The Blog

Urgent: Autumn needs your help
Autumn was just brought to us earlier today by our local Animal Control Officer. She is missing fur on almost her entire body, fleas can be seen crawling all over her, she has a mass on her belly, she is underweight, dehydrated, and her nails are overgrown – and that is just what we could […]

UPDATE: Meet the Dorian 10!
After loading up the van, late Wednesday evening, we arrived back at Pets Alive after the long trek to Brandywine Valley SPCA in Delaware to pick up 10 homeless dogs that were evacuated from shelters in Hilton Head, the Outer Banks and Jasper Animal Rescue Mission in South Carolina. The trip was long, but so […]

BREAKING: Hurricane Dorian dogs coming to Pets Alive
Hurricane Dorian: Your urgent help needed As devastating Hurricane Dorian continues on a path to impact the southeastern states, we have been working around the clock to prepare for an intake of dogs from affected areas. Our effort is being done in partnership with Best Friends Animal Society, who is coordinating a massive rescue operation […]

Cruelly Dumped in Darkness of Night
Under cover of darkness, a group of 17 cats and kittens were cruelly dumped this week on Pets Alive’s property, with 11 of them crammed into one small crate. A second crate held a nursing mom and her 6-day-old kittens. Discovered the next morning by one of our staff members, the frightened felines were suffering […]

Adopt Caboodle
Meet Caboodle, a German Shorthaired Pointer Mix.

23 farm animals rescued from deplorable conditions
Emaciated, dehydrated, lack of medical care, dirty, living in darkness. No green pasture. No sunbeam of light. Just gloom and loneliness. This is a glimpse of the deplorable and inhumane living conditions of 23 farm animals that arrived at Pets Alive Sunday morning....

Ashton’s Adoption
Ashton has found her forever home!

Double your impact with HV Gives!
Today is Hudson Valley Gives, an annual Day of Giving! Pets Alive is one of hundreds of local charities in the Hudson Valley that are participating - and we have a matching challenge! Your donation will be DOUBLED up to $1,000, thanks to an anonymous donor. How can...

BREAKING: Hemi is fighting for his life and needs your help
Hemi, a 10-week-old Husky pup, is fighting for his life. Just a short while ago, Hemi was having a seizure and his owners were not in a position to pay for his medical needs and gave him up. We didn't even "blink" about taking Hemi into our care. Our veterinarian,...

URGENT: 25 cats and kittens just rescued need your help now!
Many experts will agree that the first part of recovery is admitting you have a problem. A few days ago Pets Alive received a call just like that — a call for help! A local woman admitting she had a problem. We knew we couldn’t turn our backs on her or the cats that...