The Blog
When the heart gets ahead of the mind…
In this "business" we see it all the time. Really well meaning people that get in over their heads. I'm not speaking of hoarders. Most psychologists feel hoarding is more of a mental disease than a controllable impulse. I'm talking about well meaning rescuers that...
Pets Alive pays it forward – again.
This week, Pets Alive will be heading down to Arkansas to help out another rescue. The story is a sad one. This organization has been around for many years. They have done their best, with very little, in a rural area. In this area, for many people, animal lives are...
The Truth Shall Set You Free
There is a lot of confusion about Pets Alive and Manos Por Patas and what happened and why Chrissy is no longer working with us. We will state for the record that the previous director of Manos Por Patas was the ONLY member of the organization. The sole director and...
Santa and Pets Alive team up for the holidays!
You're not gonna believe this but Santa Claus called us this week. We couldn't believe it. Santa? Calling US? HERE?? From the North Pole????? Oh my goodness. We immediately started to think about the previous year. Had we been good? Are we on the good list this...
Pets Alive Puerto Rico Update
It all started 2 years ago. A rescue organization called Manos Por Patas asked us to help by taking the dogs they saved from Dead Dog Beach in Puerto Rico. Dead Dog Beach was known to be a dumping ground for unwanted dogs, and considered a place to go for "sport" by...
Crazy letters we get – Part DEUX
You may remember when I did the first CRAZY LETTERS WE GET BLOG, back in January. Well, I saved a few of my favorites these past few weeks, and I feel it is time for Part 2. So here you are: Crazy Letters We Get - Part Two. Enjoy! I know WE did. (Please note that...
Kerry's Update – November 1, 2011
Updates - I really can't believe I have been so negligent in sending out the updates. My apologies to all! In the future I will try to make SURE I do one every month. I have been writing blogs though, and I hope you will read those as they do provide an update as to...
Zena! Pets Alive's FIRST CGC certified dog!
The below blog was written by Joanna and Lauren, two of Pets Alive'd best volunteers. They are always there to support us, donate their time and energy to us, and even deeper than that, they are always coming up with ways to take us to the next level, the next step,...
Wind them up, give them a little power, watch them…kill?
So all over the nation the no-kill movement is growing and growing and growing. Building momentum. More and more people are getting involved, not accepting the status quo (that they "have to die, there are no other options"), and putting an end to the killing in...
You too can (and SHOULD) fight the status quo
I was wading through the hundreds of surrender requests we get each week. Almost none of them were dogs with no issues. Most of them had some sort of major aggression issue, or behavior issue, or were court ordered dangerous dogs, or had severe separation anxiety....