Paradise Garden Animal Haven

09/24/2025

MONTEY AND ZUZU NEED A HOME!

The following is a courtesy post for a friend and long- time volunteer and supporter of Paradise Garden Animal Haven. Although PGAH no longer offers intake and adoption services, we’re trying to help our friend find a forever home for these two beautiful brothers, Montey and Zuzu. She intervened and provided a foster home to rescue them from a dangerous and uncertain future, but because of her age, she cannot responsibly offer them a permanent home. They have been neutered, tested for feline aids and leukemia, have received all necessary vaccinations, deworming and flea prevention. They are super-friendly, and interactive, and get along well with dogs. They are about 5 months old, and have interesting and distinctive markings. Please contact us if you would like to adopt them, and please share this post with anyone who might be able to provide them a forever home.

12/10/2024

PARADISE GARDEN ANIMAL HAVEN HAS BECOME A SANCTUARY

2024 has been a year of big changes at Paradise Garden Animal Haven. After 19 years, and over 22,000 spays and neuters, our spay/neuter program has come to an end. We’re proud of our accomplishments, including bringing in over $250,000.00 in spay/neuter grants to help area residents responsibly care for their pets, and the feral cats that they support. Please contact us for a list of other local organizations that offer spay/neuter programs. We also no longer offer intake and adoption services. Over the years, we took in and found homes for 1000's of dogs and cats. We have now become a sanctuary for the many older cats that were never adopted and call Paradise Garden Animal Haven their home. This is a natural result of being a no-kill shelter. From our inception in 2002, we have been a leader for the no-kill movement. To this end, we have tirelessly promoted affordable spay/neuter, and we have helped countless people with vaccinations, wellness programs and support through our community foodbank. The cats that were passed over for adoption, through no fault of their own, are the inevitable outcome of our no-kill philosophy. We’re happy to be able to provide them with the home, love and medical care that they deserve. If you have been a supporter of Paradise Garden in the past, please consider continuing your support to insure that these beloved cats will be able to live out their lives in the manner to which they have been accustomed. We’ll be here for several years, so please don’t hesitate to contact us if you need help. We’re happy to share our network of resources, and the wealth of knowledge that we have accumulated over the last 20+ years.

10/17/2024

Join us in celebrating Christine Rosner's amazing life!

Memorials should be sent to TLC TNR, c/o Community Foundation, 301 South Main St. Horseheads, NY 14845, or Paradise Garden Animal Haven, 598 Kent Hill Rd, Woodhull, NY 14898.
There will be a Celebration of Christine’s Life on Sunday, October 20, 2024, from 2pm to 4 pm at Happy Tails, 11929 East Corning Rd, Corning to share memories and honor her memory.

10/17/2024

In Fond Rememberance of our dear friend...

Obituary for Christine Rosner DOB April 1. 1929

Christine, age 95, was born April 1, 1929, in Nuremburg. Germany, the daughter of George and Barbara Rosner. Christine grew up during the N**i era and was greatly affected by it. After WW II she went to Munich where she graduated from translator school and worked various positions for the Allies, including the Displaced Person Emigration Program at the American Consulate where she became painfully aware of N**i atrocities during the war. From 1951 to 1957 she was a secretary at the Neubiberg Airbase before being transferred to Paris to work for NATO.
Christine left Paris around 1959 and emigrated to the United States. She lived in New York City while attending Columbia University part-time. She worked as a Medical Secretary at the Rockefeller Institute of Medical Research where her passion for protection and humane care for animals was born. She graduated with a BA degree in 1967 from Columbia and transferred to the University of Connecticut receiving a MA in 1970 and a PhD in 1974.
Christine moved to Elmira in 1970 where she became an Instructor of German at Elmira College before being promoted to Assistant Professor of German language and Literature in 1974. She retired in 1994.
Christine was a passionate animal welfare advocate. She studied and admired the works of Albert Schweitzer and Mahatma Gandhi and his teaching of the reverence of all life.
Her love of cats led her to Trap/Neuter/Return bringing many cats to local Vets to be spayed/neutered and then released them to various sites around Elmira where she fed and protected them.
Christine had an amazing network of friends, including former students, all over the world. She corresponded with several people whom she had never met but shared her love of animals.
Christine passed away peacefully at home. She was predeceased by her thirteen plus cats who were her beloved family.

03/22/2024

12/25/2023

WE’RE LOOKING FOR A COUPLE OF VOLUNTEERS FOR OUR SPAY/NEUTER CLINICS
We’re looking for a few people to volunteer to be part of our great spay/neuter team. You would have to be available two Saturdays a month. The clinics are typically from 8:00 am until about 6:00 pm. We need volunteers who can work in the morning, the afternoon or all day. It’s a great opportunity for vet students, anyone who is pursuing a career in animal welfare, or retired people looking for rewarding, meaningful work to fill their time. Please call us at 607-458-5785, or contact us at [email protected] or on Facebook if you would like more information.

Time is running out on our December matching-fund offer! A generous, anonymous donor will double all donations that we receive before the end of the year! Please take advantage of this amazing opportunity and help us keep offering the spay/neuter program, as well as all the other valuable services that Paradise Garden Animal Haven provides to the community throughout the year!

12/23/2023

KEEP YOUR PETS SAFE THIS CHRISTMAS AND HOLIDAY SEASON!

12/16/2023

AULDIE AND SUNNY ARE READY TO GO TO THEIR NEW HOME

These beautiful kittens have had all their vet work and are ready for their new lives to start. Sunny is a long-haired orange and white male, and Auldie is a female tortie. They are both about 16-18 weeks old. They are not siblings, but they have been together since they were about 7-8 weeks old. We're hoping to have them adopted together. They are both super-friendly, interactive kittens, and they get along well with our dog Ginger. Please consider opening your home to these great kittens.

For the month of December, all donations will be matched by an anonymous donor. Please take advantage of this very generous offer and help us to continue providing the valuable services to the community that we have been offering for over 20 years! Our best wishes for a great Christmas and a happy and healthy New Year to all our friends!

11/28/2023

PLEASE SUPPORT PARADISE GARDEN ANIMAL HAVEN THIS HOLIDAY SEASON!
Tomorrow is Giving Tuesday. Please consider giving PGAH a monetary donation or needed supplies from our Wishlist. Once again, we have a great opportunity to have your donation matched during the month of December by a very generous anonymous donor! Better News Yet...All monetary donations received between Giving Tuesday and December 1st will be matched as long as you specify "matching funds" along with your donation!

09/28/2023

SMOKEY NEEDS A HOME!
This a private post about Smokey, a very friendly and handsome young cat that was found in Addison near Prospect and Grove St. a few weeks ago. He has already been neutered, vaccinated, dewormed and ear-tipped, and is ready to go to a new home. The kind person who is caring for him is not able to offer him a permanent home. If you or someone you know is looking for a great cat companion, Smokey might be your boy!. Please call, email or contact us on Facebook if you are interested.

09/09/2023

BRAVEHEART WANTS YOU to adopt him!

Braveheart is a handsome four month old kitten. He was born outside to a neighborhood cat, and he had to brave the elements until some kind souls took him in, along with two of his siblings. His brother and sister have been adopted. His mom and one kitten are still out there, and have remained elusive. Braveheart is super-friendly and playful, and loves nothing better than being held and cuddled for as long as you’ll let him! He gets along well with dogs and other cats, and would fit right in to any type of home. He has already been neutered and vaccinated, and he has tested negative for FIV/FeLV. If you are looking for a lovable and interactive new family member, you couldn’t do better than Braveheart! Please contact us if you would like to visit Paradise Garden to meet him.