The Brandywine Valley SPCA is reaching out to the community for help after the recent snowstorm caused power outages and damaged two of its Georgetown campuses.

Officials shared that BVSPCA’s Animal Rescue Center, Georgetown Shelter, and Animal Health Center will be closed again on Tuesday following the massive snowstorm. Both locations suffered damage to the grounds and extended power outages. 

While power has been restored to the Georgetown Campus, officials said it remains off at the Animal Rescue Center (ARC).

BVSPCA is now seeking emergency fosters for dogs from the ARC.

Credit: Brandywine Valley SPCA 

Credit: Brandywine Valley SPCA 

If you are interested, officials said no advanced registration is required. You can stop by the Animal Rescue Center, located at 19022 Shingle Point Road, Georgetown, Delaware 19947, from noon to 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday to pick up a dog.

Fosters will be provided with instructions, and BVSPCA staff will help match people with a dog to a home that suits them for the short-term foster.  

“We are grateful to our dedicated staff and volunteers who have been working around the clock to ensure the animals in our shelters have been cared for during the storm, but with the extended power outage and extensive damage our locations have sustained, we need the community’s help now more than ever,” said BVSPCA CEO Adam Lamb. “Welcoming a dog into your home for a few days will help give these dogs a safe place to stay and allow our teams to focus on cleaning up and repairing storm damage.” 

If you are not able to foster, you are encouraged to support the shelters by dropping off towels and blankets at any BVSPCA location or by making a donation to support long-term damage repairs.

“While the priority right now is moving the dogs into foster, we have a long road ahead of us to repair the damage left in the wake of this storm,” Lamb added. “We will also be looking into installing emergency generators to prepare for future storms like this and would need more financial support to make that possible.” 

For more details, visit bvspca.org.