spca @ 31 mt vernon road



the society for the prevention of cruelty to animals is the only animal welfare charity in singapore that takes in unlimited numbers of unwanted pet and stray animals. each month spca receive almost 1,000 cats, dogs, rabbits and other small animals. that's over 12,000 animals each year.

for those of you who love to keep a pet, instead of buying one, why not adopt one from spca. you can check out the animals you may want to adopt at the spca premises at mt vernon. the adoption area is open every day except thursday unless it is a public holiday. it is normally open from 10.00 a.m. to 4.00 p.m., even on a sunday.

many of the animals there are abandoned or given up by their owners because they have no time to look after them. for every spca animal that gets adopted, another unwanted pet can take its place and find a home as well.

although adoption is free, you have to pay for the compulsory medical expenses. for a dog, it may come up to $130, a cat, $65, a rabbit, $10, a hamster, $10 and a chinchilla, $100.

some of the animals are already trained, so you save time and money on the training. usually those that are put up for adoption are of good temperament. i think they are quite selective about the animals that are offered for adoption.

i took my daughters there when they were younger but we did not take home any cat or dog from spca. i think ivy signed up as a member and ida visited the place with her friends a couple of times.