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Last Update: 07/21/09
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Emergency Medical Care
Non-Emergency resources

Animal Shelters & Rescue
Dog Licenses
Dog Runs

Pet Loss and Bereavement

Pet Owner's Groups (local)
Quality of Life
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EMERGENCY MEDICAL CARE

Information courtesy www.fidobrooklyn.org

Brooklyn

Veterinary Emergency Referral Group
318 Warren Street - off Smith toward Court
Phone: 718 522 9400
24/7 emergency and speciality office located in Boerum Hill.

Animal Kind Veterinary Hosp
365 7th Ave
Park Slope
718 832 3899
Extended evening Emergency Hours until Midnight
Surcharge for extended evening hours.

Animal Medicine and Emergency Clinic
9518 Ave. L
Canarsie, Brooklyn
(718) 444-5151
open until midnight for emergencies

Transportation...

Pet Chauffeur
24 hour emergency service
http://petride.com/
(718) 752-1767

Animal Ambulance (EMT)
AmbuVet
1 800 AMBUVET ( 1800 262 8838)
www.ambuvet.com

24 hour ambulance service with fully trained animal professionals. Equipped with first aid, oxygen, bandages and stretchers; 7 days a week, 24 hours a day.

This is primarily a transport service. There will be a variable charge which may depend on the size of the animal and how many attendants are involved.

Pet Taxi
http://pettaxi.com/main.html

Manhattan

Manhattan Animal Medical Center
510 East 62 Street (between York Ave and FDR Drive)
New York, New York
212 838 8100

Open 24 hours

Fifth Avenue Veterinary Specialists
1 West 15th Street (just off 5th Ave)
Manhattan
(212) 924-3311
open 24 hours

Animal Poison Control Center

The ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center is a unique, emergency hotline providing 24-hour-a-day, 7-day-a-week telephone assistance to veterinarians and animal owners. The Center's hotline veterinarians can quickly answer questions about toxic substances found in our everyday surroundings that can be dangerous to animals. There is a $45 consultation fee paid by the animal owner, veterinarian or product manufacturer.

888-4ANI-HELP (888-426-4435)

Fish

Not much wiggle left in their tails? While this site is just for viewing, it offers some good information.
www.fishdoctor.info

NON-EMERGENCY MEDICAL RESOURCES

Remember! On-line medical help is no substitute for veterinary care...

Street-wise Seasonal health tips and other non-emergency medical information can be found on the Prospect Park's Dog Owners Group website FIDOBrooklyn.org:
www.fidobrooklyn.org/health/health.html

ANIMAL SHELTERS & RESCUE

Hamilton Dog House
Sean Casey, Certified Wildlife Rehabilitator
Animal Rescue
155 E. 3rd Street (Between Fort Hamilton Pkway & Caton Ave)Brooklyn, NY
Phone: 718 436-7387
e-mail: nyanimalrescue@yahoo.com
www.thehamiltondoghouse.com
See our Petfinder Link for available animals
Also see: www.nyanimalrescue.org

Come adopt or volunteer some quality time with Sean's rescue animals. You may even find exotic reptiles as well because Sean is also a city designated reptile rescuer. Adoption charges include shots; chipping, vet check & more. Pet foods and supplies are also on hand.

Eva's Play Pups
While this is a doggie day care/ boarding facility she occasionally has dogs up for adoption. Well worth a look.

weblink to dogs for adoption
info@evasplaypups.com

The Brooklyn Animal Foster Network of Brooklyn
www.BrooklynAnimalFosterNetwork.org
e-mail: lauriebleier@optonline.net

View Our List of Dogs & Cats for Adoption
We have a critical need for people who will open their homes to rescued kittens, cats, puppies or dogs. This will multiply our ability to save lives. BAFN provides food, supplies and veterinary care. You supply the love and the roof over their head until we can find them forever homes.

ACC Lost and Found...
Brooklyn Center For Animal Care & Control
2336 Linden Blvd
Bklyn, N.Y
718 272 7200

Pet for adoption - photos on view
Info: www.nycacc.org

Also Manhattan and the Bronx (212) 722-3620
Staten Island (718) 984-6643

Animal Care and Control (CACC) is NYC's resource for reuniting New Yorkers with their lost pets. Shelters serving all five boroughs are open seven days a week for residents to turn in a stray animal, file a lost report on their own pet, or look through the shelter population for their missing dog or cat.

Cats...

Place A Cat
An organization dedicated to the humane control of stray and feral cats.
www.alleycat.org

Slope Street Cats
A trap-neuter-return program in Park Slope and surrounding Brooklyn areas. We host trap-neuter-return workshops and have a trap bank for those who've taken the courses. We don't intake surrendered cats for adoption (but do have adoptable cats we've pulled from colonies we're working with) but focus on reducing the feral/stray cat population problem.
www.SlopeStreetCats.com

Dogs...

See FIDO Brooklyn, the Prospect Parks Dog Owners Fellowship, for a list of rescue organizations as well as information about the realities of adoption...
www.fidobrooklyn.org

Trace a Tag?

Dog License Bureau (City Dept of Health)
212 - 676 2100
The dog's rabies tag is also registered with a Veterinarian. They keep records.

Does Your Dog Have a City Dog Tag/Rabies Tag?
New City Health Department Dog Licence on-line registry - painless! An alternative is to download their PDF application and mail it in. Takes a few weeks! See your veterinarian for rabies tags. Know that a lost dog can be traced back to the veterinarian who issued the rabies tag.

PET LOSS & BEREAVEMENT

Association for Pet Loss and Bereavement
Have you ever lost a beloved companion animal? Or do you know someone who has, and could be helped by some expert guidance? The APLB is a compassionate nonprofit organization dedicated to helping people during this very special kind of bereavement. We are constantly improving all our services, and making them freely available on the Internet.
www.aplb.org

PET OWNER'S GROUPS

Citywide..

New York Council of Dog Owners Groups (NYCDOG)

NYCDOG was founded to unite dog owners and dog owner groups throughout New York. We are dedicated to improving our communities by promoting the establishment and maintenance of humane off leash recreation opportunities, responsible dog ownership and respectful park stewardship.
www.nycdog.org

Brooklyn Heights

Friends of Hillside Dog Park
Brooklyn Height's largest enclosed dog run.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/hillsidedogs

Park Slope

Prospect Park Dogs (and their owners)

A pictorial site for those Prospect Park dog owners who love their dogs and are lucky enough to have a place to take them where dogs can get their much needed exercise and socialization in a responsible manner.

Continually updated, this site contains dozens of pix of dogs and their owners taken by Connie Marder.
www.geocities.com/herbalpetes/index.html

The Good Dog Foundation
Based here in Park Slope, GDF screens and trains dogs for hospital visitation - pet therapy. Over a dozen dogs are presently working in New York Methodist Hospital. GDF also serves hospitals in Manhattan and Westchester as well. For details:
Contact Rachel McPherson
718 788 2988
www.thegooddogfoundation.org/

Fort Greene

Fort Greene Pups
Fort Greene Park Users and Pets Society (P.U.P.S.) is a collective group of dog owners who use Fort Greene Park on a regular basis. We are responsible dog owners who believe that in order to enjoy the park's beautiful grounds and many resources, we must clean up after our dogs, keep our dogs under control, and prevent our dogs from harming the park's landscape
www.fortgreenepups.org

Williamsberg

WAG
The Williamsburg Dog owners group. Website will be going up shortly.
Contact Paul Wein, 718 387 7654

See FIDO Brooklyn Features & Resources for an additional list of dog related organizations in the New york City metropolitan area.s well as information about the realities of adoption...
www.fidobrooklyn.org

QUALITY OF LIFE

Canine Good Citizen

Canine Good Citizen test
Can your dog walk on a loose lead? Not panic at loud noises? Accept a friendly stranger? Sit immediately when told?TEsting program usually around mid-may at the skating rink in Prospect Park. Check events at: www.fidobrooklyn.org.

Dog Runs

Can't get up in the morning?

Official Dog Runs (extended hours)
Park Slope: Washington Park - 3rd Street btw 4th & 5th Aves
Brooklyn Heights: Hillside Park - near Old Fulton Ferry

See complete list: NYC Off-Leash Areas & Dog Runs

Want to establish a dog run? NYCdog had the information you need to get started:
http://nycdog.org/NYCdogFreeserver/park.html

Dog Licenses

Does Your Dog Have a City Dog Tag/Rabies Tag?
New City Health Department Dog Licence on-line registry - painless! An alternative is to download their PDF application and mail it in. Takes a few weeks! See your veterinarian for rabies tags. Know that a lost dog can be traced back to the veterinarian who issued the rabies tag.

No More Barking

If your dog barks too much, Dog Training 101(SM) may have the solution! The Citronella Spray Collar...
www.nomorebarking.com

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