Yonkers Humane Society

Our available pets 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 Please direct all general inquiries to Rosemary at enviro3232@aol.com.

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

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.

We are currently seeking monetary donations for two special needs pets. All proceeds donated to the Special Needs Fund will go directly to the care of these animals:

Barney Barney is a young dog confined to a wheelchair. That doesn't stop him from playing, though! In his mind, nothing's wrong with him. Barney came to the Yonkers Animal Shelter after his original family could no longer afford to keep him; he had been well-loved and well taken care of. Because of the special attention he requires, Barney had to go straight into a foster home and had to be adopted by someone equipped to handle his medical care. This fund was created to help defray the costs of the medical attention he requires.

Sammy Sammy is a sweet14-year-old cat who came to the Yonkers Animal Shelter after his previous owner passed away. Not only did he lose his owner, but the other cat he came in with also passed away shortly after arriving at the shelter! He was at Petsmart for several months after that, so suffice it to say Sammy's had a very rough year! He is now living witha Yonkers Humane Society volunteer, but he requires significant medical care. Sammy has a thyroid condition and will require medication for therest of his life. Recently, all of his teeth had to be pulled out due to peridontal disease. He is also being checked for other possible health issues, and is receiving the best of care. Through it all, Sammy has remained an absolute sweetheart; he's been a volunteer favorite since Day 1!

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.)

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!