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Hundreds showed up at the Hudson Elks lodge on November 16, 2013, to raise money in support of the Columbia-Greene Humane Society/SPCA’s building fund. Organized by CGHS/SPCA supporter Terri Sullivan, Mary Jo Gibson (wife of U.S. Congressman Chris Gibson), and...

On Saturday, January 11, 2014, the staff of the Blue Plate Restaurant, located at 1 Kinderhook Street in Chatham, NY, will be hosting their 11th Annual Post-Holiday Party to benefit the Columbia-Greene Humane Society/SPCA. In the last eight years, this event has...

CGHS/SPCA received a very much appreciated Christmas gift in the form of a grant to sponsor one of the inside dog runs in their new shelter, which is scheduled to open at the end of January 2014. The inside runs are the area where dogs reside until they are adopted....

Braeden Van Wie of East Chatham, NY hosted her 8th birthday party at the Morris Memorial in Chatham. She asked party-goers to bring presents for just the dogs and cats, and over 40 people brought pet-related gifts of all kinds. Pictured, Braeden (center) is delivering...

The Columbia-Greene Humane Society/SPCA received a $70,000 grant for their shelter’s New Building Fund. The PARC Foundation out of New York City gave the grant to CGHS/SPCA in October toward the construction of the new Columbia-Greene Humane Society/SPCA.   “The...

Funds will go towards equipment for new surgical spay/neuter suite xxxx Hudson, NY – The Columbia-Greene Humane Society/SPCA today announced the receipt of an $86,649 grant from the ASPCA® (The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals®). The grant is...

Owners Duncan Calhoun and Russell Gibson, owners of the Barlow Hotel and Croff House B&B (both in Hudson), presenting Columbia-Greene Humane Society/SPCA President Ron Perez with a sponsorship check for an inside dog run in the new shelter facility. The new...

Mary Carey hosted a Zumba Dance night in Ghent, NY and raised over $500 to support the Columbia-Greene Humane Society/SPCA. Pictured, CGHS/SPCA President/Investigator Ron Perez accepts a check from Mary Carey.

Elisha Clause (11 years old) and Clair Moore (12 years old) of Jefferson Heights created a homemade grape juice stand on Saturday, September 7. After discovering that a puppy had been maimed and abandoned in their community, they decided to take the proceeds – all $18...

A five month old puppy was found on Saturday, August 24 in Jefferson Heights, a suburb of Catskill. A passerby spotted the puppy lying down in parking lot motionless. Catskill Dog Control was called and the puppy was brought to the Columbia-Greene Humane Society/SPCA...