by Mary Ann Bopp | Jun 4, 2012 | Tributes
Kameron Jacobsen was a 14 year old boy with a very loving and gentle nature. He was kind, giving, and generous. He volunteered with his family at Pets Alive, and had a special bond with animals – his compassion truly made a difference in their lives. Kameron...
by Mary Ann Bopp | Jun 3, 2012 | Tributes
Each year Pets Alive bestows our “Starfish Award”. The “starfish” award is so named because of an old parable: One day, an old man was walking along a beach that was littered with thousands of starfish that had been washed ashore by the high...
by Mary Ann Bopp | Jun 27, 2011 | Tributes
This year at the Pets Alive Annual Fur Ball (our most important fundraiser of the year), we awarded the very first annual Kameron Jacobsen Youth Award. The award was in honor of 14 year old, Kam, who took his own life, after suffering intense peer bullying in his...
by Mary Ann Bopp | Oct 22, 2010 | Tributes
Camp Tyler Dedication Thank you to everyone that came to the Camp Tyler Dedication and made it such a success. It was a beautiful, and poignant day. We hope that you all enjoyed yourselves, were touched, and came to understand what Pets Alive is trying to accomplish...
by Mary Ann Bopp | Nov 6, 2009 | Tributes
I’m supposed to be working on my monthly update right now but my heart it isn’t it. I can’t seem to concentrate on it and I was sitting here looking at the blank page and trying to figure out why. I wandered over to twitter and exchanged some tweets...
by Mary Ann Bopp | Sep 11, 2008 | Tributes, Why We Do This
Aileen Hurley was a very special woman. She was an NYPD detective. She loved animals. She was smart, friendly, vibrant, fun, had a terrific husband and many wonderful friends. Aileen died in October of 2007. We were visited several months ago by a group of...
