The Alliance at Work - Helping with Care at Animal Care & Control - June 2005 - Out of the Cage!, the E-Newsletter of the Mayor's Alliance for NYC's Animals

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The Alliance at Work

Helping with Care at Animal Care & Control

Thanks to the Picasso Veterinary Fund, animals that previously might have been euthanized — like Sam, shown above — are now receiving the medical care they need to survive and find permanent new homes.

The Mayor's Alliance has awarded a $220,000 grant to AC&C to help fund four new positions at AC&C and the purchase of a new transport van. This grant to AC&C was made possible by the ASPCA's $1 million grant awarded to the Mayor's Alliance for 2005.

Additionally, since July 2004, the Picasso Veterinary Fund and other medical grants helped pay for medical treatment for 314 animals. The Picasso Veterinary Fund is a special fund administered by the Mayor's Alliance that helps pay for medical treatment for animals transferred from AC&C to other APOs.

The Mayor's Alliance has also purchased a total of 156 new dog beds for the AC&C shelters.

In April, the Alliance provided AC&C with new "Adopt Me" vests sporting the Maddie's Fund logo.

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.