Mayor's Alliance for NYC's Animals

09/23/2026

Paws & Pours
Sunday, September 27, 2026
7:00 am – 10:00 pm
Café St. Marks
430 St. Marks Place
Staten Island, NY 10301

Sundays are better with your best friend by your side! Café St. Marks is hosting Paws & Pours, a pet-friendly Sunday where people can bring their furry friends and stay awhile. Start the morning with coffee, come back for cocktails, or make a day of it.

For more info: https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=122141259741066942&set=a.122102876925066942

Sundays are better with your best friend by your side. 🐾

Introducing Paws & Pours at Café St. Marks.

Every Sunday through October, bring your furry friends and stay awhile. Start the morning with coffee, come back for cocktails, or make a day of it!

☕ Coffee or cocktails
🐾 Pet-friendly Sundays
🗓 Every Sunday, all day
⏰ 7AM–10PM
📍 Café St. Marks
430 St. Marks Place, Staten Island

09/23/2026

Paws in the Park Dog Walk & Festival
Saturday, September 26, 2026
2:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Harbor Island Park
Mamaroneck Avenue & Boston Post Road
Mamaroneck, NY 10543

Pet Rescue invites the community to Paws in the Park, an afternoon featuring dog activities, adoptable dogs, pup cups, dog yoga, a kids' corner, photo booth, live DJ, contests and prizes. Every dog receives a free bandana. Admission is $25 per person or $40 per family.

For more info:

09/22/2026

From Wild Bird Fund

Take a Walk on the Wild Side!

WBF Fall Migration Central Park Bird Walks

Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays, 8:30AM, through the end of October

Meet at West 77th and Central Park West

$25 member/ $30 non-member
(Reservations required)

Click here to purchase tickets: https://wbf.app.neoncrm.com/event-list

The babies have fledged and now it is time for the family to take a well-deserved vacation for the winter!

Please join us and expert birders Carine Mitchell, Ricki Ravitts and Hendrik Weideman for a bird walk through Central Park as we see which migrants are stopping by NYC for a quick visit on their way south. We will be scanning the park for those hard-to-ID warblers, as well as tanagers, thrushes, flycatchers, swallows, kinglets and nuthatches. We'll also keep our eyes out for migrating raptors, including Cooper's hawks and even bald eagles.

09/22/2026

From Voters for Animal Rights

On September 23, 2026 at 1:30 PM, Voters For Animal Rights will be joining the Animal Welfare Caucus, Speaker Julie Menin, Deputy Mayor Helen Arteaga, Caucus Chair Harvey Epstein, and the Mayor's Office of Animal Welfare for a press conference to announce the allocation of funds for pet food pantries and spay/neuter services. We'll be asking for more funding in the FY2028 budget, so we want a strong turnout of animal protection supporters there.

Pet food pantry programs and low-cost spay/neuter supports rescuers, keeps pets fed, healthy, and out of shelters when families are struggling. Voters For Animal Rights, alongside our partners at Flatbush Cats, helped secure the $1.5 million to get both off the ground, and we need to show the New York City Council that this is what New Yorkers need.

When: September 23, 2026 at 1:30 PM (arrive early to get through security)

Where: Steps of New York City Hall, across from 250 Broadway

RSVP Here: https://actionnetwork.org/events/new-york-city-council-animal-welfare-caucus-pet-food-pantry-funding-rally/?link_id=2&can_id=4c8ef656f262be0a24a943076fd6233a&source=email-join-vfar-at-city-hall-on-wednesday&email_referrer=email_3413030&email_subject=join-vfar-at-city-hall-on-wednesday&&

If you have an "I Cat NY" or "I Dog NY" shirt, please wear it. We will have extras to hand out.

Thanks for showing up for animals!

09/19/2026

Join Animal Care Centers of NYC for the Premiere of the 9th Annual Cat Film Festival!

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 26th

The NY Cat Film Festival is celebrating its 9th year of bringing the best in cat cinema to audiences everywhere, and it's making its NYC premiere on September 26 at Village East by Angelika. The lineup features 17 films celebrating everything we love about cats: their humor, their mystery, and the bond they share with the humans lucky enough to be chosen by them.

ACC is proud to be a beneficiary this year, with 10% of every ticket going directly to support our work caring for animals across the five boroughs.

Click here for tickets and more information. https://catfilmfestival.com/nyc-premiere

09/19/2026

September is National Guide Dog Month, a great opportunity to learn more about guide dogs and the important partnerships they form with their people.

Knowing what to do when you encounter a working guide dog team is part of that. These simple etiquette tips can help a guide dog stay focused while working and make interactions with their person more respectful and helpful.

To learn more, listen to the latest episode of "Ask the Vet," featuring Rebekah Cross, Vice President of Philanthropy at Guiding Eyes for the Blind and a member of a guide dog team herself. Rebekah joins Dr. Ann Hohenhaus to discuss her personal experience with guide dogs, how dogs are raised and trained, what to know when you encounter a guide dog team, and more.
https://www.amcny.org/ask-the-vet-podcast/

09/19/2026

From West Side Rag

Turtles Are Getting Snared by Illegal Barbed Fishing Hooks in Central Park

"Turtles do feel pain. And I would like the public to have a better understanding of that.”

09/16/2026

Paws on Parade 2026
Saturday, September 19, 2026
12 pm – 5:00 pm
Bryant Park
New York, NY

Come bark in the park! Join the AKC Museum of the Dog and Bryant Park for the third annual Paws on Parade, a celebration bringing together local dogs and dog lovers of all ages. The event culminates in a parade of pups around the park and will feature live music, food and drink vendors, crafts, workshops and more. For this special event, leashed dogs will be invited onto the lawn to sit, stay and lounge with their people. Registration is required for dogs, but there is no human ticket required. The first 100 dogs to check in will receive a special swag bag.

For more info: Paws on Parade 2026 – AKC Museum of the Dog: