Pets Alive Animal Sanctuary, Middletown, NY, Hudson Valley

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 improve the lives of companion animals everywhere by any means possible, including rescue, adoption, advocacy, collaboration, intervention and education.

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.

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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. We usually send out just one mailing a month and do not EVER give your email address to other organizations. Please help us to keep in touch or beg for help as needed!

Together make a difference!

Host a Pets Alive Party

Host a "Party for Pets Alive". We are setting a goal to save the lives of 100 animals this holiday season. With YOUR help, we can do it! Share your passion for rescue with your friends! Click here for details!

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Thank You Hertz!

The Hertz Corporation helps Pets Alive!

The Hertz Corporation, a proud partner of Pets Alive, donated 2 huge passenger vans and a GORGEOUS pickup truck! They are also committed to continuing to work with us in a long term partnership! Thank you Hertz! We are deeply indebted to you. We ask our members to take the time to go to the Hertz Facebook page and thank them for this. Use Hertz for any of your rental needs!
SUPPORT THE BUSINESSES THAT SUPPORT US!

Hertz Savings: Save up to 15% every time you rent with Hertz using your discount CDP# 1927220 when you reserve. Use it in addition to a special deal and save even more.

facebook.com/hertz: Check it out and say "thanks" for their support!

Discount Card: Print it out, put it in your wallet and be sure to use it every time you rent.

Special Needs

Biggest need right now is for 3-lb paper trays! We could also always use large black garbage bags (yard size), paper towels, Libman wonder mopheads, High Efficiency laundry detergent, dog toys, Panacur dewormer (the big bottles of equine liquid has been working well for us!), Advantixx or Frontline for dogs, Panacur Dewormer, Ivermectin, disinfectant wet wipes, bleach, and Slip leads. Thank you for your kind consideration on these items!

Support Our Sponsors

Pets Alive Credit Card!

Show your support with every purchase you make!
As one of our valued supporters, you are invited to apply for our special Visa Platinum credit card through Capital One Card Lab Connect. Use the custom card designs to show your support and your rewards will be automatically donated to our organization!

Use Goodsearch or iGive

Help Pets Alive every time you shop online and search the web by downloading the GoodSearch Pets Alive toolbar or use the iGive toolbar. We get 2 cents for every search you make.

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!

Gift Cards

Looking for the perfect gift? Give Pets Alive for all your occasions. Make a donation to Pets Alive in someone's name and we'll send them a card that you can personalize. We currently have six cards (dogs, cats,a mouse, and a horse) to choose from, and six different occasions (Birthday, Celebration, Sympathy, etc). Click here to see all our cards and send one today! You can also add a personal message to your card.

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, email us at: volunteers@petsalive.com or visit the volunteer page and for information on volunteer opportunities and please sign up on the mailing list there. We have a separate mailing list for volunteers - are you on it?

Spring Newsletter

Did you get a copy of our spring newsletter?
If not, you can click here to download it.

Our 2011 winter newsletter click here
Our 2011 spring newsletter click here

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A healthy 3 week old kitten arrived at the ACC, and 45 minutes later was killed for "having no mother". No adopter or rescuer was given the opportunity to save this kitten. On Mother's Day, a mother cat and her two kittens were on the ACC kill list. What in the world? These are tiny kittens, some as young as two weeks old. Dying by the dozens in our NYC shelters. At Pets Alive we simply could not stand by and watch that. With the help of volunteer, John Sibley, we went in and took 64 kittens (and mamas) out of the NYC shelter system and saved all their little tiny lives.

It is for reasons like this that New York needs a rescue access law like CAARA. CAARA would make it illegal for shelters to kill animals without giving rescues an opportunity to help. Pets Alive is committed to stopping the killing of all animals in the shelter system.

Pets Alive will work feverishly to provide medical care and find loving homes for all of the Itty Bitty Kitties. Half of the kitties are at the Middletown NY sanctuary, and half are being cared for at the Elmsford, NY rescue center.

One of the kittens is very seriously ill. Little Mitzee is at risk of going blind. The CACC vets diagnosed her with "conjunctivitis", but it is far more serious than that. One of Mitzee's eyes must be removed and the other needs daily care and possible surgery in order to save her vision.

The cost is estimated to be over $5,000 and is high risk for a kitten this young. Pets Alive is asking for donations to help not only this little kitten have a chance at life, but to help cover vetting and spaying and neutering for all 64 of these saved lives.

How To Help:
Donations are urgently needed to help provide medical treatment for the itty bitty kitties, including Mitzee, who is currently undergoing treatment to save her vision. To help provide care for them, donations of kitten food, toys and scratching posts are also needed. Please also consider welcoming one into your home. Please fill out an application now to adopt an Itty Bitty Kitty.

The Fur Ball takes place on:
Saturday, June 2nd at 7:00 pm
The DoubleTree, Tarrytown, NY

This is our biggest fundraising event of the year - a five hour party with cocktails Dinner dancing and incredible auctions.

Buy your ticket / buy a table for ten
Tickets are $200 per guest & the more the merrier - we love to party!

Become a sponsor / find a sponsor
Individuals, businesses, families or a group of friends. Our event sponsors truly make the event a success.
Click here to become a Furball Sponsor!

Place an ad / collect ads for the event journal
A personal message, business advertisement, or place an ad for an adoptable Pets Alive pet.
Click here to buy a journal ad!

Donate an auction item / get auction items
Seeking unique items valued at $150 or more such as: timeshare weeks, gift certificates, event tickets, jewelry, VIP pkgs, art, hotel stays, wine tastings, gift baskets and more!

Help promote the Fur Ball
Share our call for support of the Fur Ball on your Facebook pages, Twitter, and email.

Everyone knows someone, who knows someone.
Reach out to your business contacts and the businesses you support and encourage them to be an event sponsor or place a journal ad. Call upon your generous family, friends and co-workers to reach out to their contacts for the same. Grab all your party animal friends, and bring them to the 2012 Pets Alive Fur Ball!

Fur Ball information packets are available - please email marcy@petsalive.org and let her know what you need!

Thank you to our Platinum Sponsor Daniele Churchill of Churchills of Mount Kisco - a GREAT place to buy your outfit!

Weekly Volunteer Orientation - Every Saturday at noon. No need to make a reservation, just be here by 12:00 PM ready to learn how to safely interact with the animals at Pets Alive! Come help the animals transition from being rescued to being adopted and make some new friends at the same time. Check out our volunteer page for more information and to fill out our volunteer opportunity form.

Monthly Pets Alive Tour - Saturday, May 5 - No need to make a reservation, just be here by 11:00 AM! We request a donation of $10 for tours ($5 for kids), but tours are always free for our members! If you opt to become a member after the tour, your tour donations will be applied to your new membership! Please be aware that tours are indoor and outdoor, rain or shine. Tour starts at the front of the Brick House...please be sure to wear appropriate footwear! We've changed the start time for the tour to 11:00 AM so anyone interested can attend volunteer orientation immediately following at noon.

Improving Adoptability - Every Saturday at 10 am come down and work with professional dog trainer, Pat Whitacre, on improving adoptability in some of our dogs that have been at Pets Alive the longest. pat will show you techniques to help them overcome their issues to help get them adopted! No appt needed, held in adoption room at Pets Alive.

Petco Adoption Event - Sunday May 13, 11-3pm - Our wonderful volunteers will have dogs and cats for adoption at the Middletown Petco location. Save a life! Adopt a pet!

Motorcyclepedia Museum - Saturday May 19th, 9-4pm - A few of the Pets Alive dogs will be attending this 2nd Annual Adoption Event in Newburgh, NY. Check out over 400 motorcycles plus lots of motorcycle memorabilia plus adopt a dog all in one place!

Flannery Bowl-A-Thon - Saturday May 19th, 6-9pm - Come out and visit the Pets Alive dogs as we attend this event at Colonial Lanes. Adopt a dog during your "SPARE" time!

4th Annual Yard Sale - Saturday May 19th and Sunday May 20th, 10-4pm - Come out to Pets Alive in Middletown, NY and support our lifesaving efforts. We have everything under the sun...except furniture. There's a bargain just waiting for you!

Tractor Supply Adoption Event - Saturday, Saturday, May 26th, 11-3pm - Pets Alive will have the cutest adoptable dogs & cats at the Pine Bush store location. Come on down and meet our furry friends. You may just find your new companion.