Caring for all of God’s Creatures Great & Small.

The following list of resource links was compiled by Interfaith Dialogues for the Environment and Animals (IDEAS). For additional interfaith resources or questions about animal advocacy, contact InterfaithIDEAS@gmail.com. We partner with the Humane Society of the United States and local shelter organizations on a range of animal advocacy issues.

Mayor's Alliance for NYC's Animals: https://www.animalalliancenyc.org/

The Mayor’s Alliance for NYC’s Animals is a 501(c)(3) non-profit charity that strives to be a one-stop source of information for pet owners seeking services and resources to care for their pets--and for anyone looking to help improve the lives of NYC’s animals.

Emergency Resources (animal hospitals & emergency rooms, poison hotlines, animal cruelty/neglect/abuse, lost pets, temporary animal housing (including domestic violence shelters that accept pets), pets trapped in buildings, emergency preparedness, etc.): https://www.animalalliancenyc.org/need-help/
Animal Cruelty Rapid Response; contact NYPD and/or visit the ASPCA website: https://www.aspca.org/investigations-rescue
Non-Emergency Resources (spay/neuter, trap/neuter/return program for stray and feral cats, etc.) - See below links and also visit: https://www.animalalliancenyc.org/need-help

End-of-Life Resources & Bereavement Support Groups

Low-Cost Euthanasia & Death with Dignity: https://www.nycacc.org/services/end-of-life/ and https://www.aspca.org/nyc/aspca-veterinary-spayneuter-services-new-york-city
Burials, Cremations, Memorial Services, Cemetery: https://www.bideawee.org/programs/pet-memorial-parks/
Pet Loss Support Groups
https://www.bideawee.org/programs/pet-memorial-parks/pet-loss-support/
Interfaith Prayer Request List: send prayer request to interfaithIDEAS@gmail.com

Access to Low-Cost Welfare and Veterinary Care: Free Vaccines, Spay/Neuter, and more!

https://www.aspca.org/nyc/aspca-veterinary-spayneuter-services-new-york-city

https://www.nycacc.org/programs/community-resources/

https://www.bideawee.org/programs/feral-cat-initiative/

Animal Rehoming Tools & Surrender Resources

https://www.nycacc.org/services/surrender/

Housing-Related Pet Issues & Tenant Advocate

https://www.nycacc.org/programs/community-resources/

Pet Food Pantries

Many adoption centers and shelters, including Bideawee, provide post-adoption emergency pet food to their adopters during times of financial need. Some soup kitchens serving the unhoused also assist with pet food.

You may also visit: https://www.animalalliancenyc.org/need-help/food/

Finding Lost Pets

https://www.nycacc.org/services/lost-and-found/

Also see "Adoptable Animals" below for a comprehensive list of local animal shelters and rescue organizations

How to Help Stray/Feral Cats & Found Kittens

https://www.aspca.org/helping-people-pets/i-found-kittens-what-do-i-do

https://www.nycacc.org/programs/community-cats/

https://www.bideawee.org/programs/feral-cat-initiative/get-involved/nyc-tnr-organizations/

Behavior Training Resources

https://www.bideawee.org/programs/training/

https://www.nycacc.org/programs/community-resources/

https://www.aspcapro.org/about-programs-services/aspca-learning-lab