Understanding Medical Euthanasia at the ARL
By Jason Banning, D.V.M.Veterinary Lead Medical euthanasia decisions are an unfortunate reality of working in animal welfare. Every day, animals come into our shelter spanning an...
ARL Issues Code Blue for the City of Reading – March 12, 2022
BIRDSBORO, P.a., March 3, 2022 – The Animal Rescue League of Berks County has enacted the Code Blue Ordinance for the City of Reading starting Saturday, March...
Get to know the lives we save. Meet Gorzo.
Gorzo is a 1-year-old Staffordshire Bull Terrier that arrived at the ARL on Valentine's Day. When our medical team performed the intake evaluation, they notice that Gorzo was...
Matthew Pachuilo
Matthew joined the Communications Team on August 2021 and fell for Indy.(Left to right: Indiana, Matthew, and Tobias) Name: Matthew Pachuilo Position: Social and...
This year we celebrate the 141 birthday of our Founder, Mary Archer, and the 70th Anniversary of her most important legacy, The Animal Rescue League of Berks County.
In honor of her birthday, we are sharing a historic compilation of her life, made possible by the Berks History Center. Enjoy this read and get to know the passionate woman that...
Home for Valentine’s applications are now open
Birdsboro, P.a., February 3, 2022 – The Animal Rescue League of Berks County opened applications for families who may be interested in becoming a short-term foster for the...
Pet Safety During the New Year’s Celebrations
SICK OR SCARED DOG COVERED WITH A WARM TASSEL BLANKET No matter how many calls are made to stop the use of pyrotechnics during the holidays, fireworks are part of the culture and...
ARL and Humane PA join forces with Petco Love Lost to help reunite lost pets with their families
The facial-recognition tool searches through a free, national lost pet database that now includes both Berks County shelters. BERKS COUNTY, P.a., November 23, 2021 — The...
Home for the Holidays applications are now open
Birdsboro, P.a., December 13, 2021 – The Animal Rescue League of Berks County opened applications for families who may be interested in becoming a short-term foster for the...
ARL Issues Code Blue for the City of Reading – December 9, 2021
BIRDSBORO, P.a., December 8, 2021 – With a wind chill of 20 degrees forecasted by the National Weather Service from 4 AM to 7:30 AM on Thursday, December 9, 2021, the Animal...
Birdsboro cat tests positive for rabies virus
BIRDSBORO, P.a., (September 24, 2021) – The Animal Rescue League of Berks County notified today that a cat impounded in Birdsboro by ARL’s Department of Animal Protection tested...
The Chester Chronicles
11.02.2021 Halloween has come and gone, and while some make it seem like the Christmas season is here, I feel we must first stop and remember that it is actually the season of...