Cat fans may have felt excluded by the recent news that the Animal Care Centers of New York (ACC) was providing dog adoptions for just 5 buckaroos last month. Now the non-profit, which works to help save and rescue family pets throughout the city, is providing feline fans the very same chance.
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During the ACC‘s special adoption campaign, wannabe pet parents (or cat-loving folks who simply want to add to their furry brood) will have adoption fees discounted to $5 for all adult cats (aged 6 years and older). And don’t concern: dog fans can benefit, too, with the campaign reached consist of big dogs weighing 40 pounds or more. (Note: the $5 cost does not consist of a spay/neuter deposit or New York City dog licensing cost.)
As of press time, darlings like 6-year-old Lilac, 7-year-old Luna Mar and the already renowned 8-year-old Grumpy (seriously, take a look at that face in the ACC’s Instagram post listed below) were all presently available for adoption.
The summer season is an important season for cat adoption, as it overlaps with the so-called yearly “Kitten Season,” the duration in between May and November when un-spayed female cats birth the most kittens. (Sadly, cats and kittens are the most at-risk populations in an animal shelter.)
And the overcrowding of animal shelters has actually ended up being not just a regional concern here in New York however throughout the whole nation. “The country is dealing with a crisis in animal safeguarding and our New York City shelters are overruning with animals in requirement of houses,” the ACC published in an Instagram video on June 13, stating that the center has actually needed to turn to putting pop-up dog crates throughout the center to accommodate the overflow of family pets, however space is going out. “The existing circumstance is illogical,” one staff member mentioned.
The Animal Care Centers of New York isn’t the only organization working to help animal homelessness and increase adoption rates this summertime. The Best Friends Animal Society likewise just recently revealed that it will be providing totally free cat adoptions all June. So, if there was ever a minute you were thinking about including a furry friend to your New York family, the time is now!
