Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso hosted local animal rescue organizations outside Brooklyn Borough Hall last weekend to encourage shelter animal adoptions at a time when New York City animal rescues are struggling with too many animals and not enough adoptions.
Throughout the day, 39 shelter dogs and cats were adopted from partnering organizations, including the Animal Care Centers of NYC (ACC), the ASPCA (The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals), Badass Animal Rescue, Bideawee, Hearts & Bones Rescue, The Brooklyn Cat Café and Flatbush Cats. according to a press release.
"When New York City animal rescues are working around the clock to care for an uptick of animals in need of a home, we're proud to host Borough Hall's third Adopt-a-Shelter-Animal with the help of some incredible local rescues," said Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso.
The NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene also joined to provide resources and information about caring for city pets.
“We are at the height of kitten season, the time of year during the warmer months when there’s a surge of newborn kittens requiring specialized, intensive care, adding to the strain on many animal welfare organizations that are already struggling with capacity and animals staying longer once there,” said Delia Kurland, senior director of operations at the ASPCA Adoption Center and Kitten Nursery.
Maria Reask, marketing communications manager at Badass Animal Rescue, said there are many dogs that have been waiting to be adopted for more than seven months.
