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PETA attacks City of Albuquerque
PETA goes after the City of Albuquerque To the City of Albuquerque and Mayor Richard J. Berry, I saw the news the other night concerning the letter from PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals). I TRULY hope you do not take this to heart as we are working REALLY hard to decrease the population of Albuquerque’s community cats! We have for years, had a TNR program but since Best Friends Animal Society has started a TNR program working closely with Albuquerque Animal Welfare, Albuquerque Animal Welfare Department Volunteers, Street Cat Companions and Animal Humane | New Mexico we have come into the spotlight! Best Friends is helping Albuquerque by...
Read MoreTNR Boot Camp
We’re delighted to introduce a new Community Cat Program right here in Albuquerque! Please be a part of it by attending a free TNR Boot Camp to get started. TNR Boot Camp March 31, 2012 1:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Ramada Hotel 10300 Hotel Ave NE Albuquerque, NM 87123 Hosted by Best Friends Animal Society, Albuquerque Animal Welfare Department, and Street Cat Companions, this will be a fantastic event. We’ll show you all of the ins and outs of trap/neuter/return so that you, too, can help save the lives of Albuquerque’s community cats. We’ll answer all of your questions, and give you the inside scoop on the new Community Cat Program. There will be...
Read MoreAlbuquerque Pets Alive!
Had a fantastic meeting tonight sponsored by New Mexico Pets Alive! The two wonderful people who started the group are Melissa Roberts and Kurt Schlough. In their short 12 month life-span, this group has made amazing strides toward creating a No-Kill New Mexico. First, no-kill is not completely no-kill. This means the community has at least a 90% save rate! That is at least 90% of their intake animals are adopted! How awesome is that! Of course, there are some animals with untreatable illnesses and violent animals that will be humanely put to sleep. There are 30 communities across the United States that have achieved this No-Kill status and seven more on the...
Read MoreAnother feral cat spay/neuter clinic!
This month (February) we have two feral cat spay/neuter clinics! YAY!! The first is Feb. 12th and the second is Feb. 26th. This is still the best of times to do it so we can prevent those spring litters! You trap your kitty, bring them to the clinic (held at Animal Humane, 615 Virginia NE), between 8-10am and we’ll take it from there! They get numbered, weighed, anesthetized, prepped for surgery, go to surgery for the spay/neuter, come out of surgery, get their surgical area cleaned up, temperature taken, ears and ear tip cleaned, then on to the vaccinations table where they get rabies and FVRCP shots and antibiotics. Moving to the next station, they get...
Read MoreCat Care Deductions for Volunteers of Non-Profits?
If you heard about the volunteer feral cat caregiver who challenged IRS rules to allow her caregiving expenses to be tax deductible—and won—you may be wondering if you can also deduct your out-of-pocket feline or feral cat care expenses as charitable contributions. According to the opinion released by the Tax Court in June 2011, the good news is you absolutely can—as long as the expenses are incurred on behalf of your work as a volunteer for a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization, you were not reimbursed for those expenses, and you have proper documentation. Of course, as with all tax details, there some nuances to this. Read on and consult with your tax advisor to...
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