Programs

  • Animal Welfare and Community Support

    TO ACHIEVE THE GOALS SET OUT IN OUR MISSION (REDUCE EUTHANASIA OF CATS AND DOGS IN NYC SHELTERS), THE ALLIANCE IDENTIFIED, DEVELOPED, AND COORDINATED INITIATIVES THAT CONTINUED TO HAVE THE GREATEST IMPACT FOR MAINTAINING LIVE RELEASE TO OVER 92% FROM AC & C.INCREASED ADOPTIONS/DECREASE EUTHANASIA- KEY INITIATIVES AND COORDINATION OF SERVICES PROPELLED THE ALLIANCE FORWARD AND CONTINUED TO BE INSTRUMENTAL IN MAINTAINING THE COMMUNITY LIVE RELEASE RATE. LIVE RELEASE INCLUDES ADOPTIONS, TRANSFERS TO RESCUE PARTNERS FOR ADOPTION, AND RETURN TO OWNERS.STRENGTHEN RESOURCES - BY COORDINATION OF SERVICES AND PROGRAMS FOCUSED ON PROMOTING AND MAINTAINING THE COMMUNITY COLLABORATION FORMED OVER THE PAST DECADE AND A HALF. THE COLLABORATION OF RESCUE AND SHELTER ORGANIZATIONS WITH NYC AC & C SINCE 2005 HELPED SET UP AN INFRASTRUCTURE THAT SUPPORTED DEVELOPMENT OF LIFE SAVING PROGRAMS GOING FORWARD. THE ALLIANCE ADVOCATED AND HELPED NYC SET UP A DESIGNATED DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL WELFARE, WHICH ASSISTS COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS AND THE PUBLIC ACCESS RESOURCES. THE ALLIANCE ASSISTS THROUGH ADVISING THE DEPT. IN POLICY PLANNING AND CONNECTING CITY RESOURCES TO SHELTERS AND RESCUES, DECREASE HOMELESSNESS - DETER ABANDONMENT THROUGH INFORMATION, RESOURCES, AND ACCESS TO COMMUNITY RESOURCES. PROMOTE MICROCHIPPING TO IMPROVE THE LIKELIHOOD OF REUNITING LOST PETS WITH THEIR GUARDIANS. INCREASE THE NUMBER OF SPAYS AND NEUTERS IN BOTH THE PET AND FERAL COMMUNITIES. AS PART OF OUR CONTINUING EFFORTS TO SOLVE THE FERAL CAT OVERPOPULATION CRISIS IN NEW YORK CITY THROUGH THE HUMANE, EFFECTIVE METHOD OF TRAP-NEUTER-RETURN (TNR), THE NEW YORK CITY FERAL CAT INITIATIVE (NYCFCI) OF THE MAYOR'S ALLIANCE FOR NYC'S ANIMALS PROGRAM AND SERVICES WERE TRANSFERRED TO BIDE-A WEE, A NATIONAL ORGANIZATION THAT HAD THE BANDWIDTH TO ENGAGE AND SUPPORT NYC FERAL CAT CARETAKERS BY PROVIDING THEM WITH INFORMATION, ASSISTANCE, AND TNR AND SPECIALIZED TRAINING, SUCH AS BOTTLE-FEEDING, TAMING KITTENS, AND NEIGHBORHOOD RELATIONS. RAISE AWARENESS - THROUGH TRADITIONAL AND ELECTRONIC MEDIA, SOCIAL NETWORKING, PUBLIC RELATIONS, AND ADVERTISING TO PROMOTE THE MISSION AND GOAL TO END THE KILLING OF HEALTHY AND TREATABLE ANIMALS IN SHELTERS. TO EDUCATE CONSUMERS AND INCREASE AWARENESS OF HOMELESS ANIMALS AND THE ORGANIZATIONS THAT CARE FOR THEM.
    Geographies
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2024
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $82.6K