Striving for a More Humane Community
OUR MISSION
Columbia Animal Shelter is dedicated to the rescue and re-homing of at-risk companion animals while providing quality healthcare and adoption services. We are committed to participating in community collaborations and offering outstanding humane education opportunities to further our goal of a more humane community.
OUR VISION
Columbia Animal Shelter foresees a time when our community celebrates the animal-human bond, embraces the shared benefits of a more humane community and is seen as a resource in animal welfare, animal health and humane education.
OUR HISTORY
Judy McKonly had long been a compassionate animal lover. Her dream was to build the best cat shelter in the country here in Columbia, PA. After her passing in August of 2017, her family set out to fulfill her dream of building the best animal shelter in the country. The Vigilant Fire Hall was purchased to be re-purposed as the new Columbia Animal Shelter, a state of the art adoption and low cost clinic facility. Our goal is that visitors will come to our shelter and leave with a new best friend, while also being educated with the knowledge to care for their newest family member. Columbia Animal Shelter is an adoption facility that educates about the importance of spay/neuter with an on-site clinic, offers youth programs and host informational seminar series. Our dream is to honor Judy’s wishes….and make her dream come true.