by Animal Rescue League | Mar 28, 2019 | News
BIRDSBORO, PA – A stray cat in Douglassville tested positive for rabies on Wednesday, March 27, 2019 following its pick up by an animal control officer of the Animal Rescue League of Berks County. This is the second cat that the ARL has picked up from Amity...
by Animal Rescue League | Mar 1, 2019 | News
With snow predicted and cold weather to follow, the ARL has enacted Code BLUE during the evenings, starting at 10PM on Sunday, March 3 through Friday, March 8, 2019. The code will be enforced from 10PM to 10AM when the temperatures or windchill is at 20 degrees or...
by Animal Rescue League | Feb 19, 2019 | News
With snow and ice predicted tomorrow, the ARL has enacted Code BLUE starting at 8AM to 8PM on Wednesday, February 20, 2019. In accordance with Bill #22, an amendment added to the City Code, Chapter 141, Part 2 Animals, Section 205 Caring for Animals in 2015, any...
by Jen Breton | Feb 18, 2019 | News
With cold temperatures predicted overnight, the ARL has enacted Code BLUE starting at 10PM on February 18 through 10AM on February 19, 2019. In accordance with Bill #22, an amendment added to the City Code, Chapter 141, Part 2 Animals, Section 205 Caring for Animals...
by Animal Rescue League | Feb 11, 2019 | News
With ice and snow predicted overnight and into tomorrow, the ARL has enacted Code BLUE starting at 9PM on February 11 through 9PM on February 12, 2019. In accordance with Bill #22, an amendment added to the City Code, Chapter 141, Part 2 Animals, Section 205 Caring...
by Animal Rescue League | Feb 8, 2019 | News
With cold air moving in and wind chills expected to dip below 20 degrees, the ARL has enacted Code BLUE starting at 9PM on Friday, February 8 until 12PM on Saturday, February 9; and 9PM on Saturday, February 9 until 8AM on Sunday, February 10, 2019. In accordance with...
by Jen Breton | Feb 1, 2019 | News
Recently, a statement from certain non-contracted municipalities was released regarding our negotiations for animal control contracts, which stated some inaccuracies that we addressed with the municipalities over the course of the past four months. I’d like to take a...
by Jen Breton | Jan 31, 2019 | News
After months of negotiations, the Animal Rescue League of Berks County’s 2019 animal control contracts for county municipalities go into effect tomorrow, Friday, February 1. As of January 31, the ARL has received commitments from the City of Reading and seven...
by Animal Rescue League | Jan 28, 2019 | News
With snow expected to begin early tomorrow morning and a cold front with wind chills expected to be at 20 degrees or colder to follow afterwards, the ARL has enacted Code BLUE starting on Tuesday, January 29 at 6AM and ending on Sunday, February 3, 2019 at 10AM. In...
by Animal Rescue League | Jan 25, 2019 | News
With milder temperatures forecasted for the weekend, the ARL will lift Code BLUE on Saturday, January 26 at 10AM. The code had previously been enacted until Monday, January 28. The ARL will re-evaluate weather conditions early next week to determine if the code needs...
by Animal Rescue League | Jan 24, 2019 | News
After a lengthy investigation by the Animal Rescue League of Berks County’s humane officers, the ARL will be filing animal cruelty charges against the last-known owner of Jack, the Jack Russell Terrier puppy the ARL picked up on January 3, 2019 from Berks Animal...
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...
