Category: Pet Adoption

Life has been much more cozy for Rosie since she exited the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway with help from the Mayor's Alliance for NYC's Animals. (Photo by Joe Galka)

By Posted on Posted in Alliance Participating Organizations, Cats, Feral Cats & TNR, Pet Adoption

April 10th began as a fairly typical day for Evon Handras, a Mayor’s Alliance for NYC’s Animals staffer who spends a lot of her spare time helping feral cats (unsocialized, homeless cats) and stray cats in the New York City area. In fact, she had just dropped off a feral cat at the ASPCA Stationary Spay/Neuter Clinic in Queens, and …

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by Mike Phillips, NYC Feral Cat Initiative With thousands of kittens and cats already in shelters awaiting adoption, you might ask, “Why tame feral kittens and add to that number?” Increasing the number of cats needing adoption is clearly a concern to weigh against any rationale for taming feral kittens for adoption. That said, taming feral kittens for adoption can …

Why Taming Feral Kittens Can Be a Good Idea Read more »

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 »