Category Archives: Stephanie’s Shelter Pet

In this week's episode, the foster crisis in Hampton Roads takes center stage. I sit down with Norfolk Animal Care Center, which urgently needs foster homes as the shelter undergoes construction, and ...

This week's Shelter Pet Saturday spotlight is shining on Rosa and Igor, a bonded duo looking for their next chapter through Bully Advocate and Rescue Collective (BARC) - and trust us, you're going to ...

In this episode of Stephanie's Shelter Stories, I sit down with the Virginia Beach SPCA and Chesapeake Humane Society to talk about their low-cost veterinary clinics and learn who qualifies for assist...

Some shelter pets just stay with you - and Hugo & Mercedes were two of them. I first met this adorable, perfectly mismatched pair at Chesapeake Animal Services in December 2024. A gentle bonded du...

It's Clear the Shelters time! All adult animal adoption fees are 25% OFF now through August 31st at Virginia Beach SPCA. (Animals 1 year and older are considered adults.) Now's your chance to change a...

Meet Desmond, a dapper gentleman who was abandoned with his sibling on someone's porch. Luckily, they found themselves at the home of one of Billy the Kidden Rescue's volunteers, and they leaped into ...

This Shelter Pet Saturday, we're introducing you to Snoop. He's an 8-year-old orange tabby with stunning green eyes and is already in his TS12 era! Snoop's personality? Think "Lover" meets "You Belong...

This week's Pet of the Week is pure magic-meet Merlin! View this post on Instagram A post shared by Stephanie Taylor (@973stephanie) At 10 years young, Merlin proves that age is just a number. He's th...

If you've never experienced the joy and playful mischief of ferrets, now's your chance! Meet Albie and Bardo-lovingly nicknamed the "stinky slinkies" at Chesapeake Humane Society. These two-year-old f...

Shelter Pet Saturday brought to you by PetSuites Chesapeake Meet Guacamole, a charming orange tabby at Suffolk Humane Society is serving up snuggles, purrs, and a whole lot of personality - no extra c...