by Animal Rescue League | Jan 17, 2019 | News
With winter precipitation forecasted overnight and through the weekend, and with bitterly cold temperatures forecasted for the following week, the ARL has extended Code Blue through Monday, January 28. The code is in effect during ice and snow events, as well as when...
by Animal Rescue League | Jan 14, 2019 | News
With predicted wind chills of 20 degrees or less, The Animal Rescue League of Berks County has extended the Code Blue Ordinance for the City of Reading through Wednesday, January 16, 2019. The Code Blue is for hours of 10PM to 10AM. In accordance with Bill #22, an...
by Animal Rescue League | Jan 10, 2019 | News
With a predicted wind chill of 20 degrees or less, The Animal Rescue League of Berks County is enacting the Code Blue Ordinance for the City of Reading starting Thursday evening at 10PM and ending on Monday morning at 10AM. The Code Blue is for hours of 10PM to 10AM....
by Animal Rescue League | Dec 29, 2018 | News
BIRDSBORO, PA – A stray cat picked up by the Animal Rescue League of Berks County tested positive for rabies on Friday, December 28, 2018 following its pick up by an animal control officer from the Animal Rescue League of Berks County on Sunday, December 23,...
by Animal Rescue League | Dec 19, 2018 | News
In an overabundance of caution, the Animal Rescue League of Berks County will not be adopting cats or kittens from the shelter for the next two weeks following a 9-month-old kitten’s diagnosis of feline panleukopenia, also known as feline distemper, which is a...
by Animal Rescue League | Dec 6, 2018 | News
For those who always wished they could surprise their family with a new kitten, cat, puppy or dog on Christmas morning, the Animal Rescue League of Berks County will be offering Christmas morning delivery of adoptable pets this year. For a $300 fee, which includes the...
by Animal Rescue League | Oct 16, 2018 | News
One year ago, Tom Hubric, our executive director, took the helm at the ARL. Despite a rocky start to his tenure, he’s reshaped the organization and led the efforts for the ARL’s revitalization, starting with our Push P.A.W.S. no-kill initiative. This...
by Hope Poliansky | Oct 9, 2018 | News
REGISTRATION FOR THIS CLINIC IS NOW CLOSED. THANK YOU! The Animal Rescue League of Berks County received a $5,000 grant from the ASPCA and Steve Moyer Subaru to spay/neuter 70 pets (35 females/35 males) Berks County pets, as well as administer a microchip and rabies...
by Animal Rescue League | Sep 21, 2018 | News
As part of our Push P.A.W.S. initiative, the ARL publishes our live release rates monthly. As you can see, August remains a difficult month for our area and our shelter with normal and natural kitten and cat deaths. However, when we extrapolated data from August of...
by Animal Rescue League | Aug 14, 2018 | News
Please join us this Saturday, August 18 from 12-5 as the ARL takes part in Clear the Shelters, a national adoption event that has found more than 165,000 homes for shelter pets throughout the nation since its inception in 2014. All animals at the ARL will have FREE...
by Animal Rescue League | Aug 9, 2018 | News
The Animal Rescue League of Berks County is pleased to present our live release rates for the month of July. The live release rate for dogs was 96%, with cat/kitten rates dipping to 86%. “With natural kitten mortality rates ranging anywhere from 15-40%, unfortunately,...
by Animal Rescue League | Jul 31, 2018 | News
In an ongoing effort to provide better customer service and animal care at the Animal Rescue League of Berks County, effective August 1, we will begin taking appointments for community members who wish to surrender their pets. According to Tom Hubric, executive...
