08/29/2026: The Sanctuary at Haafsville had its adoption event Saturday. It featured dogs who've been at the shelter for a while now - and have some different quirks that have left them waiting longer for their fur-ever homes.

This was Jayne Anne Bissell's last event with the shelter - she served as the Dog Manager with the sanctuary for years.

05/06/2026: Dozens of volunteers and supporters from the animal rescue packed into Fogelsville Elementary School Wednesday night to learn more about the project and voice their concerns about how it could impact the sanctuary.

A sea of purple, paw-printed shirts could be seen throughout this PennDOT open house Wednesday night.

11/30/2023: The Sanctuary at Haafsville usually takes in cats and dogs, but a little piggy caught the eye of dog care manager, Jayne Anne Bissell.

"I had gone down (to Philadelphia) to pull some dogs, and I'd see him in a back pen," said Bissell. "He wasn't in very good shape."

Then, Bissell went back weeks later and saw the pig still in the pen. She knew she needed to do something. She brought him back to the Sanctuary at Haafsville.

05/31/2023: One of the Lehigh Valley’s leading animal rescues to open cat-only adoption center.

In an announcement on its social media, The Sanctuary at Haafsville said it is moving all of its cat rescue and adoption operations to the former Orefield Veterinary Clinic building at 7209 Kernsville Road, Lowhill Township and hopes to open in mid-June. The facility will be called The Sanctuary Cat Adoption Center.

05/14/2023: The Breinigsville based animal shelter bid farewell to their kittens who were placed in trained foster homes and welcomed a summer of kittens to come. The shelter welcomes any and all cats, including pregnant mom cats, newborn kittens who need bottle feeding and even older cats who need socializing and a safe place to live.

02/13/2023: From canines to felines to rabbits, more than 50 digital billboards across the Lehigh Valley are featuring animals in need of adoption from Peaceable Kingdom, and The Sanctuary at Haafsville.

The Sanctuary at Haafsville's Diesel is another going from kennel barker to digital dog. 

02/09/2023: If you head to Retriever Brewing Company on Feb. 12 hoping to have a couple drinks before the big game, just know you may wind up bringing home your new best friend.

The Orefield brewery is holding their first Puppy Bowl event the day of the Super Bowl where they’ll be hosting adoptable dogs from The Sanctuary at Haafsville, including nine puppies that were recently rescued from Bowling Green, Kentucky.

10/17/2022: An abandoned dog who was injured in a Philadelphia hit-and-run is getting a new lease on life with some high-tech intervention. Prosthetic technology has reached new heights. In July, we first told you about a special team trained at Jefferson that's changing lives for animals. 

Now, they're working with a dog who needs a home. He's a bundle of joy, who's full of happy energy in spite of a horrific past. 

03/30/2022: Dozens of dogs found themselves in a rough situation after a truck carrying them became stranded in the Lehigh Valley.

Now, a non-profit group and dozens of volunteers are scrambling to help take care of the dogs and get them to their new owners.

09/21/2020: Did you join us for our 10 year anniversary?  We loved seeing everyone who came out to tour our facilies, brought their wonderful adopted dogs, and participated in some of our onsite events.