PetFinder.org  At this site you can easily search over 100,000 adoptable pets by zip code, locate shelter and rescue groups, or post ads for lost or found pets. Lots of excellent information about pet care.

New York City Animal Care and Control
Dogs and cats for adoption. Brooklyn location: 2336 Linden Blvd. 718-272-7200/nycacc.org

Brooklyn Animal Foster Network  rescues animals from shelters and accepts pets from owners who can no longer keep them. BAFN then provides for veterinary care and rehabilitation, if needed, and puts the animals up for adoption. BAFN shows dogs and cats at Petco (Utica Avenue and Avenue S) every Saturday and Sunday, circumstances permitting.  BAFN also needs volunteers to foster dogs temporarily or to help in other areas. To adopt, place an animal for adoption, or volunteer, call 718-789-6865. brooklynanimalfosternetwork.org

cangelica@aol.com  New Tricks is a privately run adoption service that specializes in small -- "apartment size" -- dogs rescued from shelters. Efforts are made to find the perfect dog-owner match. Contact Claire at email address above. Boerum Hill; donation expected.

DOG RUNS, DOG OWNER GROUPS

arfarfrockawaybeach.org ARF-ARF (Allied Rockaway Foundation for Animal Recreation and Fitness) is the dog owners' group at the Rockaway Freeway Dog Park. Open to all dogs. See website for info about the run and membership in ARF-ARF.

FIDO -- Fellowship in the Interest of Dogs and Their Owners
Serving Prospect Park's off-leash community

DogPark.com  Information about dog parks across the country. 

Dog beaches on the east coast.



RESOURCES FOR DOG AND PET OWNERS

newyorktails.com Pet magazine for New Yorkers. Events calendar -- covering all boroughs; articles about pet health, training, travel, etc.

UrbanHound.com  New York City-based site -- "the city dog's ultimate survival guide." Great information about all aspects of dog ownership.

Mayor's Alliance for New York City Animals 

I-Love-Dogs.com

 MISCELLANEOUS DOG-RELATED SITES

Puppies Behind Bars This organization trains prison inmates to raise puppies to become guide dogs for the blind and to be explosives- detection canines for law enforcement; puppiesbehindbars.org

AgilityNut.com  The creator of this website, a Brooklyn resident, travels around the country competing -- with two of her four dogs  -- in agility trials. The site has hundreds of great photos.

LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS (NON-DOG RELATED)

Salt Marsh Alliance
The Salt Marsh Alliance is a nonprofit organization formed in 2002 to supplement city funding for the Salt Marsh Nature Center at Marine Park. The website has information about the center's activities and volunteer opportunities; 718-421-2021 saltmarshalliance.org

Marine Park Civic Association
718-336-7343; marineparkcivic.com

Gerritsen Beach Cares, Inc.
Advocates for environmental and recreational issues; community information; gbcares.org

Gerritsen Beach Memories
History, photos, reminiscences. gerritsenmemories.com

MarineParkJHS.com  Marine Park Junior High School alumni website.  Includes guest book and photos.

Mr. G's World of Education  Mr. G (F. Guariglia) teaches history and other subjects at I.S. 278, which is located on the northwest perimeter of Marine Park. The site has lots of useful information for children and adults.  

City of New York/Parks and Recreation
nycgovparks.org

BrooklynParrots.com is a blog by Steve Baldwin devoted to Brooklyn's wild monk parrots. Great photos and info, including a map indicating nest locations.
 

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