The Blog
Rescuing Robert
With rescue work you have really busy days - like helping to unload 100 dogs from a mass rescue, document them, get them settled, fed, warm, up on pet finder, into your database, vetted and cared for - and then there are other days when you can sit in your office all...
4 Year Old Paraplegic Escapes Death
New York – Robert, the 4 year old paraplegic rescued just hours before he was to be put to death, is in pain and needs extensive diagnostics and surgery immediately in order to have a fighting chance at being able to ever walk again. Robert lay immobilized in his cage...
Jen's Latest Update – Pets Alive Westchester
Sanctuary Animal Updates It's a new year and we have already seen many changes at Pets Alive Westchester (PAW). We said good bye to our beloved Executive Director Joy Carson and our Shelter & Facilities Manager Ken as they moved on to take on Pets Alive Puerto...
The Quick Kill Bill, and a question – WHY?
It has been a very "up and down" couple of days and for many that read the normal Pets Alive twitter and Facebook, we haven't been up to our usual light hearted tweets and posts. I learned a long time ago that the thing that keep all of you coming back, and following...
Kerry's update: February 13
WE NEED YOU AGAIN! CAARA back on the table (previously known as Oreo's Law) (Below written by John Sibley) Though the ASPCA gives the occasional glimmer of hope, recent events remind me that they remain mired in a killing mentality and seek to preserve the status quo...
ASCPA – steps up, acknowledges and FIXES
I think that most of you have followed the story of Gloria. Gloria was a cat that was abandoned at an ASPCA mobile clinic about a month ago. The ASPCA turned her over to the ACC in NYC. After three weeks the ACC put her on the kill list and Pets Alive pulled her. We...
Joy Sarnelli Carson – Superhero
Everyone should now be aware about some of the internal changes at Pets Alive. Joy and Ken Carson (pictured on the right) will be leaving Pets Alive Westchester. Joy, the Executive Director and Ken, the Shelter & Facilities Manager move on to kick off Pets Alive...
Pets Alive Westchester Update – Joy Carson moving on!
Ring Out The Old, Ring In The New After one year as Executive Director of Pets Alive Westchester, I am leaving to take on the role of Executive Director of Pets Alive Puerto Rico. It's a bittersweet transition for me. While I look forward to the new challenge in...
Saving lives through collaboration
Some of you have asked me in person, or in email how is it we could work with the ASPCA on the Arkansas rescue when we have vilified them in the past, especially over Oreo. I'm surprised that people don't understand this. Surprised that some of YOU don't understand...
Oreo's Death – a pivotal catalyst
This week, there was an amazing article in Forbes Magazine. They published "15 Key Insights From 2011 From 15 Key Thinkers And Writers." Here's insight number 8: "Most people assume that the ASPCA, one of the largest and most well-funded animal-rights groups in the...