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About Us
Mission Statement | History | Staff | Board of Directors
PO Box 40
304 Howes Cave Road
Howes Cave, NY 12092
P: 518-296-8390
Email: assv@midtel.net
Tues-Sun: 1-3pm
"We are a no-kill shelter, and do not breed discriminate. Ours is the only shelter in our county for both cats and dogs. We are funded by donations, and pay for our veterinary care and medications. We are a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, with all donations being tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law."
History
The Animal Shelter of Schoharie Valley, Inc. was founded in 1975 by residents of Schoharie County
who were disturbed by the plight of the many hungry, abused, and stray animals in the county. These
concerned community members raised the funds to build our first shelter building located at 304
Howes Cave Road in the town of Howes Cave. Here they were able to start rescuing and caring for
these abandoned animals until they could adopt them out into loving homes. Although the shelter
was in use for many years it soon became too small for the number of homeless animals that were
being rescued in Schoharie County.
In 2010, the community raised the money necessary to build an up-to-date shelter with more space
and amenities for the increased needs of homeless animals in our county. The new shelter was built
on the same property where the original shelter stood. This new building is still in use today and can
house up to 33 dogs and 50 cats.
In the Spring of 2023, the Animal Shelter of Schoharie Valley received a very generous donation
from Nicholas Juried and was also awarded a NYS Companion Animal Capital Fund Grant. With
these funds, the shelter plans to build a state of the art vet clinic to care for the animals that are
housed at the shelter. In addition, the ASSV Board of Directors plans to provide low cost spay and
neuter clinics for Schoharie County residents in order to decrease the number of unwanted kitten
births in our county.
Our Staff
Executive Director: |
Maggie Jackman-Pryor |
Assistant Manager: |
Jamie B. |
Veterinary Medical Director: |
Aprille Hadsell, DVM |
Staff: |
Deziray F. |
| Aleah S. | |
| Camay L. |
Board of Directors
Vice President: |
Cynthia West |
Secretary: |
Mary Irving |
Treasurer: |
Lyn Lawyer |
| Mary Sagendorf | |
| Michael West | |
| Deborah Thurber | |
| Erynne Ansel-McCabe | |
| Linda Osborne | |
| Karen Engle | |
| Ed Mankuski |
The Shelter’s regular monthly Board meetings take place in the conference room of our new Shelter building at 304 Howes Cave Rd. Meetings are the third Wednesday of each month. All Shelter members and general public are welcome to attend our Open Session starting at 6:30 PM.
*Any changes to the above schedule will be posted on our Facebook page or our website.
