Humane League of Lancaster County, The Best Place to Find a Best Friend
    

** If you have found a stray dog, cat, or other domesticated animal please read carefully**

 

If the animal is injured or appears sick please contact Pet Emergency Treatment Services (PETS) at (717) 295-7387

or the Organization for the Responsible Care of Animals (ORCA) at (717) 397-8922.

As of January 1, 2009, the Humane League of Lancaster County can no longer accept stray cats or stray dogs from the townships and boroughs listed below.  If you have found a stray in one of these areas, please contact the appropriate number for animal control services. 

If you have found a stray cat or dog in Lancaster County that was found in a township or borough that is not listed in the table below, please bring the animal to the Humane League during stray dog and cat admission hours. (Hours and driving directions appear below.)

 

  The Humane League cannot accept stray cats or dogs from the following areas:

    Location Name of Contact Contact Number
    Bart Twp Township Office (717) 786-2877
    Colerain Twp Call Dog Warden or State Police Travis Hess (717) 625-0057 or Dick Hess (717) 392-2692
    Conoy Twp

    Township office or Dog Officer Deven More (717) 278-8542

    (717) 367-4927 or (717) 367-4991
    Drumore Twp Township Office (717) 548-2660
    East Drumore Twp Dog Warden Travis Hess (717) 625-0057 or Dick Hess (717) 392-2692
    Ephrata Boro Ephrata Police  
    Ephrata Twp Ephrata Police  
    Fulton Twp Township Office (717) 548-3514
    Leacock Twp Township Office, ask for Frank Howe (717) 768-8585
    Little Britain Twp Township office (717) 529-2373 ext. 1
    New Providence Twp Unknown Unknown
    Parkesburg Boro Boro Office (610) 857-2616 or (610) 857-3535
    Providence Twp Township Office (717) 786-7596
    Rapho Twp Township Office (717) 665-3827
    Sadsbury Twp Township Office (610) 593-6796
    Salisbury Twp Dog Warden Travis Hess (717) 625-0057 or Dick Hess (717) 392-2692
    Washington Boro Boro Office (717) 653-2046

    Shelter Hours  

    Day
    Shelter Hours 
    Stray Dog and Cat Admission Hours**
    Monday
    12-6PM
    9AM-6PM
    Tuesday
    12-7PM
    9AM-7PM
    Wednesday
    CLOSED
    9AM-4PM
    Thursday
    12-7PM
    9AM-7PM
    Friday
    12-5PM

    9AM-5PM

    Saturday and Sunday
    10AM-5PM
    9AM-5PM

    ** Please note that these hours are for stray animals only.  If you are surrendering your own animal, you must come during regular shelter hours as noted above.  Animals who are owned will not be accepted outside of these stated times. Thank you for your cooperation.


    Directions to Shelter

     

The Humane League of Lancaster is easily accessible and is located just east of Lancaster City on Route 30.

Humane League of Lancaster County
2195 Lincoln Hwy. East
Lancaster, PA 17602
www.humaneleague.com
(717) 393-6551

From York and Points West: Take Route 30 East toward Lancaster.  Continue East on Route 30 past the exit for Park City Mall.  Take the Lincoln Highway exit and make a Left at the traffic light in front of the WalMart.  You will now be continuing East on Route 30, which is Lincoln Highway.  Continue East past the K-Mart shopping center on your Right.  After you pass the WaWa gas station on your Right, you will continue straight through one more traffic light and pass Superior Homes (a mobile home manufacturer) on your Left.  The Humane League of Lancaster County will be on the Left, immediately after Gish's Furniture Store.  If you hit the traffic light at the entrance to the Tanger outlets, you have gone too far.

From Ephrata, Reading, and Points Northeast: Take Route 222 South toward Lancaster.  Stay in the Left hand lane to pick up Route 30 East headed towards Philadelphia.  Merge onto Route 30 East and continue straight. Take the Lincoln Highway exit and make a Left at the traffic light in front of the WalMart.  You will now be continuing East on Route 30, which is Lincoln Highway.  Continue East past the K-Mart shopping center on your Right.  After you pass the WaWa gas station on your Right, you will continue straight through one more traffic light and pass Superior Homes (a mobile home manufacturer) on your Left.  The Humane League of Lancaster County will be on the Left, immediately after Gish's Furniture Store.  If you hit the traffic light at the entrance to the Tanger outlets, you have gone too far.

From Elizabethtown, Hershey, and Harrisburg: Follow Route 283 East toward Lancaster.  Stay in the left hand lane to merge onto Route 30 East toward Philadelphia.  Continue East on Route 30.  Take the Lincoln Highway exit and make a Left at the traffic light in front of the WalMart.  You will now be continuing East on Route 30, which is Lincoln Highway.  Continue East past the K-Mart shopping center on your Right.  After you pass the WaWa gas station on your Right, you will continue straight through one more traffic light and pass Superior Homes (a mobile home manufacturer) on your Left.  The Humane League of Lancaster County will be on the Left, immediately after Gish's Furniture Store.  If you hit the traffic light at the entrance to the Tanger outlets, you have gone too far.

From Quarryville and Points South: Take Rt 272 or Rt 222 North toward Lancaster City.   At the Kendig Square Shopping Center in Willow St, those traveling on Rt 222 will turn Right and continue into Lancaster City; those traveling on Rt 272 will continue straight into Lancaster City. 

Route 222 becomes Queen St.  At the Square in lancaster City, turn Right onto King St.  Follow King St out of Lancaster City.  King St will become Lincoln Highway, also known as Route 30.  Continue straight past the Wal Mart on your Right.  After you pass the WaWa gas station on your Right, you will continue straight through one more traffic light and pass Superior Homes (a mobile home manufacturer) on your Left.  The Humane League of Lancaster County will be on the Left, immediately after Gish's Furniture Store.  If you hit the traffic light at the entrance to the Tanger outlets, you have gone too far.

From Chester County and Points East: Take Route 30 West toward Lancaster.  As you enter the Lancaster area, you will pass the Rockvale Outlets on your Right hand side.  Continue straight on Route 30 West, also known as Lincoln Highway. You will come to a traffic light at the entrance to the Tanger outlets (on your Left) and a Sonic Restaurant (on your Right).  Continue Straight though this traffic light.  Get into the right hand lane.  The Humane League of Lancaster is almost immediately after this light on the Right hand side.  If you come to Superior Homes (a mobile home manufacturer), you have gone too far.

 


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