If it can make it there, it can make it anywhere
From ANIMAL PEOPLE, November 1993:
NEW YORK, N.Y.––Richard Avanzino of the
San Francisco SPCA is quick to point out that he hasn’t
announced his plan to end population control euthanasia
as a blueprint for anyone anywhere else. He explains
carefully that it is intended as an experiment, taking
advantage of the unique conditions in San Francisco, and
that other cities should in turn learn by the San Francisco
experience before attempting anything similar.
Nonetheless, there could be implications for
New York City. Acknowledging the example of the
SFSPCA, the American SPCA announced last April that
it would cease providing animal control service to New
York City in November 1994, exactly 100 years after it
took on the job. Like the SFSPCA, the ASPCA will then
focus upon arranging adoptions, neutering, humane edu-
cation, and improving landlord/pet keeper relations.