Mayor's Alliance for NYC's Animals, Inc.

The Mayor's Alliance for NYC's Animals works collaboratively with the City of New York, but is a 501(c)(3) charity and do not receive any government funding, nor are we a city agency.

Having accomplished our mission to transform New York City into a no-kill city where no dogs or cats of reasonable health or temperament are killed simply because they do not have homes, the Alliance will focus on our role as a capacity-builder, a connector, and hub for NYC animal welfare. We revamped our website to provide more in-depth resources for people who want to help animals, and people who need help to care for their pets. And we report regularly on our blog about our activities that demonstrate our commitment to make New York City a compassionate community for pets and the people who love them.

As we move through these challenging times, we will continue to:

• Advocate for pet adoption, spay/neuter, and responsible pet ownership.
• Provide limited services, resources, and guidance to local animal rescue groups and shelters.
• Act as a consultant, advisor, and mentor to communities nationally to share our knowledge and proven best practices to communities seeking to increase live release rates of shelter animals.
• Work with the City of New York to address animal welfare-related issues in our community, including working with the administration, lawmakers, and influencers to develop pro-animal legislation, and continuing to serve on the NYC Emergency Management (NYCEM) Animal Planning Task Force to develop and execute emergency response protocols for pet owners and their pets.

We continue to rely upon the essential collaboration of dedicated rescue groups and shelters; crucial funding support from foundations, other generous grantors, and individual donors; and the generosity and caring of the thousands of New Yorkers who adopt from shelters or rescue groups. Together, we are transforming New York City into a community where homeless animals will have the promise of a safe and loving home.

The Alliance will continue to address animal welfare needs in NYC for pets and their owners and those who want to help support animal welfare in NYC.

As we move through these challenging times, we will continue to:

• Advocate for pet adoption, spay/neuter, and responsible pet ownership.
• Provide limited services, resources, and guidance to local animal rescue groups and shelters.
• Act as a consultant, advisor, and mentor to communities nationally to share our knowledge and proven best practices to communities seeking to increase live release rates of shelter animals.
• Work with the City of New York to address animal welfare-related issues in our community, including working with the administration, lawmakers, and influencers to develop pro-animal legislation, and continuing to serve on the NYC Emergency Management (NYCEM) Animal Planning Task Force to develop and execute emergency response protocols for pet owners and their pets.

Having operated as the sole umbrella organization for animal welfare in NYC since 2003, the Alliance is uniquely positioned to effectively coordinate between stakeholders that will continue to sustain the reduction of euthanasia and promote adoption at our city shelters.

Thanks to our strong partnership with 150+ rescue groups and shelters, AC&C, and other animal welfare organizations, we have made great strides since 2003 in saving the lives of NYC's homeless cats and dogs. Euthanasia of healthy and treatable cats and dogs at AC&C has decreased every year, dropping from 75% in 2003 to less than 10% in 2019 – an all-time low. As we move forward towards our goal, we will continue to rely on our partners and the community collaboration that has made these achievements possible.

Since 2003, euthanasia at AC&C has been reduced by 81% and New York City now has the lowest euthanasia rate for shelter animals per capita of any major city in the United States. The highlights from our recently published 2013 progress report are included below.

Progress Highlights
• 9 out of every 10 lives saved
• Increase in numbers of spay/neuter surgeries available to public in NYC
• More than 350,000 lives saved since 2003 and counting

http://www.animalalliancenyc.org/about/progress2013.htm

Having achieved our mission to make NYC a no-kill city where no cat or dog is killed simply because they don't have a home, we are working to sustain that success. In order to maintain the achievements of the past decade we will continue facilitating partnerships within the animal welfare community to achieve our common mission of a no-kill New York City.

We continue to work with the City of New York to address animal welfare-related issues in our community, including working with the administration, lawmakers, and influencers to develop pro-animal legislation, and continuing to serve on the NYC Emergency Management (NYCEM) Animal Planning Task Force to develop and execute emergency response protocols for pet owners and their pets.