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Sep 18

The Bumpy Road to No-Kill

by Keely Lewis Board President Palm Valley Animal Society received the Transformational Change Award from Best Friends Animal Society for...

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Sep 11

Best Friends Awards PVAS for Transformational Lifesaving Change

From being “that kill shelter on Trenton” with a “save-rate” of only 23% in 2016 to achieving a 92% save-rate year-to-date, PVAS has unde...

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Sep 11

Kitten season is still going strong in the RGV

Many communities are seeing kitten intakes decline at this time of year but here in the RGV, there doesn't appear to be any slowing down....

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Jan 25

Petco Foundation’s Commitment is Saving Animal Lives in the Valley

Petco Foundation awarded a $1,000,000 grant to Palm Valley Animal Society (PVAS) in 2018, and that gift has made all the difference. Ther...

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Jan 10

Strategies + Impact: Progress in 2019

PVAS saw real progress in our journey to no-kill in 2019, saving 7,251 more animals than in 2018.* Working with our lifesaving partners a...

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Aug 6, 2019

#Thanks to Maddie

Maddie’s® Shelter Embed Project in the Rio Grande Valley On July 1, 2019, plans for a no-kill valley region became a substantial, long-te...

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Jun 19, 2019

The Old Days

Every now and then, some of the employees at Palm Valley Animal Center (PVAC) talk about the “old days.” Those who lived through the real...

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May 16, 2019

Saving Cats

The current reality for felines at Palm Valley Animal Center (PVAC) is more positive than it has ever been. The future for the cats in th...

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Apr 12, 2019

Always Forward: Claire's Story

People face adversity and tragedy in different ways. Some retreat from the world. Some lash out at the world. Others like Kraig, refuse t...

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Mar 23, 2019

Jeter

Pupils dilate in the dark to search for light. At Palm Valley Animal Center (PVAC), our hearts and souls expand in a search for good. Lik...

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Mar 20, 2019

We Can Do It

Palm Valley Animal Center (PVAC) seems to have every possible odd stacked against it. Our facility is ancient and our budget is microscop...

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Feb 22, 2019

A Moment in Time

What is animal welfare? What does it mean to work in animal welfare? What does it mean to work at Palm Valley Animal Center (PVAC)? How d...

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