July 7, 2008, New York City - NYC Shiba Rescue, Inc. (NYCSR) announced today that Zennia Barahona has been named President of NYCSR effective July 11, 2008.
Current President & Founder, Jenna Gates, is stepping down as President. She, her daughter, and their two Shibas, Snickers and Secret, are moving to Indianapolis at the end of July. Although Jenna will no longer be involved in the day-to-day operations of NYCSR, she will remain on the Board of Directors and will be working with both Zennia and NYCSR’s Vice President, Sara Newman, to codify the rescue’s policies and procedures.
Zennia Barahona is proudly owned by six year old Shiba Moxie. After an eternity of researching the "right" breed for her, Zennia came across the Shiba Inu, a breed that encompassed everything she ever wanted. A year later, a 12 week old Moxie entered her life and stole her heart. When Mox was about five, Zennia stumbled on the NYC Shiba Inus and their Human Companions - a meetup group for Shibas and their owners. There, Zennia met Jenna & Snickers, Sara & Tiki, and the other meetup members who would later form the initial Board of NYCSR. In just under a year and a half, Zennia has been responsible, at one time or another, for every job within the rescue and has been key participant from day one. When asked how she feels about the rescue, Zennia said “Being part of NYCSR - working with this dedicated & inspiring group of people to save and protect the beautiful, intelligent and amazing Shiba Inu - has turned out to be the most rewarding experience in my life.”
NYC Shiba Rescue, Inc. (NYCSR) is an all volunteer group dedicated to contributing to the quality of life of Shiba Inus in and around the New York City metropolitan area. To that end, NYCSR actively works to rescue Shiba Inus and Shiba Inu mixed breed dogs from dangerous environments and shelters in order to find them loving, permanent homes. NYCSR will, among other things, foster and evaluate Shiba Inus in order to prepare them for adoption and seek out proper adoptive homes for the dogs. NYCSR also promotes responsible dog ownership by educating the public in the selection, care and training of dogs.
NYCSR is incorporated as a not-for-profit corporation under the Not-for-Profit corporation law of New York State and is a federal 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation. Since being founded in April 2007, NYCSR has grown to 50+ volunteers across 6 states and has rescued 45 purebred Shiba Inus and 6 Shiba mixes.
Posted on July 7th, 2008 by kathy
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NYCSR participated in our first Adoption Festival today! It was draining for us and for Molly (the only foster dog we took with us), but it was well worth it. We talked to a LOT of people about homeless dogs, breed-specific rescue, Shiba Inu rescue, fostering, adopting, volunteering, etc. We got several new adoption applications and volunteer applications also. We hope attend a lot more of these events in the future.
We had to buy a tent, which we hope will last us for many events to come. Stay tuned for pictures of future events as we add more “pizazz” to our little rescue tent. 
This is the description of the event from the Mayor’s Alliance website:
Mayor’s Alliance/Maddie’s Pet Adoption Festivals are held on a regular basis on weekends in New York City parks throughout the five boroughs. These events are designed to raise public awareness of the problem of unwanted pets and to encourage those who can adopt to make a homeless pet part of their household.
In addition to adoptable animals, each event features a steel drum band, low-cost microchipping ($25) for dogs and cats, and Ask the Veterinarian, Ask the Trainer, Ask the Groomer, and Ask The TTouch Practitioner booths.
If you’re in NYC and interested in attending an event, you can get more information on the Mayor’s Alliance website.
Posted on October 21st, 2007 by jenna
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I am very happy and excited to announce our new quarterly newsletter, The Shiba Scream. The Shiba Scream is a quarterly newsletter relaying all things Shiba (and a few things not Shiba) going on in and around New York City. It is the official newsletter for both NYC Shiba Inus (and their Human Companions) and NYC Shiba Rescue, Inc.
Here is the table of contents for our first issue. Click the picture of the cover image to read the whole newsletter.
Shiba Meetup News
- Announcing The Shiba Scream
- Don’t Live in Manhattan? We’re Starting Local Chapters!
Shiba Meetup Member Happenings
NYC Shiba Rescue News
- What is NYC Shiba Rescue Anyway?
- How You Can Help NYCSR
Enjoying Life with your Shiba
- Being a Good Canine Neighbor: Getting Around the City
- Upcoming Canine Events In and Around NYC
Guest Article
- The Canine Code by Pete Campione
Future issues and archived issues will always be available online.
Posted on October 16th, 2007 by jenna
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Shibas Shine at Responsible Dog Ownership Day
NYC Shiba Rescue, Inc. (NYCSR) staffed a “Meet the Breed” table at the AKC’s Responsible Dog Ownership Day in New York City’s Madison Square Park on September 15, 2007. AKC’s Responsible Dog Ownership Day highlights the AKC programs and services that support responsible dog ownership and this year marked the first time the Shiba Inu breed has been represented at the flagship event in New York City. This was the largest Meet the Breeds ever with 50 breeds represented to the approximately 7,500 people in attendance in NYC, plus the millions of dog lovers and potential pet owners reached through extensive media coverage.
Jenna Gates, NYCSR’s President & Founder, and Zennia Barahona, Foster Program Director, showed off three awesome Shibas* who were sweet enough to deal with strangers crowding around and petting them for four hours straight. Jenna & Zennia also handed out over 100 Shiba Inu brochures, talked to countless people about the breed, and recruited a few new volunteers for NYCSR.
In addition to rescuing and finding homes for Shiba Inu and Shiba Inu mixed-breed dogs, NYSCR makes it a priority to educate members of the public about responsible dog ownership and specifically about the Shiba Inu breed. We look forward to attending more events like Responsible Dog Ownership Day.
*Shibas in attendance were Snickers (bred by Sandra Krupski) and Benno & Lily (both bred by Laura Perkinson).
Posted on September 24th, 2007 by jenna
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