Research has shown that pets can help reduce your anxiety—and last week, Gothamist staffers put that theory to the test, collectively attaining a state of Nirvana when four puppies and a kitten from the North Shore Animal League America visited the office. P.S.: Did you know that holding four puppies is really, really hard work?
About 7.3 million cats and dogs enter rescue shelters each year, with over a third of them being euthanized due to overcrowding. This is where the North Shore Animal League America steps in: as the largest no-kill shelter in the world, they coordinate with overcrowded shelters and rescue groups and bring the animals to their Port Washington, Long Island facility. They then work throughout the year to raise awareness of how wonderful—hello, Kitten Bowl! aww, fave that Instagram picture—and adoptable—you've seen the Mobile Adoption Centers—these animals are.
