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Home > Out of the Cage! > July/August 2005 > Alliance News: Mayor's Alliance/Maddie's Pet Adoption Festivals Yield Super Adoptions in June! Alliance News Mayor's Alliance/Maddie's Pet Adoption Festivals Yield Super Adoptions in June!
From Staten Island to Brooklyn, New Yorkers sought out their future family dogs and cats (and rabbits, too!) last month at Mayor's Alliance/Maddie's Pet Adoption Festivals. At the Staten Island Clove Lakes Park event on June 4, adopters met a host of wonderful adoptable animals from the ASPCA, Animal Care & Control on Staten Island, Bobbi and the Strays, The Husky House Rescue, KittyKaretakers of Queens, Linda's Feral Cat Assistance, Little Shelter, New York City Siamese Rescue, P.L.U.T.O. Rescue of Richmond County, and Staten Island Council for Animal Welfare (SICAW). On-site adoptions among cats and dogs split evenly at 11 each, and numerous additional applications were taken.
The ASPCA's handsome new adoption van with its viewer-friendly picture window made its inaugural appearance at the event, providing would-be adopters with easy viewing of the cats lounging comfortably inside. Volunteer veterinarian Robin Brennen microchipped fifteen dogs — including dogs for adoption, dogs adopted at the event, and dogs brought by their families to the event specifically to be microchipped — at the season's first Mayor's Alliance microchipping clinic. This low-fee service will be repeated at all upcoming 2005 Mayor's Alliance/Maddie's Pet Adoption Festivals.
The following Sunday, Brooklyn's Prospect Park welcomed Alliance member shelters and rescue groups and plenty of adopters and animal-friendly visitors for another super-successful event — where nearly 40 animals were adopted and more than 40 additional adoption applications were taken. Brooklyn's BARC Shelter hosted this Mayor's Alliance/Maddie's Pet Adoption Festival, which featured some terrific animals from the ASPCA, Animal Care & Control, BARC Shelter, Bobbi and the Strays, City Critters, Linda's Feral Cat Assistance, and Rabbit Rescue & Rehab. Again, the microchipping clinic, this time with veterinarian Cary Nulton, was a big draw. Festival visitors had the opportunity to discuss their veterinary questions with Cary, bring their pet behavior and training issues to Dawn Prentiss, and consult with TTouch practitioners Mary Bruce and Peggy Marks.
Maddie, the human-size Schnauzer mascot from Maddie's Fund and a favorite at our adoption festivals, delighted children and made new friends, while a Dixieland band maintained a lively tempo throughout both summer-perfect events. For an enjoyable afternoon in the park with the animals, it doesn't get much better than a Mayor's Alliance/Maddie's Pet Adoption Festival. More park adoption events are coming up this year — in Queens, Staten Island, Brooklyn, and Manhattan. So if you're thinking of adopting a dog, a cat, a rabbit…check our event listing to make sure you don't miss out on any of the great animals coming to a park near you!
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