The Clinton County SPCA has been serving and protecting the animals of Clinton County for more than 70 years. In a bid to raise money to help continue this good work, they will be holding a Furry 5K and Dog Jog this Saturday, July 23.
The event is located at the Castanea Picnic Grounds in Lock Haven. Registration is available online on RunSignup.com — and same-day registration is 7:00 a.m.-7:45 a.m. 5K begins at 8:00 a.m. More information can be found by visiting their Facebook Page or calling 570-748-4756. All leashed and dog-friendly pups are welcome to join their participants!
Shelter officials at the Clinton County SPCA stated that they love to see members of the community and from other areas come out to gather for a fun time. Events like the 5K aren’t always about raising money but also about providing something for the community to get together and be able to attend an event with their pups and kids too! “The community does so much for them, and it really makes them smile to see families show up with their furry friends to continue to support the local SPCA.”
The SPCA operates solely on the funding of monetary and non-monetary donations, memorial contributions, adoption fees, and the boarding services they provide. The current economy with price inflation has been putting a damper on the shelter itself. The community is struggling to stay afloat with the increasing cost of living, and they are noticing its impact on contributions. They find themselves stuck “between a rock and a hard place,” depending on the donations to operate because when their supporters struggle, they can’t afford to make donations.
The Clinton County SPCA will just continue to do what they do on a daily basis, and they know in the end, their community will have their back, as they always do. Contributions made to the SPCA are utilized for building operating costs and veterinary care for each individual animal to prepare for adoption (which some need daily medications, special surgeries, hospital stays, and much more). They also offer a low-cost boarding facility for dogs to the public to raise money! Any donation that comes through the SPCA Doors is greatly appreciated and well put to use.
Established in 1950 and remaining a small no-kill animal shelter to provide veterinary care and housing for the lost, homeless, abandoned, abused, and neglected animals of all kinds in Clinton County until they reach adoption or find their way back home. The SPCA intakes an average of 500-600 animals a year, with a 98 percent success rate of adoption.
They offer a TNR Program (Trap-Neuter-Return), funded by the Clinton County Community Foundation, to help lower the community cat population by offering vouchers to Clinton County residents to cover the cost of a spay or a neuter of an outside feral cat. “If you feed it, fix it.”
The SPCA also employs a Full-Time Humane Society Police Officer to investigate and hold those accountable for Abuse and Neglect in Clinton County.
In addition to monetary donations, their donation wish list includes flea treatment, Purina cat chow, Purina kitten chow, canned cat food, paper cat litter, nyla bones for dogs, laundry detergent (liquid, any brand), bleach and disinfectant products. You can also help them out via Amazon Smile by choosing them as your charity and making purchases through Amazon. It doesn’t cost you anything for you and the CCSPCA gets a portion of the proceeds. It’s a win-win!
They are also accepting donations towards their ‘Senior Fund’ and their ‘Special Needs Fund’.
The Senior Fund helps them give their senior residents the best care. Providing seniors with proper supplements, special food, parasite control treatments, oral care & dentals, and all of the essentials needed to take care of a senior animal.
The Special Needs Fund makes sure that every animal that enters the shelter receives its vaccinations and a wellness checkup, has been spayed or neutered, and receives a microchip and flea/tick treatments, at minimum. Some animals need a lot of additional vetting, and this is where the Special Needs Fund comes in handy. Many animals need expensive medical procedures done, such as mass removals, cesarean sections, dentals, enucleation and other eye surgeries, treating skin issues, amputations, emergency surgeries, and more. Some dogs come to us starving and malnourished, and it takes months of medication and care to nurture them for adoption.
The SPCA continues to make it its mission to provide a forever home for every homeless animal that comes through our doors. They cannot change the past of the animals’ life, but they can, and they do strive to rewrite their future.
The Clinton County SPCA is located at, 33 Mill Hill Road, Lock Haven. They can be contacted via Facebook or at 570-748-4756.
