Mayor's Alliance for NYC's Animals: 2010 Annual Report

Mayor’s Alliance for NYC’s Animals

Annual Report 2010

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Cover Photo: Dana Edelson, Photographer

Inside Cover Photo: GEOFFREY TISCHMAN, Photographer, www.tischmanpets.com

The starfish Story

Letter from the President Board of Directors Vision & Mission Strategic Programs Major Supporter – Maddie’s FunD® Major SUPPORTER – ASPCA® Services Adoption Programs Alliance PARTICIPATING Organizations Other Supporters & Contributors Special Programs Financials OUR PROGRESS IN NYC

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As with the starfish, with each individual dog and cat we save, we move closer to our goal of a no-kill community.

Cover Photo: Dana Edelson, Photographer

Inside Cover Photo: GEOFFREY TISCHMAN, Photographer, www.tischmanpets.com

Contents

An elderly observer came upon a young man who was throwing starfish into the ocean. The old man said, “Why are you throwing starfish into the ocean?”

The young man replied, “The sun is up and the tide is going out. If I don’t throw them in, they’ll die.” The elderly observer replied, “But, young man, do you not realize that there are miles and miles of beach and there are starfish all along every mile? You can’t possibly make a difference!” The young man listened politely and picked up another starfish, threw it into the ocean, and said, “It made a difference for that one.”

(Paraphrased from “The Star Thrower”

by Loren Eiseley.)

Copyright © 2011 Mayor’s Alliance for NYC’s Animals, Inc.

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Board of Directors 2010 CHAIR Jane Hoffman, Esq. President Mayor’s Alliance for NYC’s Animals SECRETARY Meena Alagappan, Esq. Executive Director Humane Education Advocates Reaching Teachers (HEART) Gail Buchwald Senior Vice President Adoption Center American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) Caroline Loomis Terri Mathews, Esq. Senior Policy Advisor NYC Dept. of Design & Construction Elinor Molbegott, Esq. Legal Counsel Humane Society of New York Scott T. Stevens Producer Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS Julie Morris Senior Vice President, Community Outreach American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA)

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Letter from the President This year presented us with new beginnings, new successes, and new challenges.

We began the second half of our 10-year strategic plan to end the killing of healthy and treatable cats and dogs at Animal Care & Control of NYC (AC&C) shelters. Remaining on target toward our goal, we achieved – for the first time in New York City’s history – a euthanasia rate at AC&C shelters below 12,000, or 32.5 percent of intake.

Our success relies upon the efforts of 150 Alliance Participating Organizations (APOs) that strive daily to save lives.

Without their energy, talents, and commitment, we could not have reached the level of life saving that we accomplished.

Our progress is fueled by the continued faith and financial support of Maddie’s Fund®, the Pet Rescue Foundation, and the steadfast commitment of funding and resources by the ASPCA®.

To remain successful, we engaged new strategies in 2010, while building upon the success of existing programs. We introduced two new events – Adoptapalooza! and Whiskers in Wonderland – to showcase hundreds of animals for adoption. We partnered with NBC for a televised weekly adoption segment on its entertainment and lifestyle show, New York Live, to promote our APOs’ adoptable dogs. We again partnered with Broadway Barks! for its annual adoption extravaganza, and with APO North Shore Animal League America (NSALA) to stage weekly APO adoption events using NSALA Mobile Adoption Units.

Our Picasso Veterinary Fund® and other medical assistance programs helped more than 800 cats and dogs from AC&C receive medical care to prepare them for adoption. We added two new vehicles

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Mayor’s Alliance President Jane Hoffman celebrates Adoptapalooza! with Maria Sansone.

to our Wheels of Hope transport fleet, engaged additional drivers, and added a second Transport Coordinator to the team.

More than 8,000 animals were transported on our vans in 2010.

We continued to offer free and lowcost resources to our city’s pet owners, including spay/neuter and microchipping clinics, and assisted pet owners in crisis.

We created new sources of funding with our charity fitness team, Miles For Paws, and partnered with Architects for Animals to raise awareness and funds for our New York City Feral Cat Initiative.

Through all of our efforts, it is our volunteers, like the one featured on our cover, who do much of the heavy lifting. It is to them, and the thousands of animals they help to save, that we dedicate this annual report.

Vision Establish New York City as a community where no dog or cat of reasonable health and temperament is killed merely because he or she does not have a home.

Mission In cooperation with the City of New York, the Mayor’s Alliance for NYC’s Animals seeks to establish partnerships with nonprofit animal organizations to develop creative solutions to deal with issues of animal care and control.

Through our multi-year program, we will help these animal advocacy groups reach their highest potential to effectively place and spay/neuter New York City’s dogs and cats.

Architects for Animals New York City’s architectural community in 2010 joined the growing number of New Yorkers who care about the city’s tens of thousands of feral cats.

Designers from eight of the city’s foremost architectural design firms created a breathtaking assortment of stylish outdoor winter shelters to help keep some of NYC’s outdoor cats warm during the cold winter months.

Architects for Animals, a new endeavor created by colony caretaker Leslie Farrell of The Switzer Group, one of the participating design firms, spearheaded a competition among the firms to create the most inspired winter shelters imaginable. The stunning creations were on display for the public at a soldout fundraising reception benefitting the New York City Feral Cat Initiative (NYCFCI) in December at the Steelcase Showroom in Manhattan. Following the reception, the shelters were donated to the NYCFCI to be used by local colony caretakers. The undertaking helped to create new awareness about the plight of NYC’s feral and free-roaming cats.

Participating architectural design firms included The Switzer Group; Cannon Design; Davis, Brody, Bond, Aedas; Zimmerman Workshop Architecture and Design; Tietz Baccon; Ryall Porter Sheridan Architects; Larry Friedberg; and Mauricio Lopez.

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Strategic Programs

New York City Feral Cat Initiative

Reducing the number of cats entering our city shelters is essential to our success in saving lives. The New York City Feral Cat Initiative (NYCFCI), an Alliance program created in 2006 in partnership with Neighborhood Cats, directly addresses the need to reduce the number of cats living on the streets and in alleyways, deserted lots, backyards, and parks in New York City.

The program provides training, assistance, and information to the growing number of community cat caretakers in New York City who are performing trap-neuter-return (TNR) to humanely reduce the number of free-roaming and outdoor community cats.

It is estimated that New York City is home to tens of thousands of outdoor community cats. Most of them are lost or abandoned domesticated cats or their offspring and, if they are not neutered, will continue to spawn new generations. Because most of the adult cats are not socialized to humans, they rarely are candidates for adoption.

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Many of the young offspring of these free-roaming cats are rescued from the street and taken to Animal Care & Control of NYC (AC&C). These kittens and young cats, through no fault of their own, exacerbate the overcrowding at AC&C shelters – the key driver of euthanasia.

Because kittens are adopted at a higher rate than older cats, these kittens deprive many older cats of adoptive homes.

Through the efforts of the NYCFCI, community cats are humanely trapped, evaluated, given a rabies vaccination, left ear-tipped, and spayed or neutered by a veterinarian. Those young enough to be socialized are made available for adoption if space at the shelters permits, but most of the cats are returned to their managed colonies to live out their lives in relative peace. These TNRed cats no longer pose a nuisance to their human neighbors, as they create dramatically less noise and odor than intact cats, and they no longer can reproduce.

As a result, the number of cats in a colony diminishes over time through natural attrition, as cats grow old and die from natural causes.

Rodent control, often a community benefit provided by the cats, is maintained. Volunteer caretakers provide ongoing daily care for the cats, by feeding, providing water, cleaning up the area, providing shelter, and monitoring the cats’ health.

In communities across the country, as well as in New York City, TNR has proved to be the only effective method of humanely managing feral cat colonies and reducing their numbers over time. In 2010, 584 individuals participated in our TNR workshops, bringing the total number of trained TNR caretakers to 3,186 since April 2001.

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Transport Story March 2010

Wheels of HOpe

Moving animals out of AC&C shelters quickly is one of our most effective strategies for reducing euthanasia at AC&C. Our Wheels of Hope transport program operates seven days a week to relocate animals to no-kill shelters and rescue groups that have the resources to care for them until they can be placed into new homes.

In 2010, 8,400 cats and dogs were moved out of AC&C shelters on our Wheels of Hope vans. Since 2005, more than 25,000 animals have been transported, representing over one million miles of travel.

Timely transport of these animals is crucial; it not only reduces the number of animals euthanized for lack of space, but also cuts down on the chance that they will contract upper respiratory infections, kennel cough, and other illnesses which can spread rapidly in a crowded shelter environment.

These life-saving trips from AC&C to rescue groups lessen both the stress on the animals and the veterinary bills of the non-profit groups that care for them while they await placement into a new home.

In making these life-saving trips, our four vehicles and eight drivers are supported by an infrastructure designed to maximize the program’s effectiveness. Two Mayor’s Alliance Transport Coordinators orchestrate the numerous trips made by our vans on a daily basis, configuring routes and coordinating pick-ups and deliveries.

They work hand-in-hand with AC&C New Hope Coordinators, staff members whose positions are funded, in part, by a grant from the Alliance. These New Hope Coordinators serve as liaisons between AC&C and other rescue organizations, identifying which groups are able to take particular dogs and cats, and communicating this information to Alliance Transport Coordinators.

Wheels of Hope transport drivers are a special breed. They truly care about each and every animal they transport.

Consider Joanna, transport driver extraordinaire. As Joanna came to the end of a two-hour drive to deliver Gladys, a young Pit Bull from AC&C, to Bonnie, her new foster mom, she encountered Bonnie running up the sidewalk toward the van, calling excitedly to greet her new arrival. Apparently Bonnie’s enthusiasm frightened Gladys, who began to bark at Bonnie. But Joanna quickly took the situation in hand and calmed Gladys down. Says Bonnie: “I was quite impressed with Joanna, since not everyone would have bothered to take the dog out of the truck and walk her while waiting for me, let alone have known how to calm her down!”

Our transport program supplements the resources already in place among the network of Alliance rescue groups and shelters, thereby allowing them to focus on finding caring, permanent homes for the animals. Transportation costs, including purchase of the vehicles, insurance, maintenance, fuel, and the wages of our dedicated drivers, are borne by the Alliance.

Some trips are short, while others are long hauls. But either way, each transport offers hope for a new beginning for each and every precious passenger on board.

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Joey – April 2010 Joey’s story is one of shameful abuse and neglect. When NYPD officers found Joey tied up to a bench at a beach in Far Rockaway on a cold February morning, he was malnourished and suffered from a horrific case of demodectic mange, a bacterial skin infection, and a deep wound on his left front leg. Because Joey’s medical needs far exceeded the resources available at the AC&C shelter where the officers took him, the Mayor’s Alliance took Joey into its Picasso Veterinary Fund Program and got him the expert care he needed to fully recover. He responded well to the treatment, which included baths and oral medications that lasted five months. Joey’s story captured the hearts of people around the world when his photo appeared on the Internet, and a loving family quickly adopted him.

Picasso Veterinary Fund

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Picasso Veterinary Fund founders Mary Tyler Moore and Bernadette Peters.

Our Picasso Veterinary Fund® provides financial assistance to help pay for extraordinary medical care for sick and injured animals taken in by AC&C and, in most cases, transferred to other Alliance Participating Organizations that care for them until they are adopted. Typically, animals with extreme medical needs that are taken in by animal control shelters are euthanized because funds to pay for extensive surgeries and other costly treatments are not available.

But thanks to our close ties and strong relationships within New York City’s veterinary community, we have been able to negotiate discounted fees with many veterinary hospitals throughout the five boroughs. This allows us to maximize the funds we raise for medical treatment and to provide necessary care for a greater number of dogs and cats.

Each year we continue to leverage our extensive relationships within the veterinary community to help Alliance participating rescue groups and shelters receive the same discounted fees that we receive through our Picasso Veterinary Fund. As a result, those organizations have the ability to take additional responsibility for major medical care of dogs and cats they take in from AC&C. In 2010, the Picasso Veterinary Fund and our other medical programs helped pay medical costs for more than 800 dogs and cats. Some of them needed just a little extra help to get back in the running for a new home. Others required more extensive treatment to repair an injury or treat an illness. But whatever the case, each one of our Picasso Veterinary Fund recipients got a second chance for a bright future.

Picasso’s Story: In the winter of 2000, an eight-month-old abandoned Pit Bull puppy, born with a twisted muzzle, was picked up and brought to AC&C. When actress/animal advocate Bernadette Peters saw a photograph of the puppy with the cubist face, she named him Picasso. Picasso was taken in by BARC Shelter in Brooklyn, and soon found a permanent home with the family of a BARC volunteer.

Sadly, after only a few short years, a few months before his fourth birthday, Picasso succumbed to kidney failure. Ms. Peters and Mary Tyler Moore, founders of Broadway Barks, created the Picasso Veterinary Fund to keep Picasso’s lively and enduring spirit alive. Today, the Picasso Veterinary Fund is giving hundreds of special little New Yorkers second chances for the good lives they deserve.

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MAJOR SUPPORTERS

Maddie’s Fund

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Maddie’s Fund®, The Pet Rescue Foundation, is a family foundation funded by Workday and PeopleSoft founder Dave Duffield and his wife, Cheryl. It is the largest animal welfare fund in history and was created in 1999 with an astonishing promise of over $300 million to be divided among cities that pledge to create no-kill communities.

In January 2005, Maddie’s Fund awarded a seven-year grant to the Alliance to administer the Maddie’s® Pet Rescue Project in NYC and Maddie’s® Spay/Neuter Project in NYC. Maddie’s® Pet Rescue Project invests resources to build a collaborative effort among targeted animal welfare groups to increase pet adoptions in New York City.

According to Rich Avanzino, President of Maddie’s Fund, “Collaboration is the fastest and most effective way to build a

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Maddie’s® Story no-kill community.” Maddie’s® Spay/Neuter Project in NYC seeks to enhance the efforts of the veterinary community and animal welfare groups to increase sterilization of New York City’s dogs and cats.

Maddie’s Fund has allocated $29 million over the seven-year grant cycle to help the Alliance end the killing of healthy and treatable shelter dogs and cats in New York City. The Maddie’s® Pet Rescue Project in NYC is the largest Maddie’s Fund community project in the United States.

Maddie’s Fund is helping to create a no-kill nation where all healthy and treatable shelter dogs and cats are guaranteed a loving home. To achieve this goal, Maddie’s Fund is investing its resources in building community collaborations where animal welfare organizations come together to develop successful models of lifesaving, in veterinary colleges to help shelter medicine become part of the veterinary curriculum, and in the implementation of a national strategy to promote accountability and transparency in animal shelter operations.

Maddie inspired Dave and Cheryl to give generously to help save homeless, abandoned pets in desperate need of love and care. Thanks to the dog with the indomitable spirit, shelter pets across the country are afforded new opportunities to find compassionate homes in which they, too, may share in the joy, love, and companionship that Dave and Cheryl enjoyed with Maddie.

ASPCA Mobile Spay/ Neuter Clinics

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The ASPCA® was the first humane society to be established in the Western Hemisphere and today is one of the largest in the world. In 1866, Henry Bergh founded the organization based on the belief that animals are entitled to kind and respectful treatment at the hands of humans, and should be protected under the law.

The ASPCA is a founding member and a major financial supporter of the Mayor’s Alliance, which today includes more than 150 participating shelters and rescue groups committed to working with AC&C to transform New York City into a no-kill community by 2015. According to Ed Sayres, President and CEO of the

Maddie, for whom the fund is named, was a beloved Miniature Schnauzer whose unconditional love, devotion, loyalty, and spirit inspired her guardians, Dave and Cheryl, to start a charitable foundation, Maddie’s Fund. Dave, Cheryl, and Maddie shared ten memorable and happy years together.

ASPCA, “We know there are no ‘quick fixes’ to ending the unnecessary euthanasia of animals, but we do know, and have proof, that collaboration among all groups in striving to reduce the unnecessary euthanasia of these animals can work.”

The ASPCA offers a variety of programs in New York City to provide adoption and spay/neuter services to the public, as well as upholding its commitment to ending animal cruelty. In addition to providing an adoption center and medical care through the Bergh Memorial Animal Hospital on Manhattan’s Upper East Side, the ASPCA connects with residents through its mobile outreach initiatives that provide free spay/ neuter clinics and adoption services.

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The ASPCA offers free spay/neuter surgeries via five fully equipped mobile veterinary clinics that travel to many of New York City’s neighborhoods. Recognizing that many of the most serious overpopulation and animal health crises arise in neighborhoods with limited access to veterinary care and education about animal issues, the ASPCA brings these services directly to the communities.

Mobile Adoption Van The ASPCA Mobile Adoption program brings shelter pets and potential pet parents together by traveling to communities throughout the five boroughs. Adopters can spend time with a dog or cat and go home with their new furry friend the very same day.

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Services Free and Low-cost Clinics for Spay/Neuter By reducing the number of unwanted animal births, we can reduce euthanasia at AC&C shelters and also decrease the number of homeless cats and dogs in need of new homes.

The Maddie’s® Spay/Neuter Project in NYC, funded by Maddie’s Fund and administered by the Alliance, offers free and low-cost spay/neuter surgeries for dogs

A North Shore Animal League America Mobile Adoption Unit.

ASPCA Mobile Spay/Neuter Clinics.

A Mayor’s Alliance Microchipping Clinic.

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A and cats to any New York City pet owner who receives public assistance. Surgeries are offered, for a modest co-payment, by private practice veterinarians that participate in the program, and at no-charge by the non-profit organizations that participate.

In 2010, the Alliance also offered free spay/neuter clinics twice each month for dogs and cats. The Alliance advertised and booked each clinic, and surgeries were performed by the ASPCA on one of its Mobile Spay/ Neuter Clinics outside the AC&C shelter in Brooklyn. AC&C provided use of its facility for the animals to recover. These clinics offered opportunities to inform pet owners about microchipping, dog licensing, and low-cost veterinary resources. Each clinic accommodated approximately 35 animals and was free to all New York City pet owners, with priority granted to New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) residents.

The ASPCA, the Humane Society of New York, and The Toby Project are all deeply committed to New York City’s major effort to spay/neuter all of the city’s dogs and cats. To that end, these organizations offer free spay/neuter services to any New York City pet owner who receives public assistance. For those pet owners who do not receive public assistance, low-cost (and in some cases, free) services also are available from these organizations. The Humane Society of New York assists dog and cat owners with limited means in having their pets spayed/neutered at their midtown hospital facility. The ASPCA provides spay/ neuter surgeries for dogs and cats in all five boroughs on its Mobile Spay/Neuter Clinics, and The Toby Project operates a mobile clinic for dogs and cats in the Bronx, Brooklyn, and Manhattan.

Mobile Van Adoptions Because getting animals in front of adopters regularly is crucial to increasing adoptions, the Alliance and North Shore Animal League America (NSALA), an Alliance Participating Organization (APO),

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are working together to bring animals for adoption to the people every weekend throughout the year. The Alliance schedules its APOs on NSALA mobile adoption units, allowing many of the groups that do not have a permanent adoption location to be more visible within their communities.

Each adoption van accommodates up to 30 animals, and on many weekends, four or five vans make appearances each day throughout the city.

Free and Low-Cost Microchipping In addition to licensing your dog, microchipping is one of the best ways to ensure that if your pet is lost or stolen and winds up at an animal shelter or veterinary office, he/she can be returned to you.

Our microchipping clinics are an important part of our effort to promote responsible pet guardianship and to increase the number of lost pets that are reunited with their owners. The Alliance offers free or low-cost microchipping at numerous events throughout the year. At these clinics, a veterinarian microchips dogs and cats, and we complete each pet’s registration – all for only $25, far less than fees charged by most private practice veterinarians. Since our first microchipping clinic in 2005, we have microchipped more than 2,300 dogs and cats!

Community Outreach Program Our community outreach efforts rely extensively on our team of dedicated volunteers. We participate in a variety of events to promote our mission of transforming New York City into a no-kill community. At these events, Alliance staff and volunteers educate and provide resources for the public about adopting from a shelter or rescue group, the importance of spaying or neutering their companion animals, and how to be a responsible pet parent. We also provide information about community cats and how critical TNR is to humanely reduce the city’s feral cat population.

Adoption Programs This important community event not only spurs adoptions, but also engages animal lovers and the animals they love in an exciting range of activities, including doggie costume contests and fashion shows, raffles, training and agility demonstrations, advice on pet health care, grooming, pet photographers, and other activities for the whole family.

Whiskers in Wonderland December 2010 marked the debut of Whiskers in Wonderland, the city’s largest cat adoption event. Presented by the Mayor’s Alliance, in partnership with Best Friends Animal Society®, at the stylish

Adopters celebrate New York Live Pet Project’s 100th adoption.

New York Live Pet Project This NBC daily entertainment and lifestyle show launched a local weekly pet adoption segment in February 2010, hosted

by Maria Sansone, in partnership with the Mayor’s Alliance. The segment airs live each Thursday at 5:00 p.m. EST on Channel 4 in the tri-state area. The Mayor’s Alliance invites a local animal shelter or rescue group to appear each week to showcase its unique attributes and introduce up to six dogs available for adoption on the show. This widely viewed segment encourages New Yorkers to adopt, not purchase, their next pet. In 2010, more than 185 dogs found new homes as a result of this weekly segment.

Adoptapalooza!

In May 2010, the Mayor’s Alliance presented its first Adoptapalooza!, a highprofile adoption event in Washington Square Park, one of NYC’s most famous parks, located in historic Greenwich Village. More than 100 cats, dogs, kittens, and puppies from nearly a dozen Alliance Participating Organizations found new

Adopters turned out in force for Whiskers in Wonderland at the Metropolitan Pavilion.

Adoptapalooza! drew hundreds of New Yorkers to Washington Square Park for pet adoptions and other fun activities.

homes at this event, which attracted hundreds of people for an afternoon of fun for two- and four-legged family members.

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Metropolitan Pavilion in Chelsea’s bustling shopping district, this two-day holiday event brought together a multitude of potential adopters under one roof to meet hundreds of cats, kittens, bunnies, and other small animals available for adoption from twodozen Alliance Participating Organizations.

More than 200 of the showcased animals found new homes in time for the holidays.

Our long-time partner, the Cat Fanciers’ Association, enhanced the event by presenting a Cat Education Program and Cat Agility Ring.

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Special Partners Animal Care & Control of NYC Animal Care & Control of NYC (AC&C) is the largest pet rescue organization in the northeastern United States. It is New York City’s municipal shelter system operating in all five boroughs, including three full-service shelters and two receiving centers. AC&C is responsible for rescuing, caring for, and finding homes for New York City’s homeless and abandoned animals. In 2010, AC&C, an Alliance Participating Organization (APO), took in nearly 36,000 animals.

The Mayor’s Alliance and its 150 participating shelters and rescue groups work closely with AC&C’s New Hope department each day to ensure that as many animals as possible are moved out of AC&C shelters and into the care of partner rescue organizations that will find them permanent homes.

Alliance participating organizations More than 150 animal rescue groups and shelters participate in the Alliance, and work in collaboration on behalf of the city’s homeless animals. The Alliance was created to combine resources, overcome differences in priorities, and facilitate collaboration among the groups to solve the problem of animal homelessness in NYC. The Alliance provides financial assistance, resources, and support to these rescue groups and shelters so they can focus on increasing adoptions and spay/neuters of NYC’s homeless animals.

A Place for Us

Barbara the Cat Lady

Abandoned Angels Cocker Spaniel Rescue

Betsy’s Cocker Place

Adopt A Boxer Rescue Adopt-A-Dog All About Spay Neuter

North Shore Animal League America

North Shore Animal League America is an Alliance Participating Organization (APO) headquartered in Port Washington, NY. It is the largest no-kill animal rescue and adoption organization in the world.

Since 1944, The Animal League’s mission has been saving the lives of pets through adoption, rescue, spay/ neuter, and advocacy initiatives. Although located in New York, The Animal League reaches across the country to rescue, nurture, and adopt approximately 20,000 pets into loving homes every year. The Animal League regularly loans its Mobile Adoption Units to fellow APOs for weekend adoption events.

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All Sentient Beings

Bideawee Big Apple Bull Terrier Rescue Bobbi and the Strays Boxer Angels Rescue

Almost Home Animal Rescue & Adoption

Brooklyn Animal Resource Coalition (BARC)

American Bulldog Rescue

Brooklyn Bridge Animal Welfare Coalition

American Bullmastiff Association Rescue Service

Cascade Beagle Rescue–East

American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) Animal Care & Control of New York City (AC&C)

Cat Assistance Inc. City Critters Cocker Spaniel Rescue of New Jersey CSM Stray Foundation (USA) Inc.

Animal Center of Queens

Curly Tail Pug Rescue

Animal Haven

Dalmatian Adoption

Animal Rescue Force (ARF)

Derrek’s Gleeful Rescue

Animal Rescue Fund of the Hamptons

Doberman Pinscher Club of America Rescue Committee

Animal Welfare Society Animalkind Animals Can’t Talk (ACT) Animals Can’t Talk Rescue and Adoption (ACT Rescue and Adoption) Anjellicle Cats Rescue

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Dog Habitat Rescue Dogue de Bordeaux Society Rescue Eastern German Shorthaired Pointer Club Rescue Program

Other Supporters & Contributors VETERINARY SERVICES PMS281

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PMS281 PMS Gold 871

Alliance participating organizations English Bull Terrier Rescue of New York & New Jersey Eve’s Sanctuary Feathered Friends Parrot Adoption Feline Rescue Mission Feline Rescue of Staten Island First Run Medical & Rescue Fund for Animals For Animals, Inc. For Our Friends For the Love of Dog (Rottweilers) Friendly Ferals

Italian Greyhound Rescue NYC (IGRNYC) K9Kastle Kitten Little Rescue KittyKind Kodi’s Club Labrador Retriever Rescue - CT Labs4Rescue Le Cats on the Water Lifeline Animal Rescue Linda’s Feral Cat Assistance Little Forgotten Friends Rescue

Friends of Rescued Mastiffs

Little Shelter Animal Rescue & Adoption Center

German Shepherd Rescue of Central New York

Long Beach Humane Society

German Shepherd Rescue of Southeastern Pennsylvania in Brooklyn, NY Glen Highland Farm/Sweet Border Collie Rescue

Long Island Bulldog Rescue Long Island Cat/Kitten Solution (LICKS) Rescue Long Island Golden Retriever Rescue

Glen Wild Animal Rescue

Long Island GreyHound Transfer

Gotham City Kitties

Long Island Labrador Retriever Rescue

Grateful Greyhounds

Louis Animal Foundation

Green Mountain Pug Rescue

Loving Touch

Heart and Hand Society

MetroMalts: Metropolitan Maltese Rescue

Heart and Soul Animal Rescue

Mid-Atlantic Basset Hound Rescue

Transportation & Services

Heavenly Huskies & Canine Companions

Mid-Atlantic Great Dane Rescue League

Ambuvet

House Rabbit Society

Mighty Mutts

Canine Car

Humane Society of New York

Mountain Rottie ResQ (MRR) of New York

K9Car

The Husky House

Neighborhood Cats

Midtown Chelsea Garage

Internet Miniature Pinscher Service (IMPS)

New England Border Collie Rescue

Pet Chauffeur

In Our Hands Rescue

New England Old English Sheepdog Rescue

Pet Taxi

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Reaction Auto Service Center

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Other Supporters & Contributors Other Organizations

Alliance participating organizations New Rochelle Humane Society

SaveKitty Foundation

New York City Siamese Rescue

Scottish Terrier Club of Greater New York

NJ Schnauzer Rescue Network

Sean Casey Animal Rescue

North Fork Animal Welfare League

Shelter Survivors

North Shore Animal League America

Shore Hearts Golden Retriever Rescue

Northeastern Boxer Rescue

Small Paws Rescue (Bichon Frise)

Northern New England Dog Rescue

Social Tees Animal Rescue Foundation

NY PET-I-CARE Adoption Program

SPCA of Connecticut

NYC Shiba Rescue

Staten Island Council for Animal Welfare (SICAW)

Only Hope Cat Rescue Orphaned Pets, Inc.

Regina Bauer Frankenberg Foundation

P.L.U.T.O. Rescue of Richmond County Patricia H. Ladew Foundation Paws To Love Adoptions People for Animals Peppertree Rescue

Stray from the Heart Tavi & Friends / Tavi’s Curls Tigger Foundation Tiny Treasures Rescue Treasured k9s Tri-State Basset Hound Rescue Tri-State Weimaraner Rescue

Pet Adoption League Inc./Chow Rescue of NY

Underdog ResQ

Poor Animals of St. Francis

United Action for Animals

Posh Pets Rescue

Urban Cat League

Boarding

R.S.V.P. Inc. (Responsible Solutions for Valued Pets)

Waggin’ Train

Animal Behavior Specialist

Rabbit Rescue & Rehab

Dog Spa

Rawhide Rescue

Elizabeth Ann Kennels

Red Hook Dog Rescue

Evergreen

Russell Refuge (Jack Russell Terriers)

NYC’s Top Dog Inc.

S.A.V.E. Animal Rescue

Paws in Chelsea/Paws in Soho

Safe Hounds Beagle Rescue

The Spot

Save Our Strays

The Wagging Tail

Save-A-Pet Animal Rescue and Adoption Center

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Waggytail Rescue Willing Hearts Dalmatian Rescue Woof Dog Rescue Zani’s Furry Friends

Miles for Paws

Special Programs Helping Pets and People in Crisis Created in response to calls to the Alliance from people facing heartbreaking separation from their pets, this pilot

program works to keep pets connected with their owners during times of crisis.

Assistance is provided to women and children fleeing domestic violence, the elderly requiring medical care, and families facing other temporary setbacks. The program collaborates with traditional social services and offers temporary care of these animals through our foster care network and boarding facilities, with the aim of reuniting the pets with their families once their situation is stabilized. If a reunification is not possible, pets are placed for adoption, sparing families already in crisis the further pain of leaving their beloved pet at a shelter.

Animal Relief Fund (ARF) ARF provides pet food to human food pantries, thereby providing cash-strapped NYC pet owners with access to food for their pets. Because pet food is not eligible for purchase with food stamps, some pet owners struggling to make ends meet cannot afford to feed their pets. Access to pet food through food pantries enables many pet owners to continue to care for their pets and avoid the difficult decision to surrender them to a shelter.

Mayor’s Alliance Foster Care Network Our network of foster parents who provide temporary care for dogs and cats in their home offers these pets an alternative to staying in a shelter. Foster care allows them to receive more individualized and personal attention than normally is available in a shelter.

Some foster pets are ready to be adopted into permanent homes, while others may have a temporary health issue that needs to be resolved before they are ready for a permanent placement. Still others might be waiting to be reunited with their family.

Our foster placements are coordinated to accommodate the needs both of the animals and the foster homes. These placements might be for a few days or longterm, depending on a foster pet’s needs.

Mayor’s Alliance for NYC’s Animals 2010

Miles For Paws, the charity fitness team of the Mayor’s Alliance, hit the ground running in November 2010 when runners representing the Mayor’s Alliance participated for the first time in the ING New York City Marathon. Through their participation, Miles For Paws runners raised money and awareness for Mayor’s Alliance programs. Our team is a part of the marathon’s Community Charity Program, which guarantees entry for our team members to the ING New York City Marathon.

Miles For Paws runners at the 2010 ING New York City Marathon.

We invite experienced athletes and novices to channel their passion for competition to help NYC’s homeless animals. Team members can participate in a wide variety of sporting competitions, including running, walking, biking, and swimming, to raise funds for the Alliance.

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FInancials

Statement of Financial Position ($)

2010 Operating Expenses MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL 4%

ASSETS FUNDRAISING 3.5%

Cash and cash equivalents

Contributions receivable Security deposit and other assets Fixed assets, net of accumulated depreciation of $63,241 and $65,725, respectively Total Assets

2010

2009

3,506,350

2,815,954

–

370,666

13,437

16,977

135,633

77,579

3,655,420

3,281,176

PROGRAM EXPENSES 92.5%

LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS Liabilities

2010 Revenue from Operations INDIVIDUALS AND OTHERS 19%

OTHER 1%

Accrued expenses

512,419

677,926

Total Liabilities

512,419

677,926

Net Assets Unrestricted

683,171

417, 873

Temporarily restricted

2,459,830

2,185,377

Total Net Assets

3,143,001

2,603,250

Total Liabilities and Net Assets FOUNDATIONS 80%

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Mayor’s Alliance for NYC’s Animals 2010

3,655,420

3,281,176

Statement of Activities and Changes in Net Assets ($) Year Ended December 31, 2010

SUPPORT AND REVENUE

Unrestricted

Temporarily Restricted

Total

Year Ended December 31, 2009 Total

Contributions Foundations Individuals and Others Other Net Assets Released from Restrictions Total Support and Revenue

261,500

5,347,200

5,608,700

5,992,091

1,157,600

180,691

1,338,291

1,355,142

41,466

8,292

49,758

73,857

5,261,730

(5,261,730)

–

–

6,722,296

274,453

6,996,749

7,421,090

5,960,467

–

5,960,467

6,467,230

5,960,467

–

5,960,467

6,467,230

EXPENSES Program Expense* Total program services

Management and general

269,637

–

269,637

250,999

Fundraising

226,894

–

226,894

197,587

6,456,998

–

6,456,998

6,915,816

265,298

274,453

539,751

505,274

Beginning of the year

417,873

2,185,377

2,603,250

2,097,976

End of the Year

683,171

2,459,830

3,143,001

2,603,250

Total expenses Change in Net Assets

NET ASSETS

* 2010 Program Expense includes Maddie’s® Spay/Neuter Project in NYC for low-income New Yorkers. This program provided 16,701 free spay and neuter surgeries in 2010, and represents 16.9% of the program expenses.

Mayor’s Alliance for NYC’s Animals 2010

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2010 Accomplishments

OUR PROGRESS IN NYC

• For the first time in New York City’s history, euthanasia of cats and dogs at our City shelters fell below 12,000.

• Since 2003, the total number of lives saved at AC&C is 136,587 cats and dogs.

AC&C Transfers & Adoptions Since 2003, transfers from AC&C to shelters and rescue groups almost tripled, from 5,519 in 2003 to 15,493 in 2010. Compared with 2009 figures, transfers declined in 2010 by 2,148, while intake declined by 6,043.

Total Live Release* of Community Project (AC&C and Maddie’s® Pet Partners) reached over 73 percent, compared to 68 percent in 2009 and 33 percent in 2003. Close to three out of four lives were saved in 2010, compared to one out of three in 2003.

Transfers

Adoptions

30,000 25,000

8,192

20,000 15,000 10,000

9,872

10,865

9,313

8,905

6,733

8,483

4,987

5,000 0

5,519

5,729

6,775

9,937

12,023

13,563

17,641

15,493

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

* Live Release is total lives saved as a percentage of total intake.

AC&C Euthanasia Reduction In 2010, euthanasia at AC&C was reduced by 63 percent compared with 2003 (20,099 fewer deaths).

• Close to 15,500 dogs and cats, representing more than 43 percent of the animals entering AC&C shelters in 2010, were transferred to partner shelters and rescue groups for adoption.

• Adoptions by Maddie’s® Pet Partners, including AC&C, totaled more than 26,000, representing over 59 percent of the total intake by community partners, compared to less then 57 percent the previous year.

• Since our project began in 2005, 196,860 dogs’ and cats’ lives have been saved through the combined efforts of AC&C and other Maddie’s® Pet Partners.

• Total spay/neuter surgeries performed by private veterinarians and non-profit organizations that participate in the Maddie’s® Spay/Neuter Project in NYC totaled over 55,000, with the ASPCA alone providing close to 33,000 spay/ neuter surgeries.

Euthanasia was reduced by 15 percent since 2009, to 32.5 percent of intake, compared to 68 percent in 2003.

Total dogs’ and cats’ lives saved at AC&C from 2003 to 2010: 136,587.

35,000 30,000

31,701

25,000

26,456 22,967

20,000

20,397

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15,000

18,190

16,706 13,620

10,000

11,602

5,000 0 2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Mayor’s Alliance for NYC’s Animals 2010

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We wish to express our deep appreciation to all who volunteered their work, talents, and time to make our second annual report possible.

244 Fifth Avenue Suite R290 New York, NY 10001-7604 www.AnimalAllianceNYC.org

Rob Scarpa, Graphic Designer Melissa Solorzano, Graphic Designer Sara W. Davis, Photographer Dana Edelson, Photographer Rick Edwards, Photographer Geoffrey Tischman, Photographer Meredith Weiss, Photographer