Melissa Gamache, left, Julie Whipple, DVM, center, and Jeanette Sparks staff the new Hudson Mohawk Humane Society office on Route 50 in Wilton.
The Mohawk Hudson Humane Society has opened a new facility, located at 4255 Route 50, in the town of Wilton.
The expansion will serve Saratoga, Washington, Warren and other counties with low-cost spay/ neuter and microchipping programs, and cat adoption and fostering.
“We were approached about an opportunity to expand the area we serve and open a facility in Saratoga Springs last spring,” said Brad Shear, executive director of the Mohawk Hudson Humane Society. “Through the due diligence of our staff and board of directors, it was obvious that this was an important next step for our organization. This site, the former H.O.P.E. facility, will provide important services to Saratoga, Washington, Warren and Montgomery counties.”
The facility is managed by Jeanette Sparks and is under the medical direction of Julie Whipple, DVM. Founded in 1887, the Mohawk Hudson Humane Society is an animal protection agency and serves as the SPCA for Albany and Rensselaer counties, investigating and prosecuting cases of animal cruelty.
The society receives no local, state or federal government funding, nor does it receive funding from any national groups such as ASPCA or Humane Society of the United States.
The Society’s main facility, located at 3 Oakland Ave. in Menands, is open for adoptions seven days a week. In addition, cats and dogs are available for adoption at the Society’s Everyday Adoption Center at the PetSmart store in Latham.
For more information, call 434-8128 or visit www.mohawkhumane.org. The number for the Saratoga facility is 886-9645.