Two separate organizations under one roof with one goal -
working together to save lives since 1984.

Volunteers For Animals of Batavia, Inc is a non-profit organization dedicated to caring for the animals in Genesee County including providing resources to assist animal care at the Genesee County Animal Shelter.

The Genesee County Animal Shelter is a municipal shelter under the Genesee County Sheriff’s Department which cares for the needs of the animals, shelter maintenance and upgrades serving Genesee County, NY. 

Volunteers For Animals mission is to provide care, comfort and protection to companion animals in need in Genesee County, NY by engaging the hands, hearts and minds of our community. VFA seeks to promote compassion and kindness as well as a clear opportunity for adoption.

At the Shelter under the direction of the Animal Control Officers,  VFA volunteers provide and assist with:
~caring for lost or stray animals
~caring for and paying for the medical care of sick and injured animals
~coordinating the kitten foster care program and purchasing kitten food and supplies
~day-to-day cleaning and paperwork
~promoting adoptions
~promoting important vaccines and purchasing medical supplies and test kits
~promoting and funding the spaying and neutering of shelter animals

In the community, independent of our work at the Shelter, VFA:

~promotes, supports, and funds spay and neuter surgeries and vaccines via VFA low-cost spay and neuter voucher program
~partners with Batavia Petco to operate an off-site feline adoption location
~assists Spay Our Strays clinics to help limit the stray cat population
~coordinates the Path to Home program (dog training program at a local prison)
~leads and coordinates the VFA Rescue Dog program (accepting dogs from other shelters)
~provides education regarding animal well being and adoption