February is I Love NYC Pets Month, Adopt a Rescued Rabbit Month and so much more. Here are some of the many pet awareness events this month

Creative cat lovers won’t be able to wait to grab their favorite crayons, colored pencils, or markers and sit down with Smokey from the Block, a unique new coloring book based upon a true and happy animal rescue story. Relax and express your creativity by adding color and your own pizazz to the illustrated saga of Smokey, New York City’s …

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The Mayor’s Alliance for NYC’s Animals participated in the first-ever Cat Camp NYC, held on March 11 and 12 at the Metropolitan Pavilion in Manhattan. Billed as “New York’s first cat-centric symposium,” Cat Camp was a two-day event packed with presentations, appearances by the likes of Lil Bub and Jackson Galaxy, adorable cats and kittens available for adoption, vendors stocked …

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    Last month we told you that our busiest season was right around the corner, with spring and summer bringing upswings in pet abandonment and the unwanted births of kittens to both unspayed pet and community cats. We were right. Recently, mother cat Nala was found with her 3-day-old kittens by a Certified TNR Caretaker, hiding under debris outside of …

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Even veteran Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) practitioners can experience concern for the cats under their care during the recovery period after spay/neuter. The vast majority of cats have a speedy and healthy recovery with no complications whatsoever. However, in this article we focus on TNR recovery monitoring to recognize the rare cases when a postsurgical complication needs to be addressed, what signs …

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