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NEW YORKERS for PET ADOPTION (NYPA), est. March 2009, in a not-for-profit organization based in New York City. NYPA mission is to increase pet adoption and lower euthanasia rates through educating the public about the availability of desirable pets in shelters and by rescuing, rehabilitating and re-homing homeless animals. NYPA employs persuasive, creative and educative advertisements to dispel the negative prejudices about homeless animals and replace the preconceptions with the awareness that a vast and viable inventory of pets are available in the shelter and rescue systems. NYPA founders, Adam Shugar and Gonja Hartmann, act as a liaison between rescue groups and New Yorkers by bringing adoptable animals, from throughout the tri-state area of New York, to their headquarters on Carnagie Hill in Manhattan; which exposes the animals up for adoption to a greater number of people than the shelter and rescues provide. NYPAS's long term goal is to open an innovative shelter that reflects their adoption philosophies, part of which is employing traditional business models to increase adoption's overall market footprint. NYPA improves the shelter experience and attracts new adopters by offering a pleasant and inviting environment. Currently, NYPA is raising funds for many of their goals, one of which is $250,000 to purchase a vehicle that will enable them to host adoption events on a daily basis. www.nypetadoption.org