His Eye Is on the Sparrow

10/19/2026

Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s administration has rolled out New York City’s first-ever city-funded pet food pantry program as part of the FY2027 municipal budget. The initiative earmarks $750,000 for pet food support for struggling owners, plus another $750,000 for affordable spay and neuter services, totaling $1.5 million to keep families and their pets together.

The on-the-ground need for the program is stark: NYC animal shelters took in more than 16,000 animals last year alone. Roughly 10,000 were stray animals, while another 6,500 were owner surrenders — from people who loved their pets but could not afford food or basic vet care, and had no choice but to give them up.

Animal welfare advocates have pushed for this kind of investment for years, calling for $15.3 million to fully fund pantries, spay/neuter clinics in every borough, and a dedicated city animal welfare office. This initial allocation is only a fraction of that ask, but it marks the first time the city has ever put dedicated budget dollars behind the idea.

No household should ever be forced to choose between paying rent and feeding every member of their family — companion animals included. This first-of-its-kind program is just a starting point, but it delivers critical relief to vulnerable pet owners and cuts down on preventable shelter surrenders across the five boroughs.

10/03/2026

His Eye Is on the Sparrow will have some kittens available for adoption today (Saturday) at Bark in the Park in Fairfield. Check out Gabriella’s booth, where she is offering homemade treats for sale, a raffle basket, information about her pet sitting business, and kittens to adopt!

09/25/2026

09/21/2026

For fun. We have lots of kittens looking for loving forever homes!

09/10/2026

BREAKING🚨 ICE agents took a Los Angeles family in a raid. and left their dog behind. A year later she has been through multiple homes and shelters and still has nowhere to go.

Macey, a 6-year-old shepherd-husky mix in Los Angeles, was left behind when her family was swept up in an immigration raid in 2025. She has bounced between homes and shelters ever since.

Victoria Begler, the founder and director of GSL Rescue, pulled Macey out of a shelter 10 months ago, on the day she was set to be euthanized.

"She was in much better condition than most of the animals we see in the shelter," Begler said. "Her previous family had gotten her spayed already. She clearly had been very loved and cared for."

One family took her home and returned her. Another took her recently as a trial adoption and returned her too.

Begler said it is likely the sudden separation from her original family that is making it so hard for Macey to settle with anyone else.

"Macey cannot go back into a shelter, because she was on a euthanasia list, meaning if she's returned to the shelter, she will be euthanized," Begler said. Without an adopter or a foster, the rescue will have to move her into a boarding facility.

At least 15 dogs were surrendered at L.A. County shelters because of deportations in a single three-and-a-half-week stretch after the raids began.

Dogs relinquished at the county's Palmdale shelter more than doubled compared with the same month the year before.

Euthanasia rates for dogs at L.A. city shelters climbed 57% in April over the previous April. No government agency tracks how many pets have lost their homes to the crackdown.

Asked about animals left behind, the Department of Homeland Security said ICE "does NOT impound property," and did not explain further.

Begler said that if someone is willing to give Macey the same loyalty she gave her first family, "I think she could be somebody's soul dog."

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