WHAT YOU
CAN DO:
Each passing day brings ever more outrageous conduct by the Port
Authority - this is not only about the precious lives of the
cats anymore, but about the accountability of people who have
forgotten they are public servants.
We need you to raise your
voice once more, loudly and strongly, and let others in the
government know your opinion of the extermination effort and the
Port Authority's conduct. It is our last hope for these cats.
No matter the outcome, we as
citizens must not lie down and be trampled upon by the arrogance
of those who have lost their way and will soon have blood on
their hands.
WHO TO
CONTACT:
Demand Port Authority suspend the trapping immediately and meet
with representatives of the NYC Feral Cat Initiative and the
Mayor's Alliance for NYC's Animals to come up with a humane,
effective feral cat management plan.
(Please click here for JFK
Proposal if anyone asks for more detailed information on the
issues.)
Anthony R. Coscia, Chairman
Board of Commissioners
Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
Phone: 732 -846-2120 (direct line)
or 732-846-7600 (general number for Mr. Coscia's law firm)
Fax: 732-846-8877
E-Mail:
acoscia@windelsmarx.com
The Honorable Eliot Spitzer,
Governor, New York
Phone: 212-681-4580
Fax: 518-474-1513
Email: Go to www.ny.gov,
click on "contact us" at bottom of the page
The Honorable Mary Donahue,
Lieutenant Governor, New York
Phone: 518-474-4623
Email:
Ltgovernor.correspondence@chamber.state.ny.us
The Honorable Helen Marshall
Queens Borough President, Chairman - Airport Community Advisory
Board
Phone: 718-286-3000
Email:
info@queensbp.org
Port Authority Corporate
Headquarters
(212) 435-7000
Get a live person on the line and demand to speak to someone
about the JFK situation - keep calling until they respond
Additional
Contacts (from
KinshipCircle.org)
Anthony Shorris
Executive Director, Port Authority of NY and NJ
212-435-7271 *
ashorris@panynj.gov
Shawn Larenti
Director, Government and Community Relations Dept.
Port Authority of NY and NJ
212-435-6903 *
slarenti@panynj.gov
Charles E. Meara, NYC Community Relations Dept.
Port Authority of NY and NJ
917-596-0492 *
cmeara@panynj.gov
Public Affairs, Port Authority
212 435-7777
Susan Baer, General Manager,
JFK Airport
718-244-3501 *
sbaer@panynj.gov
Laura Francoeur
Aeronautical Services, Airport Operations Division
718-244-3773 * fax: 718-244-3777
lfrancoe@panynj.gov
TALKING POINTS: PORT AUTHORITY KILLS CATS AND
THE TRUTH
LIE #1:
"The cats will all be adopted into good homes."
THE TRUTH:
Feral cats are unadoptable and usually are immediately
put down when brought to shelters, as Port Authority plans to
do. Port Authority ADMITTED LYING
to the public about this in the NY Post article, "Frequent
Liars", published Saturday, October 27, 2007.
LIE #2:
"Feeding the cats attracts seagulls and the birds are an
aviation threat."
THE TRUTH:
Seagulls are at the airport because JFK is NEAR THE
OCEAN!! And because there are tons of trash strewn about the
airport's grounds. There is not enough cat food to attract large
numbers of birds and there is no food left anyway when the cats
finish eating. Cats hunt birds, they don't attract them. There
is ZERO evidence proving a link between the presence of cats at
an airport and an aviation risk. DON'T BE GULL-IBLE!!!
LIE #3
"A cat will go onto the runways and cause a plane to
crash when it hits the cat."
THE TRUTH:
The cats are not located anywhere near the runways. No
cat has ever been spotted on any runway. Runways could be easily
fenced to keep cats out if this actually was a legitimate
concern, which it's not. Ever seen or heard of a jet hitting a
cat?
LIE #4:
"We can achieve a cat-free airport."
THE TRUTH:
You can't wipe out the presence of feral cats in a 5000
acre area in which new, un-neutered cats are constantly being
abandoned or lost and then reproducing, and where there are
plentiful food sources. Only Trap-Neuter-Return can, over time,
reduce the numbers. The Port Authority's extermination effort is
futile and will only result in new furry faces, not fewer. The
killing is senseless.
Additional
Information:
MAYOR'S ALLIANCE FOR NYC'S ANIMALS LEADS THE STRUGGLE TO STOP
THE EXTERMINATION OF JFK CATS
New York, Oct. 31, 2007-
Some members of the public are getting confused about the role
of the Mayor's
Alliance for NYC's Animals in our fight to save the JFK
cats. The Mayor's Alliance is responsible for the NYC Feral Cat
Initiative, which is the program leading the fight against the
extermination of the JFK cats. The Alliance is our hero; the
Port Authority of NY and NJ is the villian.
Please ask people to support the
Alliance and thank them for their extraordinary efforts on
behalf of the cats and all the NYC groups who rely on the
Alliance!!
Again, please post this far and
wide so we can stop the confusion from spreading.
Bryan Kortis
Executive Director
Neighborhood Cats
212-662-5761
Brykort@cs.com
www.neighborhoodcats.org
Visit
NeighborhoodCats.org
for updates or additional information.
Please crosspost this
alert far and wide
PHOTO:
A number of rescue groups have been entering airport
grounds to feed as well as spay and neuter the cats, but
the Port Authority has been cracking down on them
lately.