Welcome to www.lapsshelter.org,
the website for Lycoming Animal Protection Society (L.A.P.S).

Lycoming Animal Protection Society (LAPS) is a non-profit organization that is staffed completely by volunteers and provides care and adoption services for many homeless cats and kittens at its no-kill shelter in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania. Visiting hours can be seen here. Cats on a sofa at LAPS

Please see our How To Help page for information relating to adopting or sponsoring a kitty, making a donation to LAPS, being a volunteer at L.A.P.S., L.A.P.S. Membership, our aluminum can program, and our current Wish List for items needed for the every day care of our shelter's cats and kittens.

2010 Shelter Challenge - Now you can help The Animal Rescue Site choose which eligible Petfinder.com animal rescue organizations will receive special funds to help animals! Participating is simple. You can cast one vote every day for your favorite rescue. Eligible organizations with the most votes could receive a weekly prize and/or one of the other grants below!

Eighty-five grants will be awarded for a total of $100,000 to eligible Petfinder.com members. Final prizes will go to the eligible Petfinder.com organization with the highest accumulative votes for the duration of the Challenge as specified in the rules.

Voting begins on January 18th, 2010, and ends at midnight (PST) on April 18th, 2010. The more friends you can rally to vote for LAPS, the better our chances of winning. Every vote, every day counts - shelters can pull ahead even during the last few days with enough support. Get people involved! Your favorite rescue organization is counting on you! You can help LAPS by casting your vote here.

Miracle In Motion - see a short commercial about our "Miracle Cat". ( Windows Media Player required)

LAPS has visiting residents at the new PETCO in the Lycoming Crossings Mall. You can see them any time the store is open. Directions to the PETCO store are here.   

Be sure to check our fundraiser page frequently as new fundraisers are being added when you least expect them.

To see pictures of our cats and kittens (aka "residents"), you can go to our Residents page, or visit Petfinder.com for a more comprehensive listing from our shelter.

Our Events page will give you an idea of what LAPS is going to be doing in the community.

Read our online Newsletters which will give you an idea of what L.A.P.S. has been doing. (WINTER 2010 on-line 2/17/10).  You can even sign up for email notification when new newsletters have been posted. We often have articles published about our activities - read them In the News.

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If you would be interested in receiving information through your email, like updates, crisis information, lost animal announcements, and other similar postings, please send your email address to: info@lapsshelter.org.

Please direct all inquiries of a time-sensitive nature relating to the welfare of animals to the L.A.P.S. email address: lapsshelter@windstream.net