Volunteering in the animal welfare field can bring many benefits, not the least of which is connecting with like-minded people who care deeply about animals. And sometimes, a connection can evolve into more than a casual acquaintance. A recent article featuring the Mayor’s Alliance for NYC’s Animals on the DatingAdvice.com blog explores some of the possibilities. If you’re a …

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    Last month we told you that our busiest season was right around the corner, with spring and summer bringing upswings in pet abandonment and the unwanted births of kittens to both unspayed pet and community cats. We were right. Recently, mother cat Nala was found with her 3-day-old kittens by a Certified TNR Caretaker, hiding under debris outside of …

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    Every day, the Mayor’s Alliance for NYC’s Animals works tirelessly to save NYC’s most at-risk animals. Thanks to you, since our founding in 2003, we’ve been able to save more than 300,000 homeless pets. We recently were able to help Nicky and Norman, two orphaned kittens, get into a loving home after a rough start. Norman was found by …

You Helped Us Say YES to Orphaned Kittens, Nicky & Norman! Read more »

Brian Hull is the Vice President of the Tenant’s Association at the Kingsborough Houses where he lives in Brooklyn, and is friendly with officers of the NYPD Housing Bureau’s Police Service Area, PSA2, located there to police the development. He also happens to be a Certified Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) Caretaker. So, earlier this year, when a couple of feline-friendly officers told …

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    Thanks to your support of our Wheels of Hope program, thousands of NYC’s homeless pets got out of the cage this year. The vast majority of the pets the Mayor’s Alliance for NYC’s Animals transports are cats and dogs, but occasionally, we get the opportunity to help a feathered friend. Sooty the parrotlet had been down on his luck …

Sooty Says Thanks for the Second Chance…So Cute! Read more »