In 1955 Ella Merle and her daughter Dede Kline rose to an auspicious challenge of helping animals who had fallen through the cracks of society in Columbia County. Through their dedication and exhaustive efforts, one small building with five dog kennels has today become a multi-faceted animal welfare organization holding up to sixty dogs and one hundred cats.

Over the last six decades CGHS/SPCA has expanded its services in the community to include low-cost veterinary services (serving more than two thousand animals each year); a food bank (providing 25,000 pounds of free food annually to families in need); stray dog housing, assisting law enforcement with cruelty cases; community outreach; and humane education.

Adoption application

Location
111 Humane Society Rd
Hudson, NY 12534

Visiting hours
Monday – Saturday
11:30am – 4pm
Sundays by Appt. ONLY

Contact & more info
www.cghs.org
(518) 828-6044
info@cghs.org

Zeke

Zeke is an almost 3-year-old Cattle Dog mix. He was adopted from us in 2023 and unfortunately returned after a year, at no fault of his own. Zeke’s an easy going pup that absolutely loves people! He’s playful at times, and he loves his squeaky toys. He needs to be tested with other animals, and older kids are best for him.

Learn more about Zeke here!
You can find the CGHS adoption application here!