Mount Haven Rescue

Animals for Adoption, a model shelter that has received high accolades, recently underwent some alterations. Rewriting the laws of sheltering is the focus of our topic, "Dogs and People Working Together."

Three friends who had spent a lot of time working for other rescues decided there was something lacking from the typical rescue paradigm, so they started Wayward Ranch. Animals are not flawless, and in the conventional shelter system, any behavioral issues become worse the longer the animal is kenneled or imprisoned waiting for a home.

Since 1891, the private, nonprofit Ulster County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals has provided services to the county that bears its name. Our goal is to prevent cruelty to animals by giving homeless, abused, and neglected animals temporary shelter, finding them adoptive homes, conducting cruelty investigations, resolving the homeless animal crisis by offering low-cost spay/neuter services for cats and dogs and by sterilizing all animals up for adoption, offering humane education, and working to improve laws that prohibit animal cruelty.

The Plattekill Dog Control Officer's responsibilities include upholding the Plattekill Code Chapter 41 Article 1 as well as any other laws relevant to the field of dog control, including Article 7 of the NYS Department of Agriculture and Markets statute.

Our goal is to continue offering older dogs who have been neglected, abandoned, or are homeless a safe sanctuary.

One of the nation's first SPCAs, Dutchess County SPCA was established in 1871. It is a no-kill facility and the only animal welfare group with a charter to uphold humane laws in Dutchess County.