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| Abbreviation | PHS/SPCA |
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| Formation | 1950 |
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| Headquarters | 1450 Rollins Road Burlingame, CA |
| Coordinates | 37°35′33″N 122°22′07″W / 37.5926°N 122.3686°W |
| Services | animal shelter, adoption, spay/neuter, and training |
| Website | phs-spca |
The Peninsula Humane Society & SPCA (PHS/SPCA) is one of the largest humane organizations in the United States. Located in San Mateo County, California, it is a private non-profit charitable organization. It is an animal rescue (including wildlife rescue),[1] rehabilitation and adoption operation with two locations. The Tom and Annette Lantos Center for Compassion, where adoptable animals are housed, is in the city of Burlingame and the older physical plant, which serves as the intake shelter, is located at Coyote Point in the city of San Mateo. PHS/SPCA has been responsible for considerable progress in the California Legislature with new humane laws in the state, especially since the late 1970s. PHS/SPCA has been characterized as a progressive and innovative humane organization.[2]