Hillside SPCA, Inc is a PA non-profit corporation that provides animal welfare services to all of Schuylkill County, PA. The county presently has a population of approximately 153,000. Our service area covers approximately 783 square miles. The Hillside SPCA, Inc. operates an animal shelter facility located at SPCA Road, North Manheim Township, PA. The shelter currently houses in excess of 200 cats and dogs with the average being over 120 cats and nearly 100 dogs. The facility is operating at an absolute maximum capacity and has done so for several years. During the past several years, the Hillside SPCA, Inc. has taken in 1,100 to 1,200 animals per year. These were received as releases from private owners, stray animals and animals seized in connection with cruelty investigations. The Hillside SPCA is what is known as a “no-kill” shelter meaning that the Hillside does not put a time limit on how long an animal will be maintained at the shelter. We give the animals we accept or rescue every attempt at adoption possible. “No-kill” does not mean “never kill” – we wish it did – but in reality, not every animal that comes to us can be adopted. Euthanasia may be performed if an animal is so sick it cannot be helped, or is so vicious or lacks socialization that it cannot be placed in a home.