| 1. The first and most effective way to combat over | | | | can have a positive impact on your |
| population in large cities is spay and neutering | | | | health and on the state of animal welfare in general. |
| programs. View sites like Bide-A-Wee for information | | | | More and more people are adopting the vegetarian |
| and Muffins Pet Connection for low cost NYC spay | | | | lifestyle and the food industry is starting to hear their |
| and | | | | calls with better tasting meat alternatives. You can |
| neuter locations.2. We all need to be more educated | | | | check |
| on both the actual | | | | out PETA'S new vegetarian site This page |
| state of NYC animal welfare and how to positively | | | | describes the benefits to a vegetarian diet, titled |
| affect it. The ASPCA is always a good reference for | | | | "49 Reasons why I am a vegetarian" (britishmeat.com |
| animal welfare in your area. You can also try the | | | | 49.htm).5. Get the word out that having an animal in |
| Mayor's Alliance for NYC's Animal's for all types of | | | | your life |
| resources. A website that is not particular to the | | | | makes you happier and healthier. It's a proven fact! |
| New York area but has a large resource of animal | | | | Check out an interesting article on the physical and |
| welfare | | | | social benefits of having a pet (my.webmd.com |
| related links is AnimalConcerns.org.3. There needs to | | | | content/article/81/97060.htm). |
| be new and or updated animal rights | | | | This article (quakeroatmeal.com/wellness/articles |
| legislation. A wonderful site for animal rights law is the | | | | FH_Pets.cfm)discusses the health benefits of having a |
| Animal Legal Defense Fund. A New York City | | | | pet and how to choose which pet is right for you. |
| resource | | | | View this article about some of the scientific studies |
| for animal laws is the Humane Society of New York. | | | | proving the health benefits from having pets.This article |
| For an extensive, state-by-state, collection of animal | | | | and others like it can be found on Downtown Pets, a |
| laws | | | | NYC dog walker website for Lower Manhattan. |
| try The Institute for Animal Law.4. A vegetarian diet | | | | |