Our Shelter at 155 Foster Road provides a temporary home for strays and unfortunate pets where they receive treatment and rehabilitation before they can be rehomed (adopted). The shelter can safely house up to 120 cats and dogs at a time, depending on whether we have enough staff and on many other factors such as (for example) the health and age of the animals. This means SPCA is not always able to accommodate new intakes.  There are, in fact, far more strays and unwanted cats and dogs than SPCA's shelter can accommodate. The SPCA Shelter is not a sanctuary. It is a temporary home only and we do not condone keeping animals in cages for lengthy periods (SPCA's limited space does not allow sufficient space for proper exercise of dogs at this time).