Earlier this summer, Kathleen O’Malley, the Director of Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) Education for the NYC Feral Cat Initiative, a program of the Mayor’s Alliance for NYC’s Animals, took a TNR trap to Park Slope, Brooklyn. She wasn’t headed to trap a community cat. Instead, she visited Animal Rights Camp (ARC) and captured the attention of its young campers by speaking to …
The Lives of Thousands of Additional Homeless Pets Will be Saved Friday, January 23, 2015 – New York, NY – Jane Hoffman, president of the Mayor’s Alliance for NYC’s Animals (The Alliance), said today that the increased funding and support for Animal Care & Control of New York City (AC&C) announced today by the Health Department will save the …
StubbyDog, a non-profit organization founded in 2011, has been tirelessly working to debunk the negative myths and misinformation about pit bulls by changing the conversation to focus on the positive qualities of the dogs. A pit bull is not one breed of dog. Instead, “pit bull” is the name commonly given to several breeds that resemble each other, including American …
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Community cat caretakers are all too familiar with the daily challenges they face in managing a cat colony. The list of ongoing issues includes finding public acceptance of and support for the cats in their care and ensuring the safety of the cats from intentional harm. The New York Police Department (NYPD) is now taking the lead role in responding …
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by Thea Feldman The Coton de Tulear is a small, long-lived dog that, on average, stands about 10 inches high and weighs between 9 to 15 pounds. Its coat is on the long side and is most commonly white, black and white, or white with tan markings. Native to Madagascar, the dog is relatively rare, despite having what long-time …
Coton de Tulear Breeders Do Not Cotton to the American Kennel Club Read more »