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OLEAN — The SPCA in Cattaraugus County will host a Fall Open House 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday to celebrate improvements that have occurred at its head...

How many times have you hesitated to visit the SPCA, or any animal shelter, because it breaks your heart to see so many cats and dogs in need of homes...

If only animals could talk. What stories we would hear from Hank Aaron, who is quite a character, and a staff and volunteer favorite at the SPCA. “He’...

A Wirt man and his son are charged with animal cruelty by New York State Police in connection with the seizure last month of 140 animals by the SPCA S...

It was a case of bad luck … turned into good luck. When the Tractor Supply store in Arcade had a water pipe burst early Jan. 13, employees arrived to ...

OLEAN — For the past few years, volunteers at the Christmas/Holiday Store in the Olean Center Mall have dedicated their time to selling crafts and gif...

Olean Police • Wednesday, 10:11 p.m., police received a report of two dogs that were running loose on North Sixth Street. A neighbor reported that the...

Expect to see the first edition of a new SPCA annual newsletter after Thanksgiving. There will be updates on what’s been going on with the animals and...

DEAR SPCA: My large, mixed-breed dog pulls very hard on the leash when going for walks, making my arms sore. Any ideas to get her to stop pulling so h...

OLEAN — The Olean Police Department shot a dog Friday morning after responding to a report of a dog running at large. Olean police received a call fro...

Syrah arrived at the SPCA in Cattaraugus County more than a year and a half ago, in terrible condition. She had lost much of her hair, was covered in ...

As everyone knows, running an animal rescue and adoption center like the SPCA isn’t an easy job. Although most people love animals, enough donations f...

COLDSPRING — The Cattaraugus County Sheriff’s Office is searching for an Ohio man who allegedly abandoned nearly a dozen cows on his Coldspring proper...

ASHFORD — Eighty-five pigs, many severely emaciated, were seized this week from two unheated barns on Folts Road in Ashford. The Cattaraugus County Sh...

CARING: Like a top emergency room team, staff and volunteers are always at the ready when an animal in trouble is brought in. A blind dog, a deaf cat,...

OLEAN — Two dogs have eluded both police and the SPCA in Olean over the last few days. Olean police first received a report approximately 5:30 p.m. Tu...

OLEAN — When Mikayla King first brought a foster dog named Duck to her Allegany home in late May, he was somewhat unruly as well as agitated by the fa...

LITTLE VALLEY — Cattaraugus County lawmakers will hold a public hearing Wednesday on a proposed local law designed to collect a new surcharge on prepa...