Pictured, April and Ron Ordway dropped off a trunkload of dog and cat food and supplies for the benefit of the homeless animals at the Columbia-Greene Humane Society/SPCA.  The donations were collected by the MC Smith Intermediate School on Harry Howard Avenue in Hudson, which normally collects only for a food pantry. This year, April suggested they add [...]

In an act of humanitarian kindness, Althea and Eudora Brennan of Ghent, NY held a yard sale and collected $30.58 for the benefit of the sheltered animals at the Columbia-Greene Humane Society/SPCA in Hudson.  Pictured, the two young ladies are being thanked by CGHS/SPCA Adoption Counselor Jhori Jurgenson and Sausages, an enthusiastic 1-year old male ”Puggle” (Beagle/Pug cross).

The Columbia County Council on the Arts will be hosting an Animal Art exhibit from January 21 through March 10, 2012 at the CCCA Gallery, located at 209 Warren Street in Hudson, NY.
The Opening Reception will be Saturday, January 21, 2012 from 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm. The Juror for the exhibit will be Ron [...]

The Columbia-Greene Humane Society/SPCA has assisted the ASPCA with a puppy mill raid based in Garland County, Arkansas. The breeding dogs, some with tiny puppies, had been living in sheds outside a mobile home. ASPCA investigators found 175 dogs and puppies suffering from eye, dental, and skin diseases, fleas, mites, and heartworm. Many of the [...]

On Saturday, January 7, 2012 the staff of the Blue Plate Restaurant, located at 1 Kinderhook Street in Chatham, NY, will be hosting their 9th Annual Post-Holiday Party to benefit the Columbia-Greene Humane Society/SPCA. In the last five years, this event has raised more than forty thousand dollars for CGHS/SPCA, which serves nearly one thousand [...]