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Black Tie International:
The Mayor's Alliance for NYC's
Animals
1st Annual Adoptapalooza |
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New Yorkers are urged to stop “dogling” and
Adopt a Little New Yorker Today!®
May 22, 2010
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New York, NY -
The Mayor’s
Alliance for NYC’s Animals®’
first annual
Adoptapalooza -- a free,
fun-filled community event featuring dozens
of pets available for adoption -- will take
place in
Washington Square Park on Saturday, May 22,
from 11:00AM – 4:00PM.
Dogs and cats available for adoption from
two Alliance Participating Organizations (APOs)
–
Animal Care
& Control of NYC (AC&C)
and
Sean Casey
Animal Rescue, as well as
animals from the
Picasso
Veterinary Fund of the
Mayor’s Alliance, will be awaiting
prospective adopters on three
North Shore
Animal League America
adoption vans.
Adoptapalooza has
confirmed special celebrity appearances by
Tinsley
Mortimer, Manhattan socialite and
star of CW’s
High
Society,
LX New
York’s
Maria Sansone, host of the weekly
rescue segment, “Maria’s Pet Project,”
Prince Lorenzo Borghese, a pet
lover and founder of “Royal Treatment”-- a
line of natural pet grooming products, and
who also starred as the Bachelor on Season 9
of ABC’s hit show
The
Bachelor,
Shallon
Lester and
Sarah Klo
from MTV’s new series
Downtown
Girls premiering June 1,
Adam Schefter, NFL Insider and
ESPN contributor, and indie-rock darlings,
Care
Bears on Fire.
This free event is open to the public and
will feature an exciting program of
activities and entertainment for all animal
lovers. Event highlights include:
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11:00AM – Adoptable Dog Trot:
This doggie showcase will be hosted by
“The Bachelor,”
Prince
Lorenzo Borghese, an avid
animal lover devoted developing grooming
products beneficial to pets health – who
will offer potential adopters a sneak
peek at adorable dogs available for
adoption at the event. Furry four-legged
New Yorkers eager to find a forever home
will strut their snouts on the
“dog-walk,” with outfits provided by
The New
York Dog Shop.
(However, fantastic felines for adoption
will remain inside
the adoption vans.)
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Noon-3:00PM – Doggie Agility Course &
Demo:
Walk
This Way Canine Behavior Therapy
will provide dogs and their owners the
opportunity to run a canine agility
course -- an obstacle course consisting
of tunnels, jumps, weave poles, and
more.
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1:15PM – Doggie Costume Contest:
Featuring fashionable New Yorkers and
their pets, the costume contest will be
hosted by
LX New
York’s
Maria
Sansone, host of the weekly
rescue segment, “Maria’s Pet Project,”
on NBC4. New Yorkers and their pooches
will have the opportunity to win a WOOF
sterling silver necklace with
semi-precious stones from
Bling
Bone and other great
prizes. Contest categories include:
Sexiest, Cutest, Celebrity Look-alike,
Most Outrageous, and Identi-tail Twins
(pups and their people dressed alike).
Pet owners interested in participating
can sign-up online at:
www.AnimalAllianceNYC.org/adoptapalooza/
Other FREE activities open to the public
will include: TTouch for pets by
Tavi &
Friends; photos of you and
your dog by
Petographs.com; meet the
“Dog Expert,”
Sheryl Matthys, author of
Leashes and
Lovers: What Your Dog Can Teach You About
Love, Life, and Happiness;
bring your
Ask-the-Vet questions to
Dr. Cary
Nulton; and have your
Ask-the-Trainer questions answered by Lisa
Long of
The Green Dog.
Raffle drawings will take place every half
hour, beginning at noon, and will feature
great prizes, including the grand prize Paw
Package —
a two-night stay at any
W Hotel
in
New York City.
Other prizes have been donated by:
FUR by J
Mikel,
S'More
Smoochies,
Camp Bow Wow,
Rescue
Chocolate,
Pet Central,
Desert Essence, Kipling,
The New York
Dog Shop,
Royal
Treatment,
Eskayel,
Fido
Friendly Magazine,
Greener Pup,
Sequoia
Paris, and
ShoptheLook.net. Plus,
each person who adopts a dog or cat at
Adoptapalooza will receive a free gift bag,
and dog adopters will receive a certificate
for a free dog wash at
Dog Wash
in Greenwich Village.
Event goers will also have the opportunity
to meet representatives from the
participating shelters and rescue groups,
plus the
Animal
Relief Fund (ARF) and
Rational
Animal. Donations of
unopened pet food, clean linens, and new or
gently used toys for NYC dogs and cats in
need will be accepted. The Mayor’s
Alliance will
provide valuable information about pet
adoption, free- and low-cost spay/neuter
services in NYC, microchipping, dog
licensing, and more!
Last year, through the efforts of the
Mayor’s Alliance and its 160-plus
participating shelters and rescue groups
(including AC&C), euthanasia at AC&C
shelters was reduced to 33 percent,
representing a 57 percent decrease in
euthanasia since 2003, the first year of
operation for the Mayor's Alliance. On a
mission to make New York
City no-kill by 2015, Jane
Hoffman, President of the Mayor’s
Alliance for NYC’s Animals, says,
“One of the key factors driving down the
euthanasia rate here in
New York City is an
increase in animal adoptions. Adoptapalooza
is the kind of community event that is
moving us closer to our no-kill goal.”
For more
information about Adoptapalooza, visit:
http://www.AnimalAllianceNYC.org/adoptapalooza
Become a fan of Adoptapalooza on Facebook
at:
www.facebook.com/adoptapalooza
Can’t make the event, but want to make a
donation, Visit:
www.AnimalAlliance.org
About the
Mayor’s Alliance for NYC’s Animals®
The Mayor’s Alliance for NYC’s Animals,
Inc., founded in 2002 and powered by
Maddie’s Fund®, The Pet Rescue Foundation,
with support from the ASPCA, is a coalition
of more than 160 animal rescue groups and
shelters that is working with Animal Care &
Control of New York City (AC&C) to end the
killing of healthy and treatable cats and
dogs at AC&C shelters. To achieve that goal,
the
Alliance, a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit corporation,
helps its Alliance Participating
Organizations (APOs) work to their highest
potential to increase pet adoptions and
spay/neuter rates, with the goal of
transforming
New York City into a
no-kill community by 2015.
www.AnimalAlliance.org
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