Animal Custody Records

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Results - Reporting Year 2025

Agency Information:

Agency Name:	People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals
Street Address 1:	501 Front Street
Street Address 2:
City:	Norfolk
State:	VA
County:	Norfolk City
Zip Code:	23510
Agency Email:	info@peta.org
Agency Phone:	(757) 622-7382
Agency FAX:	()
Agency Type:	Private Animal Shelter
Date Submitted:	1/30/2026 8:40:39 PM
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Animal Information:

Reason for Custody

Species	A On Hand January 1	B Stray	E Surrendered by Owner	F Received From Another Virginia Releasing Agency*	G Received From Out-of-State Releasing Agency	H Other**	Total
Dogs	3	4	919	10	3	301	1,240
Cats	0	6	1,125	2	0	442	1,575
Other Companion Animals	0	0	18	0	0	2	20
Hybrid Canines	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Equine	0	0	2	0	0	0	2
Livestock	0	0	2	0	0	0	2
Poultry	0	0	15	0	0	0	15
Total	3	10	2,081	12	3	745	2,854

Method of Disposition

Species	J Reclaimed by Owner	K Adopted	L Transferred to another VA Releasing Agency***	M Transferred to Out-of State Releasing Agency	O Euthanized	Q On Hand December 31	Total
Dogs	303	21	196	0	719	1	1,240
Cats	443	14	179	0	938	1	1,575
Other Companion Animals	0	2	0	0	18	0	20
Hybrid Canines	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Equine	0	0	0	2	0	0	2
Livestock	0	1	0	0	1	0	2
Poultry	0	7	0	0	8	0	15
Total	746	45	375	2	1,684	2	2,854

Wildlife Received and Disposition Information:

Submitted To Licensed Rehabilitator	Liberated	Euthanized	On Hand December 31	Total
11	0	34	0	45

Explanatory Notes: (if applicable)

* Column F: Names and addresses of Virginia releasing agencies from which animals were received.

Chesapeake Humane Society, 1149 New Mill Drive, Chesapeake, VA 23322; Danville Area Humane Society, 996 S. Boston Rd., Danville, VA 24540; Norfolk Animal Care Center, 5585 Sabre Rd, Norfolk, VA 23502; Partners Among Cats and Canines, P.O. Box 1133, Franklin, VA 23851.

** Column H: Include other reasons for custody, i.e. births at the facility, or animals taken into custody for a reason not designated by another category. An explanation is required.

Held for community assistance program and 1 adoption reclaim.

*** Column L: Names and addresses of Virginia releasing agencies to which animals were transferred.

Chesapeake Animal Services, 2100 S Military Highway, Chesapeake VA 23320; Chesapeake Humane Society, 1149 New Mill Drive, Chesapeake, VA 23322; Norfolk Animal Care Center, 5585 Sabre Rd, Norfolk, VA 23502; Norfolk SPCA, 916 Ballentine Blvd., Norfolk, VA 23504; Peninsula SPCA, 523 J Clyde Morris Blvd., Newport News, VA 23601; Peninsula Regional Animal Shelter, 5843 Jefferson Ave, Newport News, VA 23605; Reba’s Animal Rescue, 1646 S Military Hwy, Chesapeake, VA 23320; Richmond SPCA, 2519 Hermitage Rd., Richmond, VA 23220; Virginia Beach SPCA, 3040 Holland Rd., Virginia Beach, VA 23453.

**** Column P: Include other methods of disposition, i.e. escaped, stolen, or otherwise not disposed of in a method in accordance with Virginia code. An explanation is required.

N/A

Other miscellaneous explanatory notes:

Wildlife euthanized were critically injured/dying.

In 2025, PETA helped thousands of animals from more than 275 cities, and spent more than $3,244,944 on companion-animal services locally. PETA operates the only private animal shelter in our area (perhaps the entire state) with people on call 24/7/365 for after-hour emergencies and to welcome all animals, regardless of adoptability, without appointments, waiting lists, admission fees, or restricted hours. PETA's shelter is also one of the few that still provide free end-of-life services for guardians (over 615 of them in 2025) desperate to alleviate their animals' suffering. Many were referred to PETA by other area animal shelters and veterinary clinics. The vast majority of cats euthanized were feral from jurisdictions that have no services.

PETA's free/low-cost mobile clinics sterilized 14,211 animals, including 1,201 pit bulls and 804 feral cats. We transported more than 800 dogs and cats to and from the clinics free of charge to provide free services. PETA assisted more than 3,000 families in keeping animals by providing medical services, including repairing hernias, performing surgeries on dogs suffering from life-threatening uterine infections, removing tumors, performing drainage surgery for hematomas and infected wounds, treating various infections, and by showing them how to cope with behavioral issues, grooming challenges, and more. We distributed more than 103 doghouses and over 1,150 bales of straw bedding free to “outdoor” dogs.

For more information, visit https://investigations.peta.org/petas-rescue-team/.

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