On the Road to Recovery — and New Homes

from Out of the Cage! (July/August 2005)

Last month was not an easy time for quite a few kittens, cats, and puppies who arrived at AC&C shelters requiring emergency medical care. Fortunately for them, the Picasso Veterinary Fund was standing by to help pay for their treatment at Fifth Avenue Veterinary Specialists and set these Little New Yorkers on the road to recovery…and their new forever homes.

Jack Jack, a sweet tan and white, five-month-old puppy, was thrown from a car in Staten Island. A Good Samaritan in the car behind stopped and rescued him, and took the injured puppy to the AC&C shelter on Staten Island. The Mayor's Alliance arranged transport for Jack Jack to Fifth Avenue Veterinary Specialists, where he received emergency care for his broken leg.

Charlie, a dark grey, four-month-old puppy, suffered two broken legs when he was hit by a car. Tokyo, also four months old but of the feline persuasion, arrived at the Manhattan AC&C shelter with serious injuries from being thrown from a building. Nancy, a slightly younger kitten, arrived at the shelter with non-functioning hind legs, apparently the result of an earlier, untreated injury. And Dino, a brindle and white puppy, was found as a stray and delivered to the Brooklyn AC&C shelter, where shelter staff discovered he had a broken foot.

In each case, the Mayor's Alliance arranged for transport from the AC&C shelter to Fifth Avenue Veterinary Specialists in Manhattan, where expert medical treatment was provided. All the patients currently are recovering from their injuries.

Each one of these little New Yorkers will make someone a loving companion just as soon as their injuries have healed. But their fates might be far different if not for the Picasso Veterinary Fund. The fund, made possible through private donations, large and small, from caring individuals and organizations, helps pay for necessary medical treatment for animals taken out of AC&C shelters and transferred to other Alliance Participating Organizations (APOs), where they will find new adoptive homes.

For Jack Jack, Charlie, Tokyo, Nancy, and Dino — and all the other wonderful animals who have received emergency medical treatment paid for by the Picasso Veterinary Fund — your support is nothing short of life-saving. And it's easy to donate: just click here.

If you, or someone you know, is interested in adopting one of the animals featured above, please contact us at info@AnimalAllianceNYC.org.