Pets Alive Animal Sanctuary

Pets Alive is a no-kill animal shelter, located in the foothills of the Catskill Mountains, about 1 1/2 hours from New York City. Our mission is to rescue, rehabilitate, and place animals in need. Victims of neglect, abuse, and violence, many of them have special needs and have been rejected by other organizations.

Animals at the sanctuary range from dogs and cats to farm animals, exotic birds, and many others. Many of the animals at Pets Alive are older, have special needs or require special care. Read our full story here.

Special Needs

We are also ALWAYS are in need of 3-lb paper trays. This month we could also use a gas-powered weed whacker, AAA batteries, HP Ink cartridges (92,93,98), Murphy's oil soap, Libmann wonder mop mopheads, six in/out boxes, a usb flash drive, and Advantix. Thanks for your kind consideration on these items!

Queens Cats Need Help!

Pets Alive is trying to help save 87 cats from euthanasia. We will be holding these cats for one month to enable them to be vetted and find homes for them. There is a tremendous need to find them homes as quickly as possible. The four people involved have drained all their financial resources in caring for the cats but remain passionately committed to finding homes for these kitties. Please read the whole story and possibly donate to help these cats.

Red Apple Dental Saves Lives!

Gregory McMahon, D.D.S., the owner of Red Apple Dental, P.C., located at 2711 Albany Post Road , Montgomery is commencing a Tooth Whitening Campaign that will donate 100% of the proceeds to Pets Alive, now through 12/31. Mention Pets Alive when you call to make your appointment for your tooth-whitening procedure! For more information please visit www.redappledental.com or give them a call at 845-457-1647.

Adoptable Cats

Felix! We have many adoptable cats at Pets Alive! Cats of all sizes and colors and temperaments. If you have space in your home, come on by and visit. Find a friend!
Take a look at all our available cats!

The Dogs!

Nemo! Dogs, dogs, dogs. All of our dogs would love to be in a happy home with people to greet each day! Can you make room for one of our canines? We're ready to meet you!

Volunteer!

Your help is most welcome! Pets Alive welcomes the support of the community in caring for the animals. Volunteers, adopters, and donations are needed! For more information on how you can help, call (845) 386-9738 or email us at: volunteers@petsalive.com

Visit Our Volunteer page for more information on volunteer opportunities.

Join Our Mailing List

We have an on-line newsletter! Be sure to sign up so we can keep you informed of all our latest news, needs and updates.

Pet Alive Blog!

Have you checked out the new Pets Alive blog yet? There you will find our updates, stories on the animals here and the latest information about our shelter. Please feel free to add your comments too!

PLEASE TAKE ME HOME! Gizmo and his companion Bandit were the victims of a foreclosure. Their former owners could no longer keep them and were surrendered to a high kill shelter where they were scheduled to be euthanized. They were rescued just in time.

Gizmo is starving for attention and greatly misses having a family of his own. He loves kids, cats & other dogs. Previous owners reported he is housebroken.

Please give our little MoeMoe the forever home he deserves! He is very lonely here at the shelter. His buddy Bandit was adopted, leaving MoeMoe sad & alonePlease fill out an application to meet him.

Blog Alert: Have you se Matt's latest blog about the true meaning of life? Check it out http://petsalive.com/blog/2008/08/15/the-meaning-of-life/.

Pets Alive 2009 Calendar Now Available!
Have you seen our 2009 calendar? Made up of images from 2008 - a lot of these are pictures of volunteers and animals you'll remember and be touched by. Becky and John took almost all of these pictures, and I think they speak for themselves. This is really a very neat tribute to the Pets Alive volunteers and animals we have all come to deeply love. Be sure to click the display to view ALL the months pictures!
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Event News:

A walk to honor Aileen Hurley
In October of last year a very special person passed away. Her name was Aileen Hurley and she was a terrific champion for animals. Her family and friends sent donations to Pets Alive in lieu of flowers. Recently her friends have established the 'Aileen Hurley Foundation', and on September 7th at 9:30 am, there will be a walk in her memory. Pets Alive will be the recipient of the contributions collected. Aileen was a NY city detective and was loved throughout her community. We are hoping this event will be a great success and invite you to lend your support, or attend the event. The 5 mile walk goes from Trinity Irish Pub (573 Gramatan Ave in Fleetwood, NY) to The Garth Road Inn (96 Garth Road in Scarsdale, NY). You can walk, bike, roller blade, bring your kids, bring your pets - whatever you like! You can click the button below to make a donation toward this event.