The Blog
Saving Julia – And Her Unborn Puppies
There is a tempting human tendency to see things strictly in terms of black and white, of good and evil. Goodness knows I’m as guilty of this as anyone, and it’s an especially tempting trap to fall into in the world of animal sheltering. With emotion amplified by the...
Audrey's Update – April 2015
When I was first started in animal rescue many years ago, I watched what was going on at Pets Alive on social media and here on the blog – the mass rescues, the amazing number of adoptions, the advocacy on behalf of the animals that were being mistreated in our...
Pets Alive Seeks Justice for Abused Horses
This is a story about how the legal system failed. This isn’t fiction. This isn’t something that happened somewhere you have never heard of, in some place far away. This happened here, in our back yard. This happened at Pets Alive. It’s not about someone who made a...
From a Legacy of Survival to a Legacy of Love
Each of the dogs that come through our doors has a story of their own to tell. Quite often we are sure their stories would make us very sad to hear. We don’t need to hear them though, we can see from their body language what some have been through. We can see it when...
A Year Later – Evacuation Day
By Erin Guilshan, Executive Director, Pets Alive Westchester Today marks the anniversary of a time in our lives we will never forget. It was the hardest day we have had to endure in the history of Pets Alive Westchester. We had to evacuate our building and get every...
An Update on Bennett and Blizzard
Bennett, the cat we rescued from the ACC in Brooklyn, continues to be a bit of a medical mystery. He has gained a little weight, but he continues to weigh less than he should. He spent a week at Oradell animal hospital in Paramus, where they were able to rule...
Rescuing Blizzard
By Becky Tegze, Cat Manager One of the more difficult parts of our job here at the Pets Alive cattery is also the most important - really knowing the cats' personalities well enough to recognize when something is wrong. You see, cats are notorious for concealing...
The Tortorella Foundation Gives Grant To Help Save More Dogs
Pets Alive was very fortunate to recently be chosen to receive a grant to purchase two large sheds from The John and Christine Tortorella Family Foundation. John and Christine Tortorella founded their family foundation in an effort to help those who protect children,...
We Get By With a Little Help From Our Friends
If you’re reading this, then you care about animals and you care about saving them. You already understand what it means to be an advocate. So I’m going to get straight to the point. We need your help. We’ve been slammed from every side in the last few...
Know Where Your Money Goes
This week, we had to say goodbye to one of our long time canine residents, Nori. We lost him to cancer. He was an awesome dog that relied on Pets Alive to be his home. He wasn’t an easily adoptable dog, because he had some issues with aggression. Although the team...