Please join us for the New York League of Humane Voters Gala 2009. This special event is Thursday, November 12 at six o’clock in the evening at the famous Prince George Ballroom, 15 E. 27th Street (between Madison & Fifth Avenues). Our Keynote Speaker is New York State Governor David A. Paterson.

Special appearances by NYC’s next Public Advocate Bill de Blasio, Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer, NYS Assembly Member Linda Rosenthal, NYS Assembly Member Brian Kavanagh, NYC Council Member Gale Brewer, NYC Council Member Rosie Mendez, NYC Council Member Elizabeth Crowley and Ulster County Legislator Brian Shapiro.

Celebrity guests include Farm Sanctuary co-founder Gene Baur, GirlieGirl Army’s Chloe Jo Berman, Woodstock Farm Animal Sanctuary founders Jenny Brown and Doug Abel, “Super Size Me” co-star and author Alex Jamieson, ”Discerning Brute” Joshua Katcher, author & political guru Julie Lewin, world-renowned artist Peter Max, ”Bizarro” comic creator Dan Piraro, rapper Princess Superstar, Mercy for Animals founder Nathan Runkle, actress and author Ally Sheedy, singer/songwriter Rachel Trachtenburg, CNN’s Jane Velez-Mitchell and ”Whale Wars” star Captain Paul Watson.

Our honorees are business leaders Wendy and John Neu, Congressman Eliot L. Engel, HEART Chairman Brad Goldberg and “Blinders” filmmaker Donny Moss.

Our cocktail hour begins at six o’clock followed by our program and dinner at half past seven. In honor of the animals, all food served at the event will be vegan. We ask that you and your guests’ outfits be fur-free.

NYLHV’s Gala 2009 is made possible with the generous support of Wendy and John Neu, Dodge Landesman, Mary & Peter Max, Cynthia King Dance Studio and Sublime Restaurant. We are all enormously grateful to them for their support.

NYLHV’S GALA 2009 IS SOLD OUT! To be placed on a waiting list for tickets, please e-mail us. There’s still time to sponsor the event - so please do! Thanks!

FOR OUR GALA 2009 GUESTS, PLEASE NOTE: After purchasing your Gala tickets, you were added to a special guest list, which will allow you to check-in at the door on the night of the event. You will not receive a paper ticket. Please also note that all tickets are non-refundable.

This Tuesday, if you’re an animal lover & Democrat, please vote for Bill de Blasio for Public Advocate and David Yassky for Comptroller!

A record low 10% of NYC’s 3.1 million Democrats came out to vote for Mayor on Tuesday, September 15. Only 347,000 people voted for Public Advocate, while 354,000 people voted for Comptroller. The turnout for this Tuesday’s runoff election is expected to be even lower — perhaps as few as 5% of Democrats will vote!

The New York League of Humane Voters (NYLHV), the State’s largest and most influential lobby for animal welfare, has endorsed Bill de Blasio for Public Advocate and David Yassky for Comptroller.

All four candidates running in the runoff sought NYLHV’s endorsement and we had nearly all of the candidates in the primary talking about animals — for the first time ever. Yassky and de Blasio made the cut based on their strong records on animal welfare and their pledge to do even more as the #2 and #3 elected officials in NYC.

NYLHV is working hard to make animal protection part of the mainstream. We’ve made animals a big part of this year’s elections for Mayor, Public Advocate, Comptroller, City Council and Manhattan District Attorney. With so many saying the runoff this Tuesday is too close to call, animal lovers have a real opportunity to emerge as a swing vote in NYC. Will we rise to the challenge?

The animals have no voice in government. Animals in shelters can’t vote. Carriage horses can’t vote. Elephants in the circus can’t vote. The animals need us to be their voice, to give them our vote. The political world is watching us. Will we win on Tuesday? It’s up to you.

Can the animals count on your vote this Tuesday, 9/29?