NORWICH - The Chenango SPCA (CSPCA) located at 6160 County Road 32 in Norwich will be hosting its first annual ‘Great Crate Challenge’ on Friday, September 30, from noon to 3 p.m.

According to CSPCA Executive Director Annette Clark, every year thousands of animals spend months at a time in kennels or crates waiting to be adopted.

In recognition of this, the CSPCA is asking local animal lovers to spend time in their outdoor kennels as a fundraiser to raise the adoption fee of $150 or more before being released.

The CSPCA will ‘dog-nap’ participants located in Norwich and confine them in their outdoor kennel with Ruffas, the sheriff dog, in the hopes that the participants will have friends and family who will help raise the adoption fee to get them out.