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Animal Art Exhibit to Benefit CGHS/SPCA
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...
Homes Needed for Puppy Mill Dogs
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...
Blue Plate Annual Post-Holiday Party to Benefit the Columbia-Greene Humane Society/SPCA
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...
Academy Recruits Deliver Donations from Food Drive
Recruits from Zone 5, Regional Law Enforcement Academy hosted a food drive to benefit the Columbia-Greene Humane Society/SPCA. During the month of November, the Zone 5 recruits collected nearly one ton of cat and dog food to benefit the Shelter’s Food Bank, a free...
Call for Entries: Animal Arts
Exhibition Dates: January 21, – March 10, 2012 Columbia County Council Arts (CCCA) Gallery 209 Warren Street, Hudson, NY Opening Reception: Saturday, January 21, 2012 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm In conjunction with the Columbia Greene Humane Society benefiting sheltered animals...
What makes “Happy” happy?
Recently having celebrated her 7th birthday, Amelia VanWormer of Valatie, NY decided to request donations for the resident companion animals at the Columbia-Greene Humane Society/SPCA. The result was a huge contribution of toys, treats, and food, welcomed by all....
Youngster’s Birthday Benefits CGHS
Nine year-old Jacquie Fitzmaurice has a different take on birthday gifts: giving rather than receiving. For her 9th birthday earlier this month, Jacquie requested donations of cash and pet-related goods to benefit the homeless animals at the Columbia-Greene Humane...
A Wonderful Annual Tradition
Erik and Jennifer Nicholsen enjoy an annual tradition of celebrating their wedding anniversary by making a trip and donating to the Columbia-Greene Humane Society/SPCA. Now on their eighth year of marriage, Erik and Jennifer show that helping homeless animals with a...
CGHS/SPCA Provides Pet-Friendly Shelter during Hurricane Irene
Spurred by predictions of extremely damaging winds and record rainfall accompanying Hurricane Irene’s imminent arrival to our area, Columbia-Greene Humane Society / SPCA sprang into action. On the evening of August 27th CGHS/SPCA staff assembled a fully functional...
Girl Scout Troop 1210 Delivers Goodies
bbbbbbb The Girl Scouts of Troop 1210 genuinely showed that they care about issues that impact their community when they delivered ONE HUNDRED -- yes, that was 100 -- "take home" bags to provide start-up kits for families who adopt an animal from the Columbia-Greene...