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It’s time to clear the shelter and find forever homes for pets
This Saturday will be a be a very big day at the shelter as we participate in the national ...
We still have at least another month to deal with the summer temperatures, but let’s hope the string of heat ...
This week I would like to share with you a “tail of three kitties.” The three special kitties are Yang, ...
As discussed in this column a few weeks ago, my foster puppies and their mother are just about ready for ...
Twice a year, on both the Fourth of July and New Year’s Eve, we remind our readers to be aware ...
Prometheus is a figure from Greek mythology, whom among other things, was credited with stealing fire from the gods ...
This is a big week for vacations, barbecues, fireworks and scared pets. Owners being gone, big parties in the yard ...
When it comes to animal sheltering and rescue, emotions play a big role in our success stories. If people didn’t ...
One of the most rewarding things about my job is getting to foster animals; as hard as it can be ...
TIK seeks MAC: Tiny infant kitten seeks mature adult cuddler to share precious moments with. I love sipping warm ...
If you were anywhere near the local garden centers over the past couple of weeks, you know that everybody and ...
I ran into an old friend recently, and as always the conversation quickly turned to animals. She was concerned about ...
Last week, one of the animal control officers walked in our back door with a big beautiful German shepherd on ...
A couple of weeks ago, I told you about a dog named Arnold that had come into the shelter ...
The time period for having your pets licensed without having to pay the late fee has passed and several ...
Every day they come through our doors — on leashes, in carriers, on pieces of rope, in laundry baskets, wrapped ...
Want to help us keep playgroups running? We have an amazon wish list of items we need in order to ...
I think maybe spring has finally sprung; fingers crossed, we’ll have no more cold, windy days in which the mercury ...
A few months ago I got a call from a very concerned gentleman from the Salem County Department of Health ...
At the South Jersey Regional Animal Shelter, as our lifesaving rates increase, the amount of time that some animals are ...
The end is in sight. We’re just a couple weeks away from the promise of warm weather and long hours ...
A couple of weeks ago in this column I told you the story of a little mother dog that had ...
The health benefits of pet ownership are well documented; even the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention lists the positive ...
Having pets as part of the family can be one of the great joys of life; it can also present ...
Life can be very difficult at times. But imagine being an animal, rather than a human, and having no control ...
It’s hard to believe that it’s already time for this, but your pet licenses are due for renewal again. Most ...
I’m not a big fan of New Year’s resolutions. It seems that once a problem is recognized, we should start ...
The holidays are always an extra-special time at the South Jersey Regional Animal Shelter. In addition to the decorations and spirit ...
It’s the most wonderful time of the year and the South Jersey Regional Animal Shelter is making sure that our ...
Here we are, not quite to the middle of December, and yet and we already have a couple of winter ...
We all know the old saying, “Don’t judge a book by its cover.” It should also be said, “Don’t write ...
Thanksgiving weekend has come and gone, and before we jump into holiday madness, the South Jersey Regional Animal Shelter would ...
We are in the middle of one of my favorite months: Adopt A Senior Pet Month (also known as November). ...
Choices. We make them every day, all day long. From the simple things, such as where to go for lunch ...
MILLVILLE – Fresh from basic training, a 7-month-old pup is ready to move forward with his mission to help calm ...
One morning last week, a call came in from an animal control officer who had received a report of two ...
Last night when I went in my daughter’s bedroom to kiss her goodnight before I went to sleep myself, I ...
It’s not unusual for animals to find den-like enclosures to hide in when they are threatened or feel insecure. Such ...
The power of the press has proved itself once again by getting my foster kitten, Julius, who was featured in last ...
The South Jersey Regional Animal Shelter has reached out many, many times this summer in need of help with our ...
One hundred and ten days. More than 3½ months. All summer long. That’s how long a dog named Picasso has ...
VINELAND – Lines of those coming and going seem never-ending at the filled-to-capacity South Jersey Regional Animal Shelter, inundated with ...
On top of the normal onslaught of incoming stray animals during the summer months, South Jersey Regional Animal Shelter also ...
As the former enforcement agency of the animal cruelty and neglect laws of New Jersey, it is sometimes very frustrating ...
One of the big headlines last week was the tragic death of a woman in Delaware who had contracted rabies. This ...
Every year, thousands of animals come through our doors at the South Jersey Regional Animal Shelter. They arrive on leashes, ...
2018 is the first year that the South Jersey Regional Animal Shelter participated in NBC10/Telemundo’s national Clear the Shelters event. Across the ...
Summer is slipping away and September will be upon us before you know it. Hopefully that should bring more moderate ...
Aside from having my own pets, I have also enjoyed the rewards and the fun of fostering many, many puppies ...
Now that our organization is no longer investigating reports of animal cruelty, there has been some confusion on whom to ...
Guess what? It’s cat and kitten adoption time! The South Jersey Regional Animal Shelter is kicking off our Cat-pacity Promotion. ...
Imagine that one day, out of nowhere, you find yourself in a loud building, with lots of other people. It ...
Summertime at South Jersey Regional Animal Shelter is like Christmas season in the retail business. The pace is frantic, the ...
Things at the South Jersey Regional Animal Shelter certainly did go off with a bang over the holiday! As expected, ...
The heat is on! Vacations are starting and the fireworks are about to begin as we kick into full gear ...
We really need to talk about dogs getting along with other dogs. One of the biggest challenges in animal sheltering ...
It was a heroic week in the world of dogs! Two really cool stories about dogs rescuing their owners came ...
The time has come for a complete makeover! After more than a century of hard work, the time has come ...
A couple of weeks ago on one of our many, many rainy nights of late, the Vineland animal control officer ...
Generally, any animal that is brought into the South Jersey Regional Animal Shelter by a member of the public is ...
If anyone has examined our numbers, it’s easy to see that one of the biggest challenges the South Jersey Regional ...
We’re going to bounce around a little bit in this column so that we can give you a couple of ...
Here we go again. During the last two weeks of April, the South Jersey Regional Animal Shelter took in 116 kittens. Apparently ...
There’s an old saying: Wherever you wander, wherever you roam, be happy and healthy and glad to come home. It ...
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder; love is blind … and often unexpected. Such was the case for ...
While everybody else in the world was celebrating the beautiful burst of warm weather, at the South Jersey Regional Animal ...
Over the past several years, pet insurance has become more and more popular. There are now a dozen insurance companies ...
The South Jersey Regional Animal Shelter often receives injured and infant wildlife, especially in the spring and early summer. These ...
Relocating to Florida is looking better every year. Although I might have to spend more money on grooming to keep ...
One of last week’s most disturbing headlines was that of a young dog that died in the overhead compartment of ...
There are all sorts of challenges that shelter animals face when they are vying for the attention of potential adopters. ...
This weekend, my foster cat escaped – her first attempt at door darting. She leaped into the front yard and ...
Last week we found a spider in my daughter’s room. She was picking out a book to read for her ...
The little “Valentines Litter” has left and my house and now it seems way too quiet. I have an extra half-hour ...
We’re all business this week because I need to remind you that it’s time to get or renew your pet’s ...
The DNA results are finally in for the “Valentine Litter” of puppies that have been featured in this column for ...
The “kids” are growing up! In a little more than two weeks, our Valentine litter of eight beautiful pups will ...
After several months of frustration and anticipation, we are very pleased that our former governor signed into law a bill ...
The Grey Muzzle Organization is a wonderful organization that funds programs run by shelters and rescues that benefit senior dogs. ...
Hopefully, by the time you’re reading this, the temperatures have moderated closer to normal for our area. What a challenge ...
VINELAND – Frigid temperatures and a forecast for snow have the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals phones buzzing with ...
The holiday season is such an intense period. We put so much stress on ourselves with decorating, buying gifts, preparing ...
Holy moly! If you read the column last week, you know that I was pacing the floors waiting for my ...
This Christmas will be will be very exciting at my house. Although I don’t have little kids anxiously awaiting Santa ...
VINELAND – The Cumberland County Society of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals’ shelter is not closing at the end ...
It’s the most magical time of the year, and we’re feeling the holiday spirit at the Cumberland County Society for the ...
For the past nine years, the Cumberland County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals has held a Dog ...
Animal sheltering is, and always will be, a mixed bag of emotions. But heading into this Thanksgiving, I was struggling ...
First, an update on what is happening with the future of our sheltering operations at the Cumberland County Society for the ...
The rush continues in the efforts to save our shelter from discontinuing services at the end of the year. We’ve ...
Well, last week certainly was interesting – first in terms of animal sheltering in Cumberland and Salem counties, and then ...
Needless to say, it has been a tumultuous few days since the announcement of the cessation of our sheltering services ...
VINELAND – The Cumberland County SPCA plans to close its doors as an animal impound/shelter at the end of the year, ...
Sometimes there is nothing more refreshing than seeing life through the eyes of a child. My daughter, now 3 years ...
Harvey, Irma, Maria – as if the situation for homeless animals wasn’t bad enough, three major hurricanes hitting the U.S. ...
This summer has been an extremely fast-paced season here at the shelter. As it should be, pets have been flying ...
In responding to reports of animal neglect and cruelty, we sometimes come across situations where our concern for the people ...
A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report states approximately 4.5 million people are bitten by dogs, and an additional ...
I am very fortunate in that: (A) I get to go away on vacation a couple of times a year; ...
This weeks’ theme is “Two is Better than One.” While we’re featuring cats and kittens looking for a home, keep ...
We have more exciting announcements from the Cumberland County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. This past weekend, ...
Soft and cuddly and purr-fectly sweet – the Cumberland County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals has kittens ...
I know that not everyone is animal savvy, but it seems to me that it would be common sense that ...
Did you ever try to envision an animal as a human? We often given animals human attributes, typically based on ...
Most of us are familiar with the classic novel “Charlotte’s Web” by E.B. White, in which a young pig named ...
Our Fourth of July weekend started out with a real bang here at the South Jersey Regional Animal Shelter! I ...
Sometimes we get lucky enough in life to have a “heart dog” enter our lives. Heart dogs are the dogs ...
I’m not sure if it was the changing weather or just happenstance, but several issues popped up last week that ...
This month marks the 70th anniversary of the incorporation of the Cumberland County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to ...
A couple of weeks ago, the animal control officer from Salem County brought in two old dogs the likes of ...
I hope you had a happy Mother’s Day! The stores were a flurry with families buying cards, flowers, treats – ...
There is nothing better than the feeling of bringing home your newly adopted dog. It is such an exciting time ...
First, I want to thank everyone for the response to our Chihuahua column from last week. As of this past ...
PITTSGROVE – Dogs and their owners mixed beautifully Sunday afternoon at the Cumberland County SPCA’s annual Step For A Pet ...
I’m not really sure how to tell this story because many of the details are sketchy at best. The upshot ...
The Cumberland County SPCA was the beneficiary of “Love a Pet,” a volunteer project at Millville High School. Students made ...
Some of you may have seen recent media reports about the spread of a bacterial disease, called Leptospirosis, in dogs ...
In last week’s column, I told you how frustrating it can be at times to walk through the kennels and cat ...
Every morning when I walk into the South Jersey Regional Animal Shelter, I make touring through all the kennels and ...
At this very moment, I need you to take out your calendar and mark down “Foster Orientation at the Cumberland ...
Well, apparently my warnings in last week’s column about the downside of an exceptionally warm winter have jinxed us. Winter ...
When the students in Susan Belmonte’s fourth-grade class at The Ellison School in Vineland decided to help the animals at ...
March certainly did roar in like a lion. Along with the gusty winds, on the first day of the month ...
Those of you who have pets know that it can be expensive when unexpected medical issues pop up. There are ...
All over the country, citizens have been opening their eyes to the struggle of our wild animal co-habitants. From Sea ...
When you work at the Cumberland County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, sometimes you have a favorite. ...
I was caught in a conversation the other day that I have had many, many times in the years that ...
Jabba (Photo11: CCSPCA) I was caught in a conversation the other day that I have had many, many times in the ...
It’s the time of year when I need to remind pet owners that licenses for your dog and possibly your ...
Last week, one of our adopters reached out to us to relay the story of her “little hero,” Mugsy. Those ...
We know that good pet owners strive to care for their pets for the entire lives of their pet. But ...
We know that good pet owners strive to care for their pets for the entire lives of their pet. But ...
Well, the holidays are behind us. Time to hunker down for the next couple of months and hope that the ...
I had to write this column a few days in advance of publication, but as of the Thursday before Christmas ...
If singing along at home, think “Frosty the Snowman” … Rusty the Doberman was a sad unhappy soul, With droopy ...
In keeping with the pace set early this spring, the South Jersey Regional Animal Shelter is still functioning at max ...
Oh Henry … this poor, sweet, handsome cat. We estimate his age to be about 8 years old, and he’s ...
One of our local animal control officers came into the South Jersey Regional Animal Shelter the other day with an ...
In light of the current election, if you’re unfortunate enough to be an informed American citizen, it’s important that you ...
Need to give up a pet? Need to spare your aged and failing furry companion any more suffering? Thanks to ...
VINELAND – The Cumberland County SPCA is eager to convert your unwanted shoe stash into much needed shelter cash. Through ...
One of the most common reasons for people to surrender their pets to shelters is because of the need for ...
VINELAND – Dogs and their owners enjoyed a Hawaiian luau on Saturday thanks to the dedicated members of the Junior ...
VINELAND – Children in the Cumberland County Library’s Summer Reading Program had a great time practicing their reading skills when ...
Our Cumberland County SPCA agents worked long and hard to find a particular dog, who we named Calista. They knew ...
Last week we had two special guests in the CCSPCA shelter: our first fawns to be brought in for transport ...
Last week the world mourned the loss of another beautiful creature, Harambe, the 17-year-old silverback gorilla at the Cincinnati Zoo. ...
VINELAND – A trio of pups, rescued from a dog meat farm in South Korea, have flourished in foster care ...
Last week, a 15-year-old cat was brought to the Cumberland County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals shelter. ...
Normally when I write about my personal fostering experiences, it’s about the puppies that I take home. Truth be told, ...
The Cumberland County Library youth program had a terrific time reading to their new furry friends at the Cumberland County SPCA. ...
It’s been a year since my last “new baby and pets” column. I have written about getting ready to add ...
This past weekend, the Cumberland County SPCA was honored at St. Hubert’s Animal Welfare Center’s Canine Cotillion with a Star ...
VINELAND – For the first time in Cumberland County SPCA history, the shelter crew celebrated vacancies in all 54 cat ...
VINELAND – Three of 170 dogs rescued from South Korean meat farms arrived Thursday afternoon at the Cumberland County SPCA to ...
This may seem like a morbid question, but have any of you noticed how many dead skunks are out there ...
VINELAND – The Cumberland County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals says it’s too soon to know what will happen to ...
And the puppy saga continues. What a crazy couple of months it has been! Let’s flash back to a couple ...
Sometimes they come in droves, sometimes they come in dribs and drabs; this winter the puppies have come in one ...
On Christmas Day, we estimate Gracie would be 28 days old and finally, after her VERY rough beginning, she has ...
Last week we introduced you to our latest little project: Amazing Grace, or Gracie for short. I had intended to ...
Working in an animal shelter is always a bit of a roller coaster ride in terms of the joys and ...
We want to thank everyone that supported us at our annual pasta dinner. Once again the affair was a great ...
So, let’s talk turkey. Thursday may be a stellar day in your pet’s career of begging and stealing food from ...
Last week, I opened up my Internet to a major news site’s home page. As the headline photos and headlines ...
VINELAND — Bev Greco is the executive director of the Cumberland County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (CCSPCA), which runs a ...
At the Cumberland County SPCA, we often wonder how so many pets can be lost and not found — and ...
Adoption events are a wonderful tool to entice potential adopters; shelter animals are out of sight and out of mind, ...
Before going to Arizona for spring training, Millville-born superstar Mike Trout came home for a photo shoot with a pit ...
BRIDGETON – Police found themselves on the horns of a dilemma this week. A passer-by notified officers Tuesday morning that a ...
It’s time to clear the shelter and find forever homes for pets
Keep your pets cool, safe from summer heat
These beautiful, special ladies eager to find forever home
Taking a big step: Puppies and mother now ready for adoption
Fireworks created some trouble for this dog far from home
Looking for those who burned one kitten, killed another
Fourth of July celebrations can be too stressful on pets
Every animal has a story and needs love, including Harden
Mom and puppies happily adjusting to new life
Volunteer to become a cuddler and save a baby kitten
Be aware of the outside health threats to your pets
