Brandywine Valley SPCA Seeks Community Support Following February Blizzard

GEORGETOWN, DE (February 24, 2026) – The Brandywine Valley SPCA (BVSPCA) is seeking community support following the weekend’s historic blizzard which knocked out power and caused damage to its two Georgetown Campuses. BVSPCA’s Animal Rescue Center and Georgetown Shelter and Animal Health Center will be closed again Tuesday following the massive snowstorm. Both locations have suffered damage to the grounds and extended power outages.  

While power has been restored to the Georgetown Campus, it remains off at the Animal Rescue Center (ARC), and the BVSPCA is asking the community to step in to help. Now that the state of Emergency has been lifted to allow for travel, the BVSPCA is seeking emergency fosters for dogs from the ARC. No advanced registration required, folks looking to help by fostering can come to the Animal Rescue Center located at 19022 Shingle Point Road, Georgetown, DE 19947, 12-5:30pm Tuesday to pick up a dog. Fosters will be provided with instruction, and BVSPCA staff will help match folks with a dog to suit their home for the short-term foster.   

“We are grateful to our dedicated staff and volunteers who have been working around the clock to ensure the animals in our shelters have been cared for during the storm, but with the extended power outage and extensive damage our locations have sustained, we need the community’s help now more than ever,” said Adam Lamb, BVSPCA CEO. “Welcoming a dog into your home for a few days will help give these dogs a safe place to stay and allow our teams to focus on cleaning up and repairing storm damage.” 

Those unable to foster are encouraged to support this effort by dropping off towels and blankets at any BVSPCA location, or by making a donation to support long-term damage repairs at our locations.   

“While the priority right now is moving the dogs into foster, we have a long road ahead of us to repair the damage left in the wake of this storm,” said Lamb. “We will also be looking into installing emergency generators to prepare for future storms like this and would need more financial support to make that possible.”  

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