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Home > The Alliance in the News > 2009 Alliance News Items > A Lineup of Special Animal Adoption Events Kicks Off This Memorial Day Weekend
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, April 30, 2009 A Lineup of Special Animal Adoption Events Kicks Off This Memorial Day Weekend NEW YORK, NY – Thursday, April 30, 2009 – The Mayor's Alliance for NYC's Animals kicks off its calendar of summer events this Memorial Day weekend with a selection of pet adoption events in and around New York City. These events provide New Yorkers interested in adopting a pet with excellent opportunities to meet dogs and cats (and sometimes other animals) available for adoption without visiting a shelter. Of course, New York City shelters (www.nycacc.org) also offer many wonderful animals for adoption, and they're open to the public seven days a week. Adopting a companion animal instead of purchasing one from a pet store is becoming more and more popular among New Yorkers. In the last five years, adoptions from Maddie's Pet Partners — those shelters and rescue groups that participate in the Maddie's Rescue Project in NYC, administered by the Mayor's Alliance — have more than doubled, from 12,819 in 2003 to 26,219 in 2008. The Mayor's Alliance for NYC's Animals is a coalition of approximately 140 animal shelters and rescue groups working with the City of New York to find homes for every cat and dog in the city who needs one. Its goal is to reduce and eventually eliminate the killing of healthy and treatable dogs and cats at NYC shelters simply because they do not have homes. The project is funded by Maddie's Fund® The Pet Rescue Foundation and the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) — one of the founding members of the Mayor's Alliance. Adoption events such as those listed here are helping the Mayor's Alliance to reach that goal. Following is a list of adoption events taking place Memorial Day weekend. One of the events features a low-cost ($25) microchipping clinic for dogs and cats — providing an inexpensive way to ensure that a pet can be returned to the owner is the pet is lost or stolen. Microchipping is particularly valuable here at the beginning of the summer travel season. Saturday, May 23, 2009 Saturday, May 23, 2009 Noon–3:00 p.m. Rockaway Freeway Dog Park, Rockaway Freeway between Beach 8th and Beach 82nd Streets, Queens An animal awareness day to promote responsible dog ownership, animal citizenship, and use of city parks. Dog and cat adoptions by North Shore Animal League. Low-cost microchipping ($25, includes insertion and registration) for dogs and cats by the Mayor's Alliance for NYC's Animals. Low-cost spay/neuter (free with proof of public assistance, otherwise $75 per animal) by the ASPCA. Lots of activities for dogs and dog owners, including pet giveaways and animal training demonstrations. Admission is free. For more information, contact (718) 318-4000, or visit the City of New York Parks and Recreation website. For more information on microchipping, contact the Mayor's Alliance for NYC's Animals at (212) 252-2350 or info@AnimalAllianceNYC.org. Sunday, May 24, 2009 Social Tees Animal Rescue Foundation: Adoption Van at The Bean Coffee & Tea Sunday, May 24, 2009 1:00–7:00 p.m. The Bean Coffee & Tea, 49½ First Avenue (at East 3rd Street), Manhattan Cats, dogs, kittens, and puppies will be available for adoption in the North Shore Animal League America adoption van outside The Bean Coffee & Tea. For more information, contact Robert Shapiro at (212) 614-9653 or robert@socialtees.com, or visit the Social Tees Animal Rescue website. In Our Hands Rescue: Adoption Van at UA Stadium 12 Sunday, May 24, 2009 Noon–6:00 p.m. UA Stadium 12, 106 Court Street, Brooklyn Cats, dogs, kittens, and puppies will be available for adoption in the North Shore Animal League America adoption van outside the UA Stadium 12 cinema. For more information, contact Jennifer Lamb at (718) 836-4023 or jennifer@inourhandsrescue.org, or visit the In Our Hands Rescue website. Herding Dog Rescue: Adoption Van at PETCO Sunday, May 24, 2009 10:30–4:30 p.m. PETCO, 806 Sunrise Highway, Baldwin, NY Dogs will be available for adoption in the North Shore Animal League America adoption van outside PETCO. For more information, contact Deb Miller at (631) 924-3838 or , debsdogs@optonline.net, visit the Herding Dog Rescue website. Animal Center of Queens: Adoption Van Sunday, May 24, 2009 11:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Spring and Lafayette Streets, Queens Cats, dogs, kittens, and puppies will be available for adoption in the North Shore Animal League America adoption van. For more information, contact Laurie Carpio at (347) 400-4641 or angeleyes121473@aol.com, or visit the Animal Center of Queens website. Sean Casey Animal Rescue: Adoption Van at Love Thy Pet Sunday, May 24, 2009 Noon–6:00 p.m. Love Thy Pet, 164 Union Street, Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn Cats, dogs, kittens, and puppies will be available for adoption in the North Shore Animal League America adoption van outside Love Thy Pet. For more information, contact Charles Henderson at (718) 436-5163 or charles.seancaseyanimalrescue@gmail.com, or visit the Sean Casey Animal Rescue website. To learn more about the Mayor's Alliance for NYC's Animals or for a full listing of events, please visit www.AnimalAllianceNYC.org.
About the Mayor's Alliance for NYC's Animals The Mayor's Alliance for NYC's Animals, Inc., founded in 2002 and powered by Maddie's Fund, is a coalition of more than 150 animal rescue groups and shelters that are working with the City of New York to find homes for every cat and dog in the city who needs one. For more information about the Mayor's Alliance, its participating organizations and pet adoptions, please visit the Mayor's Alliance website at www.AnimalAllianceNYC.org.
Press Contact Carrie Hyman, M. Silver Associates Phone: (212) 754-6500 x245 E-mail: carrie@msilver-pr.com Jessica Del Guercio, M. Silver Associates Phone: (212) 754-6500 x237 E-mail: jessica@msilver-pr.com
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