PITTSFIELD, Mass. - Thursday July 16th at 6:35 pm has been designated Berkshire Humane Society Night at Wahconah Park. The American Defenders baseball team will take on the Mariners that evening at Wahconah Park in Pittsfield. Tickets can be purchased at Bartlett’s Orchard on Swamp Road in Richmond.
A portion of these tickets will benefit the Berkshire Humane Society. Tickets are $6 for general admission and $9 for VIP seats. Tickets can be reserved by calling 413-698-2559.
The Berkshire Humane Society has been helping animals and people since 1992; they offer free humane education visits and tours for area school children, a community pet-food bank for economically distressed pet owners, and works in cooperation with The Elizabeth Freeman Center to provide foster care assistance for the pets of women in crisis through PetSafe.
BHS receives no public funding and relies on memberships and donations to continue to help animals and people. In 2007, BHS adopted out 784 homeless animals from Berkshire County and its neighboring borders.
The shelter is open Tuesday - Saturday 10am - 4pm, Thursday evenings 5-8pm, and Sundays 1-4pm. The shelter closes at noon on the last Wednesday of each month for staff meetings. The phone number is 413-447-7878 and website is www.berkshirehumane.org.
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