Now that the TNR bill has passed both houses, we need statistics and stories about the effectiveness of programs across the state. Please share your information with us. Email our Executive Director at libbypost@nysapf.org.
As the session winds down and the rhetoric about TNR heats up, we’ve put together a fact sheet with our colleagues at the ASPCA to counter the mistruths and misinformation the anti-TNR folks are spreading. Click here to take a look.
Our TNR Bill, A2778/S.1081, has passed the NYS Assembly. Libby Post, our executive director, chatted with Liz Benjamin on Capital Tonight, Time Warner’s statewide political news show, on Friday, May 22nd. Click here to watch!
Thanks to Assemblyman John McDonald (D-Cohoes) for his leadership in getting A.2778, the TNR bill, passed in the NYS Assembly. Now, on to the Senate where Senator Kathy Marchione (R-Saratoga) is leading the charge.
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Our TNR initiative which would set aside up to 20% of the State’s Animal Control fund for trap/neuter/release programs to manage feral cat/community cat colonies has picked up steam and solid support. The Columbia County Board of Supervisors passed a passed … Continued
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Our Trap/Neuter/Release bill to help communities manage community cat colonies is once again moving forward. We’re working with the sponsor in both houses, John McDonald in the Assembly and Kathy Marchione in the Senate to shepherd the bill through the … Continued
Join us in Albany on Wednesday, April 22nd for Voices for Animals Day. For the second year, the Federation is co-sponsoring this wonderful event with the ASPCA. We’ll have all the information you’ll need to educate your legislators on the … Continued
NYSAPF’s President, Brad Shear, and Executive Director, Libby Post, will be at the HSUS Rethinking the Cat Symposium in Syracuse on Tuesday, September 9th. They will speak on how animal welfare folks can get involved with statewide advocacy efforts on behalf of … Continued