An Interview With Jane Hoffman, President and Chairwoman of the Board of Directors, The Mayor’s Alliance for NYC’s Animals

More than 41,000 animals enter Animal Care & Control in NYC each year. Working with the groups and shelters that participate in the Mayor's Alliance, the organization has succeeded in reducing the euthanasia rate at its city animal shelters from 74 percent to 33 percent between 2002 and 2009. While much work remains to be done, 18,000+ fewer dogs and cats were killed in NYC in 2009 than were killed annually before the creation of the Alliance.