The New Animal Shelter is coming! Ground was broken on October 18th on the Neena Rao Family Animal Care & Adoption Center. From the beginning, the project was envisioned to update the current facility (Montgomery County SPCA) which is 65+ years old. The expansion will accommodate program expansion in the following areas: • Humane Education • Low-cost spaying and neutering services • Sheltering • Community volunteer opportunities
2021 was a record year for adoptions at MCSPCA - proving the need for this new facility Says Mike Buckley, Executive Director of the Montgomery County SPCA, “As of today, we are on target to move into our new building on or about June 1st. The roof is on and the windows are being installed this week. Once that occurs, the real work inside begins with placement of kennels, framing, etc. We are incredibly excited about not only this building, but also the increase in programs we will be able to do inside of this building.”
The new facility will be located at 111 Cleveland Ave., Amsterdam, NY 12010
A rendition of the proposed new shelter.
If you would like more information on how to donate to the
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MCSPCA Capital Campaign please call (518) 842-8050 or email: info@mc-spca.org
Dr. Govind Rao and his wife, Jyothi Rao have made a $500,000 commitment in support of the Dream of a Bright Future Campaign. The gift was made in memory of the Raos’ daughter, Neena. “We are grateful to the Rao family for their commitment to our organization as well their tireless philanthropic support of our greater community,” Jan Zumbolo, president of the Board of Directors of the Montgomery County SPCA, said in a news release. The MC-SPCA is grateful for all of the ongoing community support and looks forward to all the good that the new building will bring.
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8865 Mariaville Rd., Pattersonville, NY 12137
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Owners Jen and Dave Pirrone are printing and sharing photos and bios of Shelter Pets on their pizza boxes! We Call This HOME - 2023 - Issue #2 - 55