McKean County SPCA

The Paws Along The River Humane Society was founded in 1931 and is a non-profit 501(c)3 organization. A volunteer board of directors creates the organization's mission and policies, ensures that legal obligations are met, manages the finances of its assets, reviews and approves plans and budgets, serves as a community liaison, supports the executive director, finds new board members, and assesses operational effectiveness.

The Elk County Humane Society is a refuge for animals whose goal is to make homeless animals' lives better. For every animal in our care, our aim is to find the ideal forever home.

On October 16, 2017, Ridgway Animal Haven was established in response to the demand for a location where stray, abused, and neglected animals in our community might be brought. I proposed fixing their holding pen to the Ridgway Borough Counsel along with other board members. When the animals were prepared to be adopted, the proposition asked whether we could fix their holding pen and arrange adoptions. The Ridgway Animal Haven board and I made the decision to start our own rescue because we were only permitted a 48-hour holding period. We were ultimately able to raise enough money to construct our own building, despite the lengthy procedure and significant community funding requirements.

The Gateway Humane Society is a young but established company. The society was founded more than 30 years ago by a group of men and women. Before realizing their goals of constructing a suitable facility, they took in and cared for animals in their homes.

No matter how small or large the task, a helping hand is always welcome, and we even have paws, woofs, and beans on hand.

A Basset hound rescue organization called Droopy is committed to the welfare of the breed. DBHR is run entirely by volunteers who locate homes for Basset hounds that have been abandoned or given up.