your voice be heard.

 

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Shelter Hours of Operation

Mon.

11AM -6PM

Tues.

11AM -6PM

Wed.

Closed

Thurs.

11AM -6PM

Fri.

11AM -6PM

Sat.

11AM -4PM

Sun.

Closed


Thrift Store Hours Chambersburg and Shippensburg

Mon. - Fri

9AM - 5PM

Sat.

9AM - 4PM
   

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"Paws" For Thought...
 

    The Integrity of Ugly

Just a Dog

An Ode to an 
Older Dog

   My Dog Lives Here, Too
 

 

Help homeless pets TODAY...

Interested in how our first annual Chicken Barbeque was? Click here for photos of the event and make sure to mark your calendars for next year! Same Friday before Corn Fest, same place!

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It's time to think about a fall vacation. Imagine it: the weather will be cooler, the leaves will be changing and you could win a FREE stay near the Poconos. Click here for more information.

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Help CVAS raise money by purchasing a "For the Love of Rescues" calendar. Just choose CVAS from the drop down list when you order and $10 will come to help our homeless animals! Click the photo below for more information or to order.....


 

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Our Chambersburg Thrift Store is in need of plastic bags, large plastic bags and newspaper for packing and they can take TWO BAGS of donated items per person, per day! Your help helps the animals!

Our Long-Term Residents

Guiness has been at the shelter since July 26, 2009. Click here to help him out of a cage and into a home.

More info about our Long-Term Residents

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Find out how CVAS got a pup home and connected with Operation Roger by clicking here.

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Read an excerpt from "Shelter Sense: Making Sense of the Confusing World of Animal Sheltering," an article by Pat Miller, Certified Dog and Horse Behavior Consultant and Certified Professional Dog Trainer. Click here to read.

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CVAS has lots of help throughout the year from different groups and organizations. To find out more about who has helped us recently, click here.

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What's new at CVAS? Click here.

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Thanks so much to the ASPCA for giving $5,000 to our Second Chance Fund to help injured animals! Check out more about the ASPCA....


 

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     Upcoming Events



 

  • Join us for the third annual Puppy Paddle at the Chambersburg Municipal Pool from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, September 11. There will be fun for all family members, but especially the four-legged ones!

     

  • Don't miss the Chambersburg Kennel Club's AKC Conformation B Match and Rally Run-thrus on Saturday, September 11, at the future home of CVAS off Letterkenny Road West. For more information, click here.

    "Ever get the feeling you've been cheated?" By Karel Minor



     

  • Fi-Dough Bakery is hosting a Tea and Dog Fashion Show will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, September 25, ath the South Newton Volunteer Fireall in Walnut Bottom. Tickets are $20 and the money will go to CVAS. Click here for a flyer of the event to post wherever you would like!

     

  • Don't miss the chance to take part in our September Dog Walk at the Shippensburg Fair Grounds. The event will begin at 2 p.m. on Sunday, September 26, and will include all kinds of fun and prizes, so mark your calendars!!

     

  • Join CVAS at the American Heart Association heart walk in Greencastle on Sunday, September 26.

     

  • Don't miss the Blessing of the Animals on Sunday, October 3 at Trinity Lutheran Church. Click here for more details.

     

  • The 10th annual CVAS Dog Walk and Contests will be held on Saturday, October 30, at the future site of CVAS on Letterkenny Road West. The top fundraiser who brings in the most money will win a 32-inch plasma HD TV! Click here for more information. Click here for the sponsor sheet to start raising money to win the television!!
     

 

   
 

2010 Dog Licenses are available.
(Any dog three months of age or older must have a valid county license renewed every year. Stop by the shelter to pick yours up today!)


 
 



Help the environment and the animals at the same time by dropping off your aluminum cans for recycling - What a deal!

 

Cumberland Valley Animal Shelter, Inc.
2325 Country Road Chambersburg, PA 17202
(P) 717- 263-5791 · (F) 717- 263-2042
 cvasadmin@innernet.net

We have been providing humane services for animals in need, and assisting adoptable pets in a second chance of love and companionship at our current building, since 1995.