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Kathy Hochul’s "Affordability" Blind Spot: Just Guess!
Half of New York households with pets consider them family members, and many struggle to afford vet care. Hochul's 2025 economic agenda ignores them.
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Donna Lupardo and Michelle Hinchey Still Oppose SARA
Albany ag committee chairs Donna Lupardo and Michelle Hinchey have for years let the Shelter Animal Rescue Act languish. With the legislature back in…
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Ring in the New Year With an NYC ACC Killing Spree
New York City's companion animal death chambers don't take holidays.
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A Sanctuary for Senior Dogs, and Everyone Else, Too
In a Buffalo suburb, a former professional musician is building a community center centered on elder pups.
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NYC ACC Killed 391 Cats and 451 Dogs in Q3 of 2024
The city kill pound exterminated 2,245 cats and dogs through the first nine months of the year.
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Video: Whistleblower Exposes Filthy Conditions at Rochester Kill Pound
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NYC ACC Killed 264 Cats and 382 Dogs in the First Quarter of 2024
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Photos Show Puppy Covered in Feces at Brand New NYC ACC Queens Facility
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NYC ACC Thinks It Is Above Public Input. Here's Your Chance to Prove Otherwise.
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Pet Store Lobby Seeks to Kill New York Puppy Mill Ban
Some pet store owners, and their lobbyists, view rescue animals as competition. They don't like competition.
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When New York State Confiscates and Executes Your Pets
Peanut's Law would reform Department of Environmental Conservation policies after the agency raided a sanctuary to kill rescued animals.
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Will Any NYC Pol Take Responsibility for Failing, Contract-Breaking, Mass-Killing NYC ACC?
Another ACC shutdown, another CYA moment for the politicians elected to oversee it.
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NYC DOH Finally Opens ACC Manhattan Adoption Center
It took city officials decades to develop a space to shield ACC's everyday horrors from potential adopters.
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Rochester Has Spoken. Is Mayor Malik Evans Listening?
Locals turned out this week to demand changes at Rochester Animal Services after years of neglect.
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Tuesday: Rally for Abused Animals at Rochester Kill Pound
Three years into his first term, Mayor Malik Evans has ignored longstanding problems at Rochester Animal Services.
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34-Year Contract in Hand, NYC ACC Is Taking in Fewer Cats and Dogs, and Killing More of Them
Since renewing its contract with the city in 2019, ACC live releases have declined, even as system intakes have dropped sharply since the pandemic.
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With a Single Bill, Albany Lawmakers Could Save Thousands of Cats and Dogs Per Year
The Shelter Animal Rescue Act would require animal control facilities to release companion animals to qualified rescues rather than kill them.
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"No Kill" Was Hijacked by Puppy Killers. Here’s How to Restore Its True Meaning.
The term was co-opted by big money non-profits and “shelters” run by people who wield the needle without hesitation or remorse.
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NYC Was Supposed to Be a "No Kill" City by 2015. What Happened?
Decades of mayoral and City Council neglect have lead to the early deaths of thousands of adoptable dogs and cats in NYC. It doesn't have to be this…
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Kathy Hochul’s "Affordability" Blind Spot: Just Guess!
Half of New York households with pets consider them family members, and many struggle to afford vet care. Hochul's 2025 economic agenda ignores them.
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Brad Aaron
Donna Lupardo and Michelle Hinchey Still Oppose SARA
Albany ag committee chairs Donna Lupardo and Michelle Hinchey have for years let the Shelter Animal Rescue Act languish. With the legislature back in…
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Brad Aaron
Pet Store Lobby Seeks to Kill New York Puppy Mill Ban
Some pet store owners, and their lobbyists, view rescue animals as competition. They don't like competition.
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Brad Aaron
Puppy Mill Law but One, Small Step for Hochul, Legislators
Cracking down on hellhole puppy factories is a no-brainer. Now it's time to pass SARA and other stalled legislation.
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New York City

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Ring in the New Year With an NYC ACC Killing Spree
New York City's companion animal death chambers don't take holidays.
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Brad Aaron
NYC ACC Killed 391 Cats and 451 Dogs in Q3 of 2024
The city kill pound exterminated 2,245 cats and dogs through the first nine months of the year.
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Brad Aaron
Pols Who Tacitly Blessed NYC ACC and Its $1.4B Contract to Compete for City Fiscal "Watchdog"
Justin Brannan and Mark Levine want to be comptroller after keeping mum about the ACC's 34-year boondoggle.
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Will Any NYC Pol Take Responsibility for Failing, Contract-Breaking, Mass-Killing NYC ACC?
Another ACC shutdown, another CYA moment for the politicians elected to oversee it.
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Brad Aaron

Rochester

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Rochester Has Spoken. Is Mayor Malik Evans Listening?
Locals turned out this week to demand changes at Rochester Animal Services after years of neglect.
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Brad Aaron
Tuesday: Rally for Abused Animals at Rochester Kill Pound
Three years into his first term, Mayor Malik Evans has ignored longstanding problems at Rochester Animal Services.
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Video: Whistleblower Exposes Filthy Conditions at Rochester Kill Pound
Dogs in danger of being exterminated for space live in waste-filled kennels and cages at the city facility, which officials have neglected for years.
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From Albany Down, New York Is Failing Homeless Cats and Dogs at Every Level of Government
Companion animals have long paid the price for Albany’s disinterest in their well-being – and continue to, as attested by recent headlines from around…
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"Graphic" Images From Buffalo "Shelter" Just Inspected by New York State
The City of Buffalo Animal Shelter is abusing the animals in its care, with the approval of its overseers at the state agriculture department.
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NYC ACC Adoption Rates Belie Agency Propaganda. So What?
ACC claims New Yorkers are down on adopting cats and dogs. Agency data reports don't agree — and it's really beside the point.
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Video: Whistleblower Exposes Filthy Conditions at Rochester Kill Pound
Dogs in danger of being exterminated for space live in waste-filled kennels and cages at the city facility, which officials have neglected for years.
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NYC ACC Killed 616 Cats and 787 Dogs in the First Half of 2024
The pace of ACC's perpetual cat and dog slaughter increased in the second quarter.
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By Popular Demand, NYC Council Reps Pledge Action on Spay-Neuter
But offer no help to cats and dogs suffering at NYC ACC.
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The Trouble With NYC ACC Lies Right Here
Hint: It isn't New Yorkers. Or the economy. Or the pandemic.
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The Eric Adams Scandal Investigators Will Never Touch
A no-kill expert says NYC ACC is violating animal cruelty laws in plain sight. Where's the cavalry?
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