2013 progress report
DESCRIPTION
The Mayor’s Alliance for NYC’s Animals is a 501(c)(3) non-profit charity that works with more than 150 partner rescue groups and shelters to offer important programs and services that save the lives of NYC’s homeless animals. We are supported entirely by donations from foundations, corporations, and individuals and receive no government funding. Since our founding in 2003, we have remained committed to transforming New York City into a no-kill community by 2015, meaning that no dogs or cats of reasonable health and temperament will be killed merely because they do not have homes.TRANSCRIPT
2013 Progress Report Mayor’s Alliance for NYC’s Animals
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Mayor’s Alliance for NYC’s AnimalsWhy We Were Created
To solve animal homelessness problem in NYC by: • Enabling the pooling of resources • Overcoming differences in priorities, and • Facilitating the collaboration of the four key groups:
• NYC Government • NYC Public • Animal Care & Control of NYC • Local Shelters & Rescue Group
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Mayor’s Alliance for NYC’s AnimalsWho We Are Now Coalition of:
• 150 shelters and rescue groups, including NYC AC&C • Private practice veterinarians • Other animal welfare professionals
Lead agency which: • Secured multi-year, multi-million-dollar Maddie’s Fund® grant • Liaison between Maddie’s Fund® and the rescue groups and
shelters • Orchestrates community collaboration • Acts as a resource for rescue groups and shelters • Liaison with NYC government
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Memorandum of Understanding
Operational Protocol
Mayor’s Alliance for NYC’s Animals Who We Are Now – Relationship Chart
All APOs agree to abide by Terms of Participation, Dispute
Resolution, and Funding Allocation Procedures
Mayor’s Office NYC Department
of Health
Animal Care & Control Has contract to provide animal
control services to NYC
Mayor’s Alliance for NYC’s
Animals, Inc
Alliance Participating Organizations (APO) -
NYC animal shelters & rescue groups
New Hope Department
All New Hope Partners agree to abide by New Hope Agreement 4
Ten-Year Strategic PlanFour Core Objectives
• Eliminate the killing of healthy and treatable cats and dogs at Animal Care & Control of NYC through Four Core Objectives of our Ten-Year Strategic Plan: • Increase Adoptions
• Decrease Animal Homelessness
• Raise Awareness
• Strengthen Resources
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Increase adoptions
• Increase venues • Convenient and innovative access
• Increase spay/neuter of owned pets and community cats • Keep pets in homes • Reunite lost pets
Decrease homelessness
• Public education about homeless animals • Role of animal shelters & rescue groups
Raise awareness
• Volunteer programs • Fundraising • Shelter and rescue group operations
Strengthen
Ten-Year Strategic Plan Four Core Objectives
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Achievements AC&C Euthanasia reduced by 81% in 2013 since 2003, resulting in 25,577 fewer deaths • 222,000 dogs’ and cats’ lives have been saved at AC&C since 2003 • 22% of total euthanasia at AC&C in 2013 were owner requested
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Achievements 2013 AC&C Euthanasia Reduction Breakdown - Dogs/Cats • Euthanasia at AC&C has been reduced by 81% since 2003 and by 26% since 2012 • Cat euthanasia was only 922 higher than dog euthanasia • Of the 2,601 dogs euthanized, 32% were euthanasia requests
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12,214
7,931 6,751
5,558 4,981 4,523
3,755 3,525 2,838 2,601
19,487
15,036
13,646 12,632
11,725
9,097 7,847
6,663 5,414
3,523
0
5,000
10,000
15,000
20,000
25,000
2003 Baseline Year
2005 Year 1 2006 Year 2 2007 Year 3 2008 Year 4 2009 Year 5 2010 Year 6 2011 Year 7 2012 Year 8 2013 Year 9
Dogs Cats
2013 AC&C Intake Reduction – In 2013, AC&C intake leveled off and continues to remain below 30,000 • Cat intake is just slightly higher than in 2012 • Dog intake has consistently declined at a steady pace since 2003
46,18744,826 43,618 43,400 42,500 42,248 41,712
35,669
32,325
28,921 29,061
12,19112,29813,33313,876
14,42015,573
16,83018,63419,567
11,147 11,116
20,134
23,371
26,620 26,192 26,78827,827 28,080 28,372 28,379
17,774 17,945
0
10,000
20,000
30,000
40,000
50,000
2003Baseline
Year
2004 2005 Year1
2006 Year2
2007 Year3
2008 Year4
2009 Year5
2010 Year6
2011 Year7
2012 Year8
2013 Year9
DogsCatsTotal
Achievements
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Achievements By Objective
Objective #1 - Increase Adoptions � Animal Care & Control of NYC Transfer Initiative Grant � Strengthen Communication: AC&C and Alliance
Participating Organizations � Wheels of Hope Transport Program � Pets to the People - Mobile Adoptions � Special Adoption Events � Mayor’s Alliance Medical Fund � NBC’s New York Live TV Weekly Adoption Segment � Consistent Adoption Locations
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2013 Transfers from AC&C to shelters/rescue groups* increased from 5,519 in 2003 to 14,732 in 2013, or 166% • Transfers represent over 51% of intake at AC&C, compared to 12% in 2003 • Total lives saved as a percentage of total community intake in 2013 increased to over 80%, compared to 33% in 2003 • 8 of every 10 lives were saved in 2013, compared to 1 in 3 in 2003 by the NYC rescue community collaboration
5,519 5,729 6,775 9,937
12,023 13,563
17,641 15,493 14,232 14,050 14,732
4,927
9,872 10,865
9,313
8,905 8,483
8,192
6,733
5,730 4,794
6,104
0
5,000
10,000
15,000
20,000
25,000
30,000
2003 Baseline Year
2004 2005 Year 1 2006 Year 2 2007 Year 3 2008 Year 4 2009 Year 5 2010 Year 6 2011 Year 7 2012 Year 8 2013 Year 9
AC&C Adoptions
AC&C Transfers
Achievements
611 * Includes Maddie’s Pet Partners and other rescues
Live Release/Intake at AC&C Live release represents adoptions, transfers to rescue, and return to owners as a percentage of total intake. While intake increased by less than .5%, live release increased by 10% since 2012.
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29,06128,921
32,325
35,669
41,71242,24842,50043,40043,61844,82646,187
22,360
14,337
20,26421,411
23,780
27,445
23,55222,202
20,56119,017
11,947
0
5000
10000
15000
20000
25000
30000
35000
40000
45000
50000
55000
2003 LR26%
2004 LR32%
2005 LR44%
2006 LR47%
2007 LR52%
2008 LR56%
2009 LR66%
2010 LR67%
2011 LR66%
2012 LR70%
2013 LR77%
Total IntakeTotal Live Release
Dog Live Release/Intake at AC&C Live release represents adoptions, transfers to rescue, and return to owners as a percentage of total intake. Live release of dogs increased by 1%, as intake stayed relatively the same since 2012.
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11,11611,147
12,19112,29813,333
13,87614,420
15,573
16,830
18,634
19,567
8,388
6,472
8,2898,4598,5138,7718,2798,0978,1118,368
6,364
0
5000
10000
15000
20000
25000
2003 LR32%
2004 LR35%
2005 LR50%
2006 LR52%
2007 LR56%
2008 LR60%
2009 LR66%
2010 LR69%
2011 LR69%
2012 LR74%
2013 LR75%
Total Intake DogsTotal Live Release Dogs
Cat Live Release/Intake at AC&C Live release represents adoptions, transfers to rescue, and return to owners as a percentage of total intake. While cat intake increased by less than 1%, live release increased by over 16% - the largest increase since 2009.
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26,620 26,192
26,788 27,827 28,080 28,372 28,379
23,371
20,134
17,774 17,945
5,583
7,865
10,649
12,450
14,105 15,273
18,674
15,267
12,952 11,975
13,972
0
5000
10000
15000
20000
25000
30000
35000
2003 LR 21%
2004 LR 30%
2005 LR 40%
2006 LR 45%
2007 LR 50%
2008 LR 53%
2009 LR 66%
2010 LR 65%
2011 LR 64%
2012 LR 67%
2013 LR 78%
Total Intake Cats Total Live Release Cats
Increase Adoptions: AC&C Transfer Initiative Grant
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Strengthen Communication: AC&C to APOs
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First Alerts - Dogs
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Strengthen Communication: AC&C to APOs
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First Alerts - Cats
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Strengthen Communication: AC&C to APOs New Hope Special Pleas - Dogs
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Strengthen Communication: AC&C to APOs New Hope Special Pleas - Cats
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Strengthen Communication: AC&C to APOs At Risk Alerts & Website
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• Our most effective program for reducing and sustaining low euthanasia rates
• Wheels of Hope transports thousands of animals each year from AC&C to no-kill shelters, rescue groups, foster/adoptive homes, and vet hospitals
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Increase Adoptions: Wheels of Hope Transport Program
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Helps AC&C by: • Moving animals out of shelter cages more quickly • Opening up cage space for additional animals • Reducing the number of animals euthanized for
lack of space
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Increase Adoptions: Wheels of Hope Transport Program (cont.)
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Increase Adoptions:Wheels of Hope Transport Program (cont.) • More than 2.4 million miles
traveled since 2005 saving the lives of the animals aboard
• Nearly 14,000 animals transported in 2013 alone
• More than 70,000 animals transported since the program began in 2005
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Increase Adoptions:Pets to the People – Mobile Adoptions
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Increase Adoptions:Special Adoption Events
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Increase Adoptions: Mayor’s Alliance Medical Fund
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Increase Adoptions:NBC’s New York Live Segment
• Weekly adoption segment – “New York Live’s Pet Project”
• Each week promotes a different shelter or rescue group and their adoptable dogs
• Segment adoption rate is 88% – nearly 1,000 dogs have appeared on the show
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Increase Adoptions:Consistent Adoption Locations
• Leverage Petco and PetSmart locations • Consistent locations and times for adoption centers
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Achievements by Objective Objective #2 - Decrease Homelessness
• NYC Feral Cat Initiative • Spay/Neuter in NYC • Free and Low-Cost Microchipping Clinics • Lost and Found • Dog Licensing • Helping Pets and People in Crisis Program
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Overburdening of the animal shelter system: • Increased cat intake and cat euthanasia • Increased costs associated with feral cat
intake • Less available space and resources for
adoptable cats • Complaint calls to animal control • Increased stress to shelter workers • Takes resources from other animal control
programs
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Decrease Homelessness:NYC Feral Cat Initiative
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• A program of the Mayor’s Alliance • Supports the efforts of organizations and
individuals who work directly with stray and feral cats — collectively known as “community cats” — and perform Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) in NYC
• Goal is to humanely reduce the population of community cats in NYC
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• Administers spay/neuter grants for Community Cats • Provides loans and rentals of traps, dividers, and cages • Transports traps and cats to and from clinics and holding/recovery
space via Mayor’s Alliance Wheels of Hope vans • Provides advice, community outreach, and public education • Provides information and resources on its website: NYCFeralCat.org • Offers educational workshops, including bottle-feeding, taming
kittens, and neighbor relations • Provides giveaways of cat food, straw, and winter shelters to
Certified TNR Caretakers • Facilitates relationships among the NYC TNR community
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For more information, please contact the NYC Feral Cat Initiative of the Mayor’s Alliance
NYCFeralCat.org Email: [email protected] or call 212-330-0033
Illustrator: Chris Pallace
HATE CATS?
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For more information, please contact the NYC Feral Cat Initiative of the Mayor’s Alliance
NYCFeralCat.org Email: [email protected] or call 212-330-0033
Illustrator: Chris Pallace
LOVE CATS?
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Decrease Homelessness:Free & Low-Cost Spay/Neuter
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Network Of Feral Friendly
Veterinarians
Decrease Homelessness:Lost and Found
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Decrease Homelessness:Free and Low-Cost Microchipping Clinics
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Decrease Homelessness:Dog Licensing
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Decrease Homelessness: Helping People and Pets in Crisis Program
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Achievements By Objective Objective #3 - Raise Awareness Public Relations/Marketing
� New York Stock Exchange Closing Bell � Mayor’s Alliance Special Events � Social Media � Newsletters
PSA / Advertising � Maddie’s Fund®/HSUS/Ad Council Shelter Pet Project � Mayor’s Alliance “Vacancy” Adoption Campaign � Mayor’s Alliance “We Did It” Spay/Neuter Campaign � Mayor’s Alliance Spay/Neuter & Adoption TV PSAs � AC&C Billboard Advertising & “Best Friend Forever” Campaign � AC&C New York’s Kindest Campaign � AC&C “Victims of Circumstance” Campaign
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Raise Awareness:New York Stock Exchange Closing Bell
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Raise Awareness: Public Relations/Marketing/Special Events
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Raise Awareness: Public Relations/Marketing/Architects for Animals
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RAISE AWARENESS:Public Relations/Marketing/Adopt-Me Vests
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Raise Awareness:Public Relations/Marketing/Social Media
YouTube
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Raise Awareness:Public Relations/Marketing/Newsletters
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Raise Awareness:PSAs – Maddie’s Fund®/HSUS/Ad Council Shelter Pet Project
http://theshelterpetproject.org/who-we-are/our-campaign#_
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Raise Awareness:PSAs – Maddie’s Fund®/HSUS/Ad Council Shelter Pet Project
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Raise Awareness:PSAs – Maddie’s Fund®/HSUS/Ad Council Shelter Pet Project – Outdoor
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Raise Awareness:PSAs – Mayor’s Alliance “Vacancy” Campaign
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Raise Awareness:PSAs – Mayor’s Alliance “We Did It” Spay/Neuter Campaign
Thousands of New Yorkers spay and neutertheir pets every year!
Call 311 for information about Free & Low-Cost Spay and Neuter
services in NYC.
Campaign created by Rational Animal for the Mayor’s Alliance for NYC’s Animals
AnimalAl l ianceNYC.org
We Did Itin QUEENS!in QUEENS!
Thousands of New Yorkers spay and neutertheir pets every year!
Call 311 for information about Free & Low-Cost Spay and Neuter
services in NYC.
Campaign created by Rational Animal for the Mayor’s Alliance for NYC’s Animals
AnimalAl l ianceNYC.org
We Did Itin the BRONX!in the BRONX!
Thousands of New Yorkers spay and neutertheir pets every year!
Call 311 for information about Free & Low-Cost Spay and Neuter
services in NYC.
Campaign created by Rational Animal for the Mayor’s Alliance for NYC’s Animals
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Raise Awareness:Mayor’s Alliance Pet Adoption TV PSAs
http://bit.ly/PSATrip http://bit.ly/PSANapE
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Raise Awareness:Mayor’s Alliance Pet Adoption TV PSAs
http://bit.ly/PSANapS http://bit.ly/PSAClass
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Raise Awareness:Mayor’s Alliance Spay/Neuter TV PSAs
http://bit.ly/PSAScottie http://bit.ly/PSAPittie
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Raise Awareness:Mayor’s Alliance Spay/Neuter TV PSAs
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Raise Awareness:PSAs - AC&C Billboard & “Best Friend Forever” Campaigns
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Raise Awareness:PSAs – AC&C New York’s Kindest Campaign
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Raise Awareness:PSAs - AC&C “Victims of Circumstances” Campaign Created by
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Achievements By Objective Objective #4 - Strengthen Resources
• Capacity Building Grants • Strength Training Sessions • Strengthen Communication: AC&C to APOs • AC&C Transfer Initiative • Wheels of Hope Transport Program • Mayor’s Alliance Medical Fund
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Strengthen Resources:Capacity Building Grant - Storefront Adoption Center
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Strengthen Resources: Capacity Building Grant - Create Isolation Unit
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Strengthen Resources:Strength Training Sessions
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Strengthen Resources:Strength Training Sessions
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Relationship with Mayor’s Office
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Relationship with AC&C & ASPCA
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