State Grant To Help Renovate Animal Shelter In Orange County

MIDDLETOWN, NY — Two agencies in the Hudson Valley are among 14 shelters and humane societies across the state that will receive funding through the New York State Companion Animal Capital Fund in the new state budget.

The Companion Animal Capital Fund is the first state-funded program in the nation to support critical improvement projects at New York shelters. It allows these organizations to make significant updates to their facilities to enhance animal care and health, and help ensure adoptions for dogs and cats.

• Humane Society of Middletown (Middletown, Orange County): $439,000 for the of an addition and renovation of the current shelter. The project includes the construction of a new wing with quarantine and treatment areas and expanded animal housing areas to increase capacity.
• SPCA of Westchester (Briarcliff Manor, Westchester County): $500,000 for the construction of a new animal shelter to replace the current structure. The project will consolidate several buildings into a single, modern facility to modernize care.

There are also ways you can help.

Each year the SPCA sponsors a Dog Walk and Pet Fair. This year's event will be held at Franklin Delano Roosevelt Park in Yorktown on May 5.

The next event to benefit the Middletown Humane Society is the Book Signing by Author Alan Joseph on June 8. Meet the author of "Stones of Fire," enjoy a meal, and bring canned puppy, dog, kitten or cat food to donate to the shelter. Rustic Wheel House, 39 Main St., Chester, NY 10918 6-9 pm.

PHOTO: Gigi is among the adoptable animals at http://www.middletownhumanesoc...