Spring Fling

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Looking for Foster Families

Welcome to Spring - a.k.a Kitten Season.  This is the time of year when unaltered cats give birth to litters of kittens and the kill list at the local shelters explode.  This means that many rescuers begin only pulling kittens from the shelters, leaving the adult cats to die.  A Tail At A Time pulled two adult cats this weekend and they need foster homes!

This is Frisky.  He looks terrified in the photo because he is.  He'd just been relinquished by a family who could no longer afford the regular costs of owning a cat.  Frisky loves all people of all shapes, sizes and ages.  He's 9.9 pounds and only 11 months old. He's never been around other animals, so he'll probably do best in a home where he's the only animal.

This beauty is Roz, a gray tiger/Maine Coon who was found as a stray.  She's two years old, 7.4 pounds, and looking forward to having a safe, warm place to sleep.  She's not feral -- she was most likely abandoned.  

If you have room in your heart and your home to take in either of these cats as a foster, or a foster-to-adopt, or if you know someone who might be interested in lending these kitty's a little love, please email us at info@atailatatime.org or you can visit our website, www.atailatatime.org, for more information.

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P.S. We're now official members of the Mayor's Alliance of NYC!  Congratulations to A Tail At A Time!

A free pet event and you can win prizes!

What:  A gallery show featuring Pet Photographer Jim Dratfield

Where:  Taj -- 48 West 21st Street between 5th and 6th Avenue

When:  Friday, March 26 from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m.

Jim Dratfield's Petography® specializes in fine art photography of pets and people with their pets.  Jim has done photo commissions for the likes of Jennifer Aniston, Charlize Theron, Bebe Neuwirth, Henry Kissinger, Billy Joel and Elton John.  Jim is the author of nine books and his tenth book Pugnation: The Bark is Back!, comes out in October.  His work has been featured on ABC's 20/20, The View, Oprah's O. Magazine, Instyle and Town & Country.


In addition, we will use this opportunity to raise money for a worthy cause, Animal Care & Control of New York City.

Animal Care & Control rescues over 43,000 animals each year, making the organization the largest pet rescue and adoption agency in the North East.  Since 1995, the not-for-profit organization has been responsible for New York City's municipal shelter system, caring for rescued animals and finding loving homes for homeless, injured, neglected, abused and abandoned animals in all five boroughs of New York City.




Admission for this event will be free.  Helping with our fund raising efforts will be the elegant and glamorous ladies of TOW (Tall Outstanding Women) who will be present all night long selling raffle tickets.  Minimum height requirement for group members is six feet!


Prizes include: 




*A 3 day/2 night all-inclusive stay at Cove Haven Entertainment Resorts Value: $1,031!

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*A gift certificate to Henri Bendel, New York's legendary Fifth Avenue boutique Value: $300!


*Two tickets to LOVE, LOSS AND WHAT I WORE, on Broadway courtesy of Bernadette Peters, renowned Broadway star and animal advocate. Value: $250!




*A book autographed by Jim Dratfield, (Not sure what it's worth but it's a great book!)





*Time spent with other group members...PRICELESS!




For further details on this very special event, email


 AndyfTroy@aol.com or call 917-754-4329. 




See you there!

Links to event and to RSVP:  
http://socialnetwork.meetup.com/6/calendar/12676963/

http://www.tastingnyc.com/index.php?p=event

ACC still needs your help!

Here is how you can help right now.

Bill Moran of C+K Distributors has generously agreed to help us help the animals! C+K is a huge distributor of pet food and supplies for the NYC metro area. In response to this unprecedented emergency, C+K will sell to the public at 5% below wholesale! That is less than what they charge pet stores! As orders come in they will be brought to the care centers. All major credit cards are accepted.

Please, go to your phones right now.
Call C+K at 718-894-4302 and say:

"I would like to place an order for the Animal Care & Control Food Drive."

Purchase 1, or as many cases as you can afford, of the following:

24/14oz Pedigree - $17.76 For Dogs
24/13oz Friskies-$19.20 For Cats

The shelter is also out of Kitty Litter.
Please purchase 40lb bags of Tidy Cat - $7.75

C+K Hours of Operation:
Monday-Friday 9am-6pm
Saturday 9am – 3pm
718-894-4302

Hungry Hungry Animals

Animal Care & Control is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization that rescues over 43,000 animals every year; that's approximately 350 animals a month.  ACC relies heavily on funding from the City of New York but because of the recession, support from the City has been drastically reduced.  ACC is running out of food.

There are several ways you can help.  ACC is accepting donations of canned dog food, canned cat food, gently used towels and blankets, washable rubber toys and cat litter.  If you'd like to donate, here are some of your options:

1.  Contact Petropolis, 91 Washington St., NYC, NY (212) 608-2234 if you'd like to purchase food to be donated to ACC.  They will take your order over the phone or in person and make sure your purchase gets to ACC.

2.  Contact A Tail At A Time at info@atailatatime.org.

3.  Visit the website www.NYCACC.org to find the shelter nearest you so you can make a delivery of food, blankets, or toys yourself.

4.  Bill Moran of C+K Distributors has generously agreed to help us help the animals! C+K is a huge distributor of pet food and supplies for the NYC metro area. In response to this unprecedented emergency, C+K will sell to the public at 5% below wholesale! That is less than what they charge pet stores! As orders come in they will be brought to the care centers. All major credit cards are accepted.

Please, go to your phones right now.
Call C+K at 718-894-4302 and say:
"I would like to place an order for the Animal Care & Control Food Drive."

Purchase 1, or as many cases as you can afford, of the following:
24/14oz Pedigree - $17.76 For Dogs
24/13oz Friskies-$19.20 For Cats

The shelter is also out of Kitty Litter.Please purchase 40lb bags of Tidy Cat - $7.75

C+K Hours of Operation:
Monday-Friday 9am-6pm
Saturday 9am – 3pm
718-894-4302

Any item donated will help prolong the life of a homeless animal.

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Will Work For Food

The NYC's Animal Care and Control budget was cut by the department of health.  As a result, ACC is running out of food.  They apparently have a week's worth of food left for their cats and when the food runs out, so do the cats. 

Here's how you can help:  Call or visit Petropolis, and tell them you want to purchase pet food for the NYC ACC.

Petropolis 

91 Washington St.

New York, NY 10006

Phone: 212-608-2234

Fax: 212-608-2235 

www.Petropolisnyc.com

It's important that all donations are food and not money because we don't want our money being used to purchase the drugs that will be used in the next round of euthanizations.  

Please help out - your food donation will save a life.

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