Chelsea Dech of Brandywine High School chose BCHS to be the beneficiary of her senior project. Chlesea helped the animals in numerous ways,
including walking dogs, socializing cats, and collecting donations of money, cat and dog food, cat and dog treats, dog leashes, dog shampoo, towels,
and dish detergent. Chelsea's grandmother made blankets for the dogs. Chelsea also participated in National Homeless Animals' Day. Thanks Chelsea,
we can use more students like you!
Posted 11-12-08
Lilly Weaver from Columbia Cross Roads donated birthday presents to shelter animals October 4th as she celebrated her 6th birthday.
The shelter animals really love it when someone shares their birthday with them. It makes their days when they get special treats, a nice
toy or comfy blanket to rest on. Thank you Lilly for sharing your birthday with the animals at Bradford County Humane Society.
Posted 10-13-08
Shelter animals have birthdays too. It is impossible to know the birthdays of the animals that come into the shelter,
but that doesn't mean those birthdays should go unrecognized. Luckily for the animals at the shelter, nice people like
Tyler Basse of Towanda share their birthday with them. Tyler and his family adopted their dog Trixie, several years
ago and wanted to do something special for other dogs like her. Tyler celebrated his 11th birthday September 21, 2008
and elected to have friends bring treats and pet food for the animals rather than presents. Tyler is in the 5th grade and
a student at St. Agnes. Thanks to Tyler and all your friends for sharing your birthday with the shelter animals this year.
Posted 9-24-08
Chelsea Judson from LeRaysville recently celebrated her birthday with shelter animals in mind. Instead of receiving gifts Chelsea asked friends
and family to donate pet food or supplies to help the animals at the Ulster animal shelter. For her birthday, Chelsea received blankets to be used
for pet bedding, cat food, dog food, and toys. Chelsea also attended the BCHS new volunteer training to learn how she could help make a difference
in the lives of unwanted pets. Chelsea and her family also have a golden retriever and 2 cats. BCHS would like to thank Chelsea and her friends and
family for thinking of the needs of homeless animals at the shelter!
Posted 9-21-08
Girl Scout Cadet Seniors Chelsea Wahlig and Kaitlyn Wahlig, from Troop 827 recently presented BCHS with homemade pet blankets they made
from quilting material along homemade cat toys. Chelsea and Kaitlyn became new BCHS volunteers over the summer and have been working on
several projects aimed towards helping shelter animals.
Posted 9-21-08
Kelly Pakes of Rome and Robin Lutz of Serpicos Pizza and Restaurant were recently recognized for their outstanding achievement as volunteers with the Bradford County Humane Society. Kelly has been a volunteer at the Ulster animal shelter for nearly a decade. She manages the shelters website and visits the shelter weekly to take photos of new adoptable animals. She then posts the updated photos with information about each animal onto the BCHS website. She also assists with choosing the shelter featured pets for the week. Kelly’s dedication, talent and skills have helped bring awareness to the shelters mission by reaching out to people through the internet. The BCHS website has helped countless abandoned pets get a second chance. BCHS would like to express our since thanks to Kelly for being such a dedicated part of our volunteer team.
Robin Lutz and the staff at Serpicos Pizza in Wysox have also played a big part in bringing awareness to shelter animals, whether they have been abused or abandoned the Serpicos team want you to know about the wonderful animals that are at the Bradford County Humane Society. With donation cans in their store and posters on display in the front window, with photos and stories, they help bring a voice to shelter animals in many ways. BCHS truly appreciates all the efforts made by the Serpicos staff that helps bring awareness to shelter animals and animal abuse in Bradford County.
photo: Left- Kelly Pakes, middle, Carmen Arey, BCHS Business Manager, Robin Lutz and Heidi Lutz from Serpicos Pizza and Restaurant.
Posted 9-8-08
Matt Kocan of Notre Dame High School is working to earn his Eagles Scout award, the highest rank in Scouting. Matt has organized a complete overhaul of the Bradford County Humane Society memorial garden, a special place to remember our loving four legged companions that have passed.
This makeover will help beautify the grounds of the Ulster animal shelter, not only for our pets that have passed, but also for the many homeless animals still awaiting their second chance to be loved. Sullivan County 4H members and fellow Notre Dame High School seniors volunteered their time at the shelter with Matt to beautify the garden with landscaping and fresh paint to the Rainbow Bridge. The BCHS Rainbow Bridge has been a longtime symbol of where our beloved pets go to run and play until they are one day reunited with us.
You can join Matts mission to beautify Bradford County Humane Society for our special friends. You can donate your time or supplies this summer and fall and give something back to our four legged companions who have brought us friendship and unconditional love. Contact Carmen at BCHS at (570) 888-2114 or email bradfordchs@cqservices.com Needed: removal of bushes (chainsaw needed for this), weeds and poison ivy, bags of mulch or white rocks to line dog path, mowing and other landscaping.
A number of area businesses also donated supplies to help with the project. BCHS would particularly like to thank the following businesses for their outstanding generosity for providing essential building supplies for this project: Milanhurst Nurseries, Agway, Rainbow Gardens & Gifts in Towanda, Lowes in Sayre, Wysox Sand & Gravel, Bishops Hardware in Ulster, Wal-Mart in Sayre and Souto Mould in Milan.
BCHS would also like to thank the following volunteers for their outstanding achievement: Matt, Art and Linda Kocan, James Dewey, Matt Constantine, Ryan Davis, Chris Matthews, and Sullivan
County 4H volunteers: Regan McCarty, Julie Polcrack, Kelsey Leljedal, Melissa Krause, Michele Potuck, Jackie Marchant, Anna and Bill Cermack, and Jeanine Richlin.
Posted 8-8-08, update 9-8-08
This past week I was greeted by 8 year old, Lanaya Kenyon from Troy. Lanaya had come to make a donation to benefit the homeless animals at Bradford County Humane Society. Always curious of what sparks the interest of our
younger generation to give to our cause, I asked Lanaya if she was making a donation as part of a girl scout, 4H or similar project. She explained that her donation was not part of any club project, but a gift that she had collected from
members of her church, Leona United Methodist in Troy.
Lay Minister Jody Kenyon had given one dollar to every child in the congregation and told them to “make it grow”. Lanaya made her dollar grow by asking fellow church members to match her dollar as a gift to the humane society.
Several church members matched her dollar, accompanied with letters to God. This act of kindness and generosity from someone so young really touched my heart. I wanted to share this story and encourage anyone and everyone,
regardless of age, to continue Lanaya’s mission and make your dollar grow to help an animal in need.
Photo: Lanaya Kenyon and her grandmother Joan Grace
Lanaya’s act of kindness will help animals like Sorry, a Rottweiler/ German Shepherd. Sorry was spotted by several people running as a stray in the Milan area for days until the one day he was spotted covered with blood. He had
been shot. A scattered gun shot wound to his right leg left him unable to use his leg, the injury draining him of life and energy. Humane Officers were then called and Sorry was taken to the Humane Society in Ulster, where he was soon
treated by a local vet. He is now on his road to recovery, but every day is a challenge. He will need special attention and vet care for several weeks until his leg properly heals. We may never know who or why Sorry was shot, but we hope
Lanaya’s act of kindness can encourage others to start their own “make it grow” mission and help him and other animals who have been mistreated and/ or abandoned.
Photo: Sorry
Posted 8-8-08
10 year old Mikayla Saunders from Alba set up collection boxes in area stores and held a bake sale in Canton in July to raise money to help shelter animals at the Bradford County Humane
Society for a Clever Clover 4H project. With the money raised, Mikayla bought large bags of dog and cat food, leashes, collars, brushes, and lots of toys and treats for the shelter animals.
She wanted to do something special for shelter animals that do not have a home because she truly loves all animals. She has a Collie named Shadow, 2 cats Skittle and Riddle and 4 rabbits at home.
Thanks for thinking of our special animals Mikayla!
Posted 8-8-08
Names have been chosen for the BCHS Name the Puppies Contest. BCHS staff hand picked their favorite names from all of the entries submitted by BCHS volunteers.
Did we choose one of your names? Check the list and see. Thank you to all the volunteers who helped us with this contest. We had a lot of really good names to choose from,
thanks for making naming the puppies so much fun. Six of the puppies have found homes.
posted 6-16-08, updated 6-23-08
Haley Edsell, age 12 and Brittany Meyers age 15, from Northeast Bradford School could not stand by and do nothing after hearing about neglected
horses recently seized by Bradford County Humane Officers. "My mom is who told me about this one day after my riding lesson. The next day I told my
friend all about it. Then we started to try to book places for fundraisers. We were so devastated by the pictures that we knew we had to book someplace
to help" Edsell says. With the help of her friend Brittany, together they organized a benefit car wash to help the seized horses. "I was motivated to help as
I desire to become a veterinarian when I get older and the fact that animals need our help" Meyers said.
A charity car wash will be held at the P&C grocery story in Wysox, Saturday, June 7th from 10am - 5pm with the help of friends and fellow students.
All proceeds will go to the Bradford County Humane Officer Fund to help provide medical care, food and supplies for the 10 seized horses. For more
information on this recent horse seizure and ways you can help these neglected go to
www.freewebs.com/bchssavethehorses
Haley has a love for horses and currently takes riding lessons. She also has one cat and 3 dogs.
posted 6-4-08
Mary Meehan recently held a Pancake Dinner to benefit BCHS seized horses as part of her senior project for Wyalusing Valley High School.
Mary raised over $200.00 in dinners, donations and a 50/50 raffle at St. Mary's Hall in Wyalusing. Her donation will be used specifically to treat the horses.
Thank you Mary!
Jessica Vanderpool recently organized a Rabies Clinic in an effort to earn her Girl Scout Gold award. Jessica set of donation boxes at area
businesses including Sandy's Grooming, Cargill, Nancy's Animal House and other businesses. These donations were presented to BCHS at the Rabies
Clinic at Towanda Fire Hall May 17th. Thanks to Jessica and all the vendors and businesses who participated and made donations to the shelter.
posted 6-4-08
Sullivan County Elementary students recently held a penny drive to help the animals at the Bradford County Humane Society.
Their efforts helped to raise over $300.00. Humane Officers Katrina Fleming and Kevin Morse visited SCES with Dusty, a Cocker
Spaniel from the shelter, to thank the students for their efforts. The students enjoyed a presentation given by the BCHS humane officers
and asked some good questions.
posted 5-28-08
The fifth grade enrichment students at Towanda Area Elementary School recently finished a business unit. Under the direction of Mrs. Meredith Lezak,
the students were exposed to many of the facets of owning a business including deciding on a product to produce, planning materials and facilities, securing
capital, creating advertising, bookkeeping, and practicing sales techniques. The group decided to give their money to a local charity. The students chose to
give the money they raised from the sale of their products to the Bradford County Humane Society in Ulster. The Humane Society in turn gave the class a
presentation on the many services they offer along with some feel good adoption stories. Pictured above are, front row, left to right: Mimi Isenberg, Simon
Smith, Hannah Innocenzo, Carmen Arey from the Humane Society with Dusty; second row: Justin Dickerson, Logan Daly; third row: Caroline Vana, Alliesha
Koss, Kayla Brown, and Zamien Benditt.
posted 5-27-08
Pictured: (1) Left: Mrs. Beirne-Getz, Kindergarten Teacher, Jan Morrow Primary School and right: Ali Sparrow
(2) Left: WVHS Senior Colleen Cobb, right: Carmen Arey, BCHS Business Manager
Jan Morrow Primary School teacher, Mrs. Beirne-Getz, recently presented donations on behalf of her kindergarten students. Mrs. Beirne-Getz asked the
children to consider making a donation to benefit the many animals at the Ulster animal shelter instead of bringing her Christmas gifts this past December. Items
were collected the month of December and delivered personally by Mrs. Beirne-Getz and 6th grade Towanda student, Ali Sparrow. Donations from the children
included; pet food, supplies and blankets.
In addition to the kindness of the Kindergarten students from Jan Morrow Primary School, Wyalusing Valley High School Seniors, Colleen Cobb and Craig
Fenton recently presented the Bradford County Humane Society with a generous gift. As part of their senior project the two seniors held a volleyball tournament to
raise funds to benefit the many homeless or neglected animals in their area. Cobb said they had a "Pay to Play" tournament, admission fees as well as a concession
stand, all to raise money to help the animals. Cobb and Fenton presented the shelter with a check for $350.00 along with blankets and towels for the animals.
"We truly appreciate the kindness and thoughtfulness of all of these students and we are grateful Mrs. Beirne-Getz who has taught her students a valuable
life lesson about human kindness and giving to others less fortunate" said a BCHS spokesperson. To learn how your classroom or group can help homeless animals
call Bradford County Humane Society (570) 888-2114.
posted 1-4-08
December birthdays bring a special Christmas gift to the pets at Bradford County Humane Society this year. Friends and classmates,
Brynn Martin and Shannon Raezer of Mrs. Collins 3rd grade class at Ulster Elementary recently celebrated their 9th birthday together. Instead
of asking for gifts this year, these two girls asked friends and classmates to donate something for the animals for the holidays. These girls are no
strangers of animals, Brynn has a Golden Retriever named Molly and Shannon shares her home with a variety of pets from 4 dogs to guinea pigs.
Nicholas (9) and Nathan (8) Maylock of Towanda also celebrated this season of giving. As part of their December birthdays, their wish was
to help give animals a special Christmas gift by putting the needs of abandoned or neglected animals first.
Together, Brynn and Shannon, Nicholas and Nathan, and all of their friends, helped the animals at the Ulster animal shelter this holiday season
with their generous donations of pet food, treats, and toys. While some of the animals at the shelter may not get the gift of a new home and loving
family, the generosity and kindness of these students have given them a gift a love.
While we would love to see all of our animals get a loving home, adopting a new pet for Christmas can be a traumatic experience for a new pet.
We encourage you to visit the Bradford County Humane Society after the hustle and bustle and holiday chaos. Come and visit Rachael, a very sweet,
2 year old hound mix, Cookie, a gentle natured, Labrador Retriever mix, or Oreo, a sweet and loving female pitbill mix. We also have neutered cats
and new kittens available. Click the "AVAILABLE PETS" link at left to view a complete list of wonderful pets waitng for a loving home.
On behalf of all the staff at Bradford County Humane Society we wish everyone in the community a very wonderful holiday season!
posted 12-18-07
Wyalusing Elementary students, 5th grader Katie Benjamin and her brother Isaac Benjamin, expressed their early holiday spirit by organizing a special fundraiser to give
Christmas to the homeless and neglected animals at Bradford County Humane Society. Each class at Wyalusing Elementary participated in their "Christmas For
the Animals" fundraiser by collecting donations, pet food and supplies. Their efforts helped to raise over $300.00 worth of donations for the Ulster animal shelter.
Pictured is the class who collected the most donations, Mrs. Otis' fifth grade class. "Can we do it again next year?" Katie asked as donation cans were collected
from her school. Bradford Co. Humane Society would like to extend their thanks to ALL who participated in the first "Christmas for the Animals" fundraiser. We
know Katie and her brother look forward to doing their fundraiser again next year. "It is these acts of kindness from the children of our community that really
make us smile" says a staff member from the Ulster animal shelter. "We are really touched when we see kids join together to show that you don't have to be big to
make a big difference, thank you to all the students and staff at Wyalusing Elementary", said Carmen Arey, BCHS Business Manager.
posted 11-28-07
Instead of accepting gifts for their 13th birthday, Samantha and Olivia Morse, twin sisters from Troy Middle School, asked for donations that could help the
animals at Bradford County Humane Society. The donations they delivered by truck included: 9 large bags of dog food, about 40 cans of cat food, lots of treats,
toys, leashes and collars. We are truly grateful for the generosity and thoughtfulness of these sisters. What a way to mark your first teenage birthday girls!
Thanks for including us in your birthday celebration. We would like to extend a Big Thanks to you and all of your wonderful friends who made a donation.
Your random act of kindness will help ensure the animals at our shelter have food and treats. Thank You from the staff, and animals at BCHS!
posted 10-26-07
When James Homan of Athens decided to pursue an Eagle Scout award, he thought the Bradford County Humane Society might be a worthy receiver.
He was right because the Society can always use another dog walk trail and that is what James wanted to accomplish. Over several (hot) days in September,
James, accompanied by his father, worked hard to clear a path through the property's tangled overgrowth. Thanks to James, the Ulster shelter now has a
second dog walk for their volunteers and adopters to use. The Eagle Scout project is the highest level of achievement a Boy Scout can earn. The Humane
Society, not to mention the dogs there, certainly feel he has earned it!
Photo: James Homan loads up some of the equipment needed to start the trail shown on the right.
Posted 10-1-07
The Bradford County Humane Society recently received a donation earned through the creative fundraiser efforts of two young women,
Annalis Tilley and Hope Raezer, both of Ulster. The two friends decided that they could hold a raffle during their family's Labor Day campout weekend.
They sold raffle tickets with one of the winnings listed as a four wheeler! The joke was on the ticket buyers however, because the 4-wheeler was a plastic
one purchased at a dime store. They said no one had a problem with their joke since the proceeds went to the shelter. Annalis has raised money for
BCHS in the past, via holding a lemonade stand during her mother's yard sales. Together the two girls own 6 dogs, 1 cat, 2 guinea pigs, 2 goats,
1 pig and an assortment of gold fish.
Photo: Annalis Tilley (left) and Hope Raezer pause for a photo-op with shelter dog, Gucci, after visiting the shelter to drop off their fundraiser raffle donation.
Posted 10-1-07
The Bradford County Humane Society has been donated a large amount of pet food and supplies thanks to the big heart of a little lady, Abby Coon,
of Towanda. Abby turned 8 years old on Sept. 11th and when planning her birthday party, decided she has "too many toys." Instead of accepting gifts
from her 20+ friends and family, she asked them to give donations towards the shelter’s pets. Thanks to Abby's big heart, two car loads of supplies
were donated! Abby tells us that she currently owns one dog, two cats and one kitten, a cockatiel, two fish and two hermit crabs.
Photo: Abby Coon visits with BCHS shelter puppy, Link, while her birthday donations are being unpacked.
Posted 10-1-07
The Bradford County Humane Society was recently visited by two members of the Endless Mountains Horse
and Pony club. Tricia Hojnowski of Alba (left) and Samantha Morse of Burlington came to the shelter to fulfill a portion
of their 4-H Dog Project.
While there they visited the cat room and spent time with the dogs. Harley, a Husky at the shelter, received a much
needed brushing by the girls. He was also asked to pose with them for a photo, which he was happy to do.
Posted 7-6-07
Bradford County Humane Society wishes to thank Sydney Hill of Athens for her birthday contribution of dog
and cat food. Sydney turned 14 recently and for the second year in a row, requested that her friends and family gift
her with pet care items. Sydney says her friends like this option because it is easier than choosing something personal.
Sydney likes it too because when she drops off her gifts, she visits with the pets at the shelter. In the photo she
meets shelter puppy, Greer. Sydney also has her own dog, a Golden Retriever named Thor.
Posted 7-6-07
The Bradford County Humane Society recently held a successful Dog Walkathon. On the afternoon of June 3rd, volunteers who raised donations prior
to the event, walked the shelter's dogs. The group followed the Merill Parkway with an interlude at the boat launch for the dogs' sniffing enjoyment.
Afterwards refreshments were served at Osram Sylvania.
What is doubly good about this fundraiser, said BCHS board member, Claudia Goodenow, is that the dogs could have an outing, while helping raise
money on their behalf. Special thanks to Osram Sylvania for providing the use of their facilities and to local schools that approved the Walkathon as a
community service event for their students.
Photo: BCHS volunteers walking shelter dog, Sparky, during the shelter's Walkathon fundraiser
Posted 6-19-07
Photo: Working together to raise funds for the Bradford County Humane Society are members of the 4-H County Council. From left to right:
William Marchant, Tracy Dunlap, Jackie Marchant, Julie Polcrack, Markay Richlin, Regan McCarty and Rebecca Hamilton. Absent from the photo are
leaders Linda McDonald and Jeannine Richlin.
Posted 6-15-07
posted 5-29-07
Bradford County Humane Society's pets are now sporting a new look thanks to Towanda High School's Home Ec class. When teacher Deb
Driscoll decided on the spring project for her sewing classes, she wanted to include the pets at the humane society. With this in mind, her students
Amanda Weinman, Jordan Wright, Zach Blumenauer, Jesse Johnson, Scott Allis, Melinda Ayres, Jesse Chesla, Anna Marie Cuddy, Kalie Ritts,
Connie Williams, Marissa Mowry and Zach Bailey, agreed to make dog vests and cat blankets. This spring the humane society received beautifully
quilted cat blankets and a variety of dog vests sporting the words: "BCHS" and "Adopt Me". Thanks to their efforts, shelter dogs are proudly
showing off their new vests at fundraisers. If you see shelter cats snuggled comfortably into quilted blankets, you can bet they were made, not in
China, but in Deb Driscoll's Home Ec room.
Photo caption: High school students Katie Ritts (left) and Anna Marie Cuddy prepare to sew pet jackets and cat blankets for the Bradford County Humane Society.
posted 5-15-07
Throughout April 15 to 21st, National Volunteer Week, the Bradford County Humane Society would like to honor the hundreds of volunteers who have kept the
Ulster shelter functioning for over 32 years. From socializing pets to working at fundraisers, to baking cookies and hanging posters, to transporting pets and donating
dog coops; from calling in cruelty cases, to bringing in lost pets, to raising and dropping off supplies, and in so many ways, we recognize that you have given unselfishly
to support this cause. Without the assistance of volunteers, our mission of alleviating pain and suffering of animals and promoting the humane treatment of all living things,
would not be possible. Thank you, shelter volunteers, for creating so many happy endings for so many of our needy animal companions for so many years. The BCHS
Board and staff thank you each and every one of you.
Posted 4-17-07
Bradford County Humane Society volunteers, Katelin Purdy and Caroline Vana of Towanda, offered to help shelter dog, Herman, get brushed up while the shelter bathtub was being repaired.
Herman approved of his clean up and added many appreciative noises to enhance their efforts. Both girls are from Towanda. Caroline owns one cat while Katelin’s family has 5 fish, 5 birds,
5 rabbits, 2 dogs and 4 cats. Caroline, Katelin and Amber Benjamin (not in photo) have been coming to the shelter on Saturdays to help socialize the cats and dogs. It's often hard to tell whether
the pets or the girls are having more fun!
Representatives of the Xi Gamma Sigma Chapter of the Beta Sigma Phi Society appeared with the Robins this month to drop off their chapters' annual donation to the Bradford County Humane Society.
Standing in front of the shelter are (left to right) Joyce Edling, vice president and Alice Wilt, city council representative. Both are co-chairmen of the service committee. Their society has been in existence for over
75 years and is international in its constituency.
Donators to the Bradford County Humane Society come from all ages judging by donator, Marabeth Boardman of Towanda. Marabeth requested animal supplies for the shelter as gifts for her recent fourth birthday.
She then visited the shelter to drop off her gifts and visit with some of the shelter pets. Marabeth tells us she owns one dog, a 13 year old cat that was adopted from a shelter, and one fish. Marabeth is possibly the
Society's youngest donator to date.
This winter the Bradford County Humane Society was visited by the Sullivan County Trail Trotters Horse and Pony 4-H Club. Each year the club, which emphasizes learning and community leadership,
chooses a project to help another organization. For 2006 they decided to help out the pets at the Ulster shelter because they felt it is "another entity that combines their love of animals with their ability to raise money."
Club members collected donations of supplies from friends and relatives and delivered the items during their visit to the shelter in late December.
In the photo are club members (L to R) Casey Davis, Courtney Hope, Natalie Bird, Megan Selleck, Carmen Hope, Gerry Richlan and leaders Kristin Gutosky and Debbie Gutosky.
Bradford County Humane Society recently offered an introductory humane education presentation at the Ulster shelter to a group of 20 BCHS volunteers. Joe Buttito, the society's dog behaviorist/trainer
used shelter dogs to demonstrate dog behaviors that indicate how they feel. He also gave tips regarding how to minimize stress for your dog and how to recognize their aggressive warning signals. There was
a question and answer period at the end of the presentation. Pizzas for lunch were donated by the Ulster Dandy Mini-Mart. In the photo are Joe Buttito with shelter dog, Bandit, and (L to R) Jody Miller,
Linda Clark, Elizabeth Vana and Amber Benjamin.
The Bradford County Humane Society was recently visited by the Junior Girl Scout Troop # 255 from Canton. The troop decided to gather needed supplies for the shelter by sponsoring a
Christmas movie and inviting the entire Sugar Creek Girl Scout unit. Admission to the movie was a donation to the shelter. The girls then delivered the donations and enjoyed a tour of the facility.
In the shelter's cat room, they visited with shelter cat, Josie, and had their photo taken (left to right) Heidi Route, Trisha Brown, Brittany Chaapel, Katie Sparling and Hayley Hafner. Absent from
the photo is troop leader, Betsy Sparling.
Bradford County Humane Society would like to welcome Colin Sutcliffe of Towanda. Colin joined us as a volunteer
because he felt the animals housed here "need love and help." Colin also recently adopted one of our senior dogs,
Dale (in photo), because he was impressed by Dale's gentlemanly manners. Thanks for helping our homeless pets Colin.
We can put love and help to good use around here!
Super duper raffle tickets sellers Abby and Sarah Slocum pause for a picture with the BCHS raffle quilt at the
Apple-Cheese Festival. The girls sold almost $500 worth of tickets of tickets at the two day event. Way to go Abby and Sarah!
Thanks for your help!
If you happened to be driving along routes 6, 187, 87, and 220 on June 10th and noticed a group of motorcyclists
zipping by, you were probably witnessing the "Leah Gallup high school class project fundraiser" in action. This spring Leah,
a high school junior from Towanda Area Junior Senior High wanted to get started on her senior class project and since her
family are motorcycle enthusiasts and she loves pets, decided why not join the two. Leah decided to hold a motorcycle rally
for the Bradford County Humane Society. So Leah enlisted the help of her family to post signs up in their workplace and she
posted them at her high school. She then planned a 60 mile ride and asked participants to sign in by making a $10 donation.
To cover all areas, Leah enlisted Charlie Dull of Wyalusing to follow the group with a truck and trailer in case of breakdowns.
CraftMaster Manufacturing Inc. (CMI) agreed to let the rally begin and end at their company pavilion in Wysox. With the help
of her mother, Laurie Taylor and Jackie Johnson (CMI) to cook, and with donations from CMI, a barbecue luncheon was
offered at the end of the ride. Leah also welcomed and gathered animal supplies from any who didn't ride but wanted to
donate. As you may have witnessed on June 10th, Leah's project was a big success. In one day's time Leah raised both
cash and donations for the humane society. The shelter and the shelter pets thank Leah her for picking them for this, her
"pet" project.
The Board of the Bradford County Humane Society was recently treated to a book reading by an aspiring 12-year-old novelist, Aubri Mosier of Ulster.
It was the story of Aubri's volunteering at the shelter in the summer of 2005
and her adoption of one of the abandoned puppies who arrived while she was there.
Aubri said that when she started her work at the shelter her mother told her she was not to bring home "even a spider."
But this particular beagle-lab mix managed to find his way into Aubri's, and then into her family's heart.
Aubri, in conjunction with her teacher, Mrs. O'Connor of Northeast Bradford Elementary, wrote and illustrated this true
life story. Aubri then donated a hardbound copy to the shelter, entitled "Mitchel's Life."
Aubri is continuing her volunteer work at the shelter this summer, which she plans to fit in around her active sports schedule.
When Mrs. Carl's third grade read about animals this spring, they decided
they would like to help the Bradford County Humane Society. To do so they
challenged the entire Lynch/Bustin Elementary School in Athens to donate
supplies. In return they would sponsor a party for the winning grade. The
response took three people with a dolly to unload the "over 500 items" they
collected. Pictured are two of the unloaders, Mrs. Carl and her assistant's
daughter, Jordan Kerrick. Though the official winners of the contest were
Mrs.Kreiders' 4th grade class, the real winners are the pets at the shelter.
Thank you, Lynch/Bustin Elementary!
The gardens around the Bradford County Humane Society received a pleasant spring face-lift on Memorial Day
Saturday when 4-H club members from Sullivan County volunteered their expertise as part of their 2006 4-H
County Council community service. The group consisting of (Left to Right) Julie Polcrack, Kelley Dieffenbach,
Regan McCarty, Jeannine Richlin (leader), and Markay Richlin, spent the morning weeding and then planting various
flowering plants that they contributed. They then spent the afternoon romping with the shelter's canine residents. It was a
tossup as to whether the girls or the dogs had more fun.
6-2-06
BCHS would like to welcome our new Pet Therapist, Alice Durham from Sayre, and her canine companion, Cinnamon,
who will soon be familiar monthly visitors at the Martha Lloyd senior residences in Troy.
Pet visits to such facilities are viewed as therapeutic because the animals offer unconditional, nonjudgmental love and
affection.
Research has shown that introducing pets into nursing homes or similar organizations serves to enhance social interaction
and improve people's moods.
Bradford County Humane Society supports this valued service and offers it throughout Bradford County. If you are
interested in becoming a Pet Therapist volunteer, come to the Ulster shelter and ask for more information.
The Bradford County Humane Society has been invited to team with the Bradford County libraries during this summer's
literacy programs entitled "Paws, Claws, Scales, Tales" and "Paws to Read." Beginning in April, Joe Buttito and his famed
German Shepherd, Alpha (in photo), began making rounds to demonstrate proper ways to live with and care for animals.
Joe, a certified dog behaviorist/trainer and a volunteer for the shelter, has been helping BCHS spread the word about animals
and their care since 2004.
BCHS welcomes our newest volunteer, Brittany Lowen of Towanda, who has been joining us on Saturdays to help
out wherever she is needed. Sometimes she walks the dogs, sometimes she socializes with the cats, she's even bathed our
cat, Mosey (in the photo). Recently Brittany worked miracles with a very large donation of used printer cartridges. She
spent several ink-spattered, grueling hours packaging over 80 lbs. worth so they can be shipped toward our
Cash For Critters recycling refund. Thank you Brittany! Both our staff and our pets appreciate the time you’ve shared
with us.
Brittany tells Mosey how wonderful he smells now that he got his first bath.
8 Year Old Lanaya Kenyon "Makes it Grow" for BCHS
10 year Old Mikayla Saunders Collects Donations for BCHS
RESULTS OF THE VOLUNTEER "NAME THE PUPPIES" CONTEST ANNOUNCED
Abby - Kelly Pakes
Buster - Kiona Monk
Chase - Kelly Pakes
Destiny - Ray Hajduga
Emmie- Ray Hajduga
Faith - Kelly Pakes
Gweyn - Robin Adair
Hanna - The Fettermans
Iggy - Kiona Monk
Jake - Robin Lutz
AREA TEEN GIRLS ORGANIZE CAR WASH TO BENEFIT ABUSED HORSES
AREA STUDENTS SUPPORT BCHS
SULLIVAN COUNTY ELEMENTARY STUDENTS RAISE OVER $300 FOR BCHS
TOWANDA 5TH GRADE ENRICHMENT CLASS DONATES CLASS PROJECT PROCEEDS TO BCHS
A LESSON IN HUMAN KINDNESS AND CHARITY
December Birthdays Means Christmas for the Animals at Ulster Shelter
Wyalusing Elementary Students Give Back for the Holidays
Morse Sisters celebrate 13th Birthday with donations to Bradford County Humane Society
EAGLE SCOUT PROJECT BENEFITS SHELTER DOGS
LOCAL GIRLS HOLD RAFFLE TO BENEFIT FOR SHELTER
ABBY COON COLLECTS PET FOOD DONATIONS FOR HER BIRTHDAY
4H members visit BCHS
Snydney Hill Collects Pet Food Donations for her Birthday
BCHS holds Shelter Dog Walkathon
Sullivan County 4H members hold plant sale for BCHS
The Bradford County Humane Society would like to thank the Sullivan County 4-H members who spent a sunny Saturday fundraising at the shelter.
The group arrived early to dig up and pot a wide variety of flowering plants that were growing there in abundance, They set up a stand on the shelter
grounds (see photo) and then sold plants throughout the day. When the frenzy of plant purchases decreased, members of the group visited with shelter
cats and dogs. The proceeds were substantial and a good time was had by all, including the shelter pets.
CVS Employees Hold Fundraiser
Bradford County Humane Society would like to extend thanks to Towanda's CVS employees. They recently held a "Jeans Day" fundraiser on behalf of the shelter,
collecting monetary donations and filling a designated box with pet food and toys. Representative staff, Missi Brown, dropped off the donations and, as luck would
have it, chose a day when the shelter's volunteer photographer was in-house.
Towanda High School Students Sew for Shelter Pets
BCHS THANKS VOLUNTEERS
GIRL SCOUTS DONATE HOMEMADE CATNIP TOYS
The cats at the Bradford County Humane Society recently had an extra-special playtime when the Girl Scout Troop 436 delivered a box of their personally handsewn catnip toys.
This junior troop from Towanda, composed of (left to right) Cassandra Berry, Kaitlin Hallabuk and Beth Sturdevant, made the toys as part of their Bronze Award Project.
They also spent a Sunday afternoon gathering supplies for the shelter by asking shoppers at a local grocery store to make donations.
The Bronze Award Project is the highest award a junior Girl Scout can achieve. It took the girls three years to fulfill all the requirements including this final, 15 hour long, community service project.
Their decision to help the animals was a unanimous one, they said, because they all love animals. Cassandra owns two cats, Kaitlin owns a dog, a rabbit and a cat and Beth owns two dogs.
Herman, a favorite shelter beagle, agreed to pose with the girls before they visited the cat room to hand out the toys.
Posted 4-4-07
Weekly Volunteers Groom Shelter Dog
Posted 3-23-07
Xi Gamma Sigmam Chapter Donates Supplies to BCHS
Posted 3-19-07
Local Girl Scout organizes Fundraiser for BCHS
The Bradford County Humane Society received donations in January acquired through a fundraiser sponsored by Brittany Hajuga (in photo) of Sheshequin.
Brittany is a Junior Girl Scout who is earning her Bronze Award medal by becoming involved in community related activities. Because Brittany loves animals,
she decided to start by holding a "Skate for the Animals" fundraiser and invited other Girl Scouts to attend and donate. Brittany also applied to be a BCHS
volunteer and has been helping socialize the animals at the shelter as part of her Bronze medal requirements.
Posted 3-2-07
Locke Sisters Collect Donations for Birthdays
In February, the Bradford County Humane Society enjoyed a visit by the Locke sisters, Courtney, Erica and Abby of Towanda. They were in to drop off pet supplies gathered from Courtney's birthday party.
Courtney said she decided to ask for shelter supplies instead of birthday gifts this year because it "sounded cool" to do so. Erica agreed and said she wants to do the same thing for her birthday.
Abby, at 15 months, did not make a comment we could translate but we think she agreed this was "cool." The girls have four cats at home.
Left to right: Toyko the cat, Courtney and Erica Locke.
Erica, Candi the cat, and Courtney
Posted 2-24-07
Senior Project Benefits BCHS
Bradford County Humane Society would like to thank Kesha DeKay of Sayre.
Kesha raised funds for the Ulster shelter as part of her Athens Area High School Senior Project. She did this by providing a bake sale and a basket raffle at Nocchi's Restaurant where she works.
After delivering the money she raised, Kesha paid a visit to the cat room for a special thank you from shelter cat "Farmer". She has one dog of her own.
Kesha DeKay receives a thank-you smooch from Farmer.
Posted 2-24-07
Brother and Sister Collect Donations for Birthdays
The Bradford County Humane Society was recently gifted, for the fourth year in a row, by Ashley and Clayton Mount of Towanda. The sister and brother accepted pet supplies from
friends and family in place of their January and February birthday gifts. They said they feel that an annual contribution to animals in need is a fun way to use their birthdays. Along for
the ride was their friend, Erica Esajas of Columbia Crossroads, who helped deliver the donations. All three then enjoyed a visit with the shelter pets.
(left to right) Erica Esajas, Ashley and Clayton Mount.
Posted 2-17-07
Four Year Old Donates Supplies To BCHS For Birthday
Posted 2-16-07
Sullican County Horse Lovers Visit BCHS
Posted 2-6-07
BCHS Volunteers Receive Training in Dog Behavior
Posted 1-31-07
Girls Scouts Raise Money for BCHS
Posted 1-30-07
Brothers collect birthday donations for shelter
Getting into the spirit of Christmas were Nicholas (front) and Nathan Maylock of Towanda, who visited the Bradford
County Humane Society to drop off donations. This is the second year the brothers, both born in December, asked their
friends to give them animal supplies for birthday gifts. At home they tend to the needs of their two cats, Simon and Sandy,
who were adopted from the shelter years ago. They also have turtles and fish. Special thanks to both young men for
including the shelter's pets during this season of giving.
Added 12-18-06
BCHS Welcomes Volunteer Colin Sutliffe
Added 11-30-06
Super Raffle Ticket Sellers!
added 10-9-06
Motorcycle ride becomes pet project for BCHS
Leah Gallup stands in front of her "live"
high school project.
added 7-5-06
BCHS volunteer writes about it
added 7-5-06
Lynch/Bustin Elementary supports BCHS
Mrs Carl and Jordan Kerrick
6-23-06
4-H Club visits BCHS
Introducing our New Pet Therapy Volunteers: Alice and Cinnamon
4-16-06
BCHS participates in Bradford County Library Pet Education Programs
4-16-06
New Volunteer Brittany Lowen
..3-12-06