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Remembering Aileen Hurley
Aileen Hurley was a very special woman. She was an NYPD detective. She loved animals. She was smart, friendly, vibrant, fun, had a terrific husband and many wonderful friends. Aileen died in October of...
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Two emails
Hi everyone. Matt here. Hope your winter is going well. It’s been a rough day here at Pets Alive. Kingfish died earlier today and there’s a pallor of sadness that has cast itself across the face of...
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Precious
Precious will be arriving at Pets Alive on the 23rd. This is such a touching story and so many special people reached out to try to help this poor assiduous soul. I wanted to share her story with you...
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Degrees of Special
Hi everyone. Matt here. Yes, I am still alive. Yes, I still work here. Yes, I know you haven’t heard from me. Yes, I am, as Kerry says, the other director. I don’t tweet or twit or whatever else...
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The power of you
Gray day today here at Pets Alive. We’re working on something way cool (sorry…can’t tell you right now), and hopefully it will pan out. I was going to call this brief blog The Power of Pets Alive. but...
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Some Days
Ah…another Sunday. Here I am on this glorious day, sitting at my picnic table on my back deck. I can hear the birds chirping as I sip my fresh iced tea. I am surrounded by five of my dogs lounging...
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Four Heroes
So I’m here in Washington, DC at the No-Kill Conference put on by The No-Kill Advocacy group, and I’m listening and talking to mostly like-minded people. I, of course, have an overwhelming feeling of...
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“Dear Cam….”
We recently received a letter in the mail. It was addressed to one of the dogs here. Most of you know him. Our Cam. If you don’t know the story of Cam you can read my blogs about him here: 1st blog:...
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Joy Sarnelli Carson – Superhero
Everyone should now be aware about some of the internal changes at Pets Alive. Joy and Ken Carson (pictured on the right) will be leaving Pets Alive Westchester. Joy, the Executive Director and Ken,...
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Princess Goes Home!
Note: This guest post was written by Misa Martin CPDT-KA, Staff Canine Trainer at Pets Alive Westchester. When I first got hired at PAW, there were about 180 “Legacy dogs” living there – dogs that Pets...
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Let’s Get This Cowboy Home!
By Jenessa Taylor, Executive Director Pets Alive Westchester We are so incredibly touched and grateful to all of you who have reached out to us in support of Cowboy. When Cowboy showed up on our...
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Links, Continued: Socks, Baby Food and a BIG SURPRISE!
Our story from last week continues, once again from Becky Tegze, Pets Alive Cat Manager… The hissing continues… our “broken” Links is still hissing but there is something just a little different –...
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From Broken Spirits to Thriving Lives!
By Erin Small-Guilshan, Shelter Manager Pets Alive Westchester I have heard these words countless times by Pets Alive staff and volunteers, “This is why we do what we do”. We save lives. Give medical...
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A Soldier’s Dogs
Recently at Pets Alive Westchester in Elmsford, New York we took in two dogs from a soldier who was suddenly deployed overseas. Unable to find homes for his beloved dogs he came to Pets Alive...
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Boomer’s Blog
By Erin Guilshan, Executive Director, Pets Alive Westchester Boomer arrived at Elmsford Animal Shelter in 2008. The two year old Boomer was one of 600 dogs that would only know life in a kennel with...
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Our Greatest Challenge
By Erin Guilshan, Executive Director, Pets Alive Westchester On March 14th we faced what would begin our greatest challenge in the history of Pets Alive Westchester. What started off as small cracks in...
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Three Months of Love
Erin Guilshan, Executive Director, Pets Alive Westchester It was a very rainy day when Sammy, a little black Chihuahua arrived at Pets Alive Westchester by someone who found him at the nearby SAM’s...
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Peyton and Miss Diva Go Home for the Holidays
By Audrey Lodato, Executive Director At Pets Alive we believe that there is a home for every animal, but sometimes finding that home can take some time. We work hard as a team to talk about how long an...
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Pets Alive Westchester – A Year to Remember
By Erin Guilshan, Executive Director Pets Alive Westchester 700 LIVES SAVED As we close out the last chapter of 2014, we reflect upon the year with both joy and gratitude. We saved hundreds of lives...
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Providing A Life Worth Living
By Audrey Lodato, Executive Director at Pets Alive The definition of sanctuary is “A place where someone is protected or given shelter.” We take the fact that we are a sanctuary very seriously....
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