Camp Papillon Animal Shelter

Mission Statement:

Camp Papillon Animal Shelter is a non-profit, no-kill, animal welfare organization dedicated to the prevention of suffering and/or cruelty of companion animals. Camp Papillon Animal Shelter strives to end cruelty to animals, including the suffering and/or euthanasia of homeless, unwanted, neglected, and abused companion animals.  We work tirelessly and with compassion to provide a safe haven to all animals in our care. Camp Papillon takes pride in placing unwanted animals in the right, permanent, and responsible home.

About Us:

Camp Papillon Pet Adoption and Rescue was founded in 2006; becoming Camp Papillon Animal Shelter in 2015 after the purchase of a facility to help serve the animals of Monroe County, PA. 

Camp Papillon operated as a foster-based network for 9 years saving hundreds of animals with the support of our community. We have always been committed to both the emotional and physical well-being of the pets we take in until they are adopted into their forever family home. While the pets are in our care we provide all necessary medical care, food, toys and treats, shelter, rehabilitation, and as much training as possible. We still utilize the foster care home program with our special needs & hospice care animals.

In 2015 Camp Papillon Pet Adoption and Rescue became Camp Papillon Animal Shelter after purchasing Camp Brainerd, a church camp that long served children of Monroe County.  

This property consists of 8 camp buildings, 2 large fishponds with a dock, a creek, and a large, creekside, pavilion. The new home of Camp Papillon was converted to better serve the animal needs. Summer cottages were transformed into kennel  buildings. The 3 bath houses were converted into rooms with independent pens to house our larger or sanctuary dogs. Pond, woods, and creek-side dog walking trails were created.

The environment where the animals live while at Camp is important to us but equally important is the enrichment of the animals at Camp. We established an enrichment program with to keep the animals emotionally happy through social play groups, we installed tv’s that are on during the day for human voices and music playing at night throughout the buildings, natural calming scents, lots of outdoor leash free time in pens, multiple long walks daily, long lead runs in our large fields and summertime swimming in our creek, doggy kiddie pools. We have a loving staff that cares for the animals, enriching their lives until they are found by their adoptive families.

Camp Papillon believes that with your help our organization is on its way to becoming one of the best in the area. Camp Papillon is often asked to assist with harder to adopt cases from other shelters because of its experience of working with more difficult cases leading to adoption.  That means more animals saved, rehabilitated, and alive. But we need your help.  Please consider a donation.  We receive no funding local, state or federal.  we count on your donation to stay open & save lives.