In NYC, dog park groups spread the campaign to file complaints with 311 about the Juniper Park lawsuit against off-leash hours.

New Yorkers for Companion Animals (NYCA) needs your support to continue their work while caring for their current foster group of 35 cats and 8 dogs. Check out their blog, Tales & Tails of New York. That name sounds so familiar.

In Troy (not NYC, but it hits home), thanks to the City Council, judges no longer have jurisdiction over dogs that attack people or pets. Euthanasia will be mandatory.
Oddly, the animal control van was set on fire three days later.

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A timed obstacle course, your dog, and your ability to control the dog. Can you do it?
(WARNING: WE DIDN’T PICK THE SOUNDTRACK)

Where to go to learn Agility skills: SemperFido in Brooklyn offers Agility FUNdamentals beginning June 4th (1 month course).
The Staten Island Companion Dog Training Club offers obedience and agility training. The SICDT is hosting AKC agility competitions June 24th-25th.

NYC sites for Agility:
If you want to buy or make your own equipment:
Try Here, Here, or Here,
NYCityPets has a dream of one day being able to run agility in Central Park or in rooftop competitions across the city. If you have a fenced-in rooftop, consider the possibilities.

(Thanks to Kimberoonie for the video)

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Henry Bergh was the founder of the ASPCA here in NYC. He will be honored today in Greenwood Cemetery in Brooklyn as the ASPCA celebrates its 140 year anniversary.

Today, dogs and cats will be marching through the cemetery to Bergh’s gravesite. Our condolences to anyone who is attending a funeral there today. Maybe this celebration will lighten the hearts of some who aren’t expecting to see this parade of kitties and doggies.

It has been 168 years since pets (guest animals as the cemetery is calling them) have been allowed inside. If you are going to check this out, please call Arielle Greenberg at (212) 876-7700, ext 4653 because they require registration first as there is a limit on invited pet guests today.

You can also view the exhibition, “Blessed are the Merciful: Celebrating Henry Bergh and the A.S.P.C.A.”, now through Memorial Day. To get to Greenwood Cemetery, take the R or M (weekdays only) to 25th St. at 5th Avenue.

(Photo courtesy of Michael Reed at www.thecemeteryproject.com)

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When: 11-4 TODAY
Where: Between the Sheep Meadow and the Mall in Central Park. (Enter the park at 66th or 72nd St. from the east or west)

Low-cost microchipping ($25.00), advice from a trainer, groomer, and veterinarian are all available today. As well as many homeless pets that need you to give them a soft place to sleep. Cages get old, you know.
For more information, go Here.

NYCityPets will be there to volunteer and to take advantage of the microchipping since the vet charges 3X that amount.

UPDATE: For photos of this event, visit Flickr.

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From Central Park East, a playful boy called Platinum.

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