{"id":2793,"date":"2026-06-06T11:50:13","date_gmt":"2026-06-06T15:50:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/schuylerhumane.org\/hssc\/?p=2793"},"modified":"2026-06-06T11:50:13","modified_gmt":"2026-06-06T15:50:13","slug":"news-release-humane-society-of-schuyler-county-signs-sheltering-contracts-with-towns-of-ovid-and-covert-may-21-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/schuylerhumane.org\/hssc\/news-release-humane-society-of-schuyler-county-signs-sheltering-contracts-with-towns-of-ovid-and-covert-may-21-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"News Release: Humane Society of Schuyler County Signs Sheltering Contracts with towns of Ovid and Covert (May 21, 2026)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Dogs running at large in the towns of Ovid and Covert are transported to the Humane Society of Schuyler County for shelter and care, where they will be held for five days. In partnership with the Dog Control Officer, April Moore, every reasonable effort will be made to reunite stray dogs with their owners. At the end of the five-day period any unclaimed dogs will become the property of the Humane Society for placement. These contracts will be in effect through December 31, 2026.<\/p>\n<p>Under New York State law all animals leaving the shelter must have a current rabies vaccination and a valid license. If an owner is unable to provide appropriate documentation the Humane Society will arrange for vaccination at the owner\u2019s expense and complete a license application. To reach the Humane Society of Schuyler County please call us at 607-594-2255 extension 201. To reach April Moore, Dog Control Officer, call 607-857-5643 for dogs at large in both Covert and Ovid.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, if you find a stray dog in the town of Lodi, please contact Dog Control Officer, Ben Caulkins at 315-406-5060.<\/p>\n<p>Residents in the Town of Barton please contact the Dog Control Officer at 607-237-1370 or contact the Humane Society at 607-594-2255 extension 201.<\/p>\n<p>Residents for the town on VanEtten will continue to contact Dog Control Officer, Dustin Rose at 607-342-0433 or the Humane Society at 607-594-2255 ext 201.<\/p>\n<p>The Humane Society looks forward to continuing to advance animal welfare and to support the pets and residents of Schuyler County and nearby communities.<\/p>\n<p>The Humane Society of Schuyler County is a not-for-profit 501 (c)3 corporation dedicated to advancing animal welfare since 1987.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dogs running at large in the towns of Ovid and Covert are transported to the Humane Society of Schuyler County for shelter and care, where they will be held for..<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/schuylerhumane.org\/hssc\/news-release-humane-society-of-schuyler-county-signs-sheltering-contracts-with-towns-of-ovid-and-covert-may-21-2026\/\" class=\"read-more\">Read Full Story<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"_price":"","_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_header":"","_tribe_default_ticket_provider":"","_tribe_ticket_capacity":"0","_ticket_start_date":"","_ticket_end_date":"","_tribe_ticket_show_description":"","_tribe_ticket_show_not_going":false,"_tribe_ticket_use_global_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_global_stock_level":"","_global_stock_mode":"","_global_stock_cap":"","_tribe_rsvp_for_event":"","_tribe_ticket_going_count":"","_tribe_ticket_not_going_count":"","_tribe_tickets_list":"[]","_tribe_ticket_has_attendee_info_fields":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2793","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"featured_image_src":null,"featured_image_src_square":null,"author_info":{"display_name":"Kimberly Manning","author_link":"https:\/\/schuylerhumane.org\/hssc\/author\/kmanning\/"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/schuylerhumane.org\/hssc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2793","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/schuylerhumane.org\/hssc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/schuylerhumane.org\/hssc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/schuylerhumane.org\/hssc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/schuylerhumane.org\/hssc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2793"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/schuylerhumane.org\/hssc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2793\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2794,"href":"https:\/\/schuylerhumane.org\/hssc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2793\/revisions\/2794"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/schuylerhumane.org\/hssc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2793"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/schuylerhumane.org\/hssc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2793"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/schuylerhumane.org\/hssc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2793"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}