SPCA Westchester’s First Mobile Adoption Unit Ready to Launch

SPCA Westchester is proud to announce that its Mobile Adoption Unit, the first of its kind in Westchester County, is ready to hit the road. The 26-foot state-of-the-art vehicle will […] Read more »

Congratulations to the March 2024 River Journal Pet of the Month 

Meet Marley! Meet Marley, AKA, Mr. Trouble who just turned 9 on February 11th. He’s a very smart feline who opens cabinet doors in the middle of the night and […] Read more »

Congratulations to the March RJN Pet of the Month 

Meet Kettle! Kettle is a 3-year-old Great Pyrenees/American Staffordshire Terrier mix. Kettle comes to the area by way of Texas through Rescue Dogs Rock NYC, surviving parvo and a broken […] Read more »

Congratulations to the February RJN Pet of the Month

Meet Allen Sparks! Allen Sparks (Sparks for short) is an 8-year-old, 17-pound feline. He was adopted as a kitten from SPCA Briarcliff. We were fortunate to snap his picture next […] Read more »

Congratulations to the February 2024 River Journal Pet of the Month 

Meet Finn!  Finn is a 3-year-old oversized sheltie. Like any herding dog he enjoys watching over his friends and family. Since he doesn’t have sheep to herd, he herds his […] Read more »

A Community Comes Together for Peggy

It must have been terrifying for the young runaway.    Lost and alone in the woods of Briarcliff Manor, Peggy didn’t have a friend in the world. She didn’t understand English and certainly […] Read more »

Congratulations to the January 2024 River Journal Pet of the Month 

Meet Rufus!  Rufus was born on August 17, 2022, one of 5 kittens born to a homeless mother. She had already delivered several litters in the backyard of a friend […] Read more »

Congratulations to the January RJN Pets of the Month 

Meet Ginger and Jimmy!   Ginger (left) was adopted from the Larchmont Pet Rescue when she was 1 year old, and Jimmy from the Briarcliff SPCA when he was 6 […] Read more »

Congratulations to the December 2023 River Journal Pet of the Month 

Meet Betty!  Betty is a 3-year-old bloodhound mix who came up from the South to Paws Crossed Animal Rescue in Elmsford with her mom and two sisters. She joined our […] Read more »

Congratulations to the October River Journal Pet of the Month

Meet Nuit Nuit (the French word for “night”) is 6 years old and was adopted as a kitten from the Greenwood Lake Animal Hospital after he was born there from […] Read more »