Spring Adoption Festivals Build Momentum for Pet Adoptions - Spring 2007 - Out of the Cage!, the E-Newsletter of the Mayor's Alliance for NYC's Animals

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Spring Adoption Festivals Build Momentum for Pet Adoptions

Senator Jeffrey Klein (second from left) greeted adopters, volunteers, animals and Maddie, the Maddie's Fund mascot, at the adoption festival in Pelham Bay Park in the Bronx.

The Mayor's Alliance kicked off its 2007 season of pet adoption festivals and low-cost microchipping clinics on April 29 at Juniper Park in Queens. The following weekend, New York State Senator Jeffrey Klein joined the Mayor's Alliance and Maddie's Fund to host the adoption festival and microchipping clinic in Pelham Bay Park in the Bronx. Animal Care and Control (AC&C) and the ASPCA were on hand with cats and dogs for adoption. Senator Klein's enthusiasm and support got people out to the event to adopt and also got pet owner/guardians out to microchip their cats and dogs. The Mayor's Alliance is extremely grateful to Senator Klein and his staff for all their help in making the event a success.

Event-goers and volunteers, including one enthusiastic canine, and the Maddie's Fund mascot, signed a card for animal activist and long-time TV game show host Bob Barker, who is retiring.

On May 20, Brooklyn's Prospect Park was the venue for a well-attended adoption festival and microchipping clinic, where quite a few dogs and cats found their new forever homes. One big success was Mako, a 13-year-old male cat who was transferred from AC&C to Linda's Feral Cat Assistance and promptly adopted by a gentleman with an affinity for senior cats. A special feature at the event was a card-signing, where adopters and other event-goers, volunteers, and Maddie, the Maddie's Fund mascot, signed a thank-you card for retiring TV game show host Bob Barker of The Price is Right, thanking Bob for all he has done over the years for animals. For decades, Bob closed each show with a reminder to viewers to spay and neuter their pets.

If you missed these events — or if you came out and had so much fun you want to come back — you'll have more opportunities this season to attend a Mayor's Alliance/Maddie's Pet Adoption Festival and Low-cost Microchipping Clinic in a New York City Park:

Sunday, July 1, Wolfe's Pond Park, Staten Island

Sunday, September 23, Central Park, Manhattan

Sunday, October 21, Union Square Park, Manhattan

Feline-fanciers won't want to miss the annual two-day Adopt-a-Cat at Madison Square Garden on October 13th – 14th.

And if you love animals and Broadway stars, be sure to mark your calendar for Saturday, July 14 — Broadway Barks 9! in Manhattan's Shubert Alley, hosted by Bernadette Peters and Mary Tyler Moore!

Click here for a complete listing of upcoming adoption events, microchipping clinics, and other animal events in New York City.