The SQSPCA is still in high gear with regard to this case, as we are providing care for the dogs, calf, sheep, pigs, and equines who were saved that day. Many require special, veterinary-directed care in order for their health to improve.…
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‘Here to Help Hotline’ Leads to Greener Pastures for Rescued Mare By DARLA M. YOUNGSCOOPERSTOWN For years, a good Samaritan watched two horses living in a pasture visible from his property, offering to help in any way he could when their owner eventually passed away last fall. One of the horses, a stallion, was sold and reportedly did not survive the winter. The second horse, a malnourished blind mare, found her way to the good Samaritan’s home, where she was…
Foundation grant boosts Farm Friends Program capabilities Thanks to a grant from the John T. and Jane A. Wiederhold Foundation, Otsego County’s only farm animal rescue program is poised to take things to the next level. The Susquehanna Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SQSPCA) Farm Friends Program began as an offshoot of the Otsego County Animal Cruelty Task Force, an ongoing partnership between the SQSPCA, the Sheriff’s Department, the District Attorney’s Office, and local veterinarians since 2019.…
