{"id":3177,"date":"2023-03-09T17:33:26","date_gmt":"2023-03-09T17:33:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.humanepa.org\/?p=3177"},"modified":"2023-03-09T18:32:32","modified_gmt":"2023-03-09T18:32:32","slug":"big-and-little-changes-coming-to-lancaster-and-berks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.humanepa.org\/?p=3177","title":{"rendered":"Big (and little) Changes Coming to Lancaster (and Berks!)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>Written by: Humane Pennsylvania CEO &amp; President, Karel Minor<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-3180 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.humanepa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/176084944_2292795964186433_7153262140538211736_n-192x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"143\" height=\"223\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.humanepa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/176084944_2292795964186433_7153262140538211736_n-192x300.jpg 192w, https:\/\/blog.humanepa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/176084944_2292795964186433_7153262140538211736_n.jpg 485w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 143px) 100vw, 143px\" \/>Last year, Humane Pennsylvania made some huge leaps forward. Our veterinary services expanded by opening HPA\u2019s Healthy Pets Walk-In Clinic in Berks and Lancaster.\u00a0 This unique, no-appointment wellness option, priced at 40% of standard pricing, opened a door to pet caretakers for accessing vet care who were not served by existing veterinary options. It proved overwhelmingly popular, and we quickly expanded and filled!<\/p>\n<p><b>In Berks County:<\/b> Every Wednesday, 9 AM \u2013 5 PM and Every Friday, 9 AM \u2013 1 PM at the Freedom Center for Animal Life-Saving, 1801 N. 11th St., Reading, PA 19604, Phone: 610-921-2348,\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:reading@hvhospitals.org\">reading@hvhospitals.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>In Lancaster County:\u00a0<\/b>Every Thursday, 2:00 PM to 6:00 PM, at the HPA Lancaster Campus, 2195 Lin\u00adcoln High\u00adway East, Lan\u00adcaster, PA 17602, Phone: 610-921-8387 (VETS),\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/humanepa.org\/healthy-pets\/walk-in-clinic\/reading@hvhospitals.org\">reading@hvhospitals.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Beginning in 2023, HPA unveiled affordable and accessible, all-in-one spay &amp; neuter services in Berks County. We also began testing a new approach to sterilizing feral cat colonies that focuses intensive efforts on entire colonies at once (much more to come on that in the future!).<\/p>\n<p>We still have more to do, and much of our effort will be directed at HPA\u2019s Lancaster facilities and services. Through the end of 2023, volunteers and the public will see some changes at the Lancaster Center for Animal Life-Saving and the adoption and veterinary services offered at that campus. Some of these changes will be big and permanent. Some changes will be temporary and will allow us to begin renovations and program expansion within the campus. These changes will include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A reimagining of the quality of care, breadth of programs, and major housing renovations for cats, critters, and exotics.<\/li>\n<li>Renovation and rehab of dog kenneling and a filling of service gaps identified by dog caretakers, our staff, and volunteers.<\/li>\n<li>Expansion of signature HPA programs like <a href=\"https:\/\/humanepa.org\/services\/spikes-pet-pantry\/\">Spike\u2019s Pet Pantry<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/humanepa.org\/healthy-pets\/healthy-pets-initiative\/\">Healthy Pets Initiative<\/a> into Lancaster.<\/li>\n<li>Expansion of HPA\u2019s more <a href=\"https:\/\/humanepa.org\/healthy-pets\/affordable-spay-neuter\/\">accessible and affordable spay &amp; neuter services<\/a> and feral cat colony services.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Some of these improvements are coming very soon! New spay &amp; neuter services and feral cat colony caretaker outreach will begin at the Lancaster campus around April 1! Renovations to the cat, dog, critter, and exotic animal housing will start, and the full introduction of Healthy Pets Initiative programs will be ongoing throughout the year. New service options designed to fill service gaps will be introduced as these programs are developed, and the facility is properly outfitted.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3170 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.humanepa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/DSCN0090-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"182\" height=\"243\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.humanepa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/DSCN0090-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/blog.humanepa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/DSCN0090-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.humanepa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/DSCN0090-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/blog.humanepa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/DSCN0090-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.humanepa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/DSCN0090-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 182px) 100vw, 182px\" \/>Some of these new service options <em>may<\/em> include PetNet emergency board expansions; services in support of HPA\u2019s partnership with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.redcross.org\/local\/pennsylvania\/greater-pennsylvania\/about-us\/locations.html\">American Red Cross<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/paanimalresponse.org\/\">PA State Animal Response Team<\/a>; and new program options to help caretakers of dogs, especially those with special needs that may impede <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-3178 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.humanepa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/278910719_2594751350657558_7984278410997799674_n-300x251.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"206\" height=\"172\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.humanepa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/278910719_2594751350657558_7984278410997799674_n-300x251.png 300w, https:\/\/blog.humanepa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/278910719_2594751350657558_7984278410997799674_n-768x644.png 768w, https:\/\/blog.humanepa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/278910719_2594751350657558_7984278410997799674_n.png 940w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 206px) 100vw, 206px\" \/>their ability to access services.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What does this mean for the community, volunteers, and staff?<\/strong> Ultimately, it means better services, options, and facilities to serve animals and people better.\u00a0 However, in the short term, it means Humane PA will be operating almost all dog adoption &amp; intake services at its newly renovated and rebuilt <a href=\"https:\/\/humanepa.org\/abouthpa\/locations-contact\/\">Berks County campus<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>We will be asking the public to contact HPA\u2019s Reading campus for those services for much of the remainder of 2023. Doing this will allow us to make critically needed improvements more quickly, economically, and with less stress on our animals and people. Unfortunately, that also means there will be minimal dog care volunteer opportunities for a short time at HPA\u2019s Lancaster facility. All current and new dog volunteers will be invited to schedule shifts in Reading using HPA\u2019s new <a href=\"https:\/\/humanepa.org\/donate\/volunteer\/\">Better Impact Volunteer App<\/a>.\u00a0 Cat and critter services and volunteer opportunities will remain unchanged but may be subject to occasional disruptions due to renovations and program expansions.<\/p>\n<p>The inconvenience of the work we are doing in the coming months will result in better outcomes for animals and better access to HPA\u2019s exceptional<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-3179 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.humanepa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/177230300_2292796010853095_8235587361837597458_n-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"186\" height=\"248\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.humanepa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/177230300_2292796010853095_8235587361837597458_n-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/blog.humanepa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/177230300_2292796010853095_8235587361837597458_n-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.humanepa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/177230300_2292796010853095_8235587361837597458_n-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/blog.humanepa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/177230300_2292796010853095_8235587361837597458_n.jpg 1512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 186px) 100vw, 186px\" \/> services and programs for years to come. We will be updating the community regularly through newsletters and social media. We will also be re-introducing HPA\u2019s Welcome Waggin\u2019 tours in April to offer you a behind-the-scenes look at the work we are doing to better serve animals and people!<\/p>\n<p>We appreciate the understanding, support, and patience of our volunteers and the community as we take the next big steps to building the best communities anywhere to be an animal or an animal caretaker.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Written by: Humane Pennsylvania CEO &amp; President, Karel Minor Last year, Humane Pennsylvania made some huge leaps forward. Our veterinary services expanded by opening HPA\u2019s Healthy Pets Walk-In Clinic in Berks and Lancaster.\u00a0 This unique, no-appointment wellness option, priced at 40% of standard pricing, opened a door to pet caretakers for accessing vet care who &hellip;<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.humanepa.org\/?p=3177\">Read more <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24,28,25,23,29,37],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3177","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-animal-welfare","category-healthy-pets","category-healthy-pets-initiative","category-humane-pennsylvania","category-humane-veterinary-hospitals","category-walk-in-vet-clinic"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.humanepa.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3177","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.humanepa.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.humanepa.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.humanepa.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.humanepa.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3177"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/blog.humanepa.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3177\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3187,"href":"https:\/\/blog.humanepa.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3177\/revisions\/3187"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.humanepa.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3177"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.humanepa.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3177"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.humanepa.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3177"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}