SPCA Serving Erie County: CONTINUING TO SERVE
May 7, 2020 — Pandemic or no pandemic, there are still animals in our community who need emergency assistance from the SPCA Serving Erie County…and our officers are responding to the cries for help.
Yesterday, an observant North Buffalo resident saw a robin trapped in string wrapped around its body; the robin was hanging upside down in a tree, unable to free himself. Officers Heine and Maleskis were able to rescue the bird, remove the string, and transport the thankful, little guy to our Wildlife Department for assessment and observation.
Later in the day, Officers Heine and Maleskis were at it again, responding to a call about an abandoned gosling at Tifft Nature Preserve. The gosling was also transported to our Wildlife Department for care and observation.
Today, the gosling drama continued. We’re still awaiting video from folks at UB Law School, who recorded Officers Maleskis and Wlodarczyk rescuing goslings there in an upper courtyard! The goslings join the others under observation here at the SPCA Serving Erie County’s Harlem Rd., West Seneca shelter.
If you are experiencing an emergency with your animal or find that an animal is in an emergency situation, please call the SPCA Monday through Friday at 716-875-7360, ext. 214, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. During the hours of 4 p.m.-8 p.m., and Saturdays and Sundays 8 a.m.-8 p.m., please call 716-449-0363.
When you call, please advise the dispatcher if you or any members of your household are experiencing flu-like symptoms. This information will ensure first responders can prepare to prevent the spread of any illnesses.
–Gina Lattuca, SPCA Serving Erie County Chief Communications Officer
May 5, 2020 — While many businesses are required to pause their work during our health crisis, animal shelters are on the list of essential businesses in New York State. This means that, while limiting what we can offer Erie County, we can still do everything possible to serve the people and animals of our community, and that includes wild animals.
To the delight of area birdwatchers, warblers have begun arriving in the past few days. In the spring, these tiny colorful songbirds migrate huge distances from their wintering grounds in the tropics to their nesting grounds in the north. The first to arrive in late April are pine warblers and palm warblers, followed soon after by yellow warblers and yellow-rumped warblers. The first two weeks of May are when we really see the full range of warblers passing through, from the understated black-and-white warblers to the beautiful and elusive cerulean, blackburnian, and prothonatary warblers.
volunteers coming in to care for them starting next week! We also received two goslings who are now being fostered by a nice family of Canada geese at Tifft Nature Preserve!
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The SPCA Serving Erie County Paws for Love therapy animals are hitting the virtual road again as they make more 
The SPCA Serving Erie County Paws for Love two and four-footed volunteers will be making virtual house calls to the staff at ECMC through recorded therapy visits. “SPCA Serving Erie County Paws for Love: HOUSE CALLS, Project ECMC” starts this week; ECMC staff members will be informed about where they can view the “visits” on ECMC’s Intranet site.