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 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.

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. 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!

We're on Twitter!

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, ink cartridges HP 95 & 98, 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!

Oreo's Law

Looking for Oreo content? Blogs, press release etc., can be found by clicking here.Our bill in the Agricultural Committee was put on hold. Since they now go out of session our bill will not be reviewed and voted on until next year. Please feel free to email the AG committee members and let them know that you support Oreo's Law and want them to as well. We have set up a simple way to email all the AG members easily. Click here to do so....and THANK YOU.

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.

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Camp Tyler Dedication

Please consider joining us on September 3rd from 11am until 3PM for our Camp Tyler Dedication. We finally put up all our new fencing and plan to dedicate and name this new area Camp Tyler after a very special dog that changed the direction, path and future of Pets Alive. Want to find out more? Then please come on down. We will have a DJ and some t-shirts and we invite you to walk a dog out into our new area. It will be a very special day and we welcome you all to attend. We ARE trying to get a handle on the numbers though so please email us at info@petsalive.com if you think you will be coming and about how many people you'll be bringing with you! Hope to see you there.

Clyde - dog of the month Clyde
Clyde steals hearts wherever he goes! A true Bloodhound from the south, Clyde loves to investigate & would make a brilliant search & rescue dog. He is also as sweet as pie, vry affectionate and just lives to make you laugh. You can't go through a day, with this dog in your life, without laughing and smiling. A great "pick me up"! :) He does prefer the company of female dogs (a real ladies' man!), but he can also be matched with a submissive male dog. He is very young at only 11 months old. Please fill out an adoption application so you can meet him!

Cuddles - cat of the month Cuddles
Cuddles might be one of the cutest andmost adorable kittens we have ever had at Pets Alive. She is FIV+ but that doesn't mean she won'tlive a life just as long as any other cat and can even live with other cats as long as they are not violent. So come and meet her, snuggle up and feel the purrs go through your fingers as you pet her. She loves playing in our ct room but would much prefer to be snuggled up on your bed. If you need a little joy in your life, some smiles and some laughter, then we will guarantee that this little cutie will be the one to bring that back into your life. Fill out an adoption application so you can meet her!

All the beagles have been adopted out except for three. Those three are still looking for their forever homes and would be happy for you to fill out an application for them! Please let's get the rest of these lab beagles into good homes. Please consider welcoming one into yours. With just three male beagles left, we want to get them all into their forever homes by the end of the weekend. They deserve to not spend any more time anywhere but in a home. Let's make that happen.

Click to play a video slideshow of the beagle rescue!

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Upcoming Pets Alive Events:

Gold's Gym Aug 21. Dog Walkers Warm-up - details to follow - just leave the date open!
SUMMER SPRUCE UP DAY, Saturday August 21 beginning at 10am
SINGLES MEET-UP for Pets Alive Volunteers, Sunday August 22 Noon to 3pm.
PetsMart National Adoption Weekend in Middletown, NY on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, September 10,11,&12
Monroe Cheese Festival in Monroe, NY on Saturday September 11
"Will Spay Pets" Benefit Car Show in Montgomery, NY on Sunday, September 12
Authors After Dark Convention in Secaucus, NJ on Saturday September 18
POOCHAPALOOZA (K104.7) in Montgomery, NY on Saturday, September 25
Waterview Dog Show (Waterview Hills Rehabilitation and Nursing Center) in Purdy's, NY on Sunday, September 26

Volunteer
Pets Alive Volunteer Orientations are held Saturdays, 10 a.m. & at 1 p.m. or by special appointment. 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 information or to schedule an orientation at a different time, please contact Joy at joy@petsalive.com). For more information on how you can help, email us at: volunteers@petsalive.com or visit the volunteer page for information on volunteer opportunities. Please sign up on the mailing list there. We have a separate mailing list for volunteers - are you on it?

Pearls' Page on WRWD
Thanks to WRWD and "Pearl", a dog adopted from Pets Alive for featuring us on their website - on Pearl's Page - and helping to raise funds and awareness about us. Patty, Pearl's person, is a staunch animal lover with a huge heart and great compassion for animals. They will be doing Pets Alive podcasts every week. Stay tuned!