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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Mayor's Alliance for NYC's Animals Celebrates Third
Annual
"I Love NYC Pets" Month with City-Wide Adoption Events
New York, NY – Tuesday, January 27, 2009 –
Warm your heart with a fuzzy valentine as the Mayor's Alliance for
NYC's Animals® and the city's animal rescue groups
celebrate their month-long pet adoption campaign this February with
"I Love NYC Pets" month. The third annual 2009 celebration
includes numerous adoption events and extended adoption hours at
city shelters — making it more convenient than ever to bring
the cat or dog of your dreams into your family.
Highlights of "I Love NYC Pets" month
include special pet adoption events held over the weekend of February
14 and 15 — just in time for Valentine's Day! KittyKind is
also holding a "KittyKoncert" Memorial the last day of
February at 4:00 p.m. at the Jan Hus Presbyterian Church, 351 East
74th Street (between First and Second Avenues), Manhattan, to celebrate
the love of our pets. For more information or to reserve tickets,
visit the KittyKind website at www.kittykind.org.
A list of Special Adoption
Events taking place in February and regular Animal
Shelter Adoption Hours is available at www.ILoveNYCPets.org.
Please note that more events will be added to the February events
listing throughout the month.
Among the organizational partners of "I Love
NYC Pets" month are: American Society for the Prevention of
Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA), Animal Care & Control of New York
City, Humane Society of New York, and the North Shore Animal League.
Details on the month-long celebration and special events and promotions
are available at www.ILoveNYCPets.org.
Photos Available: Colorful and adorable high-resolution
images of homeless animals in "Adopt Me" vests.
About the Mayor's Alliance for NYC's Animals
The Mayor's Alliance for NYC's Animals, Inc., founded
in 2002 and powered by Maddie's Fund, is a coalition of more than
140 animal rescue groups and shelters that are working with the
City of New York to find homes for every cat and dog in the city
who needs one. For more information about the Mayor's Alliance,
its participating organizations and pet adoptions, please visit
the Mayor's Alliance website at www.AnimalAllianceNYC.org.
About Maddie's Fund
Maddie's Fund®, The Pet Rescue Foundation,
is a family foundation funded by Workday and PeopleSoft Founder
Dave Duffield and his wife, Cheryl. Maddie's Fund is helping to
create a no-kill nation where all healthy and treatable shelter
dogs and cats are guaranteed a loving home. To achieve this goal,
Maddie's Fund is investing its resources in building community collaborations
where animal welfare organizations come together to develop successful
models of lifesaving; in veterinary colleges to help shelter medicine
become part of the veterinary curriculum; in private practice veterinarians
to encourage greater participation in the animal welfare cause;
and in the implementation of national strategies to collect and
report shelter statistics. Maddie's Fund is named after the
family's beloved Miniature Schnauzer who passed away in 1997.
(www.maddiesfund.org)
Contact
M. Silver Associates
Phone: (212) 754-6500
Fax: (212)754-6711
Carrie Hyman, Ext. 245
E-mail: carrie@msilver-pr.com
Jessica Del Guercio, Ext. 237
E-mail: jessica@msilver-pr.com
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