Show These Southern Dogs Some Hospitality

You usually can't talk to Marcy Rydd of Pets Alive Westchester, formerly the Elmsford Animal Shelter, without competing with the barking dogs...many, many dogs.

Dozens of them, 57 to be exact, were just transported in a giant truck full of pens to this local facility all the way from a failing rescue organization in Arkansas. The trip took 21 hours. Thirty-one more dogs will follow after they receive medical attention.

The owner of the center in Arkansas was dying of cancer and had more animals than she could care for. It's hard to unload that many dogs, but with a grant that paid for vetting and funding from the ASPCA for transport, Pets Alive was able to step in to house and help find these dogs homes up north. 

Between their two facilities here and in Orange County, Pets Alive has thousands of square footage and the desire to get the dogs adopted quickly. "They are highly adoptable," said Rydd, describing all the dogs as young, healthy, spayed and neutered, "smaller than a Retriever but bigger than a Yorkie," and "so doggone cute."

"If we can step up and save an animal, if we can make a different, we're there," she said. The adoption process is "fun and easy" and Rydd encourages interested parties to do the application online below:

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Pets Alive Westchester
100 Warehouse Lane South
Elmsford, NY 10523
tel: (914) 592-7334 
fax: (914) 347-8819
info@petsalivewest.org

Hours:
Open 7 days a week:
Saturday - Tuesday & Thursday 10am - 4pm, Wednesday and Friday from 10am - 7:30pm.

The shelter shows animals only to approved applicants. Please come in to fill out an adoption application. The approval process usually takes about 10 minutes if your references are available at the time of your visit. Or you can fill out an application online before you come to visit, and they will check your references in advance of your visit. Note: there is a fee to adopt. Please click this link for application and more info.