Category: Cats

By Posted on Posted in Cats, Dogs, Events & Campaigns, Pet Adoption, Pet Care & Training, Press Release, Safety/Emergency

    Principal-for-a-Day Jane Hoffman, President of Mayor’s Alliance for NYC’s Animals, Visits P.S. 209 in Whitestone, Queens New York, NY – Thursday, May 23, 2013 – On Thursday morning, May 23, more than a dozen cuddly, adorable cats and dogs, all available for adoption, visited P.S. 209 Clearview Gardens School in Whitestone, Queens (16-10 Utopia Parkway). They were there to …

Rescue Pets Teach School Children Valuable Lessons About Pet Ownership Read more »

By Posted on Posted in Alliance Participating Organizations, Animal Care & Control of NYC, Cats, Dogs, Events & Campaigns, Maddie's Fund, Pet Adoption, Press Release

    Mayor’s Alliance for NYC’s Animals Hosts “Maddie’s® Pet Adoption Days” June 1 & 2 New York, NY – Wednesday, May 22, 2013 – On Saturday and Sunday, June 1 and June 2, thousands of dogs and cats, puppies and kittens will all be looking for their forever homes at New York City’s biggest FREE pet adoption event ever. The …

NYC’s Biggest FREE Pet Adoption Event EVER Features Thousands of Dogs & Cats Looking for Forever Homes Read more »

By Posted on Posted in Cats, Dogs, Events & Campaigns, Maddie's Fund, Pet Adoption, Pet Care & Training

by April Lang, LCSW If anybody has any doubt that we are living in an ageist society, just turn on the television or peruse a fashion or gossip magazine. Youth is glamorized. Youth is glorified. Unfortunately, this attitude also extends to our companion animals as people clamor for the puppies and kittens at shelters and rescue groups, mostly oblivious to …

Adopting a Senior Animal Companion Read more »

By Posted on Posted in Cats, Dogs, Events & Campaigns, Maddie's Fund, Pet Adoption, Pet Care & Training

by Debra Horwitz, DVM, DACVB, Keep the L.O.V.E. Alive Behavior Express Tour Dr. Horwitz will be at the Ceva booth at Maddie’s Pet Adoption Days on Saturday, June 1, 11:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., at Petco – 92nd/Broadway, 2475 Broadway (at 92nd Street), and Sunday, June 2, Noon–5:00 p.m., at Petco – Union Square, 860 Broadway (between 17th and 19th Streets), in …

Pet Behavior Tips for Happy Animals & Adopters Read more »

By Posted on Posted in Cats, Feral Cats & TNR, Pet Care & Training, Spay/Neuter

This article is now outdated. An updated version of this information can be found at https://bideawee.org/programs/feral-cat-initiative/colony-care/kittens/ by Valerie Sicignano, NYC Feral Cat Initiative During high kitten season in the spring and summer, it’s not unusual to discover a nest of unattended kittens or a single kitten seemingly abandoned by the mother. You want to help, right? Before jumping to the …

What to Do (and NOT Do) If You Find a Newborn Kitten Read more »