Dr. Michelle Morse Silent on Brazen Cruelty at NYC DOH's ACC

Morse's agency ignored queries about squalid conditions and deadly abuse witnessed at ACC Queens.

The Scoop New York is a website and newsletter covering the movement for a true no-kill New York State, from BUF to BK. NYC ACC KILLS, published by TSNY, enumerates and memorializes adoptable cats and dogs who were exterminated by Animal Care Centers of New York City.

Left: San Andreas, on the ground, after witnesses say he was choked by ACC staff until he collapsed. Right: NYC DOH Acting Commissioner Dr. Michelle Morse. Video still, headline grab: New York Post. Photo illustration: The Scoop New York

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This week, Dr. Michelle Morse, who as acting commissioner of the city health department oversees the non-profit contractor currently known as Animal Care Centers of New York City, ducked queries from The Scoop New York related to a damning New York Post story that reported deadly cruelty caught on video at DOH’s newest ACC outpost, in Queens.