Dessin Animal Shelter is a private, non-profit organization that was founded in 1968 by mother and daughter, Olga and Dorothea Dessin.
Since its beginning, Dessin has been a means of survival for thousands of unwanted animals that have been abandoned or surrendered for a variety of reasons.
A nonprofit organization with 501(c)3 status, Dessin is funded by donations from our supporters and fundraisers arranged by our board of directors and staff. Adoption fees help defray some of the expenses of caring for each animal. Every pet is spayed or neutered before adoption, and has been started on a vaccination and worming program.
We take our commitment to helping and caring for these animals very seriously. It is our goal to provide them with the best possible comfort and care we can while they are in our shelter.
Hours
Shelter Hours
| Monday, Wednesday, Thursday | 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. |
| Friday | 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. |
| Saturday | 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. |
| Sunday | 12 noon to 3 p.m. |
Closed to the Public on Tuesdays!
Cat's Pajamas Hours
| Monday and Tuesday | 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. |
| Wednesday and Thursday | 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. |
| Friday | 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. |
| Saturday | 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. |
Closed on major holidays
Contact Us
| Dessin Shelter | E-mail Dessin Shelter | 570-253-4037 | 138 Miller Drive Honesdale, PA 18431 |
| Cat's Pajamas Thrift Shop | E-mail Cat's Pajamas | 570-647-0057 | 107 8th Street Honesdale, PA 18431 |
| Dara Coslett-Granza Executive Director of Society | E-mail Dara | 570-647-0620 | 107 8th Street Honesdale, PA 18431 |
| Debbie Moore Shelter Operations Manager | E-mail Dessin Shelter | 570-253-4037 | 138 Miller Drive Honesdale, PA 18431 |
| Marlene Metzger Humane Society Police Officer | E-mail Humane Officer | 570-647-0239 | |
| Jeri Hancock Cat's Pajamas Manager | E-mail Jeri | 570-647-0057 | 107 8th Street Honesdale, PA 18431 |
Dessin Shelter
138 Miller Drive, Honesdale, PA 18431
570-253-4037
Fax: 570-253-4745
Find Us
The Shelter is located at 138 Miller Drive behind the Wayne County Fairgrounds.
Take Route 191 North approximately one and one half miles from the Route 6/191 intersection in Honesdale. Turn left onto Miller Drive - as though going into the Fairgrounds. Follow the road around the fairgrounds and approximately one mile up the hill. Dessin is on the left.
Cat's Pajamas Thrift Shop is located at 107 8th Street in Honesdale, PA in the lower level of the CVS Store.
The Board of Directors
| Tammy Hardler President FurBall Co-Chair Flower Sale Co-Chair Duck Derby Co-Chair | Vince Martone Vice President Building & Grounds Co-Chair | Jeff Gogolski Treasurer Finance Committee Chair | Heidi Blade Secretary Public Relations Committee Chair | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ray Pilch Governance Committee Chair | Chaz Augello Building & Grounds Committee Co-Chair | John Doyle Personnel Committee Chair | Dick Forman Grants Subcommittee Chair | ||||||||||||||||||
| Karen Gibney Fundraising Subcommittee Co-Chair Kelly Todd Fundraising Subcommittee Co-Chair | Joan Kudrick Pam Wilson Humane Education Chair Walk n’ Wag Pet Hike Co-Chair | Joelee Motichka | Annelle Snyder |
Mission Statement
The primary objectives of the Olga and Dorothea Dessin Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals are to provide a clean, healthy, compassionate environment for animals surrendered to the society shelter; to make available healthy, compatible, spayed/neutered pets for adoption into the community, to provide a progressive working environment for the staff and to promote community awareness of animal welfare issues and responsible pet ownership.