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Dottsie Perez awarded VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR award at the Pets Alive 2013 Fur Ball
Dottsie Perez is someone that you meet once and you don’t forget. We have all witnessed again and again a woman that doesn’t ever stop doing all she can to help find animals homes. Dottsie took on the role of Volunteer Coordinator at Pets Alive three years ago. In...
Spencer Roveto presented with the Kameron Jacobsen Award at the Pets Alive 2013 Fur Ball
The Kameron Jacobsen Award: Spencer Roveto 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...
Results are in – 214 animals find homes this weekend from Pets Alive via Maddie's Adoption Event!
What a crazy weekend. In all my years of volunteering, or working at animal rescues, I have never seen anything like it. Ever. I think that was the feeling of all of the staff, volunteers, and yes, even the adopters at this weekend's Maddie's Adoption Days Event. At...
FREE adoptions? No fees? Isn't that dangerous? – the answer will surprise you.
When I first heard about low or no cost adoption fees, I was completely and totally against the idea. I had heard rumors of some places doing this, and I just thought to myself that they were disreputable and didn't care who adopted their animals. Then I read about a...
Hidden In Plain Sight
By Joy Carson, Executive Director Pets Alive Puerto Rico Look closely at this photo that we took at a busy parking lot in Utuado. Less than one day old, this tiny baby lays on the pavement, waiting for mama to return to the "den". Like a metaphor for the problem of...
From Broken Spirits to Thriving Lives!
By Erin Small-Guilshan, Shelter Manager Pets Alive Westchester I have heard these words countless times by Pets Alive staff and volunteers, “This is why we do what we do”. We save lives. Give medical attention when it’s needed. Sit with the shy ones, snuggle with the...
Port Jervis Humane Society veterinarian writes scathing letter; cites illegal and inhumane issues
I've been sitting on this letter for a couple of weeks waiting to see where the chips would fall. I had hoped that by letting the Port Jervis Humane Society have some time, that positive change could be made. Unfortunately a lot doesn't seem to have changed for the...
PETA comes after Pets Alive…and loses.
OK, so this is funny. You all know about PETA by now, right? There are literally hundreds of websites that point out how many animals they kill, how they don't believe that any pit bulls coming into a shelter should be allowed to live, that all feral cats should be...
Links, Continued: Socks, Baby Food and a BIG SURPRISE!
Our story from last week continues, once again from Becky Tegze, Pets Alive Cat Manager... The hissing continues… our “broken” Links is still hissing but there is something just a little different - Links stretched out relaxing on his bed! Good morning Links! You just...
The Journey of Links
This blog is the first in a series that we will be writing about how to socialize and help an unsocial or frightened cat. Written by Becky Tegze the Pets Alive Cat Manager. Becky has years of experience in socializing and assisting feral, semi feral, or frightened...