The Blog
A note to shelter directors – CHOOSE LIFE
You all know that Pets Alive often goes head to head with shelters that are still practicing archaic policies that result in the killing of perfectly healthy and adoptable dogs and cats. Everyone knows by now about our experience with the ASPCA as we tried to save...
Crazy letters we get…
There is no end to the crazy emails and letters that we get. Some are so unreasonable and strange that we just shake our heads. Others make us laugh. Others are highly insulting. Many people give us their opinions or tell us how we could improve or do better, or how...
"Dear Cam…."
We recently received a letter in the mail. It was addressed to one of the dogs here. Most of you know him. Our Cam. If you don't know the story of Cam you can read my blogs about him here: 1st blog: ...
Happy Holidays from Pets Alive
It's the holiday season at Pets Alive. A wonderful time. People send us cards, letters, pictures, treats. Boxes and gifts for the humans and animals here, appear each time the mail is delivered. Truly it is a magical time of year. Magical. Just like Pets Alive is. A...
The story of Annie
Annie first came to us when we got a call from our friends at Mount Vernon NJ Animal Control. They are a shelter in NJ that try very hard to never euthanize if they can help it, but they ARE a county shelter and eventually the time came for Annie. No one wanted to do...
Assistance needed for Glen's surgery
Our very senior horse Glen (his age has been estimated to be in the 30's) is in need of eye surgery. This picture was taken in April and as you can he see, he was fine, but over the past several months he has had increasing trouble with his eye and finally the vet has...
Help us save ALL the dogs on Dead Dog Beach!
Yes. We said ALL. It is within our grasp to save ALL the dogs at Dead Dog Beach and prevent future dogs from dying there. This is absolutely EPIC. A chance we may NEVER have again. Clearly, we are launching Pets Alive Puerto Rico with a HUGE bang. We have recently...
How do you know when it is time for euthanasia
Many of our friends on Facebook or twitter, or even email have contacted us, filled with grief and sorrow and asked our opinions on how to tell if it is time to let their beloved pet "go". In this "business" I have seen it all. Some people put their dogs or cats down...
Kerry's Update – Nov 1, 2010
Sanctuary animal updates: Since my last update on August 13, the following cats were adopted: Gus, Daisy, Troy (pictured here), Bunky, Anne, Walter, and Miracle. The following dogs were adopted: Mo Mo, Blossom, Emma, Betty, Tucker, Tater, Franklin, Jade, Wrinkles,...
Black Cats, Halloween, & Reduced adoption fees – OH MY!
OK, so recently we caused quite a stir by offering reduced adoption rates for Halloween. So far we have done this for every holiday or any event we can think of. You see the same marketing ploy in stores across the nation - every holiday or event - there are the...