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Cat-urday this weekend at Mohawk Hudson Humane Society

Submitted by Andrew Murphy, Web Producer

Thursday, August 16th, 2012, 11:05am

Cat-urday this weekend at Mohawk Hudson Humane Society

MENANDS – The Mohawk Hudson Humane Society has announced that Saturday, August 18 to be Cat-urday.

All kittens 6 months and under will be $25, all cats and kittens above 6 months are free.

The Society has cats of every breed, age and personality looking for a loving home. Every cat ready for adoption has been spayed or neutered, vaccinated for distemper and rabies, tested for feline leukemia, de-wormed, and treated with flea and tick preventative. All cats also go to their new homes with 30 days of pet insurance and a bag of Science Diet pet food.

Cats and kittens continue to come into the shelter because too few people have their pets spayed or neutered. The Society offers several low-income spay/neuter programs. Pet owners who have a cat or cats that needs to be spayed or neutered should call the Society at 518-434-8128 to see if they qualify.

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Feline Fest a success

Submitted by Emma Levine, WNYT Web Producer

Wednesday, August 1st, 2012, 2:10pm

A record number of cats and kittens were adopted during Mohawk Hudson Humane Society’s Feline Fest.

The fest was held on Thursday, July 26 through Sunday, July 29. According to the society, 135 cats and kittens found new homes.

“We were happy to see so many people respond to Feline Fest. Many families left with more than one cat or kitten. The smiles on the faces of the new pet parents, our volunteers and staff members were incredible! You could just see how delighted they were and there was a lot of purring going on as well. The good mood was contagious,” said Brad Shear, Executive Director in a statement.

According to Shear, the shelter was caring for over 340 felines, with 120 in foster care. This means that the number of animals at the shelter is more manageable but the shelter is still open for adoptions.

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Cats, kittens up for adoption during Feline Fest

Submitted by Emma Levine, WNYT Web Producer

Tuesday, July 24th, 2012, 3:01pm

Cats, kittens up for adoption during Feline Fest

The Mohawk Hudson Humane Society will hold its sixth annual Feline Fest for July 26 through 29.

The four-day celebration will offer adoption prices at the Humane Society in Menands and at the society’s three satellite locations: The PetSmart stores in Glenmont and Latham and the PetCo in Clifton Park.

Currently, the shelter is caring for over 340 cats, 120 are in foster care and the society has taken in an average of 15 cats per day for the last month.

“This time of year we have a steady influx of kittens, pregnant cats and strays. More will be come in tomorrow, the next day, all summer long. These numbers put a tremendous strain on our resources and ability to care for animals and find them new homes. Our goal is to find new homes for as many of our orphaned cats and kittens as we can,” said Brad Shear, executive director in a statement.

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Tips for keeping pets safe and calm during Fourth of July celebrations

Submitted by Emma Levine, WNYT Web Producer

Friday, June 29th, 2012, 1:32pm

Tips for keeping pets safe and calm during Fourth of July celebrations

The Mohawk Hudson Humane Society has suggested tips to keep your pets safe and calm during Fourth of July celebrations.

According to the society, pets often get loose during Independence Day week because they are afraid of loud and sudden noise that fireworks make.

“The loud sounds may cause some pets to panic, become excited or destructive, and perhaps run away from home in fear,” said Brad Shear, executive director of the Mohawk Hudson Humane Society.

Below are some tips and useful information on keeping your pets safe:

To help reunite any missing pets with their families, this year the Humane Society is offering microchips for only $15 on Sunday, July 1 through Tuesday, July 3. The microchip is the size of a grain of rice and is implanted by a veterinarian between your pet’s shoulder blades. The chip serves as a permanent identification of your pet.

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Humane Society and County Animal Response to hold excercise

Submitted by Andrew Murphy, Web Producer

Tuesday, June 26th, 2012, 1:06pm

MENANDS - On Thrusday, June 28, the Albany County Animal Response Team (CART) and the Mohawk Hudson Humane Society will hold a disaster response excercise to practice responding to disasters and caring for companion animals during an evacuation due to flooding.

Last year Albany, Rensselaer, and Schenectady Counties, applied for a grant to two fully stocked mobile animal shelters. These trailers can be deployed when disaster strikes and a temporary animal shelter needs to be established.

A small temporary animal shelter building will be set up and animals from the Humane Society will be walked through the exercise by volunteers who will act as the evacuees.

Those interested in volunteering should visit the Albany County Citizens Corp website by CLICKING HERE.

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'Pick Your Price' cat adoption to run now through Saturday

Submitted by Emma Levine, WNYT Web Producer

Thursday, June 21st, 2012, 2:01pm

'Pick Your Price' cat adoption to run now through Saturday

The Animal Protective Foundation shelter is at full capacity due to a Schenectady SPCA investigation where almost 20 animals were taken in and now the shelter is up to 150 animals.

The APF is also helping Robin’s Nest TNR (Trap, Neuter Release) to house close to 60 cats when they were removed from a Schenectady city apartment. Adopters are needed to come and take the animals home.

The APF is running a “Pick Your Price” promotion for cats now through Saturday to help decrease the number of animals in the shelter.

People can name their adoption fee for cats over the age of 1 year - anything over $5. Cats are also available for adoption at PetSmart in Niskayuna. Kittens will be $50 and two kittens for $75. Dog fees will remain the same.

If you cannot adopt an animal you can still help by donating supplies like canned cat and dog food, paper towels, clay cat litter, laundry detergent (HD and regular) and small round cat beds that can be laundered.

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