Message from the President - Making Adoptions Happen! - by Jane Hoffman, President, Mayor's Alliance for NYC's Animals - May 2005 - Out of the Cage!, the E-Newsletter of the Mayor's Alliance for NYC's Animals

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Message from the President

Making Adoptions Happen!

by Jane Hoffman, President, Mayor's Alliance for NYC's Animals

Mayor's Alliance Pet Adoption Festivals bring animals to the people.

The past few weeks have been a busy time for the Mayor's Alliance. We staged our first adoption events of the season…moved ahead in developing advertising campaigns to promote shelter and rescue adoptions…and distributed the first round of checks to Alliance Participating Organizations (APOs) whose adoption numbers qualified them for Maddie's Fund incentive payments in the first quarter of 2005.

We're also working to develop and strengthen relationships with affiliated organizations whose missions are consistent with that of the Mayor's Alliance. You've read about some of these organizations in past issues of Out of the Cage!, and this month you have the opportunity to read about Angel's Gate, the amazing animal hospice on Long Island.

You'll also read about K9Kastle, an APO that focuses its energies on special needs animals. And you'll hear from veterinarian Dr. Cary Nulton and trainer Stacy Alldredge on topics that we hope will interest you.

Your continued interest in the activities of the Mayor's Alliance and its 85 participating shelters and rescue groups is important to us, as is your support of our programs to increase adoptions and decrease euthanasias in NYC. We welcome your comments and questions, as well as your involvement in our mission, through your financial or volunteer support.

Please feel free to contact us at info@AnimalAllianceNYC.org.

– Jane

For more information about the Mayor's Alliance and its Participating Organizations, please visit the Alliance web site at www.AnimalAllianceNYC.org.

About Maddie's Fund

Maddie's Fund, The Pet Rescue Foundation (www.maddiesfund.org), is a family foundation funded by PeopleSoft Founder Dave Duffield, and his wife, Cheryl, to help create a no-kill nation. The first step is to help develop programs that guarantee loving homes for all healthy shelter dogs and cats throughout the country. The next step will be to save the sick and injured pets in animal shelters nationwide. Maddie's Fund is named after the family's beloved Miniature Schnauzer who passed away in 1997.