On March 9th we lost a family member! 2 Years ago we were Blessed with Rich who became an integral part of our organization. He joined us at the beginning of the shelter makeover video-taping for posterity the demolition and construction using his drone. He was a man of many talents who...
PAWS TO PONDER by Suzyn Barron, President of Warwick Valley Humane Society, Inc. Did you know in today’s world, most shelters, sanctuaries and animal welfare organizations require applications to adopt? Gone are the days of walking into a shelter and walking out with a cat or kitten for a few dollars. Of...
PAWS TO PONDER by Suzyn Barron, President of Warwick Valley Humane Society, Inc. Did you know, in less than a month’s time, between emails and phone calls, we received over 40 requests to surrender pets? I reviewed the recent call log and want to share the increasing number of unwanted animals and...
PAWS TO PONDER by Suzyn Barron, President of Warwick Valley Humane Society, Inc. Did you know gone are the days when you go to the shelter, pick out a pet and take it home that same day with a mere $10 adoption fee? Oh, how times have changed. Today, shelters require...
PAWS TO PONDER by Suzyn Barron, President of Warwick Valley Humane Society, Inc. Did you know that the third Saturday in August is designated as International Homeless Animals Day? Conceived and first commemorated in 1992 by the Internation Society for Animal Rights, known as ISAR, International Homeless Animals’ Day is a...
PAWS TO PONDER by Suzyn Barron, President of Warwick Valley Humane Society, Inc. Did you know, nearly every day shelters are hit with the unexpected? Shelter staff must be flexible at all times to handle not only the daily tasks of cleaning, feeding, medicating, socializing, answering umpteen phone calls and helping...
PAWS TO PONDER by Suzyn Barron, President of Warwick Valley Humane Society, Inc. Did you know that one of our organization’s CORE VALUES is in protecting and respecting the FIVE FREEDOMS of animals, one of those being “free from pain, injury and disease”? When a small, nearly hairless, smelly dog with...
PAWS TO PONDER by Suzyn Barron, President of Warwick Valley Humane Society, Inc. Did you know our general policy is to help the residents of the Towns we service before intaking unwanted animals from outside of our area? We receive countless calls from Albany to South Jersey with surrender requests and...
PAWS TO PONDER by Suzyn Barron, President of Warwick Valley Humane Society, Inc. Did you know, boarding kennels are sometimes not the best option for your pet when you go away on vacation or business trips? But then again, neither is a pet sitter always the best option whether they are...
PAWS TO PONDER by Suzyn Barron, President of Warwick Valley Humane Society, Inc. Did you know we are all experiencing the “Dog Days of Summer”? Meaning these hot, humid days lately. Not days that dogs typically enjoy either, but days that animal caregivers have to use more caution to prevent injury...
