Category Archives: Mayor’s Alliance

New York City Council Meeting on Shelter Oversight

Posted on April 5, 2013 by jbsibley

From Shelter Reform Action Committee’s excellent blog comes notice of a NYC council committee meeting next week on the subject of oversight of New York City’s Department of Health and Mental Hygiene and their contractor, New York City’s Animal Care … Continue reading →

Posted in ASPCA, Mayor's Alliance, New York City, NYCACC, Politics | 1 Comment

Does Maddie’s Fund Plan To Stop Funding NYC’s Mayor’s Alliance?

Posted on February 23, 2013 by jbsibley

Maddie’s Fund believes in transparency. Sort of. Eventually. They do publish some of their data, but it takes a very long time. The data from their New York City Project is published on this page, which I check in with … Continue reading →

Posted in Maddie's Fund, Mayor's Alliance, New York City, No Kill, NYCACC | 1 Comment

The Mayor’s Alliance Fails a Hero Dog

Posted on February 20, 2013 by jbsibley

On August 13, 2012, the NYPD shot a dog named Star who was trying to protect her homeless owner on the street as he was having a seizure. (Warning: link goes to a Daily News story containing a photo some … Continue reading →

Posted in Mayor's Alliance, NYCACC | 16 Comments

Is this No Kill? The Death of Shannon.

Posted on October 10, 2012 by jbsibley

In a community that does not well define how animals with medical and behavioral issues are to be treated it is inevitable that animals will die for human convenience. When a coalition dedicated to taking NYC No Kill pays only … Continue reading →

Posted in ASPCA, Cats, Maddie's Fund, Mayor's Alliance, No Kill, NYCACC | 19 Comments

Paying Lip Service to No Kill: Lost in The Matrix

Posted on October 10, 2012 by jbsibley

The term “No Kill” is a popular one. Many shelters claim to want to be No Kill, or claim that they already are No Kill, or claim to be working towards No Kill. Many of those shelters aren’t and have … Continue reading →

Posted in Maddie's Fund, Mayor's Alliance, No Kill, NYCACC, Shelter Stuff | 3 Comments

NYCACC: It Gets Worse

Posted on September 20, 2012 by jbsibley

The number of computer “glitches” is accelerating, animals are being killed before anyone checks to see if a group has stepped up to save them. New Hope is in disarray, the new computer system a failure – it has actually … Continue reading →

Posted in Maddie's Fund, Mayor's Alliance, NYCACC, Shelter Stuff | 5 Comments

NYCACC: Just Kill the Kittens

Posted on September 5, 2012 by jbsibley

I try to transport animals out of New York City Animal Care & Control (NYCACC) whenever I can. Theoretically, transport is available through the Mayor’s Alliance, but Pets Alive Middletown is a minimum of a two hour drive, one way, … Continue reading →

Posted in Mayor's Alliance, NYCACC, Pets Alive, Shelter Stuff | 9 Comments

NYC Feral Cat Regulations: We Were For It Before We Were Against It

Posted on August 18, 2012 by jbsibley

Today I attended a hearing of the New York City Council Health Committee as they pondered an amendment to the disastrous Local Law 59 of 2011, which I wrote about extensively back before it was passed – it was then … Continue reading →

Posted in ASPCA, Cats, Mayor's Alliance, New York City, Politics | 3 Comments

Just One Day, New York City

Posted on May 20, 2012 by jbsibley

Monday June 11, 2012 is Just One Day, a national day of No Kill for animal shelters. On that day shelters across the country are asked to lay down their euthanasia needles for just one day and to put their … Continue reading →

Posted in Mayor's Alliance, New York City, NYCACC, Shelter Stuff | 1 Comment

Brilliant!

Posted on April 20, 2012 by jbsibley

This is absolutely brilliant, and I had just the right pen lying around…

Posted in Amy Paulin, ASPCA, Fun Pictures, Mayor's Alliance, New York City, Politics, Shelter Stuff | 3 Comments