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.

In memory of...

Thank you to the family of Rita DiPalma. They requested in lieu of flowers, for donations to be made to Pets Alive. That resulted in over $1500 in donations. Thank you to the family for thinking of us, even in their time of grief. Click here to make a donation.

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!

Yes, he ALWAYS has one ear up and one ear down! This 60 lb, 3 year old is sweet and loving and full of personality. He is great with people and loves to snuggle. He is easy to walk and has a fun and playful personality but is not hyper. He does however need knee surgery. We would greatly appreciate donations for this boy. His medical bills will be over $3000 but we can not allow him to suffer and he is such a great dog that it will be worth every penny. Please consider sponsoring this boy or making a donation to his surgery. We are appealing to the public to help us pay for this. We want him to have a wonderful life and to be adopted someday.

To meet Roscoe, please fill out the on-line adoption application.
To make a donation for Roscoe's surgery, please click donate button above - and THANK YOU for your help, love and support for this special dog.

Event News:

Thank you to Girl Scout Cadette Troop 454 of Liberty who hosted a big adoption event at Betta Pets & Supplies in Monticello. They raised money for us, food donations and Betta Pets also donated a large quantity of items for us including a case of flexi leads. We had a whole bunch of volunteers show up that day too - thank you to all of you for your continued support. Three dogs and one cat may also be going home as a result of the event!