Fifty rescued chinchillas are starting over at a Gettysburg shelter
The Adams County SPCA took in 50 chinchillas from an Ohio breeding-facility rescue. They are in quarantine and veterinary care, and the shelter is already taking adoption applications.
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Fifty chinchillas from a breeding-facility rescue in Jenera, Ohio, are now at the Adams County SPCA in Gettysburg, CBS 21 reported on November 7, 2026. They are in quarantine and veterinary care. The shelter is taking adoption applications ahead of the day the animals are ready to go home, and it said updates will go on its Facebook page.
The 50 are one group from a larger removal. Most of the animals from that rescue went to Humane World for Animals. This report is about the Gettysburg chapter: where these chinchillas are, and that homes are being lined up. It is not a count of adoptions, because the animals are not cleared to leave yet.
Animals in PennsylvaniaGettysburg, PennsylvaniaAnimal rescuePet adoptionGood news on November 7
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