31 members and counting, the Fed welcomes the Animal Rescue Fund of the Hamptons, Delaware Valley Humane Society, Hudson Valley Humane Society, Suffolk County SPCA, Ulster County SPCA, Montgomery County SPCA and the Cornell University Maddie’s Fund Shelter Medicine Program. For … Continued
$5M Fund for Animal Shelters the First in the Nation! Responding to the overwhelming need to assist the state’s humane societies, SPCAs and nonprofit and municipal animal shelters with their efforts to improve their building and equipment, the New York State … Continued
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The SPCA of Westchester County is the Federation’s newest member. “We’re thrilled to have representation from Westchester and the lower-Hudson Valley,” said Libby Post, the Federation’s Executive Director. “We’ve called on them in the past for outreach and advocacy and … Continued
The Fed got an email in December from Amy Lewis of the Niagara County SPCA. They had two hoarding cases in as many weeks and needed help placing animals, including a slew of pet rats. The Fed swing into action … Continued
The New York State Animal Protection Federation stood with Denise Krohn and her family at a recent press conference for Kirby and Quigley’s Law. Last year, Krohn returned to her home in Montgomery County to find that she and her … Continued
NYSAPF Executive Director, Libby Post, delivered testimony today before the Assembly Agriculture Committee. She outlined the Federation’s 2017 legislative agenda which emphasized the absolute need for the $5M Companion Animal Capital Fund to assist NY’s animal shelters with their capital … Continued
We’re so pleased to announce that Governor Cuomo signed the Research Animal Retirement Act today. This bill mandates state-funded research facilities to put up for adoption the dogs and cats they use in research–as long as those animals are adoptable. … Continued
NYS Animal Protection Federation and the Beagle Freedom Project Hail Passage of the Research Animal Retirement Act The Research Animal Retirement Act passed the Assembly today following its unanimous passage in the Senate on Tuesday, June 7th. The bill would … Continued