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Our very senior horse Glen (his age has been estimated to be in the 30’s) is in need of eye surgery. This picture was taken in April and as you can he see, he was fine, but over the past several months he has had increasing trouble with his eye and finally the vet has advised that the eye must be removed. He had long ago gone blind in that one eye, but up until now the vet did not think it was painful or causing him trouble. Now though, it is, and so it must come out.
Today I brought him to the vet for the surgery. They will do the surgery today and we will be able topick him up in a few days. The cost for this surgery is $1000. That is a lot to spend on an older horse, but the options were to euthanize him, leave him in pain, or remove the eye.
In looking at those three options, we knew the only choice was to have the surgery done. Glen is a very happy horse. Old. Thin. A “difficult keeper” as they say, since he has only a few teeth and can’t eat hay, but he is a joy to us and to his goat companions and we had to do what was best for him. We are asking for your help with this surgery as it is far more than we had budgeted for this month. (If the donate button does not work for you, you can click here to make a donation to help Glen – Thank you!)
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Updates by kerry on Nov 30, 2010. There are comments.
Sanctuary animal updates:
Since my last update on August 13, the following cats were adopted: Gus, Daisy, Troy (pictured here), Bunky, Anne, Walter, and Miracle.
The following dogs were adopted: Mo Mo, Blossom, Emma, Betty, Tucker, Tater, Franklin, Jade, Wrinkles, August, April, Pookie, Star, Stryker, Ellie Mae, Timber, Scout, Becky, Image, Ebbie, Laurel, Princess, Tyler, Honeysuckle, Jake, Jake, Malbec, Bits, Kibbles, Demi, Plover, Romeo, Pabst, Jupiter, Bear, Rosalie, Mona Lisa, Tex, Arrow, Charlie, Fowler, Belle, Daisy, Noodle, Kody, August, April, Carl, Sugarfoot, Rosalie, Pierce, Webster, Pebbles, Chauncey, Snoopy, Mai Tai, Sully, Sugarfoot, Minnie Sunshine, Rose, Olivia, Midget, Myrtle, Macintosh, Skipper, Cocoa, Cora Belle, Inky, Pebbles, Hope, Mystic, Lady, Willy, Maxi, Candy, Rocco, Trace, Bosco, Mitzi, Viking, Sheriff, Felix, Cookie, Maizy, Mamie, Ponch, Tucker, Gracie, Danielle, Dodger, Journey, Doc, Sandy, Sammy, Bono, Kari, Deuce, Trevor, Mimi, Miss Chevious, Abel, Spot, Tango, Collins, Gwen, Betti, Bogart, Jeri, Jimbo, Tanner, Franklin, Tallulah, Mandy, Clay, Holden, Apollo, Outlaw, Mandy, Jack, Ludo, Sabella, Cindy, Trina, Jasper, Cheyenne, Midnight, Robbie, Boudicca, Buffy, Shyann, Walker, Brandy, Bandit, Southern Belle, Cotton, Hoyt, Lola, Cherokee, Sophia, Kitsche, Blondie Sweetie, Low Rider, Felicity, Belle, Copper, Koda, Tilly Pup #2, Tessa, Clyde, Morris, Brando, Spirit, Heath, Jeff, Dylan, Rosy, Marisol, Amy, Lucky, Delilah, Coco, Polly, Hartford, Ashley, Greta, Ross, Grizz, Jimbo, Bunker, & Daisy.
Noteworthy adoption:
The stand out adoption of the past few months might just have to be Trace. Trace came to us when we did that mass West Virginia rescue, where we pulled 78 animals from a hoarding situation. Trace was extremely shy. Those of you that remember the “pile puppies” will note that Trace was on that level of shyness and fearfulness. She didn’t want anything to do with humans and the less you tried to interact with her, the better she thought it was! If you went to try to pet her or interact she would just lean away from you, ignore you, not look at you and be generally terrified and miserable.
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Updates by kerry on Nov 01, 2010. There are comments.
Sanctuary animal updates:
Since our last update on July 4th, the following dogs were adopted:
Ellie Mae, Bono, Cassidy, Baby, Jupiter, Martha, Sabella, Prince Charming, Newton, Sophie, Lucky, Lexie, Aurora, Tyler, Bashful, Mouse, Doc, Charlie, Bruce, Ariel, James, Elmo, Barry, Sabella again, Justice, Founder, Bailey, Sleepy, Peaceful, Faith, Merlin, Jake, Bugsy, Friend, Belle, Oliver, Rex, Badger, Mack, Hildie, Rigby, Spooner, Grumpy, Taffy, Corey, Diesel, Elsie, Molly, Macouns, Danielle, Muffin, Lucy, Roxanne, Roxy, Patches, Ludo, Sesame, Aurora again, Sniffer, Foreman, Archie, Skid, Aragon, Arwyn, Eagle, Happy, Dopey, Sneezy, Spike, Norman, Freebie, Jeremiah, Bianca, Buddy, Corky, Bo Peep, Tracker, Sophie again, Noah, Sarah, Harvey, Belle, Independence, Gus, Jewel, Sadie, Aspen, BooBoo, Angelica, Bartholomew, Chloe, Bryan, Sprocket, Dexter, Jake, Squiggles, Snickle, Mate, Bono again, Lady, Tori, Gabriel, Cherish, Bonita, Milo, Fred, Blossom, Mo Mo, Emma, Betty, Tucker, Franklin, Tater, Pookie, April, August, Wrinkles, Jade, Stryker, Scout, Timber, Ellie Mae again, Laurel, Becky, Ebbie, Image, Princess, Tyler – plus another 32 beagles that we didn’t get in our system yet, so I don’t have their names to list here….but we adopted a total of 160 dogs. Wow. It sure has been a whirlwind!
We also adopted out five cats! Handsome, Delilah, Alex, Max, and Duffy went home, and two goats. So, all told, 167 animals went home in 43 days.
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Updates by kerry on Aug 13, 2010. There are comments.
WE NEED YOUR VOTES!
With just a week or so left to vote, we are on track to win $20,000! We are in the top 100 favorite charities and need your Facebook vote to keep us there. We are number 72 right now. Please vote and keep us in the top 100. It means $20,000 to our organization!
Sanctuary animal updates:
Since the last update on May th, the following animals have been adopted: Truman, Stuart Noble, Piper, Larry, Brennan, Humphrey, Kasey, Paris,Reynolds, freckles, junior, kiki, Tyler, kit, gable, jilly, paulie, Freddy, Stuart(again), Bubba, Little Pearl, Johnny, akasha, Kendra, Princess, Celeste, Chewy, rayder, reba, Koda, Wilson, mayola, jet, iris, Zena, jed, Coley, Brutus, fuzzy, duke, Roy, Luke, Jake, boo, Lily, Max, dodger, Walt, Mufasa, McGruff, Scotty, Kenneth, Chewey (again), Nugget, Katie, Charity, Dixie, Rebel, Levi, Earnhardt, Bubba, Walker, Boudicca, Hartford, Angel, Surar, Remy,
Grace, Winston, Kenneth, Baxter, Gideon, Bella Mia, BoDiddley, Rommie, Lola, Chance, Rocky (shihtzu), Rocky (shep mix), Sweetheart, Aspen, Marley, Hobbles, Lacey, Bailey, Grover, Jack, Mystic, Teddy, Mek, Draco, Ellie Mae, Bono, Smokey. I really think I have missed some since it has been such a long time since my last update but that’s pretty close!
Seven cats also went home! Charlie, Star, Snuggle, Puff, Alice, Mack and Duffy!
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Updates by kerry on Jul 05, 2010. There are comments.
Sanctuary animal updates:
Since our last update on March 22, the following dogs have found homes! Casey, Nugget, Cody, Gus, Tat, Zack, Fuzzy, Aubrey, Rocks, Ty, Sleek, Larry, Sparkles, Trace, Bella, Oreo, Hooper, Gabby, Fuzzy (again), Chase, Buddy, Marley, Madison, McGreggor, Bob, Sophie, Jillian, Spud, Foxy, Petunia, Hawkeye, Natascha, Angus, Dooley, Pluto, Abigail, Jilly, Monkey, Junior, Cindy, Lincoln, Neiko, Hawkeye (again), Badger, Will, Butterball, Gracie, Hansel, Gretel, Gomer, Caramel, One, Daisy, Copper, Benji, Elizabeth2, Byrdie, Sharpey, Ty (again), Cashmere, Earnhardt, Snookie, Trisha, Elizabeth, Larry, Tango, Augie.
We also sent dogs from the West Virginia rescue to other rescues who stepped up and offered to help. We are really grateful to all of them. 21 dogs went to St. Huberts, one dog went to Mountain Rottie Rescue, four to Sullivan County, four to Newburgh Shelter and one to Paws Unlimited. Almost all of those dogs have been placed as well.
The following cats were placed: Oreo (yes, I’m not kidding. OREO!!), Violet, Robert & Bob (who went to MHAA), Fred, Tiki, Tangerine, Mickey, Christie, Chloe, Hermes and Kadji, Summer.
We also adopted out both the donkeys! They went to live on a 700 acre farm with cows and goats (all pets!) and little Peanut has learned to play soccer!
That is almost 115 animals in less than six weeks. Wow. What a long way Pets Alive has come in three years.
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Updates by kerry on May 06, 2010. There are comments.
Many of you may have seen the issues with our taxes from 2007, covered on the news and in the local papers. We are happy to say that this is all resolved now, thanks to County Executive Edward Diana. When Sara, the founder and past director of Pets Alive was dying in 2007, she never signed the form that says “everything is the same” and mailed it back to the town of Wallkill. We tried to fight it, but were getting nowhere fast and then got word that they were going to start foreclosure proceedings on us. Thanks so much for the great article in the Times Herald Record by Keith Goldberg, we started to get some attention and some help. Ed Diana personally called us and said that we wouldn’t have to worry – he had our back and was going to personally see to it that this got resolved for us. He was true to his word, working late that night with a team of lawyers to figure out a way to resolve the issue.
The problem will be solved at the county level. As a backup our Assembly Member Annie Rabbitt drafted a bill that would absolve us of the tax bill from 2007. PLEASE take a moment, right now to thank Ed Diana: (845) 291-2700, Ediana@Co.orange.ny.us. Without him, we would have been looking at foreclosure or coming up with over $40,000 to pay the bill. We ARE tax exempt 501(c)3, and thankfully someone was willing to say “Hey, this makes no sense”. Thanks so much Mr. Diana. You are the only government official who we actually felt understood the situation and worked to fix it. It’s great to have friends like you in high places.
Big Fundraisers Planned!
Pets Alive is planning TWO amazing charity fundraising events in May. One is on May 22, 2010, at Catlin Gardens, in Slate Hill, NY. The tickets are $125 to that event. The other is on Thursday May 27th, 2010 at Life in Ardsley, NY (7-11 pm). The tickets to that event are $200. The FurBall is a fabulous formal evening celebrating the animals that have been saved by Pets Alive. There will be cocktails, dinner, music, dancing, celebrities, a silent auction and a special presentation featuring the animals of Pets Alive. This will be the animal event of the year, and it is VERY likely that Marisol and Rob Thomas will be attending these events! Do not wait, buy your tickets now for Westchester Furball, or buy your tickets now for Hudson Valley Furball! (Note: no crazy people. Crazy people will be removed! DRUNK crazy is ok. Crazy fan crazy is not!)
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Updates by kerry on Mar 22, 2010. There are comments.
Sanctuary animal updates:
Since our last update on December 15th, we adopted out the following dogs: Jada, Noble, Hero, Eddie, Charlie, Teddy bear, Snowball, Scooter, Jingles, Frank, Leon, Lovey, Jesse, Verucca, Maggie, Linus, Lucy, Sammie, Billie, Moose, Patrick, Mack, One, Noel, Jenny, Jerry, Bobey, Madison, McBean, Rudolph, Holly, Casey, Ben, Jackpot, Claus, Kringle, Arlette, Jackson, Gabby, Lil Bill, Spunky, Janie, Hunter, Matilda, Madden, Rufus, Rosie, Jonie, Cody, Major, Janie..again, Arlette again, Jackie, Smokey, Mabel and George, Josie.
The following cats were also adopted: Charlie, Eddie, Cleo and Ricky. That is a total of 61 adoptions this month. Great. Good luck furries!
We had a lot of “pairs” adopted this month too – people coming down and taking two dogs home. Hero & Noble, Linus & Lucy, Claus & Kringle, Cody & Major, Matilda & Madden and George and Mabel went home as duo’s. It is so much better for a dog to have a companion. We’re really thrilled by this latest trend.
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Updates by kerry on Jan 23, 2010. There are comments.
CHALLENGE!!!
An anonymous donor has promised to match the total of ALL sponsorships for ONE YEAR if we can get 100 NEW sponsors between November 1 2009 and December 31, 2009. The amount of money this is for us, is staggering. We have sponsorships for as low as $18 a month for a lifeline sponsorship, $25 for a cat sponsorship, $35 for a dog sponsorship, $35 for a senior animal sponsorship or $85 for a horse sponsorship. Please spread the word and help us get to this goal. We have less than two weeks left! This is very critical to us. We are begging you to sign up for animal sponsorships. We MUST reach this goal and we are very close right now. Remember, they start at just $18 a month.
Sanctuary animal updates:
Since our last update on November 11th, we adopted out about 57 animals! Preston, Tisbury, Snausage, Rosie, Sandy, Brizzie, Buddy, Coal, Dixie, Shayna, Billy, Dory, Ember, Talia, Quigley, Spunky, Kylie, Bingo, Tessa, Inglebert, Kit, Ernie, Akasha, Princess, Droopy, Layla, Gypsy, J.D., Kanga, Friday, Maggie, Daks, Gracie, Redford, Boomer, Barbie, Rosie2, Pork Chop, Tundra, Slugger, Sinclair, Gunner, Panda, Bunny, Max, Nixon, Samson, Redford (again), Huey. We even adopted out eight cats this month! Yay to Sammi, Jesse, Vinny, Pumpkin, Bear, Katie, Vladimir & Virgil.
Stand out adoptions this month would HAVE to be Rosie, Tisbury, Snausage and Gracie. Rosie was a little dog scheduled for euthanasia because she could be so ornery. She arrived in a metal cage where she could not even turn around or stand up! We were shocked. We were told not to handle her but to DUMP HER out of the cage because she was so nasty. Oh my. In a cage like that, totally exposed, who could blame her??? We opened it up and let her make her own way out. Within 20 minutes she was kissing us and friendly. It is true that it took about 20 minutes every time she met someone to warm up and understand they would not harm her, but she was not a nasty dog at all. In fact, Rosie was one of the sweetest and most affectionate dogs (always wanting to cuddle in your lap) that we have encountered. She was adopted and now lives in New York City. Imagine. Truly. Yes imagine. From death row, to Central Park. Imagine.
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Updates by kerry on Dec 15, 2009. There are comments.
$100,000 Gift is Part of Ongoing Commitment to Pets Alive Animal Sanctuary
[Middletown, N.Y. CA/USA – Nov. 30, 2009] Pets Alive, one of the nation’s oldest no-kill animal sanctuaries, will keep on saving unwanted pets with a $100,000 gift from Sidewalk Angels Foundation.
Matchbox Twenty singer Rob Thomas and his wife Marisol started the foundation to raise money for worthy causes. Sidewalk Angels has so far donated almost half a million dollars to Pets Alive (http://www.petsalive.com) to help the organization save abandoned and unwanted animals.
“We can attribute a good part of our success to the support of Sidewalk Angels and Rob and Marisol Thomas,” says Matt DeAngelis, Executive Co-Director of Pets Alive. “We are fortunate that they have been involved with Pets Alive all these years and are grateful for their support on projects like GiveaDog.org, our socially responsible pet gift for the holidays.”
GiveADog.org (http://www.giveadog.org) allows people to give their loved ones the gift of a dog without the responsibility of feeding, walking, and cleaning up after a dog. Pets Alive gives recipients regular updates on their dogs through email, custom Web pages and even video.
Rob and Marisol Thomas started volunteering at Pets Alive about six years ago and adopted their beloved dog Tyler from the sanctuary. Tyler recently passed away but the couple’s love for Pets Alive continues, says Kerry Clair, who serves as Executive Co-Director with DeAngelis.
“Rob and Marisol have not only given us their money, but they have given us their hearts, and we appreciate that very much,” Clair says.
Their fans have donated over $6,000 to Pets Alive in Tyler’s memory, Clair says. The sanctuary plans to renovate its outdoor dog area and rename it “Camp Tyler” with that money. Marisol also serves on the Pets Alive board and her parents volunteer at the shelter.
The most recent $100,000 donation from Sidewalk Angels Foundation will go towards Pets Alive’s annual operating budget of about $400,000, Clair says. The sanctuary saved a record 1,000 unwanted animals last year, and is on track to save a similar number this year.
“Each year we raise about half of what we need. Sidewalk Angels gets us through the rest of the year,” Clair says. “Without them we would have been forced to shut our doors twice already.”
Founded 30 years ago by animal lover Sara Whalen, Pets Alive rescues animals from New York and across the United States. The sanctuary also takes animals from other shelters that might otherwise be killed, with a focus on animals that have been abused, neglected or have special needs.
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Updates by kerry on Dec 01, 2009. There are comments.
Sanctuary animal updates:
Since my last update on October 6th we placed the following dogs: Blackjack, Olivia, Goldie, Lizzie, Jennie, Ashley, Kisska, Bones, Charlie, Kohli, Lenny, Autumn, Luka, Batman, Jolie, Bobo, Tinkerbell, Hannah, Posey, Abby, Zoe, Nana, Billy, King, Heaven, Deuce, Panda, Peanut, Rem, George, Shadow, Shayna, Kelsey, and Vaughn. We also adopted out the following cats: Charlie, Coal, Pixie, Serena, Petey, Patches, Oscar and Beebs.
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Updates by kerry on Nov 11, 2009. There are comments.