The Blog
Pets Alive Westchester – A Year to Remember
By Erin Guilshan, Executive Director Pets Alive Westchester 700 LIVES SAVED As we close out the last chapter of 2014, we reflect upon the year with both joy and gratitude. We saved hundreds of lives and adopted nearly 700 pets into loving homes this past year....
Help Bennett Bounce Back
By Audrey Lodato, Executive Director This is cat A1022805. We call him Bennett. He was found in a box at a firehouse in Manhattan and brought to New York City Animal Care and Control. He’s safe with Pets Alive now, just so you know. I’m telling you this because some...
Why someone ought to adopt MacKenzie
By Audrey Lodato, Executive Director Meet MacKenzie. She’s 10, and she’s living in my office. She’s actually next to me right now. Her tiny bed is pulled as close to my feet as I can possibly get it, and she’s asleep. She’s even snoring a little. When I started here...
Pets Alive Announces New Media Team!
At Pets Alive, we have an ongoing need for well-produced photos and videos. We use photos and videos for a myriad of things like fundraising, communicating with our followers on social media and helping our animals get adopted. Sometimes, the difference between an...
Peyton and Miss Diva Go Home for the Holidays
By Audrey Lodato, Executive Director At Pets Alive we believe that there is a home for every animal, but sometimes finding that home can take some time. We work hard as a team to talk about how long an animal has been in our care so that we can make sure that no...
Rescuing Dice
This is a story about Dice, a cat who had the bad luck to break his leg in Brooklyn. It’s the story of how we saved his life. It’s also a story about believing in the no kill movement, and about how Pets Alive saves the lives of animals every day. There’s a group...
Serafina and Gabriel- UPDATE!
By Audrey Lodato, Executive Director We have some pretty incredible and unexpected news to share with all of you. When we left off on our story of Gabriel and Serafina, we were waiting to take possession of the dogs from the vet where they were being held on stray...
Serafina's Angels
by Audrey Lodato, Executive Director When two hunters came upon a skinny and frantic spotted dog in the woods last week, they followed him thinking he must be lost. He seemed anxious and upset, and he would not approach the hunters. They soon found out why. The dog...
Why We Need You
Some people think we’re superheroes. I’m serious! They think we all have capes and we zoom in and save animals from certain death while simultaneously providing them with all of the medical care they need and an excellent quality of life and adopting them immediately...
Audrey Lodato Joins the Pets Alive Family
We are so excited and proud to announce that Audrey Lodato has accepted the Executive Director position at Pets Alive Animal Sanctuary in Middletown, NY. Many of you may already know Audrey from her time as manager of Mid Hudson Animal Aid in Beacon, NY. With more...