Alfred State College President Dr. John M. Anderson kicked off the spring semester by presenting the college community with a new challenge – help get 101 pets adopted throughout the semester.
In recognition of the College’s 101st commencement this May, the President debuted the initiative Campaign 101. Campaign 101 will join together Alfred State and two local animal shelters, the SPCA serving Allegany County and the Hornell Area Humane Society, to encourage 101 animal adoptions before commencement on May 13th. This new initiative builds on the well-established relationship between the College’s Veterinary Technology program and the two shelters.
“As I contemplated Commencement 2012, the College’s 101st, I couldn’t get Disney’s 101 Dalmatians out of my mind,” Anderson told faculty and staff. “When I realized that, in essence, it was a story about animal cruelty, I asked myself what we, as a college, could do to mitigate animal mistreatment in our area. Enlisting the help of our veterinary technology faculty as well as the local shelters, we decided upon ‘Campaign 101,’ an effort to encourage the adoption of 101 pets from the two shelters by May 13. One aspect of this plan is the continuation of our students’ and faculty’s work in providing medical care for the shelter animals, including spaying and neutering, which, ultimately, makes the animals more adoptable. The second aspect is encouraging faculty and staff as well as the local communities to consider adopting a pet in the next four months…even if they’re not 101 Dalmatians!”
To conclude Campaign 101, “Dr. Z,” aka Dr. Stephen Zawistowski, PhD, CAAB, executive vice president, national programs science adviser to the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, NYC, will deliver the keynote address at the College’s May commencement.