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Rufus Rescued in Animal Cruelty Arrest
On May 29, 2010, the Columbia-Greene Humane Society/SPCA and the Hudson Police Department arrested Rainer Blue, 26 and Lauren King, 22 on animal cruelty charges. Blue and King were each charged with one count of animal cruelty, “Failure to Provide Proper Sustenance,”...
Girl Scout Daisy and Brownie Troop 1568 Supports CGHS/SPCA
Girl Scout Daisy and Brownie Troop 1568 of Greenville earned their “Helping Animals” badge by collecting donations for CGHS/SPCA. In the picture are troop members Katelyn and Gianna Pastina, enjoying transferring the goodies over to Ehren Melius, Shelter Manager.
Girl Scout Troop 1100 Supports CGHS/SPCA
Troop 1100 Girl Scouts held a collection for the Shelter! Thanks for your efforts! In the picture below, left to right: Grace Green, Katherine Scalzo, Ehren Melius (CGHS/SPCA Shelter Manager), Riley Paul, Marissa Wheeler, Olivia Ligny-Leggett
East Chatham Post Office Honors Stamps With CGHS/SPCA Supply Drive
The East Chatham branch of the United States Post Office honored the new postage stamps "Animal Rescue-Adopt a Shelter Pet Stamp" by hosting a food and supply drive for the Columbia-Greene Humane Society/SPCA. The Post Office collected hundreds of dollars in food and...
CGHS Thanks All Involved With Paragallo Case
On behalf of the Board of Directors and staff of the Columbia-Greene Humane Society/SPCA, we would like to offer District Attorney Terry Wilhelm and the Greene County DA’s office our deepest appreciation for the outstanding job they did in laying out a case that...
Paragallo Given Maximum Sentence
On Tuesday May 18th, 2010, Ernie Paragallo was sentenced to the maximum of two years in prison and a fine of $33,000 after he was convicted on 33 counts of animal cruelty. This brought to an end to a yearlong saga started back in April of 2009 when the Columbia-Greene...
Jackson’s Old Chatham House supports CGHS/SPCA
Jackson's Old Chatham House hosted a charity night where partial proceeds from every dinner was donated to the Columbia-Greene Humane Society/SPCA. The evening raised $450 to help the more than one thousand animals served each year by CGHS/SPCA.
