Join us for our Blue Moon fundraiser! Present this coupon at Blue Moon Mexican Restaurant on February 9.
Yonkers Humane Society will receive 10% of the profits. Available for dine-in, take-out, and delivery.
Meet our feline friends at the Petsmart in Yonkers!
2458 Central Park Avenue, Yonkers, NY
All of our cats are spayed/neutered and up to date on vaccinations.
For Cat Adoptions ONLY: Gabriel Pancrudo, (914) 439-2415 For Dog Adoptions ONLY: Leslie McCauley, crysros1@aol.com, (201) 981-3215 Fundraising/Public Relations: Leila Sesmero, jubud52000@yahoo.com, (914) 751-7870 Volunteer & Community Outreach: Rosemary Lee, enviro3232@aol.com, (914) 584-0374
The Yonkers Humane Society does not directly take in stray animals or handle emergencies. All of our adoptable pets come from the Yonkers Animal Shelter in order to help stem shelter overflow and keep euthanasia rates down.
For strays or lost animals: The Yonkers Animal Shelter is open 7 days a week from 11am-4pm. Their phone number is (914) 377-6730.
After hours and/or for injured animals found: Call the Yonkers Action Center at (914) 377-6800, available 24 hours a day.
If you suspect an animal has rabies, or if an attack/bite has occurred: Call the Yonkers Police Department at (914) 377-7900.
The Yonkers Humane Society, Inc. was established to support the animals at the Yonkers Animal Shelter and animals in the community. We work with staff and administration to improve the life of shelter residents and we work to keep animals out of the shelter by coordinating with rescue networks. Some of our present and future projects include:
Contributing to the fund to build a new shelter, replacing the outmoded facility now in operation
Sponsoring community adoption days
Purchasing a mobile adoption van to provide low cost spay/neuter services to residents
Supporting the spay/neuter programs to reduce overpopulation and decrease the number of unwanted pets
Contributing funds for specialized care for abused and neglected animals
Providing educational programs to schools and community groups in order to reduce the incidence of animal abuse
Helping to promote senior and special needs dogs that are currently up for adoption at the Yonkers Animal Shelter
Foster a Homeless Pet for the Holidays!
The Yonkers Society is participating in Petfinder's Foster a Homeless Pet for the Holidays. Lois has been at the shelter for almost a year. After such a long time being cooped up, and she deserves a little holiday vacation from her cage at Petsmart. Interested in fostering Lois over the holiday season? Contact Rosemary Lee at enviro3232@aol.com, or call her at (914) 584-0374. Find out more about Lois at her Petfinder page, or visit her Catster page for a more detailed personality profile:
A custom-made country colonial-style dog house is up for auction to benefit the Yonkers Humane Society and Yonkers Animal Shelter. The structure is 36" high and will fit a small to medium dog. Perfect for the suburban dog. Bidding starts at $150. Please email Rosemary Lee or call her at (914) 584-0374 for more information.
The New Yonkers Animal Shelter
The new shelter design has been unveiled, and the Yonkers Humane Society--along with several other Westchester animals rescues--is in the arduous process of raising $2 million to donate toward the costs of construction. The new shelter will replace the current one, which was built in the 1950s and is inadequate for the volume of animals that come through its doors. The new shelter will be a state-of-the-art facility that is capable of comfortably housing 160 cats and dogs. We hope to see you at some of our fundraising events throughout the coming year!
Lois is a sweet adult female who has been overlooked at Petsmart for several months now. She is about 2 years old and is affectionate with other people. When it comes to other cats, she’s more of a loner, but she’s used to being around multiple felines. Her adoption fee is $85, and you can meet her at Petsmart (2458 Central Park Avenue, Yonkers). If interested in adopting, please contact Gabriel at (914) 439-2415.
One of the Yonkers Humane Society's goals is to help find homes for special needs pets and provide grants for their medical care. Every pet--no matter how old or in need of medical attention--deserves a home to call their own.
Sadly, one of our former special needs recipients and cat room residents, Sammy, recently passed away. He was a favorite among Yonkers Humane Society volunteers, and was fortunate enough to spend his last few months with his new family. Since Sammy held a special place in everyone's heart, the Yonkers Humane Society is how renaming it's special needs fund as Sammy's Angel Fund. All proceeds donated to Sammy's Angel Fund will go directly to the care of special needs animals. Please consider making a donation.
There are many ways you can help the Yonkers Humane Society. In addition to our fundraising drive to raise money towards the construction of the new Yonkers Animal Shelter, we also need funds to keep our Petsmart cat room and outreach programs going! Everything you donate--be it time, money, or old blankets--goes to the animals!
iGive.com: Click on the icon above, register online, and iGive will donate $5 to our cause. Once you're registered, you can do all your usual online shopping through iGive, and part of the proceeds from your purchases will go to the Yonkers Humane Society. Over 600 major retailers (such as Amazon.com and expedia.com) are a part of iGive. If you aren't much of an online shopper, that's okay, too! Every search you do on the search.igive.com search engine generates a $0.02 donation to the Yonkers Humane Society. Every little bit helps!
Cars 4 Causes
Donate your car to Cars 4 Causes, and the Yonkers Humane Society will receive 70% of the proceeds! Click on the logo above for more information.
Volunteer
You can always donate your time! Our Petsmart cat room relies on volunteers to clean the cat condos and socialize our furry friends, and morning and evening shifts are available 7 days a week. Our volunteer application can be downloaded here. You can fill it out and drop it off at the cat room at Petsmart. If no one is there, you can just slip it under the door, and someone will contact you promptly.
In addition to volunteering at the cat room, we are also desperately in need of volunteers in other areas, such as:
fundraising
helping us organize our database
helping out at special events
sorting/labeling/folding materials for mass mailings (such as our newsletter)
helping with online support (keeping myspace/facebook/catster up-to-date, taking pictures of all our cats at petsmart so that petfinder and related websites can stay updated, etc.)
If interested in helping in any of the above areas, please contact Rosemary at (914) 584-0374, or Leila at (914) 751-7870.
Donate Goods
We are always accepting donations for our cat room at Petsmart in Yonkers on Central Park Avenue (behind Best Buy). Some items on our wishlist include:
Wet food (the cats love anything fishy, like tuna or oceanfish)
Catnip toys
Cat beds
Litter
Scratching posts
Old towels and blankets
Large Kong toys
Cat treats and dog biscuits
Donations for tag sales
We'd also love to have a large cat tree for the cats to perch on
Anything that we do not use at the cat room will be taken to the Yonkers Animal Shelter. Everything you donate goes to the animals!
Monetary donations can be dropped off at the Petsmart cat room or mailed to: Yonkers Humane Society, Inc.
P.O. Box 420
Yonkers, NY 10701
We love hearing from the community and getting updates on how our former furry companions are thriving in their forever homes!
Want to share your Yonkers adoption stories in the next issue of our newsletter, Yonkers Animal Times?
Send your pictures and stories to melissa.arjona@gmail.com or mail them to:
Yonkers Humane Society, Inc.
Attn: Community Notes
P.O. Box 420
Yonkers, NY 10701
We accept submissions on a rolling basis, so please feel free to send pictures and stories in at your own convenience!
