Coming to us in early July after what looks like a run-in with a car, Willow needed an amputation. After surgery, Willow spent the first...

Meet Queen Geneva! She is a laid-back girl looking for a peaceful home to live happily ever after. Honestly, she would be the perfect...

We may not have a spare inch of space in our shelter, but our hearts are still beating to the lifesaving drum because we have amazing...

Meet Itaso and Bev ITASO HAS BEEN WAITING FOR MORE THAN SIX MONTHS! Meet one-year-old shepherd mix Itaso! He can be a bit shy at first,...

Two-year-old Prue has been with us since early March this year. She is a spunky girl just ready to have fun. Once she has her eye on the...

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

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...

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....

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

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...

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

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

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...

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

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....

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

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...