The Mohawk & Hudson River Humane Society, founded in 1887, is the largest animal protection agency in New York’s Capital Region. The Society is committed to protecting and providing for abused and orphaned animals and finding them suitable new homes.  The Society is the SPCA for Albany and Rensselaer Counties, investigating and prosecuting cases of animal cruelty. The Society receives no funding from local, state or federal government, nor does it receive funding for its programs from any national groups such as ASPCA or Humane Society of the United States.  The Society’s shelter at 3 Oakland Avenue in Menands is open seven days a week, Monday through Friday from 10AM to 6PM; Saturday from 10AM to 5PM and Sunday from 1PM to 4PM