History
About Pets Alive WNY Buffalo Humane began as a group of area citizens protesting the announced end of adoptions at the City of Buffalo Animal Shelter, part of the city's cost-cutting moves to close its serious budget gap. Through the years we developed our own rescue program taking in cats and dogs from shelters and finding them new homes. We started as a three person organization and have grown over the years. In 201w, Buffalo Humane moved into a physical facility in Pendleton, NY where it runs it's entire operations and a small cat shelter. As the organization moved into Niagara County and out of the City of Buffalo, the board of directors felt that the current organizational name, Buffalo Humane, no longer fit the organization. In September of 2014, Buffalo Humane officially changed it's name to Pets Alive WNY by filing a DBA with NY State. Pets Alive WNY is an all volunteer New York State incorporated nonprofit organization with IRS tax-exempt 501(c)3 public charity status.
Specialties
We are an animal rescue organization that takes in cats and dogs from shelters and finds them new homes. All our animals are fully vetted. Dogs are housed in foster homes where they are start learning to be wonderful family pets and we learn more about their personality to make good matches. Cats and kittens over 8 weeks reside at our adoption center and are available for adoption during our open hours, M-Th 5pm - 7pm and Saturdays from 11-3