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Pets Alive is a no-kill animal rescue, 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.

CALLING ALL PETS ALIVE ADOPTERS!
The Petco Foundation Shelter Valentine's contest ended on February 13 and they now have announced the winners. While we did not win the $10,00 grant prize, we won one of the daily random drawings for a $1,000 grant, thanks to one of our adopters whose photo was chosen in the drawing. The adopter also won some prizes from Petco Foundation! Thank you to everyone that entered a photo in the contest and became part of the world's largest online Valentine! Check out all the photos HERE.

Bowl A Thon
Save the Date!
The Bowl-a-Thon for the Animals returns!
Sunday, March 31, 2019, 12:00-1:00pm Registration / 1:00-3:00pm Bowling
Quinnz Pinz, Middletown, NY
The Bowl-a-Thon is back! Bring the family and friends for a great afternoon! Advanced ticket sales will go live shortly. For only $18, you get two hours of bowling, rental of shoes and a bowling ball, pizza and soda! You can also register at the door for $20 but last year, we sold out! Lane Sponsorships also available for only $50. Registration and information is now open HERE

TNR Training & Discussion
Saturday, April 6, 2019 1-3pm
Town of Wallkill Government Center, 99 Tower Drive, Building A, Middletown, NY
Come learn how to help community cats through TNR! (Trap-Neuter-Return). You will learn everything you need to know about how to TNR. Members of the Pets Alive’s TNR Team will be there to answer your questions. The training is free but we do ask you register as space is limited. This program was made possible by an investment from Sam's Club of Middletown, NY/Walmart Foundation and the Binky Foundation. REGISTER HERE.

Paint Your Pet
Saturday, June 8. 2:00-6:00pm.
Location: Pets alive, 363 Derby Road, Middletown, NY (We'll be in the big tent)
Back by popular demand! All-inclusive painting lesson at Pets Alive. You supply the photo and a sketched canvas will be waiting for you at the event. You do not need to know how to paint! You must preregister for this event. Registration closes June 1 or when all spaces are filled.Don't get closed out - register HERE.

Send a Gift or Memorial Card

Looking for the perfect gift for the holidays? 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 (Holiday, Birthday, Celebration, Sympathy, etc). Click here to see all our cards and send one today!

Pets Alive is proud to be a Partner for Pets! BISSELL and LostPetUSA.net have teamed up to help organizations like ours raise money, and now you can help too! When you purchase pet products on bissell.com and enter the code ADOPT at checkout, a portion of your purchase will be donated to our organization!
It's simple.
◾ Shop pet products on www.bissell.com
◾ Enter the code ADOPT at checkout
◾ Then select our organization listed as Pets Alive animal sanctuary!
Learn more at www.bissell.com/partnersforpets.

It's summer 2018 and Pets Alive introduces the "Senior Canine Tooth Fairy Program, thanks to a recent grant award from The Grey Muzzle Organization! This grant award will be used to provide dental treatments to some of our senior dogs to promote good health and increase their chance at adoption. Stay tuned for updates as the program gets underway! The national nonprofit The Grey Muzzle Organization improves the lives of at-risk senior dogs by providing funding and resources to animal shelters, rescue organizations, sanctuaries, and other nonprofit groups nationwide. For details, please visit www.greymuzzle.org

UPCOMING EVENTS!
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Humane Education Class - all new session
Sunday, February 24, 2019. 1-2:30pm
Glen Arden, 214 Harriman Dr, Goshen, NY
Join us for a fun learning experience! This event features story time followed by a craft activity to benefit the animals at Pets Alive. This is a free event but we do ask that you register so we have enough supplies for everyone. This event is made possible by a grant from Petfinder Foundation. Register HERE.

Annual Kitten Shower
Saturday, May 11. 1:00-4:00pm
Location: Pets Alive, 363 Derby Road, Middletown, NY (We'll be in the big tent)
It's Kitten Shower Time! Pets Alive helps close to 300 local kittens every single year! Help us prepare to welcome our smallest and most vulnerable charges and enjoy a great raffle! Learn more HERE.

Buying something on Amazon? Go to this special Pets Alive link: AmazonSmile. Amazon makes a donation to us based on your purchase!

Taking a trip? Check out CD Trips, LLC for organized, hassle-free and FUN trips to baseball games, New York City day trips, overnight trips and more! AND Pets Alive benefits!
When you see a HEART on a trip page, YOU get to choose the charitable organization that benefits from your trip! Pets Alive is among the many charities that benefits. Just select Pets Alive from the "Select Your Benefit Organization" drop down menu at booking checkout. We will in turn receive a donation from CD Trips. A huge thank you to CD Trips for your generosity.
Check out their website and book your trip today!

Bienvenidos amigos de habla
hispana de Pets Alive

Tenemos horas abiertas de adopción siete días a la semana entre las 10 de la mañana y las 4 de la tarde. Si ya tienes un perro en casa, por favor tráigalo a nuestra santuario contigo, porque una introducción al nuevo perro es un requisito. Introducciones de perro toman lugar entre las 10 de la mañana y las 4 de la tarde. leer más

Donate a Car to Help Support Pets Alive!

Seniors For Seniors Program

Pets Alive works with the Office of the Aging to provide senior pets to senior citizens. Four legged friends are a real health benefit to senior citizens! Pets help the elderly live longer, happier and healthier lives!

Bring us your clothes & shoes!

A clothing and shoe recycling program is a fun and easy way to help others plus fundraise for Pets Alive at the same time! Do you have clothes, shoes and handbags in your closet that should have been disposed of? Drop them off in any of the bins we have around town or at our sanctuary.

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!

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?

Some unique volunteer opportunities for you to consider...we need your help.
More importantly...THEY need your help!

Improving Adoptability Program:

One of Pets Alive's most important goals is to and "forever homes" for all of our animals. The dogs that are in our care come in all shapes, sizes, colors and most importantly, personalies.

Our Improving Adoptability program is aimed at helping those dogs whose current behaviors reduce their chances of becoming a member of a new family.

The core teaching of this program is simple: Allow the dog to learn how to control his environment by making better choices. For more on this method of training, please refer to internatonal trainer Grisha Stewart at http://grishastewart.com

For our dogs that translates into ALWAYS humane treatment. Members of this special group of volunteers learn and use the basic principles of behavior modification to help shape the responses of those dogs that are the most difficult to adopt.

As in any relatonship, there are at least three components: the dog, the environment and a human! The people in this very special group come to understand that they are an important part in a dog's life and future.

And there's more! For those individuals who are dedicated and demonstrate an ability to work with these great dogs, there is a brand new opportunity: An invitation to become a member of our elite group - the "Improving Adoptability Crew" team members!

So what do you think? Want to change the life of a dog for the better? Please join our Improving Adoptability program. Enroll in our new BASICS lessons. To get more involved or become a part of this team, no experience is necessary! Email robin@petsalive.com for more information.

TNR Program:

TNR stands for TRAP, NEUTER, RETURN.
It is what our volunteer team of trappers do every week for the City of Middletown (we are always willing to help with advice for anyone out of our trapping area). We would love to expand this program, and help other communities, but we are unable to because of the lack of reliable volunteers to help. Can you give us a few hours a week?

There are many jobs that you can do for the feral cat TNR program.

You can help trap the cats.
You can help transport the cats or release the cats.
You can help care for the cats while here in our TNR room recovering from medical care and altering (we alter every cat, but we also help them all with any injuries or medical care they need before we release them).
You can help do TNR laundry (bring it home, wash it, bring it back)
You can help by handing out flyers in the areas we are about to trap (so people with outdoor cats will keep them in those days).

MOST of these jobs can be done before or AFTER your regular job. We usually trap at night. The cat care can be done early in the morning or after you get off work.

Please consider helping us help the community. Many people have no idea how many feral cats are out there. There are literally HUNDREDS. We are backed up with requests to trap and help. More than a dozen locations are waiting for us, and we are limited ONLY because of our need for more volunteers for this program. We will teach you EVERYTHING you need to know.

Please consider helping us to help them - and to help your neighbors!