The Alliance’s Tenant Advocacy Program has helped nearly 300 pet owners keep their pets since 2015. This includes pet owners who are private renters, coop owners, New York City Housing Authority residents, and residents in Department of Homeless Services (DHS) shelters.

Several weeks ago we published an article about Susanna Fitzgerald and her generous donation of handmade cage comforters to the Mayor’s Alliance for NYC’s Animals. No sooner had Susanna’s shipment arrived that Dr. Susan Whittred of The Patricia H. Ladew Foundation, a private cat rescue organization on Long Island, contacted the Alliance. She had just taken in seven adult cats …

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Susanna Fitzgerald is making a difference for NYC’s homeless pets despite the upheavals caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. She recently wrote to the Mayor’s Alliance for NYC’s Animals about her plans to make cage comforters “during the current craziness. I just ordered some fabric today to support my local sewing shop.” She asked the Alliance to help direct her donations …

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Becky Robinson, President of Alley Cat Allies, Leslie Granger, President of Bideawee, and Jane Hoffman, President of the Mayor's Alliance for NYC's Animals, announced the transfer of leadership of the New York City Feral Cat Initiative from the Mayor's Alliance to Bideawee at a gathering of community cat Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) supporters at the Algonquin Hotel on October 3, 2019. (Photo by Mark McQueen, phoDOGraphy.com)

    Bideawee to lead lifesaving program created by the Mayor’s Alliance for NYC’s Animals in 2005 to humanely reduce the population of feral cats Bideawee launches $200,000 fundraising initiative, supported by anonymous $100,000 matching grant     Friday, October 4, 2019 – New York, NY – Tens of thousands of feral cats in New York City, also called community cats, are …

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